This is a pre-assembled pc (an HP Pavillion Media Center m7750.it) which i modified adding 2 GB DDR2, replacing the 300W PSU with a 600W one and replacing a Radeon X1650 with a GTS 450 Overclocked... And this is the result..
Also the CPU is locked by the mainboard and I'm unable to overclock itit could reach 3.0-3.2 GHz easily, but the maximum clock I can reach is 2.02 GHz, which is practically nothing in performance increase terms.
New EVGA GTX 560 Ti FPB @ stock. Went from 7.3 to 7.8 on graphics. Now CPU is low score (2500k @ 4.5GHz).
Hey thanks! A little tweaking of the core frequency and the perfect 7.9 on the graphics, though it really didn't do much for framerates.
So, I know I'm still quite far behind the majority of people, but my baby got a nice little boost today. I bought a 4x1GB Dominator RAM kit recently, but my Athlon 6000+ wouldn't run it faster than 800MHz. Then this afternoon I replaced it with a Phenom II x3 710. What a difference....
Before and after:
Oh yeah, that she does. It used to battle with NFS The Run, it was playable, but only just so... Dropping to around 10 to 15 fps quite often, even with a low res and every detail setting on it's lowest.
Now, with my monitor's proper resolution, everything on medium or high, and 7 other cars on my screen crashing through scenery, it sits steady at 30fps (think the game is capped there though). Feels like christmas came early this year...
