My new system, is it performing as it should?

[Yizzd]

Hey guys..

Well I just got done building my new system, I spent alot of money on it and I just don't think it's performing as it should in all my games...

How good of a system is this?

X-navigator case (keeps everything real cool)
450w Power supply
AMD Athlon 64 +3200 Dual Core Processor
Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro 256mb
2x512mb Corsair Memory (with heatsinks)
Chaintech nForce4 VNF4 Zenith Motherboard
Samsung 80gb Hardrive 7200rpm

Half-Life 2 runs pretty well, it will chop a little every now and then though.

I'm running it on 1280X resolution, I ran it in 1040X.
I have my settings for performance for the card..

I just think my computer should really be cutting through this, I don't think it should even hiccup during gaming.. Is there anything I should do? Anything that might be the problem?

 

[sinkoman]

Haha. As good as that PC is, it isn't going to "cut" through HL2. You'll get some awesome performance but you won't "cut" through it. It's a good pc, not an extreme pc but a good, if no great pc.

I would be extremely surprised to see any pc "cut" through HL2, or even not "hiccup" through the entire game. Maybe a Dual 7800gtx setup running one of the newer AMD duallies or an FX-55 and a raptor.

Half Life 2 isn't old enough for most modern hardware to "cut" through it. It's still a fairly new game.

 

[Yizzd]

sweet.

That's the answer I'm looking for.

 

[Yizzd]

See,

The reason I'm concerned is because my friends system is running perfectly.

He's got the same setup I have, except a Athlon XP 3000. Technically, I have a better setup than he does...

So what the crap is that?

 

[Dumb Dude]

See,

The reason I'm concerned is because my friends system is running perfectly.

He's got the same setup I have, except a Athlon XP 3000. Technically, I have a better setup than he does...

So what the crap is that?

Is his a dual core? If its not, then thats normal because the dual cores really don't bring much to the table in terms of gaming.

 

[Dumb Dude]

Is there even such thing as a 3200+ dual core? If there is I haven't heard about one or seen one.

EDIT: Sorry for the double post, I am stupid.

 

[Fletch]

Make sure you dont have anything running in the background, ctrl + alt + del >> processes. your system idle process (at the bottom) should be 98 - 99 constant when your system is idle. Close any programs in the taskbar you dont need, any firewalls etc. Make sure you have the newest drivers for your system - video card, motherboard etc and that its all adequately cooled. Your system should be running it no problem.

 

[holydeadpenguins]

Is there even such thing as a 3200+ dual core? If there is I haven't heard about one or seen one.

EDIT: Sorry for the double post, I am stupid.

No, there's not.