Possible PSU problem?

[Sect. 8]

Picked up an ATI X800 XT AIW a little while ago, and have experienced very low FPS whle playing BF2 (and other games like HL2). I have an AMD Athlon XP 2700+, 1gb of ram of PC3200 ram. I run BF2 at 1024X768@60 hz, everything on high except lighting (medium) and 2X AA. Ill get decent FPS in an open area, 50-60, but as soon as I hit ANY kind of action zone I drop down to around 20-26. I have all updated drivers and have tried many of the tweaks, all to no avail. Someone mentioned to me on another forum that it may be my PSU. I have a 425 watt power supply, but my +12v output is only 12A. Accoding to him this is too low, and could be causing a performance hit because of lack of power. Im not very familiar with PSU's, and before I go out and buy a better one I wanted to know if anyone else has ever experienced\heard of this kind of problem? Thanks.

[BOBSONATOR025]

Re: Possible PSU problem?

Picked up an ATI X800 XT AIW a little while ago, and have experienced very low FPS whle playing BF2 (and other games like HL2). I have an AMD Athlon XP 2700+, 1gb of ram of PC3200 ram. I run BF2 at 1024X768@60 hz, everything on high except lighting (medium) and 2X AA. Ill get decent FPS in an open area, 50-60, but as soon as I hit ANY kind of action zone I drop down to around 20-26. I have all updated drivers and have tried many of the tweaks, all to no avail. Someone mentioned to me on another forum that it may be my PSU. I have a 425 watt power supply, but my +12v output is only 12A. Accoding to him this is too low, and could be causing a performance hit because of lack of power. Im not very familiar with PSU's, and before I go out and buy a better one I wanted to know if anyone else has ever experienced\heard of this kind of problem? Thanks.

i think yourprocessor is way bottlenecking there

[imported_Mutrino]

Re: Possible PSU problem?

Your problem with low FPS in game does not indicate a PSU problem. PSU problems manifest themselves in random crashes and reboots. Inadequate videocard and/or CPU cause slowdowns of this nature.

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Possible PSU problem?

Yeah, a new PSU wouldn't hurt but your main problem is your CPU.

[Nitemare]

Re: Possible PSU problem?

Try to save up and upgrade your CPU, and then look into getting a new power supply.

[Sect. 8]

Re: Possible PSU problem?

Yeah, I could probably use a new proc. I think my MB only supports up to Athlon XP's. The highest is the 3200+. Do you think that would make a difference? Thanks by the way to all who have responded.

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: Possible PSU problem?

Make sure your board can actually run the 3200XP because it is 400FSB and not 333FSB like the other XP Bartons.

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Possible PSU problem?

Yeah, I could probably use a new proc. I think my MB only supports up to Athlon XP's. The highest is the 3200+. Do you think that would make a difference? Thanks by the way to all who have responded.

I woudln't get a just a new CPU. You can get a sempron and new 754 mobo for just a little more than you would pay for a new AXP.

Something like:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813152043

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104237

All that for about $175.

[Shamus]

Re: Possible PSU problem?

Moving from the standard AMD XP architecture to the AMD 64 architecture will yield significant performance improvements across the whole range of your PC and gaming experience.

[Nitemare]

Re: Possible PSU problem?

Yeah, look into getting a socket 939 motherboard, and I will sell you my 3200 Venice once I get my 4000. I'll sell it to you for 100 :)