Need help to configure my pc better......

[Kalyan]

Hi all..

My PC configuration is in my siggy.. I didnt overclock any thing. When I run games, in Vista, some of the games give a slight choppy performance. Even the older ones too. The Vista index score is 5.3.

Processer: 5.3
RAM: 5.9
HDD: 5.9
Business GFX: 5.9
3d GFX: 5.8

These are what I remember. Is it my Processer that is weak? The games does not run smooth. Is there anything to tweak or better the performance? The RAM modules are in dual channel. I dont want to turn off the effects though. I just want to know if there is anything to increase the performance. any tips/overclockings etc...

I am running my pc on the 400W stock PSU that came with the cabinet (iball Benz). How to calculate how much this PSU can handle? what are the parameters? I am planning to get an extra HDD. How to determine the limit? Can I overclock my gfx card (8600 GT)/CPU on this PSU? What are the factors that I should keep in mind?


Thanks in advance

[desiibond]

Nothing wrong with your rig.

It's just that those games are running slow on Vista. I had same issue with CMR DIRT and it ran pretty good in XP.

[Kalyan]

Thx for the reply and can the stock PSU handle another 250 / 500 GB SATA HDD and overclocking the GPU and CPU? How can one determine how much the PSU can handle?

[desiibond]

easily

you determine the wattage by calculating how much watt your components need.

major components: GPU, CPU.

[comp@ddict]

CAUSITIVE AGENT: Vista

SOLUTION: Use vLite

8600GT OC: Can be OCed, max 30% more performance.

[desiibond]

There are lot of vista tweaking and performance tuning guides available. try them tune vista.

PS: Don't overclock 8600GT at all. The XFX 8600GT runs pretty hot on stock frequency and overclocking will spread the heat to mobo's components.