GTX 660 Performing Badly

[Tehleach]

Hey guys, I'm new here and have a question about my GTX 660.

It was bought brand new about 2 months ago and since I first fitted it, it has performed very badly, I'm talking only about 30 FPS on Battlefield 3's LOWEST pre-set. I tried the card out in a friends system however and the card hits 80+ FPS on Battlefields Ultra pre-set.

Now I have a feeling that it's actually a bottleneck that is the problem as I only have a dual core CPU running at 4Ghz (Friend has 8 core running at 4Ghz)

I do plan on upgrading my CPU very soon (saving the cash :P) I just want your opinion, do you think it's a bottleneck restricting the performance of my card or is there something else going on here?

Willing to provide further information upon request :)

Thanks in advance guys!

[Tarkhein]

Going to need more information on your platform. "Dual-core CPU" doesn't say much.

[Tehleach]

Going to need more information on your platform. "Dual-core CPU" doesn't say much.

Here's a cut from a DXDiag run, hope this helps :)

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System Information

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Time of this report: 3/23/2013, 06:25:35

Machine name: LEACHY-PC

Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

System Model: GA-A55M-S2V

BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG

Processor: AMD A4-3400 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (2 CPUs), ~4.0GHz

Memory: 8192MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM

Page File: 3451MB used, 12925MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

[Lyons]

It's your CPU. Make sure you actually have graphics drivers installed too. Without trying to sound condescending there's a reason why some CPU's are $40 and others are $250.

[Tehleach]

It's your CPU. Make sure you actually have graphics drivers installed too. Without trying to sound condescending there's a reason why some CPU's are $40 and others are $250.

The graphic drivers are all working well, and I suspected so, don't worry about being condescending :P I bought it as part of a CPU + Mobo Bundle and I plan on upgrading both of those within the next 2 - 3 months, I just wanted clarification, thanks a lot buddy :)

[Lyons]

It's your CPU. Make sure you actually have graphics drivers installed too. Without trying to sound condescending there's a reason why some CPU's are $40 and others are $250.

The graphic drivers are all working well, and I suspected so, don't worry about being condescending :P I bought it as part of a CPU + Mobo Bundle and I plan on upgrading both of those within the next 2 - 3 months, I just wanted clarification, thanks a lot buddy :)

To be as future proof as possible, try to save/spend as much as you're comfortable with. You'll benefit in the long run.

[IzzuddinFX]

Disable the GPU in the processor... just use the gtx660 instead of radeon on the A4 die...

[Rommer2258]

it is possible that it is a bottleneck because depending on how old it is that would do it if not go check out some beta-drivers that should do the trick, I had the same problem with 2 OC'ed GTX 670's.