Need Suggestions Please

[Solarance]

I'll update the thread with some baseline benchmark results. Super Pi 1M was 15 sec.

[Solarance]

12380 3DMarks in 06

[-IRC-MIKE]

Try a different drive set for your 8800GT. Newest doesn't always mean best. Ask Limey about that one.

You got that right. I am running the old ATI drivers for my rig. Once I updated them and it had all kinds of problems, so I reverted and have blocked the system from automatically updating the drivers for this device. Windows updates has tried to update the drivers for this device on multiple occasions. (vista)

I would still try running the game after you have shut down everything on the system that is running in the background. I've seen this be an issue hundreds of times.

[juneau]

I'm running a 163. driver set on my 8800GTS. The current is 169.

[Qicmee]

New PCs are like new kids. Eventually, maybe in a couple of years, all those startup troubles will be forgotten. Then you can start planning your next one.