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

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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

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.

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?

easily

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

major components: GPU, CPU.

CAUSITIVE AGENT: Vista

SOLUTION: Use vLite

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

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.