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    Where am I bottlenecked?

    I got my system upgraded but I don't think it is running properly. It seems a lot slower than it should be. I ran 3dmark06 and got about 18,000 which is about half the highest scores. I didn't think that was a big deal since it is a synthetic benchmark. But I have been playing Call of Pripyat and my frame rates are running 60-90. I have a 740BE@3.2ghz with 4 cores running/crossfired 1 gb 5850/4gigs PC1600 memory/WinXP SP3. Tomshardware has crossfired 6850's running 139. Crossfired 5850's should be a little faster than 6850's.

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    Maybe because of no DX10? I'm not sure how 3dMark calculates its scores, but WinXP is very dated now...
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    Honestly I would also vote for either Windows XP, or the CPU. Unless you are directly comparing to other people running the same CPU.

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    WHat is your CPU usage during benchmarks?
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    Unless you are comparing the exact setup as yours, I think a number of factors may be contributing to your score/performance.
    1. WinXP, good OS, but not being able to do DX10/11 may handicap it somewhat as DX10/11 may be more efficient.
    2. CPU, not sure about your CPU and where it stands performancewise, but I think you are comparing yours against Intel SB rigs. You know that an AMD quad just cannot compete against Intel quad.
    3. Like the HD5870 vs HD6870 scenario, a single HD6850 cannot match a single HD5850, but with better CF scaling for the HD6xxx series, it is conceivable that with better CF scaling, 2x HD6850 =/> 2x HD5850.

    No proof, just a gut feeling....
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    [QUOTE=mikeysg;2761740]Unless you are comparing the exact setup as yours, I think a number of factors may be contributing to your score/performance.
    1. WinXP, good OS, but not being able to do DX10/11 may handicap it somewhat as DX10/11 may be more efficient.
    2. CPU, not sure about your CPU and where it stands performancewise, but I think you are comparing yours against Intel SB rigs. You know that an AMD quad just cannot compete against Intel quad.
    3. Like the HD5870 vs HD6870 scenario, a single HD6850 cannot match a single HD5850, but with better CF scaling for the HD6xxx series, it is conceivable that with better CF scaling, 2x HD6850 =/> 2x HD5850.

    No proof, just a gut feeling...

    I have not had a chance to tweak the system. I might try overclocking the CPU more to see if that has any affect on the frame rate.

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