whats my bottleneck?

[Timz]

i have a P4 1.8gh 512 mb r9600XT comp. I believe it is the 1.8 gh card that is the bottleneck, but im not sure. any recomendations?

[bigdawgfoxx]

There is no 1.8Gh card. It is a 1.8Ghz chip. I agree with you, and believe that is the main bottleneck.

[tesco]

yup. cpu for sure.

[Timz]

any recommendations for a card, 100-150$ if possible, either from AMD or Intel

[Virtualbody1234]

You didn't read the answers. There isn't a card.

[bigdawgfoxx]

It is not a CARD, but a chip. We need to konw what kind of a motherboard you have.

[kaiweiler]

It is not a CARD, but a chip. We need to konw what kind of a motherboard you have.

Should be a socket 478 Mobo, as he said in his first post that it was a P4 chip that he was using....

[Timz]

how do i check the which motehrboard i have. I used intel's chipset identification tool, but i dont think its what you're looking for. It says my detected chipset is the "Intel(R) 845 Chipset"

[tesco]

Download and install Aida32 to see what motherboard you have.

[Timz]

Download and install Aida32 to see what motherboard you have.

according the the app:

Motherboard Name Intel Billings D845BG

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel NetBurst
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 400 MHz
Bandwidth 3200 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 2133 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel Hub Interface
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 267 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1
Expansion Slots 6 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots 2 DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 210 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset i845D

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/index.htm
BIOS Download http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/genbios.htm