[temprahater]

I dont seem to be getting the best out of this card . I wouldnt say so far that its performing any better than my old 1950xtpro . Could be me just expecting too much . How can i boost it . The normal OC on it causes a big temp jump

[crjdriver]

First of all, list your exact system specs; ie make and model of mb, brand and wattage of pw supply, brand and speed of ram, etc, etc, etc.

[temprahater]

2 gig ram
550 corsair psu
e8400 intel cpu

[temprahater]

should have mentioned gigabyte p35 mobo

[crjdriver]

Just a thought however did you fully uninstall the driver for the old card before attempting to install the new card/driver?

Other than that, I do not see any issues with your hardware.

Not all 4870s are the same. You are not going to get the same performance from say a powercolor card as you would from something like a HIS card or a XFX card.

[Compiler]

True.... but a even something like a 4670 will run circles around a 1950XT

The CPU isn't slow...

so something else/off is making the computer slow.

[crjdriver]

Hopefully he will post how he went about uninstalling and installing the driver for the card.

[temprahater]

Your right . I didnt fully uninstall the previous card . IDIOT

[crjdriver]

So I assume it is now working? If so, you can mark your thread as solved using the button at the top of the page.

[temprahater]

Still wouldnt say its great but i,ll live with it for now . Maybe Santa will be kind and get me a HD monitor which i assume will make all things great .
Dont think the wife will be too chuffed though

[Compiler]

Today... they are selling 24" LCD monitors for under $200... I bought mine for $400 1+ year ago... and 2 years before that = $1000+