[redbullz]

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum, and since I've been looking into upgrading my computer a bit lately, so I'll probably be around these forums for a bit on and off.

Anyways, lately (meaning the past month or two) I've been getting quite frustrated with the FPS in the games I play. I don't find my computer to be all that bad overall, but it seems like the GPU is way behind everything else. Anyways here's the specs.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz
RAM: 3GB DDR2 @ 400MHz (slow right)
OS: Windows Vista 32-Bit
Motherboard: Acer MCP73PV
PSU: Unknown at this point. (guessing 400 or 500 but im not sure)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 3450 (came with the comp)

Lately I've been looking into this card and at the moment I've really got my heart set on it. Anyways, that's not really the problem. Before I upgrade my GPU, I was wondering if 20-40 FPS in intense battle or 50-120 FPS indoors is really the performance of the HD3450 or if it's underclocked, which brings me to my next question/comment.

I happen to have EVEREST Ultimate, and have had it for quite a while, though I haven't really installed it. Anyways, I was trying to find out my motherboard name in Everest today, I looked under GPU and found the following:

GPU Clock 110 MHz (original: 600 MHz)
Memory Clock 252 MHz (original: 400 MHz)

It says "original 600 MHz" and "original 400 MHz". Does this mean my card is underclocked? Or is this only the speed it has to be to run my desktop?

Edit: By the way, what power supply do you recommend with this rig and the 4890? The quick list says like 700W but I don't know if I need that much. Though I'm not quite sure.

[Fordy]

No, it's not underclocked.

The GPU and memory are different areas of the card, and their clock speed is different, this is perfectly normal.

How about the Corsair 520HX for a PSU, it's not wattage that matters as much as people think, and you shouldn't need 700W anyway.