Im overclocking my CPU (2.0 GHz) to 2.4 GHz..and when I run some higher end games such as Hitman Bloodmoney and Oblivion my whole game lags horribly even on what the game says is recommended for my system config. Please tell me what i can to make everything run more smoothly! MB: Albatron K8X250GB Pro CPU: AMDSempron 3300+~2.0GHZ OC @ 2.4GHz Video: BFG nVidia 6800 GT OC 256 MB RAM RAM: 1.5 GB GEiL PC3200 Sound: SoundBlaster Creative Audigy SE OS: WINXP

Did you set these below? HTT: 3x External clock: 240Mhz Multiplier: 10x CPU/RAM Ratio: 5:4 CPU Voltage: 1.5v??? Is your system stable? Does it hold upto 5-6 hours of dual prime95 torture test? Before you overclock, does those high end games you play lag or runs fine? TMP-Man Asus P5P800-SE P4 506 @ 4100Mhz 1.525v Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 2000RPM FAN + AS5 1GB Corsair 2-3-3-5 DDR400 40GB 5400RPM/120GB 7200RPM HD Radoen 9500 mod 9700 @ 375/600 CHS+RHS

Dude, Your CPU is the bottkeneck in your rig, you don't put a V10 in a mini expecting it to blow everything out of the waters.

Yea, that particular Sempron isn't one of the good ones, it only has 128k L2 cache. Your CPU will restrict your video performance somewhat, but you should still be getting acceptable framerates provided your settings aren't too high. Do you practice regular "housecleaning" for spyware, viruses, etc Hitman: Blood Money PC Recommended System requirements: CPU: Pentium 4 2.4Ghz or Athlon XP/64-bit equivalent RAM: 1024MB Graphics: ATI X800 series, Nvidia GeForce 6800 series or higher video card Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card, Sound Blaster X-Fi series DVD-Rom: Eight-speed (8x) DVD-Rom drive or faster Hard Drive: 5.0GB free disk space Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Recommended Hardware: Processor: 3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor Memory: 1 GB System RAM Video: ATI X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card

Hey, check this out...TMP-Man posted this link in the gaming forum for a question about Oblivion. Your CPU isn't as good as the Celeron D 351 that's at the bottom in every test: http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2747&p=3

heh..i think its time to go to compusa and spend a hundred bucks on a socket 754 athlon 64 3200+ huh...i dont have the money to go get a new board..and one small prob..my 6800 gt is agp 8x...i cant afford a whole new system..so is getting a socket 754 athlon 64 3200+ worth it?? MB: Albatron K8X250GB Pro CPU: AMDSempron 3300+~2.0GHZ OC @ 2.4GHz Video: BFG nVidia 6800 GT OC 256 MB RAM RAM: 1.5 GB GEiL PC3200 Sound: SoundBlaster Creative Audigy SE OS: WINXP

Put your Sempron up for sale, hopefully something that doesn't know any better snags it at decent price (ebay is choke full of folks like that)........LOL If you've got a decent board with some overclock potential, get a 3200+ (754)Clawhmmer instead of the 3700+ & see how much you can squeeze out of it.