So I finally rebuilt my custom computer from scratch, got it working, and popped in two Geforce 9600 GT graphics cards attached via sli bridge.
My frustration comes from its immense amount of lagging when I play games. I can't even play Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 without disabling graphics acceleration halfway, and eliminating all anisotropic filtering and game graphics detail. If I don't, the game either has moments where it freezes, or I get the BSOD.
I don't get it! I've tried a couple of things, like uninstall and reinstall the video card drivers, update windows (I'm running XP Pro, I'm afraid I'll have too many issues with Vista and "software compatibility"), and tweak some settings within Nvidia's control panel.
My friend suggested upgrading from Direct 9 to 10, but, it doesn't seem to be compatible with XP? *shrugs*
I don't know. I need advice. I just want to play video games! And I should be able to!
I'll post details of the PC's specs in my next post.