I bought new graphics card few months back because the old one was just outdated for modern games. But I've noticed it "loads" data to the card much slower than the old one. For example in GTA4 when loading game world it lags alot until the surroundings have been loaded, this didn't happen on the old card I was using.
Now that makes playing game called Morrowind impossible as it loads 1-5 minutes when changing areas or accessing inventory/etc. (my favorite game, old but good )

OS: Windows 7 64bit
Motherboard: P7P55D
PSU: Cooler Master 700W Silent Pro
CPU: i7 860
New GPU: Asus ENGTX560 Ti DCII/2DI/1GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 Ti 1 GB

Old GPU: ATI Radeon 4870 HD

I have uninstalled all ATI drivers and applications before I installed new GPU. Cleaned registry also

I tried searching google but I'm not sure what I should look for..
Anyone know what's causing this?

Your mobo has 2 PCI express slots, are you sure you've plugged in your card in the x16 slot and not in the x4 slot?
You should also check whether your power supply can keep up with your system's power demands.

Yes it is in the PCI-E x16 slot.
I need hardware for checking power supply watt usage, there is no software for it I assume?

The card is only slower when loading data to it but FPS is way better than in the old card

Yes it is in the PCI-E x16 slot.
I need hardware for checking power supply watt usage, there is no software for it I assume?

The card is only slower when loading data to it but FPS is way better than in the old card

As far as I know there's no software available to test a PSU, no
However when a PSU can't keep up with your power consumption your machine will propably show some strange behaviour, so if everything else is running fine this probably isn't the problem

What are your GPU temperatures like and how is the airflow in your machine's case? Do you clean it out regularly? Bad ventilation can cause quite some slowdowns.

Of course your card could also just be defective, but let's hope that's not the case

As far as I know there's no software available to test a PSU, no
However when a PSU can't keep up with your power consumption your machine will propably show some strange behaviour, so if everything else is running fine this probably isn't the problem

What are your GPU temperatures like and how is the airflow in your machine's case? Do you clean it out regularly? Bad ventilation can cause quite some slowdowns.

Of course your card could also just be defective, but let's hope that's not the case

Everything else is fine, no BSODs, crashing or anything else.

I've cleaned the dust off CPU, PSU and GPU reguraly, the side of the case is open all the time so I don't think airflow is a problem. I'll check the temperatures next time I play some game and post the results.

There's also a weird thing with the card, sometimes when quitting a game and starting it or another game the card's performance drops to minimal. for example if game was running with 60 fps, if it "bugs" next time the fps is 5-10. Only restarting PC fixes that problem and that happens very rarely

I played Battlefield 3 on Medium graphics.
CPU temperature was around 60-65 C and GPU temperature was around 60-62 C

My CPU needs cleaning and maybe new thermal paste, normally the temp is max 60

Um, so you installed the videocard drivers from the videocard's disk.
Did you update the motherboard's chipset drivers as well?

It's nigh, maybe I'm telling stupid things...

Um, so you installed the videocard drivers from the videocard's disk.

Ye gads! Please tell me nobody installs GPU drivers from the CD anymore...

Those CDs are pressed weeks or months before the GPU goes on sale in stores. The chance that they contain massive driver bugs that have been fixed in the intervening time, is pretty damn high.

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Um, so you installed the videocard drivers from the videocard's disk.

Ye gads! Please tell me nobody installs GPU drivers from the CD anymore...

Those CDs are pressed weeks or months before the GPU goes on sale in stores. The chance that they contain massive driver bugs that have been fixed in the intervening time, is pretty damn high.
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What's a CD?

I updated the drivers off the official website and they are up to date. Motherboard drivers might need updating though, haven't done that in a while