text: running oblivion on a64 3.5ghz 1gig ddr400 ballistix with a gainward 7800gt 512mb card terrible framerates? its not overheating.i only have a keep soundcard would that affect performance make sure you aren't running oblivion on to high a resolution try lowering it in the options to the same res as your desktop (or lower eg 1024 x 768).