I hate my computer or AH2 why do you treat me so bad

[GreenCloud]

I want to play AH2 an dhave fun......Im not..


1) get new video card
2) get new ram

3) Get FPS in teens and single digits

Got latest driver form ATI
Got direct x 9.0b


p 1.6gig
 768 ram
ati 9600 256mb


Is there a place I can take this HUNK OF CRAP to run ?


ohyaa..I had 2 sound cards running...I went to Control PAnel-Sound Devices and turned it off..but still crap


I think I now wish for old AH...whaa

[jetb123]

I dont think that 1.6 can push the 9600 to its fullest.

[GreenCloud]

i dotn need 100 fps..can i just get atleast always over 20s?..

[jetb123]

If i was you I would atleast upgrade to 2.0 pentium.

[quig]

You got a lot of things running in the background, Greencloud?

I can get the same FPS with a 1.0 GHz, 1/2 the ram, and 9200 se PCI card in my other system.

Something aint right.

[Arlo]

Don't listen to Jet. He's barely even literate.

I run a 1.67 gig with 512 meg of memory and the same card as you.

Change your texture setting to 256. Run your resolution at 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600. Go to your monitor refresh setting and up it as high as it'll allow. Make sure you adjust your ingame vid settings to have it predownload art to your video card.

Make sure you're not running tons of crud in the background.

Scan for virii. Run a spyware detector. Defrag.

Should do it for ya.

[Morpheus]

My laptop can run this game and get 35frps with ease in some very nasty furballs.

P3 1.2 Ghz
512 Ram
Geforce3 16mb. (yup 16mb)

I asked how it is posible to run AH2 on that little system, Hitech beleived it was my ram and a half way decient processor that was making up for my POS vid card in my laptop.

Anyways... My desktop is used for AH2.

What arlo said should make the difference. Get that stuff settled and do some cleaning within your system and I trust your system will run AH2 much more smoothly.

A 1.6 is more than enough, you have good memory and your vid card is, again, more than enough to run AH2.

Upgrade your entire system if you are going to upgrade at all. Moving to a 2.0 is for the birds. JetB still has much to learn but still means well... With that said, you have no need to upgrade just to run AH2. Your system is just fine for that task.

Good luck.

[jetb123]

Originally posted by Arlo
Don't listen to Jet. He's barely even literate.

I run a 1.67 gig with 512 meg of memory and the same card as you.

Change your texture setting to 256. Run your resolution at 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600. Go to your monitor refresh setting and up it as high as it'll allow. Make sure you adjust your ingame vid settings to have it predownload art to your video card.

Make sure you're not running tons of crud in the background.

Scan for virii. Run a spyware detector. Defrag.

Should do it for ya.

 Sorry, I said If i was him. I didnt say you better do that!!!

[GreenCloud]

3DMARK2001 PROJECT FILE

PROJECT
Name   bench1
Description   idontknow
Registration Name   
Registration Key   
3DMark Version   330

DISPLAY
Platform   SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 ATLANTIS
CPU Optimization   D3D Pure Hardware T&L
Width   1024
Height   768
Depth   32 bit
Z-Buffering   24 bit
Texture Format   Compressed
Buffering   Double
Refresh Rate   60 Hz
FSAA Mode   None

OPTIONS
Show Title Screens   Yes
Continuous Benchmark   No
Benchmark Run Count   1
Demo Sounds Enabled   Yes
Continuous Demo   No
Game Sound Effects Enabled   Yes
Game Music Enabled   Yes
Game Detail Level   Low

RESULTS
3DMark Score   5273
Game 1 - Car Chase - Low Detail   67.1 fps
Game 1 - Car Chase - High Detail   20.8 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - Low Detail   96.3 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - High Detail   60.8 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - Low Detail   71.9 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - High Detail   30.8 fps
Game 4 - Nature   33.7 fps
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing)   632.2 MTexels/s
Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing)   1258.3 MTexels/s
High Polygon Count (1 Light)   31.8 MTriangles/s
High Polygon Count (8 Lights)   8.1 MTriangles/s
Environment Bump Mapping   104.5 fps
DOT3 Bump Mapping   70.1 fps
Vertex Shader   74.8 fps
Pixel Shader   72.4 fps
Advanced Pixel Shader   57.6 fps
Point Sprites   5.4 MSprites/s

SYSTEM INFO

System Info Version   2.2
Installation ID   0x00000000
OEM ID   

CPU INFO
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNITS
Manufacturer   Intel
Family   PentiumŽ 4
Internal Clock   1.61 GHz
Internal Clock Maximum   1.61 GHz
External Clock   100 MHz
Socket Designation   PGA 478
Type   Central
Upgrade   ZIF Socket
Capabilities   MMX, CMov, RDTSC, SSE, SSE2
Version   Model 1, Stepping 2
CPUID   0x00000f12

CACHES
Level   1
Capacity   8 KB
Type   
Type Details   
Error Correction Type   
Associativity   

Level   2
Capacity   256 KB
Type   
Type Details   
Error Correction Type   
Associativity   

DIRECTX INFO
DirectX Version   9.0

DIRECTDRAW INFO
DirectDraw Version    5.3.0000000.900

DISPLAY DEVICES
Description   Primary Display Driver
Manufacturer   ATI Technologies Inc.
Name   SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 ATLANTIS
Total Local Video Memory   256 MB
Total Local Texture Memory   256 MB
Total AGP Memory   54 MB
Display Driver   ati2dvag.dll
Display Driver Version   6.14.10.6458
Driver WHQL Certified   Yes
Max Texture Width    2048
Max Texture Height   2048
Max User Clipping Planes   6
Max Active Hardware Lights   8
Max Texture Blending Stages   8
Textures In Single Pass   8
Vertex Shader Version   1.1
Pixel Shader Version   1.4
Max Vertex Blend Matrices   37
Max Texture Coordinates   8
Vendor ID   0x1002
Device ID   0x4150
Sub-System ID   0x7c20174b
Revision   0x00

DISPLAY MODES
Resolution   320x200x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   320x200x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   320x200x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   320x200x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   320x240x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   320x240x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   320x240x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   320x240x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   400x300x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   400x300x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   400x300x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   400x300x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   512x384x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   512x384x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   512x384x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   512x384x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   640x400x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   640x400x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   640x400x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   640x400x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   640x480x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   640x480x16-bit RGB [565] @ 72 Hz
Resolution   640x480x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   640x480x16-bit RGB [565] @ 85 Hz
Resolution   640x480x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   640x480x32-bit RGB [888] @ 72 Hz
Resolution   640x480x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   640x480x32-bit RGB [888] @ 85 Hz
Resolution   800x600x16-bit RGB [565] @ 56 Hz
Resolution   800x600x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   800x600x16-bit RGB [565] @ 70 Hz
Resolution   800x600x16-bit RGB [565] @ 72 Hz
Resolution   800x600x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   800x600x16-bit RGB [565] @ 85 Hz
Resolution   800x600x32-bit RGB [888] @ 56 Hz
Resolution   800x600x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   800x600x32-bit RGB [888] @ 70 Hz
Resolution   800x600x32-bit RGB [888] @ 72 Hz
Resolution   800x600x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   800x600x32-bit RGB [888] @ 85 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x16-bit RGB [565] @ 70 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x16-bit RGB [565] @ 72 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x16-bit RGB [565] @ 85 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x32-bit RGB [888] @ 70 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x32-bit RGB [888] @ 72 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   1024x768x32-bit RGB [888] @ 85 Hz
Resolution   1152x864x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   1152x864x16-bit RGB [565] @ 70 Hz
Resolution   1152x864x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   1152x864x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   1152x864x32-bit RGB [888] @ 70 Hz
Resolution   1152x864x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   1280x768x16-bit RGB [565] @ 56 Hz
Resolution   1280x768x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   1280x768x16-bit RGB [565] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   1280x768x32-bit RGB [888] @ 56 Hz
Resolution   1280x768x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   1280x768x32-bit RGB [888] @ 75 Hz
Resolution   1280x960x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   1280x960x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   1280x1024x16-bit RGB [565] @ 60 Hz
Resolution   1280x1024x32-bit RGB [888] @ 60 Hz

TEXTURE FORMATS
Pixel Format   32-bit ARGB [8888]
Pixel Format   32-bit RGB [888]
Pixel Format   16-bit RGB [565]
Pixel Format   16-bit RGB [555]
Pixel Format   16-bit ARGB [1555]
Pixel Format   16-bit ARGB [4444]
Pixel Format   8-bit A [8]
Pixel Format   8-bit YUV [800]
Pixel Format   16-bit AYUV [8800]
Pixel Format   FourCC [UYVY]
Pixel Format   FourCC [YUY2]
Pixel Format   FourCC [DXT1]
Pixel Format   FourCC [DXT2]
Pixel Format   FourCC [DXT3]
Pixel Format   FourCC [DXT4]
Pixel Format   FourCC [DXT5]
3D Capabilities   AGP Texturing, Edge Antialiasing, Hardware Transform and Lighting, Positional Lights, Subpixel Accurate Rasterizing, Stencil Buffers, Range Fog, Table Fog, Vertex Fog, W-Fog, Specular Gouraud Shading, Anisotropic Filtering, Bilinear Filtering, Point Sampling, Trilinear Filtering, Additive Texture Blending, Dot3 Texture Blending, Multiplicative Texture Blending, Subtractive Texture Blending, Environmental Bump Mapping, Environmental Bump Mapping With Luminance, Cube Mapping, Factor Alpha Blending, Vertex Alpha Blending, Texture Alpha Blending, Texture Clamping, Texture Mirroring, Texture Wrapping, Guard Band Support, Rendering to a Window, Mipmap LOD Bias Adjustment, Projected Textures, Volume Textures, Point Primitive Support, Full-Screen Anti-Aliasing, DXT Compressed Textures

DIRECTSHOW INFO
DirectShow Version   6.05.01.0900

REGISTERED DIRECTSHOW FILTERS
Filter   .RAM file Parser
Filter   AC3 Parser Filter
Filter   ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder
Filter   ACM Wrapper
Filter   ASF ACM Handler
Filter   ASF DIB Handler
Filter   ASF DJPEG Handler
Filter   ASF ICM Handler
Filter   ASF JPEG Handler
Filter   ASF URL Handler
Filter   ASF embedded stuff Handler
Filter   ASX file Parser
Filter   ASX v.2 file Parser
Filter   AVI Decompressor
Filter   AVI Draw
Filter   AVI Splitter
Filter   AVI/WAV File Source
Filter   BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
Filter   Color Space Converter
Filter   DV Muxer
Filter   DV Splitter
Filter   DV Video Decoder
Filter   Default DirectSound Device
Filter   Default MidiOut Device
Filter   File Source (Async.)
Filter   File Source (Netshow URL)
Filter   File Source (URL)
Filter   File stream renderer
Filter   IVF source filter
Filter   Indeo(R) audio software
Filter   IndeoŽ video 4.3 Decompression Filter
Filter   IndeoŽ video 5.04 Decompression Filter
Filter   Internal Script Command Renderer
Filter   Line 21 Decoder
Filter   Line 21 Decoder 2
Filter   Lyric Parser
Filter   MIDI Parser
Filter   MJPEG Decompressor
Filter   MPEG Audio Decoder
Filter   MPEG Layer-3 Decoder
Filter   MPEG Video Decoder
Filter   MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
Filter   MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
Filter   MPEG-2 Splitter
Filter   MPEG-I Stream Splitter
Filter   Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor
Filter   Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor
Filter   Multi-file Parser
Filter   NSC file Parser
Filter   Overlay Mixer2
Filter   QT Decompressor
Filter   QuickTime Movie Parser
Filter   RAVISENT Cinemaster DS Audio Decoder
Filter   RAVISENT Cinemaster DS Video Decoder
Filter   SAMI (CC) Parser
Filter   VBI Surface Allocator
Filter   VGA 16 Color Ditherer
Filter   Video Port Manager
Filter   Video Renderer
Filter   WM ASF Reader
Filter   WM ASF Writer
Filter   WMP CD Filter
Filter   WST Decoder
Filter   Wave Parser
Filter   Windows Media Audio Decoder
Filter   Windows Media Multiplexer
Filter   Windows Media Pad VU Data Grabber
Filter   Windows Media Update Filter
Filter   Windows Media Video Decoder
Filter   Windows Media source filter
Filter   XML Playlist

[GreenCloud]

MEMORY INFO
Total Physical Memory   768 MB
Free Physical Memory   568.04 MB
Total Pagefile Memory   1.27 GB
Free Pagefile Memory   1.13 GB

MEMORY ARRAYS
Max Module Capacity   3 GB
Location   
Use   
Supported Error D&C   
Supported Speeds   
Supported Types   
Supported Voltages   

MEMORY SLOTS
Installed & Enabled Size   128 MB
Form Factor   DIMM
Frequency   0 Hz
Slot   DIMM 1
Manufacturer   
Type   
Type Details   
Enabled Size   128 MB
Total Bit Width   72
Data Bit Width   0

Installed & Enabled Size   128 MB
Form Factor   DIMM
Frequency   0 Hz
Slot   DIMM 2
Manufacturer   
Type   
Type Details   
Enabled Size   128 MB
Total Bit Width   72
Data Bit Width   0

Installed & Enabled Size   512 MB
Form Factor   DIMM
Frequency   0 Hz
Slot   DIMM 3
Manufacturer   
Type   
Type Details   
Enabled Size   512 MB
Total Bit Width   72
Data Bit Width   0

Installed & Enabled Size   0  bytes
Form Factor   
Frequency   0 Hz
Slot   
Manufacturer   
Type   
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Enabled Size   0  bytes
Total Bit Width   0
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Installed & Enabled Size   0  bytes
Form Factor   
Frequency   0 Hz
Slot   
Manufacturer   
Type   
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Enabled Size   0  bytes
Total Bit Width   0
Data Bit Width   0

MOTHERBOARD INFO
Manufacturer   ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model   
Version   REV 1.xx
BIOS Vendor   
BIOS Version   N/A
BIOS Release Date   
BIOS Properties   

CARD SLOTS
Number   1
Designation   PCI-1
Type   PCI
Characteristics   
Data Bus Width   32
Details   In Use, Long
Device Class   Sound, Video or Game Controller
Device Name   Creative SB Live! Series (WDM)
Device Manufacturer   Creative
Device Driver Date   
Device Vendor ID   0x1102
Device ID   0x0002
Device Sub-System ID   0x80641102
Device Revision   0x07
IRQ   21

Number   2
Designation   PCI-2
Type   PCI
Characteristics   
Data Bus Width   32
Details   Available, Long
Device Class   
Device Name   
Device Manufacturer   
Device Driver Date   
Device Vendor ID   0x0000
Device ID   0x0000
Device Sub-System ID   0x00000000
Device Revision   0x00
IRQ   0

Number   3
Designation   PCI-3
Type   PCI
Characteristics   
Data Bus Width   32
Details   Available, Long
Device Class   
Device Name   
Device Manufacturer   
Device Driver Date   
Device Vendor ID   0x0000
Device ID   0x0000
Device Sub-System ID   0x00000000
Device Revision   0x00
IRQ   0

Number   4
Designation   PCI-4
Type   PCI
Characteristics   
Data Bus Width   32
Details   Available, Long
Device Class   
Device Name   
Device Manufacturer   
Device Driver Date   
Device Vendor ID   0x0000
Device ID   0x0000
Device Sub-System ID   0x00000000
Device Revision   0x00
IRQ   0

Number   5
Designation   PCI-5
Type   PCI
Characteristics   
Data Bus Width   32
Details   In Use, Long
Device Class   Modem
Device Name   Generic 56K HCF Data Fax Modem
Device Manufacturer   Generic
Device Driver Date   
Device Vendor ID   0x14f1
Device ID   0x1059
Device Sub-System ID   0x105914f1
Device Revision   0x08
IRQ   21

Number   6
Designation   PCI-6
Type   PCI
Characteristics   
Data Bus Width   32
Details   Available, Long
Device Class   
Device Name   
Device Manufacturer   
Device Driver Date   
Device Vendor ID   0x0000
Device ID   0x0000
Device Sub-System ID   0x00000000
Device Revision   0x00
IRQ   0

Number   0
Designation   AGP
Type   AGP
Characteristics   
Data Bus Width   32
Details   In Use, Long
Device Class   Display Adapter
Device Name   SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 ATLANTIS
Device Manufacturer   ATI Technologies Inc.
Device Driver Date   
Device Vendor ID   0x1002
Device ID   0x4150
Device Sub-System ID   0x7c20174b
Device Revision   0x00
IRQ   16

SYSTEM DEVICES
Description   Intel(R) 82845 Processor to I/O Controller - 1A30
Manufacturer   Intel
Vendor ID   0x8086
Device ID   0x1a30
Subsystem ID   0x00000000
Revision   0x03

Description   Intel(R) 82845 Processor to AGP Controller
Manufacturer   Intel
Vendor ID   0x8086
Device ID   0x1a31
Subsystem ID   0x00000000
Revision   0x03

Description   Intel(R) 82801BA LPC Interface Controller - 2440
Manufacturer   Intel
Vendor ID   0x8086
Device ID   0x2440
Subsystem ID   0x00000000
Revision   0x12

Description   Intel(R) 82801BA/CA PCI Bridge - 244E
Manufacturer   Intel
Vendor ID   0x8086
Device ID   0x244e
Subsystem ID   0x00000000
Revision   0x12

Revision   2.0
Rate   1x, 2x, 4x (4x enabled)
Aperture Size   64 MB
Sideband Addressing   supported (enabled)
Fast Write   supported (enabled)

MONITOR INFO
MONITORS
Name   Plug and Play Monitor
Manufacturer   (Standard monitor types)
Max Width   0
Max Height   0

POWER SUPPLY INFO
BATTERIES

OPERATING SYSTEM INFO
Operating System   Microsoft Windows XP
Version   5.1.2600
Service Pack   Service Pack 1
Locale   US
Desktop Width   1024
Desktop Height   768
Desktop BPP   32

HARD DISK INFO
HARD DISKS
Name   Maxtor 2B020H1
Manufacturer   (Standard disk drives)
Capacity   19.08 GB
Model   Maxtor 2B020H1
Interface Type   IDE

[GreenCloud]

wow..lot of stuff in there..


So..it seems to be fien to me whiel doing the tests...


I cant tell what to read into this..


1 thing stuk out....it says my #1 ram slot is the 128mb...

And #3 is the 512mb

Do i need to have the 521mb in the #1 slot?

wow..now im lost...


btw ..the last thing i havent done is do anti-virus..its a 6 month old new OS..I have yet to buy an Anti virus program..

The rest of my computer seems to run just fien tho

[bloom25]

That looks like a system built with the original Intel i845 chipset, which used SDRAM (PC133).  If that's the case, unfortunately, it will never perform well.  

Using PC133 SDRAM with a P4 crippled its performance so much (we are talking a 40 - 50% performance hit here) that there was actually a class action lawsuit against several computer manufacturers and Intel, because the performance of these systems was actually significantly lower than older P3 1 GHz machines.  

Look and see what type of memory you have in your system.  Check if it's PC133 Sdram and not PC2100 DDR memory.  If it is PC133 Sdram you will not be able to increase performance without changing out your motherboard and ram at the least.

[bloom25]

Yikes, not only is your system probably using PC133 SDRAM, it also appears to be using a Willamette type Pentium 4.  (Willamette core P4s had only 256kB L2 cache and were the original version of the Pentium 4.   They were NOT a good performer and were quickly replaced by Northwood 'A' core P4s.)

Is this a name brand system?

[GreenCloud]

wow..

bloom..first of all it is dam good to see you..hope to wing up soon soemtime


and,,dammit man ..too much info...ya..it was a piece together system my IT guy at work helped me put together..For a "inexpensive " price..damm

im hopn getn this other sound card off will work..will report more later..

dam im depressed now..

[humble]

Couple of things....

http://www.grisoft.com

AVG is great FREE virus protection...no excuse not to have something.

Also....

Fry's electronics (the armpit of customer service) has a XP 2800+ "combo" for $89.99 and 256MB sticks of PC2700 mem for $19.99. Assuming you have a decent case you can upgrade your guts for $150...not what you want to here but may be what you need...