My game sucks

[Furball]

Originally posted by GreenCloud


wheres the best place to diagnos problems in ur PC?

and..how do i screw with Bios settings?

You take an 8 iron, and hit the monitor a dozen times, then work the CPU.  Should do the trick.

[Overlag]

to be fair, thats the best you are going to get out of such a old rig. tweaks dont magic up the fps

[kamori]

What motherboard are you using...Please give exact model number and make..

Kamori

[Ohio43]

Weren't you asking about sytems probs before?  I think you got many good tips.  I even suggested you e-mail skuzzy your dxdiag.  Did you do this?  He can diagnose probs with that file.  There are already many "sticky" posts by skuzzy on this board.  Looks to me like he's got all the bases covered in fine turning your system for this game.  If you have tried all those it sounds like its time for a new system.

[Schutt]

Get SiSoft Sandra 2005, the free version.

It lets you run a performance bench where it will point out all possible misconfigurations and the weakest parts for upgrades.

What network connection do you use?
I have no idea why big maps give you so much trouble, i am sure skuzzy would be happy to figure that out.

Maybe skuzzy can give us small sub maps on big maps, usually the fighting is around a small area anyway?

[TrueKill]

Originally posted by GreenCloud
ohh..btw i will get 30's to 60s on small maps..


in DA i get 70's

but large maps seem to crap me out

fly the CT

[GreenCloud]

bios settings?..hmm i dotn knwo that one..


so I D/L Sandra 2005...lotsa neat stuff..

but ..i really dotn knwo how to use the info it gave me..


SiSoftware Sandra

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60GHz
Speed : 1.61GHz
Performance Rating : PR1775 (estimated)
Type : Standard
Package : FC µPGA478
Rated Speed/FSB : 1600MHz / 4x 100MHz
Multiplier : 16/1x
Generation : G8
Name : P4W (Willamette) Pentium 4 180nm 1.5-2GHz 1.70-1.75V
Revision/Stepping : 1 / 2 (8)
Stepping Mask : D0
Microcode : MU0F1203
Core Voltage Rating : 1.750V
Maximum Physical / Virtual Addressing : 36-bit / 32-bit
Native Page Size : 4kB

Co-Processor (FPU)
Type : Built-in
Revision/Stepping : 1 / 2 (8)

Processor Cache(s)
Internal Data Cache : 8kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 4-way set, 64 byte line size
Internal Trace Cache : 12kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 256kB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector
L2 Cache Multiplier : 1/1x  (1614MHz)

Upgradeability
Socket/Slot : PGA 478
Upgrade Interface : ZIF Socket
Supported Speed(s) : 2.40GHz+

Environment Monitor 1
Model : Winbond W83782D SMB
Version : 3.01
Mainboard Specific Support : No

Power Rating(s)
CPU Core Power : 59W (estimated)
CPU Cooling System Thermal Resistance : 0.26°C/W (estimated)

Sensors
CPU Temperature : 43.0°C / 109.4°F
CPU Voltage : 1.76V

Features
FPU - Co-Processor Built-in : Yes
VME - Virtual Mode Extensions : Yes
DE - Debugging Extension : Yes
PSE - Page Size Extension : Yes
TSC - Time Stamp Counter : Yes
MSR - Model Specific Registers : Yes
PAE - Physical Address Extension : Yes
MCE - Machine Check Exception : Yes
CX8 - Compare & Exchange Instruction : Yes
APIC - Local APIC Built-in : Yes
SEP - Fast System Call : Yes
MTRR - Memory Type Range Registers : Yes
PGE - Page Global Enable : Yes
MCA - Machine Check Architecture : Yes
PAT - Page Attribute Table : Yes
PSE36 - 36-bit Page Size Extension : Yes
PSN - Unique Serial Number : No
CLF - Cache Line Flush Support : Yes
DS - Debug Trace & EMON Store : Yes
ACPI - Software Clock Control : Yes
(W)MMX Technology : Yes
FXSR - Fast Float Save & Restore : Yes
SSE Technology : Yes
SSE2 Technology : Yes
SS - Self Snoop : Yes
HTT - Hyper-Threading Technology : No
TM - Thermal Monitor : Yes
PBE - Pending Break Enable : No
IA64 Technology : No
SSE3 Technology : No
MON - Monitor/MWait : No
DSCPL - CPL qualified Debug Store : No
VMX - Virtual Machine eXtensions : No
EST - Enhanced SpeedStep Technology : No
TM2 - Thermal Monitor 2 : No
CID - Context ID : No
xTPR - Send Task Priority Messages : No
DAZ - Denormals Are Zero : Yes

Advanced Settings
Data Error Checking : No
Fast Strings : Yes
x86 FPU Compatibility Mode : No
Prefetch Queue : Yes
Branch Trace Storage : Yes
IO Queue Depth : 12 request(s)
TM - Thermal Monitor : No

Machine Check Architecture Settings
Number of Reporting Banks : 4 bank(s)
Extended Machine Check Support : Yes
Number of Extended Reporting Banks : 12 bank(s)

Variable Range MTRR Settings
MTRR 0 : 00000000-1FFFFFFF (0MB-512MB) WB
MTRR 1 : 20000000-2FFFFFFF (512MB-768MB) WB
MTRR 2 : F8000000-FBFFFFFF (3968MB-4032MB) WC



PAT Settings
PAT 0 : WB
PAT 1 : WC
PAT 2 : UC-
PAT 3 : UC
PAT 4 : WB
PAT 5 : WC
PAT 6 : UC-
PAT 7 : UC

Performance Tips
Tip 210 : Mainboard supports faster CPUs, so the CPU can be upgraded when needed.
Notice 224 : SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

[Overlag]

dude...your system runs AHII as fast as it can...no more tweaks will help it. get over it

[AKDogg]

Hell, my old p3 1 ghz with 512 meg ram, geforce 2 gts 32 meg video card runs AH2 with 20-50 fps at 1024x768 res.  Something on your computer is not working right like drivers, directx, etc...

[TequilaChaser]

what 9600 version Ati card you got?

what wattage rating is your power supply?

[GreenCloud]

just got new power supply 350wat

my vid card is 9600 256mb xtasy ATI...is taht enuff detail?


Notice 224 : SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.

whats this mean?

[TequilaChaser]

Originally posted by GreenCloud
just got new power supply 350wat

my vid card is 9600 256mb xtasy ATI...is taht enuff detail?
 

reason I asked was I went to Ati website and it did not have any 9600 cards with 256 mb  listed. was checking to see if your vidcard had one of those power cords on it where you supplyed power to the AGP card itself.......hence also reason I asked about power supply size.

[GreenCloud]

ya TC its a "licensed" vid card..

Xtasy 9600 256mb agp

Radeaon 9600 @325mhz
256mb DDR @400mhz/8x
4xAGP/4 Pixel Pipe