Suck framerates why?

[rabbidrabbit]

I currently have preload in video memory enabled.  Even with this, I only use 35-45 megs of the 128 available video memory.  Why would doing this kill a 128 meg card?  I don't doubt you, I'm just trying to get a clue.

This is what confuses me, I crawl along at times despite ctr I showing plenty of system resources left over.  It's like its all working but something is choking it.

[thebest1]

I suggested before that if we could disable trees we would get better FPS.  I dont mean get rid of the tree models, im saying just to make them invisable, almost like one of those check box's maybe like Disable visable trees. I mean how many times do you come really really close to trees that u wonder if you could have made it if u couldnt see them.

Just a thought though

[Ohio43]

I dont know why it kills the FR.  I had the same prob running a 128 card
with the new feature and it killed my FR.  Asked about it in here and someone replied with the same answer I gave you, and it solved my prob.  Give it a try.  You can always turn it back on if it didn't help.  Your machine should be smoking this game

[TDeacon]

I had a framerate issue when I first installed patch 2/3.  Part of it went away when I played around with the preload boxes, and the rest went away when I ugraded to the ATI Cat 5.2 drivers.  My max frame rate is now about 85 over last weekend.  

Dell Dimension 8300
Pentium 4 3GHz
256MB DDR ATI Radeon 9800 XT (AGP), driver Catalyst 5.2, AA & AF on "sw control"
SoundMax Integrated digital audio, Analog Devices driver 5.12.1.3650, "std" hw accel
1024 MB RAM
Windows XP Pro, regularly updated from MS website.
DirectX 9.0b
Desktop 1024x768 pixels, 32 bit color
Aces High max texture size 512, 1024x768 pixels
Norton Internet Security 2004, all updates
Norton Antivirus 2004, all updates

[Ohio43]

hey deacon, I think they recommend direct x 9.0Cfor this game.  Who knows, you may get better FR with 9C than the 9B your running