Thank You Skuzzy, Pyro, etal...

[Groth]

 That new sound package thingie you did..Brilliant. My stinky ol puter went from 20-49 frame rate to 90 to 150!!!!
 I might have problems finding it worthwhile to play at my old frame rates...Don't change a thing!
JGroth

[AAJagerX]

Do you have V-sync enabled or disabled? 

Also, what monitor do you have?

[Torquila]

Jager, none of that has to do with the sound system; really?

Groth if you are getting that much more fps from just installing the new sound beta system, then it seems HT has found his bottleneck issue.

PS: I wasn't able to confirm this theory on my own computer; not seeing any real FPS difference.

[The Fugitive]

Jager, none of that has to do with the sound system; really?

Groth if you are getting that much more fps from just installing the new sound beta system, then it seems HT has found his bottleneck issue.

but it has to do with what the OP says about his FR.

If his FR has jumped to "90-150!!!" and he plays the game with vsync disabled it could cause tearing and other video issues. The monitor type is because some people use 120 hz monitors now.

If you don't know what your talking about maybe you shouldn't talk about it?

[Torquila]

Read carefully before responding, " if you are getting that much more fps from just installing the new sound beta system"; that means the burden is on him to answer otherwise.

I have tested it myself and seen no difference, so the OP must either have special circumstances surrounding his situation or he isn't giving proper attention to detail.

PS: Or conversely, my system is in a special bracket that is unaffected by it. Anyone else have similar experiences as the OP?

[The Fugitive]

Read carefully before responding, " if you are getting that much more fps from just installing the new sound beta system"; that means the burden is on him to answer otherwise.

I have tested it myself and seen no difference, so the OP must either have special circumstances surrounding his situation or he isn't giving proper attention to detail.

PS: Or conversely, my system is in a special bracket that is unaffected by it. Anyone else have similar experiences as the OP?

I couldn't care less about that part of your post. You jumped on Jager about asking "Jager, none of that has to do with the sound system; really?" I pointed out what Jager's questions were relevant.

Personally I just think the OP turned something else off and assumed it was the Beta that gave him the jump in FRs. 

[Groth]

 I will check more when RL gets outta the way..but I thin the Beta version uses my default vid card settings instead of ones I piddled w/on my specific to program settings..OR something else entirly..
 Although they never were this high before I started piddlin

[Delirium]

Groth, I'd be interested to see your dxdiag, if possible.

[Groth]

 Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.120504-1619)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: IBM
       System Model: 8113EGU
               BIOS: Phoenix FirstBios(tm) Desktop Pro Version 2.0 for ThinkCentre.
          Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
             Memory: 3068MB RAM
          Page File: 1188MB used, 3232MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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  DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
      Display Tab 1: The file nv4_disp.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL).  You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
          Music Tab: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
        Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS   
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 8400 GS
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_06E4&SUBSYS_804419DA&REV_A1
   Display Memory: 512.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0013.0124 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 4/3/2012 11:14:00, 4336640 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: No
  WHQL Date Stamp: None
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 4/3/2012 11:14:00, 14008320 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-45A4-11CF-167A-49A000C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x10DE
        Device ID: 0x06E4
        SubSys ID: 0x804419DA
      Revision ID: 0x00A1
      Revision ID: 0x00A1
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
 Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
         Registry: OK
     DDraw Status: Enabled
       D3D Status: Enabled
       AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
 D3D7 Test Result: Not run
 D3D8 Test Result: Not run
 D3D9 Test Result: Not run