Author Topic: New cpu, but performance the same? (Read 624 times)

streakeagle · « **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2002, 04:56:48 PM »

First on the issue of BIOS version for CUV4X:

I have the official version of 1009. They sent me the beta early on, but it finally became official awhile ago. If you can't find it in the ASUS downloads, let me know, I have all my drivers/bios stuff burned on a CD ROM. I am not sure which bios version I had when I got my PIII 1GHz, probably 1009 beta? But I never got any warning message about not recognizing the cpu.

Second on the issue of the GEFORCE 2 MX 400:

I have a DELL computer at school:

933 MHz PIII
GEFORCE 2 MX 400
Win2000 w/Service Pack 2

At 1024 x 768 x 32 no FSAA with DirectX 8.1 and the latest NVidia Detonators, it gets about the same frame rates as my Voodoo does with FSAA x2. It seems to take less of a hit from smoke/airfields as well: 50 to 70 fps at all times (50+ fps on runway), where as my Voodoo gets 35 to 90 fps with the norm being 45 to 65. So I wouldn't say the MX 400 is a total bottleneck. My complaints with regard to NVidia are always in the direction of image quality. I can't see much difference between no FSAA and FSAA x4 beyond a huge fps hit, so I don't even bother to run FSAA at school. Whereas if I run my Voodoo without FSAA, it is much faster than the MX 400 and still looks better

With FSAA, Voodoo makes MX 400 graphics look like stick figures

Hajo · « **Reply #31 on:** February 22, 2002, 12:08:54 AM »

StSanta, what operating system are you using? The reason I am asking is this. I recently installed a new mobo, and cpu along with 256 DDR memory. Anyway, I just changed the boards out placing a new board with an athlonXP 1600cpu and the new DDR, pluged in the same hard drive , CD ROM and floppy and away I went. I also have a GeForce3Ti 200 video card. Guess what, I hardly showed any increase in frame rates also.

I mentioned this in the tech help section of the BBS. I changed from an athlon950 to an athlonXP 1600 and expected to get a very sizable gain in FPS. I am running windows98SE as my OS. StSanta if you did not reinstall windows, windows is right now not seeing any special instructions that your new cpu needs to operate at its' full potential. I think Bradys told me this, can't remember, but I think it was him. Anyway your BIOS reads the new cpu's presence, so when you bring up system info it's tells you the new CPU is there, but unless you reinstalled windows, windows methinks still thinks your old cpu is there. Try reinstalling your OS if it's windows. I think then you will see the change you expected. I reinstalled win98SE and my Mad Onion Bench 2000 score increased dramatically, and my FPS went from 26 on the runway, to 60. Hope this helps.

Hajo

Mitsu · « **Reply #32 on:** February 22, 2002, 12:46:13 AM »

Great News.

Still I can shoot down StSatan so easily!

Aces High runs very very smooth with Pentium III-800MHz and GeForce 3, at 1280x1024 32bit.

I also have ever used Creative GeForce 256, it had very poor performance at high resolutions and colors...

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Mitsu
Stab./JG1 "Oesau"
"Who wanna smell my Ho-5 cannon?"

StSanta · « **Reply #33 on:** February 22, 2002, 04:40:56 AM »

Alright, thanks chaps. Will try putting the sound card in a different slot and see if that helps.

Couldn't find the BIOS drivers on ASUS site - not a good site design there. Also have a bad history with flashing BIOS's. Last time I downloaded the correct file and program from ASUS, checked the checksum and verified it, flashed the bios and...

Nothing. BIOS was busted and I had to hack my way around it.

Hm, special instructions not being seen by Windows? Not too sure about this. Guess it's possible, but I'd expect the OS to be generic code - it does the job of translating through the layers down to machine code. I gotta reinstall win soon anyhow.
am0n, you really should be getting more fps with your system. Perhaps your problem is similar to what I had?

Thanks everyone for yer help

Wotan · « **Reply #34 on:** February 22, 2002, 05:32:25 AM »

i flashed asus 1009 a while ago np here at all...........

Also hajo is right if haven't already reinstalled windows after you upgraded your cpu you really should.......

If you mess with your irqs get that sound blaster on its own and if ya have a spare put yoyr graphics card on its own

Also get rid of that sb legacy crap you wont need it unless u play really old games. Remove it from config.sys and autoexec.bat

Hers my IRQS I have same mobo as you but piii866 and gf3 same ram 384

0   System timer
1   Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
2   Programmable interrupt controller
3   NVIDIA GeForce3
3   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
4   VIA Tech PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
4   VIA Tech PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
4   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
5   Creative Sound Blaster PCI128
5   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
6   Standard Floppy Disk Controller
7   ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
8   System CMOS/real time clock
9   SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus
10   (free)
11   (free)
12   PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13   Numeric data processor
14   Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14   VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
15   Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15   VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller

moose · « **Reply #35 on:** February 22, 2002, 08:49:05 AM »

I might as well ask this one

I get a wierd vertical refresh glictch when I pan my views looking at the ground

I see the ground textures seperated

it's hard to describe

anyway, not sure how to fix it but you guys know everything in here.

also, is there any way to improve my network performance? I get upwards of 80-100fps offline, 30-50 online. is that a network card hangup and how would i go about tweaking it?

PIII800Mhz
256mb ram
Geforce2 GTS 32mb
Netgear FA311 10/100 network card