system:
P3 500
384 MB ram
ati rage 128 pro
sb live something something
Winblows XP professional
broadband connection.
here is the problem:
i just "upgraded" to WINXP from 98SE (my comp was messed and i had to fdisk, so i figured why not try XP.)
i used to get around 40-50 fps in normal level flight. Now i get around 12-15. If there is any sort of a fur or smoke it goes down to about 3...totally unplayable. What is worse, stationary ground clutter does the same thing! eg: i was hitting one of the knit cities the other day. I was the only plane there but anytime i pointed my nose down towards the city for a pass, i got about 3 frames and baaaaad stuttering. This didnt happen before XP.
another thing: just for chits and giggles i tried disablng norton auto protect yesterday. I got a slight boost in fps in level flight, but as soon as i got into any sort of fight or too close to the ground, back down to poop frames.
i have all the current drivers for all my shizz.
anyone......HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!