I need some HELP please !!!!!

[VFJACKAL]

I put a video card in my computer. Its a GeForce4 MX 400 64mb. I believe its a Visiontek Xtasy. (i got it from a friend to try) I saw a framerate increase some from my old Gforce 2 mx 400 but I see some really bad lag in fairly big fights.

I'm wondering if this is video settings , lag from connect , or what.
My specs are....
Intel P3 1ghz
512 sdram
Windows XP
30.82 vid drivers I think (nvidia)
GeForce4 MX440
21" NEC Multisync Monitor
1024 X 768 colors 32 bit
Cable

Should I try to set my connect to something besides autosense on my Netgear card?
I mean it was LAG city at A4 today....I suck already much less have that bad of lag. Thanks for any help

[hardcase]

Your new video card is not much more powerful than the geforce 2 you had. They share the same chipset with just a few tweaks for the g4c 4 MX. Not being familiar with AH's setup, did you bump up the graphics when you got the new card?

HC

[VFJACKAL]

No Sir...was running at same settings...I have also noticed my pings have gone up as well...they are at abut 100 to 110 now..They were at 40 -  50...When im pretty much in a normal fight...like 6 or 7 in area its fine..but man when there are a bunch its lag city and FPS drops.   Also my screen now flickers..not just since this card but as of late...SHould I change monitor settings?   I mean Im dumb as a rack at puters so I havent a clue.

Funny thing is I'm a Supervisor of a computer room.  Want a mainframe IPL'ed or Server bounced Im your guy...Home pc's?   IM STUPID.   LOL    thanks again

[beet1e]

VF Jackal!  IPL indeed - Initial Program Load. Not many people know that I was a DB2DBA for a number of years and also did a *bit* of SysProg work.

I take it you have Direct X 8.1? Makes a big difference over 8.0. Not sure about DX 8.2+ because the latest DX mentioned on Microsoft's website is 8.1.   Using the correct version of DX will certainly up your frame rate.

I've got a 1.2GHz Athlon, A7V133 mobo, Elsa Gladiac Ultra vid card - and I get 60-80fps ordinarily, dropping to about 40 when a buggered up airfield comes into view and there are lots of other planes/GVs present.  My spec is 1½ years old now, and if I can get this sort of performance, I would have thought you could too.

Anyway, back to mainframes. The most efficient IBM utility ever written was IEFBR14.

[hardcase]

Get the lastest mobo drivers. You have no idea the improvement.

HC

[beet1e]

hardcase - was that to me or to jackal?  I don't know what mobo Jackal has, but... we are talking about the VIA drivers, in the case of the Asus A7Vxxx mobos?

[VFJACKAL]

LOL  IEFBR14T.....

MVS..JES.....and IBM Mainframe...327 servers...Virtual this..virtual that...Vary commands...SMF..Datasets....D B2...CICS...LMAO...list goes on and on.

Harcase...MOBO?  wth is that?

Never mind..I figured it out.  I'll try the newest nvidia drivers tonight...Theres a new driver for my network card as well Netgear FA311.  Maybe that will help also.

[FTRef]

You mean IEBGENER, TSO/ISPF JES2, JCL

Im a mainframer comming into the PC world.

[Hortlund]

Look mom, nerds.