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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: MrLars on September 05, 2002, 11:57:42 AM

Title: Upgrading CPU? Analog Joysticks....
Post by: MrLars on September 05, 2002, 11:57:42 AM

....with FFB may have a problem.

I upgraded to a 2gig Northwood + a RDRAM system and had problems with dissapointing frame rates and in game screen freezes This would happen randomly at about 6x an hour.

I tried everything from swaping out individual components to reloading the OS, nothing helped.

Then I read in another thread that someones poor frame rate was fixed by dissabling FFB...I tried it and wouldn't ya know....my FPS gained 10-15% and the freezes stoped...I'm happy BUT, ever try flying with an old CH FFX w/o FFB? It's like a wet noodle or like George Burns would say..."It's like shootin' pool with a rope".

So beware CH FFX users , when you upgrade your box there's a high likelyhood of your old analog CH FFB sticks not working right...seems that the drivers and FFB protocol aren't compatable with fast machines.

2gig Northwood @2100
512 RDRAM 800...420 FSB
GeForce3 Ti200....29.42 Dets
SB Live Xgamer 5.1...latest drivers and only drivers, no extras
External Serial Modem
CH Analog gear Gameport connect

Title: Upgrading CPU? Analog Joysticks....
Post by: hardcase on September 05, 2002, 02:44:14 PM

what do you have running in background? Fastfind, taskmaster?

hardcase

Title: Upgrading CPU? Analog Joysticks....
Post by: Lars on September 05, 2002, 02:58:52 PM

Just the bare essentials...systray, Explorer and a runDll for my Dets quick tweek...on a '98SE system.