frame rate drop

[Thor84]

before the new version, average 45 fps with detailed terrrain and detailed water..... never dropped below 30fps

since he most recent version and updates...... frame rate drops under 30fps with detailed terrain and water turned off.

what do i do now?  
 

heres part of my dxdiag
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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/25/2011, 19:16:20
       Machine name:
   Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: INTEL_
       System Model: D945GTP_
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
             Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3326MB RAM
          Page File: 736MB used, 5913MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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

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Display Devices
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          Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series  
       Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
          Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9498)
           DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9498&SUBSYS_9498174B&REV_00
     Display Memory: 2424 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 1017 MB
      Shared Memory: 1407 MB
       Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (85Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: COMPAQ FS7555
         Monitor Id: HWP263B
        Native Mode: 1024 x 768(p) (84.997Hz)
        Output Type: HD15
        Driver Name: aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atiumdva.cap
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.0024 (English)
     Driver Version: 8.732.0.0
        DDI Version: 10.1
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 5/4/2010 21:19:38, 506880 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp:
  Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D7D8-11CF-E374-92B4BEC2C535}
          Vendor ID: 0x1002
          Device ID: 0x9498
          SubSys ID: 0x9498174B
        Revision ID: 0x0000
 Driver Strong Name: oem4.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTx86.6.1:ati2mtag_R7X:8.732.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_9498
     Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C


my display settings are 1024x768 with 512 texture

[Thor84]

has gotten even worse with the latest patch.

[Thor84]

really need help with this.... game is dropping down to 15 fps and getting close to unplayable. i have all anti aliasing turned as low as it can go or off... everything in my grafix card is set to max performance and ive been forced to run the game without detail now and the frame rate still drops to as low as 10fps just flying over a destroyed base.

[Skuzzy]

Sounds like you might have some active processes chewing up CPU time, running in the background.

What is the exact model of the video card?

Bring up the task manager and select the "Processes" tab and see how many are running, along with the CPU time being used, with nothing open on the desktop.  What the percentage used for a minute or two.  It should rarely go to 1, maybe 2%, but mostly stay at 0.

[Thor84]

when using the task manager and viewing the processes it stays at 0-2%

my video card is a radeon HD4650 1gig.

this just started with the new version. i dunno what changed but i was able to run detailed terrain and water and never drop below 30 frames per second. since the gv controls changed it dropped.... not sure why that would happen but everything got really bad with this most recent patch... i cant get above 30 frames per second.     i dont get it... ive done everything i can and it just doesnt make sense. theres no logical reason unless something changed in the programming.   but a month ago i could be in a huge furbal with a desimated base below and not have any issues

[Thor84]

did a fresh install and no improvement.

[Thor84]

no more ideas?