Dont know what the heck you all are doing, I have all old stuff in my pc (ya know the stuff thats 6 months or older)
I dont have a High dollar computer, I build my own. 2.6 p4, intel mothaboard 800fsb , pc400 ddr duel channel 512mb, gf2 5200 <--old card paid 49.00 for it , etc.... my frame rates at 800x600 are from, starts at 60 all the way to 120+ ... no 300.00 to 400.00 dollar video card here,..running same graphics as you guys, .
You gotta match what you get, Just like a motor in a car, putting a big 4v carberator on your stock 350 chevy is Not gunna make it faster, unless you put the matching parts in the motor also. Not expensive parts, just matching, and know how to set them up.
only time the my frame rates are low is on the ground view setting, I dont use animated water and my sliders are in the middle, transitions and all are on.
Dell and the rest of the prebuilt store bought systems are not always the big bang computer the sales person tell you they are. They say mostly what you wana hear, not what you need to know and not what the unit will REALLY do and handle. IMO all store bought PCs from dell or you name it, are crap. some may get lucky and get a good one, but 95% of the time your Over paying and getting less. (not to hear the sales people talk though, but thats there job, I guess)
I also have been online gaming for a few years , so im not in the dark here. New expensive vid cards are not always the answer , for sure if your pc is store bought. sigh............ It took me a few to figure it out, so far its working ok.
have you all made sure you,ve checked for all settings available on your current vid card? ...
Just saying hate the computer maker you bought your computer from, dont hate the Game.
And if you built your own pc and still have Frame rate problems, well, hate yourself then I guess, for not matching parts put into your pc. Not everything works together no matter what the box or sales person says, all pc stuff is different even if its on the same shelf. I too have had problems here and there over the years, but not lately on AH2. knock on wood!!
