Author Topic: Wanting best connection and higher frames (Read 436 times)

2Byoda · « **on:** December 18, 2001, 05:49:00 AM »

Get 40's at best with 56k modem.
Just upped ram 758mg and added gforse 2 video card 64mg. Yet no changes appear in frames? Any Ideas? Thanks

maddog · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2001, 11:00:00 AM »

CPU?, sys specs?

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2Byoda · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2001, 11:28:00 AM »

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Originally posted by maddog:
CPU?, sys specs?

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pentium III 500mg/hertz windows 98 56k modem

blackfalcon4 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2001, 03:48:00 PM »

YOYO

bring that ram dwn to 512mb
win98se can only address up to that.
have seen a few people actiually lose fps cuz of 2 much ram
use the 21.83 drivers for card
the 500mhz is gonna limit ya, if u can and the mobo will take it, upgrade ur cpu, or u can try oc'n it but i dont think those oc well.

maddog · « **Reply #4 on:** December 18, 2001, 04:53:00 PM »

Exactly, 500Mhz is probably too slow to keep up with graphics.... Bloom is authority on this but I think you will find cpu limiting factor.... 40 fps isn't bad for that system..
MD

akak · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2001, 10:33:00 AM »

500MHz isn't too slow to keep up with the graphics in here. I've got a 500MHz Celeron with 256megs of RAM and a 32-bit Geforce2 MX200 and get a consistant 35fps on deck and 45fps in the sky.

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Originally posted by maddog:
Exactly, 500Mhz is probably too slow to keep up with graphics.... Bloom is authority on this but I think you will find cpu limiting factor.... 40 fps isn't bad for that system..
MD

mrsid2 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 20, 2001, 01:24:00 AM »

yoda was that gf2 mx?

2Byoda · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2001, 02:08:00 AM »

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yoda was that gf2 mx?

yes it is gf2 mx

mrsid2 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 20, 2001, 06:56:00 AM »

The mx series is just as bad a performer as the old gforce256 - won't do you much good.

With a really powerful cpu you'll get framerates up to 75 (teens in smoke) but that'll be just a waste of cpu.

You should have taken a real geforce2 or 3 if you want real improvement. More cpu power is required also. Bad part is though that even if you upgrade your cpu now, it won't make that much of a difference because you bought the mx.

2Byoda · « **Reply #9 on:** December 20, 2001, 09:02:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Mr RiplEy:
The mx series is just as bad a performer as the old gforce256 - won't do you much good.

With a really powerful cpu you'll get framerates up to 75 (teens in smoke) but that'll be just a waste of cpu.

You should have taken a real geforce2 or 3 if you want real improvement. More cpu power is required also. Bad part is though that even if you upgrade your cpu now, it won't make that much of a difference because you bought the mx.

My previous video card was nvida tnt 16meg
My previous ram was 128. Comment please
Yodac

bloom25 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 20, 2001, 09:04:00 PM »

A P3 500 is not fast enough to warrant dumping money into a GF 3, that's for sure. You are entirely CPU bound on that system.

Adding that much ram to Windows 98 (or 95 or ME) will make no difference. In fact 768 MB is the absolute limit that Windows 98 and ME can handle without tweaking system files to prevent, of all things, an "Out of Memory" error.

That frame rate sounds about right with those system specs. The game *should* be very smooth for you as long as you aren't in dense smoke areas. (My secondary system is a P3 450 with a Tnt 2 Ultra video card and it gets around 35 fps and is very playable.)

Modem speed makes no difference in framerate.