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Offline Falcon

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My results
« Reply #105 on: October 24, 2003, 01:49:20 PM »
Did these tests before my 21" monitor died on me on monday night. Sorry for the delay.

My computer specs:

AMD NFORCE2 Motherboard

CPU running at 1.33 GIG

1 gig of Ram

160 gig HD

Geforce4 Ti 4800 SE 128 MB card with latest drivers

Saitek Cyborg 3d Gold USB Stick

WINXP Home with all the updates.

Latest DX9


The tests results:

Test 1:

VIDMEM - 130.4M

Used - 67.9M

Frame Rate - 39


Test 2:

VIDMEM - 130.4M

Used - 65.0M

Frame Rate - 37


Test 3:

VIDMEM - 130.4M

Used - 63.4M

Frame Rate - 46


Test 4:

VIDMEM - 130.4M

Used - 61.0M

Frame Rate - 50
« Last Edit: October 24, 2003, 02:00:29 PM by Falcon »

Offline Grayarea

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« Reply #106 on: October 24, 2003, 02:04:10 PM »
AMD 1300
Asus A7M266
512Mb RAM
2x36GB Seagate drives
Nvidia GeForce 2 Pro
WinXP SP1

Video Memory test 36fps

Test1 36 61.7 61
Test2 38 61.7 51.3
Test3 40 61.7 48.2
Test4 42 61.7 45.7

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« Reply #107 on: October 25, 2003, 07:12:21 AM »
AMD xp1800+
PowerColor Radeon9100 64MbDDR (Light version:-(
512 Mb DDR 333
max texture size Unlimited

Test 1: 31 fps; 61,1; 58,4
Test 2: 32 fps; 61,1; 55,5
Test 3: 42 fps; 61,1; 54,0
Test 4: 42 fps; 61,1; 49,1
Quote from: BaldEagl, applies to myself, too
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"Upgrade" HA!
« Reply #108 on: October 25, 2003, 01:35:54 PM »
Well, I bought more memory and a new video card in an attempt at a cheap upgrade.  But my AH2 framerates actually got worse.  Here's the story:

Old system:  P4-1.7GHz, WinME, DirectX 9.0, 256MB, GeForce3 64MB
New system:  P4-1.7GHz, WinME, DirectX 9.0, 512MB, Radeon 9600 Pro 128MGB

In both systems, frame rate didn't change in the vidmem test so used unlimited in both.  Horizon always checked, disable palettized textures always unchecked.  1024x768x32

Test 1:  Bumps, Transitions, DOS <--
Old System:  FR 43, VM 63.3, VMU 54.8
New System:  FR 34, VM 129.9, VMU 53.1

Test 2:  no bumps, Transitions, DOS <--
Old System:  FR 42, VM 63.3, VMU 44.4
New System:  FR 32, VM 129.9, VMU 49.6

Test 3:  no bumps, no transistions, DOS <--
Old System:  FR 53, VM 63.3, VMU 41.2
New System:  FR 44, VM 129.9, VMU 46.5

Test 4:  no bumps, no transitions, DOS -->
Old System:  FR 80, VM 63.3, VMU 38.7
New System:  FR 73, VM 129.9, VMU 41.6

So, at the bottom line, doubling RAM and putting in the new vidcard resulted in a loss of about 10 FPS across the board..... :mad: :confused: :eek:  I'm currently using the driver that came on the Radeon's CD, which is dated April 03.  I see there's a new one from Oct 03 on the web site, so I'll get it and see if that helps.  BTW, in AH1, things improved with the new system....

In addition, I now have a new problem with the clipboard :rolleyes:  In the tower, the icons on the map constantly flicker with pink/purple/yellow colors.  It's even worse when the clipboard 1st comes up on the splash screen.  Then, the pink/purple/yellow flickering applies to the entire board itself and all the text and links on it.  CHECKING the "disable palettized texture" box SOMETIMES stops this from happening and allows the clipboard to display correctly, but not always.  NOTE:  in the icon colors area, the color patches display correctly without the wrong colors flickering over them.

Here's a pic of the pink/purple/yellow flickering:


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Re: "Upgrade" HA!
« Reply #109 on: October 25, 2003, 01:57:12 PM »
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Originally posted by Bullethead

In addition, I now have a new problem with the clipboard :rolleyes:  In the tower, the icons on the map constantly flicker with pink/purple/yellow colors.  


Hi BH  :)

Uncheck "Gay Clipboard" in preferences  ;)

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Re: Re: "Upgrade" HA!
« Reply #110 on: October 25, 2003, 02:18:47 PM »
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Uncheck "Gay Clipboard" in preferences  ;)
ROFL :rofl  

Nah.... looks OK to me.... I think you've had too much of that lovely Home Brew, BH!  ;)
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New Driver
« Reply #111 on: October 25, 2003, 02:58:34 PM »
OK, got the newest drivers from the ATI site.  This did the following:

#1.  Eliminated "gay clipboard" problem :)

#2.  NO EFFECT at all on frame rates.  All FR, VM, and VMU numbers exactly the same as in my last post.

Funny how a 3-yr old Nvidia card with only 64MB onboard has better FPS than a new ATI card....  :rofl: to keep from crying.

Offline 214thCavalier

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« Reply #112 on: October 25, 2003, 03:04:18 PM »
Yea but if AH2 was a DX9 game then it would be a different story.

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1.991 Frame Rate Tests
« Reply #113 on: October 27, 2003, 04:41:04 PM »
hope this helps: (all with max texture setting unlimited)

Test 1   Frame Rate 36
                       Video Mem 63.8
                       Video Mem Used 54.8

Test 2  Frame Rate 35
                      Video Mem 63.8
                      Video Mem Used 44.3

Test 3  Frame Rate 44
                      Video Mem 63.8
                      Video Mem Used 41.1

Test 4  Frame Rate 60
                      Video Mem 63.8
                      Video Mem Used 38.6

CPU  AMD Athlon 1.33 266MHZ Front Side Bus
Motherboard ASUS A7M266 (latest BIOS)
Memory 768MB DDR
Video Card Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS (latest update)
« Last Edit: October 27, 2003, 04:49:08 PM by 68falcon »
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Offline TPIguy

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« Reply #114 on: October 28, 2003, 01:28:19 PM »
test1
fr 31
130 vid  
53 used

test2
fr 30
130 vid
50 used

test3
fr38
130 vid
47 used

test4
fr 59
130 vid
42 used





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Iwill kk266
640mb pc133 ram
raedon 9600np 128mb w/ omega drivers

I noticed 4x AA and 8x AS increased mem usage slightly, but didnt affect framerate.

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1.991 Frame Rate Tests
« Reply #115 on: October 28, 2003, 03:00:14 PM »
My system:

Asus P4C-800 Motherboard w/800 mhz front side bus, dual channel memory capable

Intel P4 2.8 gig processor

1 gig Corsair high speed, dual channel RAM

Radeon 9800 Pro 128 meg

Windows XP Pro


Test Results:

Skipped Vid Mem Test, have 128 meg

No change in Max Texture Size test

Test # - Frame Rate, Vid Mem, Vid Mem Used

Test 1 - 58, 130.3, 55.4

Test 2 - 56, 130.3, 50.9

Test 3 - 59, 130.3, 47.8

Test 4 - 59, 130.3, 42.9


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« Last Edit: October 28, 2003, 03:02:44 PM by jimclark »

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Re: Re: 1.991 Frame Rate Tests
« Reply #116 on: October 29, 2003, 11:37:11 AM »
Updated video driver and adjusted nvidia setings to achieve the following


AMD XP2400+ (266) (but at 133 x 12.5 = 1.666Mhz)
GF FX5600 256DDR (quincunx AA + 0 x anistropic + medium intellisample + enabled fog emulation @ high image)
512RAM (133)
SB5.1
Old Proview770 (needs gamma (set to 3 on nvidia)to be used can barely see screen at AH Gamma 1 (requires 2.5 minimum))

However at settings requested for test

test #/FR/Vidmem/Vidused

1/48/260/44.0
2/48/260/44.0
3/60/260/42.0
4/84/260/41.0
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frame rate test better late than never?
« Reply #117 on: October 29, 2003, 02:49:20 PM »
SRRY it took so long.
The MAchine p4 2.4 g,512 ram,radeon ati9200/128
Text-unlimited
Test 1 FPS=37, VM=130.3,VMU=52.4
T2       FPS=37, VM=130.3,VMU=49.5
T3       FPS=40/50,VM=130.3,VMU=48.0
T4       FPS=74,VM=130.3,VMU=43.1
TEXT-256
T1       FPS=37,VM=130.3,VMU=30.3
T2       FPS=37,VM=130.3,VMU=27.4
T3       FPS=50/51,VM=130.3,VMU=25.8
T4       FPS=74,VM=130.3,VMU=24.9
TEXT-512
T1       FPS=36,VM=130.3,VMU=48.0
T2       FPS=37,VM=130.3,VMU=45.1
T3       FPS=49,VM=130.3,VMU=43.5
T4       FPS=74,VM=130.3,VMU=41.8
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Frame Rate Test
« Reply #118 on: October 31, 2003, 04:00:21 PM »
System Information report written at: 10/31/2003 03:48:56 PM
[System Summary]

Item   Value
OS Name   Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Version   5.0.2195 Service Pack 4 Build 2195
OS Manufacturer   Microsoft Corporation
System Name   HOME-OZCDU0XY7L
System Manufacturer   AMDVIA
System Model   AWRDACPI
System Type   X86-based PC
Processor   x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~1666 Mhz
BIOS Version   Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Windows Directory   D:\WINNT
System Directory   D:\WINNT\system32
Boot Device   \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
Locale   United States
User Name   HOME-OZCDU0XY7L\Arthur M. Minnich Jr
Time Zone   Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory   523,764 KB
Available Physical Memory   249,884 KB
Total Virtual Memory   1,800,908 KB
Available Virtual Memory   1,271,172 KB
Page File Space   1,277,144 KB
Page File   D:\pagefile.sys
Video Card Radeon 9100 Pro 4x 128MB DDR

Test:
Resolution - 1024 x 768
Color Depth - 32 bit
Frame-rate - Unlimited
Gamma - 1.0
Disable Palettized Textures - Unchecked
Horizon - Checked

Results:
Frame Rate: 30
VidMem: 130.3M Used: 47.1M
TotalVertBuff: 10481k Active: 1715k Inactive: 8765k
TotalTexMem: 56.9M ActiveTexMem: 40.6M
Triangle Cnt: 4900

Test 1:
Bump Mapping - Checked
Transitions - Checked
Displayed Object Size - Slider full left

Results:
Frame Rate: 29
VidMem: 130.3M Used: 50.4M
TotalVertBuff: 10481k Active: 1715k Inactive: 8765k
TotalTexMem: 61.5M ActiveTexMem: 45.2M
Triangle Cnt: 8396

Test 2:
Bump Mapping - Unchecked
Transitions - Checked
Displayed Object Size - Slider full left

Results:
Frame Rate: 29
VidMem: 130.3M Used: 47.6M
TotalVertBuff: 10481k Active: 1715k Inactive: 8765k
TotalTexMem: 61.5M ActiveTexMem: 45.2M
Triangle Cnt: 8295

Test 3:

Bump Mapping - Unchecked
Transitions - Unchecked
Displayed Object Size - Slider full left

Results:
Frame Rate: 42
VidMem: 130.3M Used: 47.3M
TotalVertBuff: 10481k Active: 1716k Inactive: 8765k
TotalTexMem: 61.5M ActiveTexMem: 45.2M
Triangle Cnt: 8167

Test 4:

Bump Mapping - Unchecked
Transitions - Unchecked
Displayed Object Size - Slider full right

Results:
Frame Rate: 59
VidMem: 130.3M Used: 45.6M
TotalVertBuff: 11679k Active: 2941k Inactive: 8737k
TotalTexMem: 61.5M ActiveTexMem: 45.2M
Triangle Cnt: 3757

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Unable to get text to show
« Reply #119 on: October 31, 2003, 07:05:52 PM »
Installed the latest with a fresh uninstall of 1.99.

No text would show - it would appear as green blocks.
All settings were as specified, 1024/768 32bit and unlimited. As result - could not obtain frame rate test like in previous version. Conditions are flyable.

Configuration is as follows:

AMD XP 2400+
ASUS 87N8X2.0
PHOENIX AWARD 6.0o PG
1024 MB DDR
Radeon 9600 128 mb
Driver 6.14.0010.6387 English
DX 9.0b


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