horseflesh
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- Feb 25, 2005
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Fellas,
I just upgraded from an ATI X850XT 256MB to the 8800GT 512MB and things don't seem to be greatly improved. I just wanted a reality check before I go reinstalling drivers or even flattening the system.
OS: WinXP pro, fairly recent install with minimal crap
CPU: AMD 4200+ X2 (2.2 Ghz dual core)
RAM: 1.5 GB, non interleaved obviously
Chipset: nForce 430 (the kind with 6150 graphics built in--used to be a home theater system)
3d: eVGA 8800GT 512MB, stock speeds
Driver: 169 series--a recent beta version. Don't have the number handy but I think it is only a few days old
3dMark 06 free version: 6450 (unfortunately I never benched the old card to compare)
Crysis and Team Fortress 2 feel about the same as they did with the X850XT. I am running Crysis at 1280x720 and TF2 at 1920x1080.
Crysis recommends Medium but the game is almost unplayable at those settings. Seriously, it does not feel any better than the old card, though I didn't run tests.
TF2 drops frame rate any time there is a big open space, as it did on the old card. I tried TF2 at 1280x720 and still had to turn things down to medium to get a consistently good frame rate. I would think that at this lower res, I ought to be able to max out everything except AA/AF. Vsync doesn't seem to make much of a difference.
Do things sound about right, or is something rotten? Thanks for any observations or tips... Maybe I'm going to the driver rodeo tonight after work.
Maybe my crappy motherboard is to blame--I could be asking a lot of the nForce 430. (I have a 4 Ultra board in another machine that I could try, but maybe it's just time to upgrade...)
I just upgraded from an ATI X850XT 256MB to the 8800GT 512MB and things don't seem to be greatly improved. I just wanted a reality check before I go reinstalling drivers or even flattening the system.
OS: WinXP pro, fairly recent install with minimal crap
CPU: AMD 4200+ X2 (2.2 Ghz dual core)
RAM: 1.5 GB, non interleaved obviously
Chipset: nForce 430 (the kind with 6150 graphics built in--used to be a home theater system)
3d: eVGA 8800GT 512MB, stock speeds
Driver: 169 series--a recent beta version. Don't have the number handy but I think it is only a few days old
3dMark 06 free version: 6450 (unfortunately I never benched the old card to compare)
Crysis and Team Fortress 2 feel about the same as they did with the X850XT. I am running Crysis at 1280x720 and TF2 at 1920x1080.
Crysis recommends Medium but the game is almost unplayable at those settings. Seriously, it does not feel any better than the old card, though I didn't run tests.
TF2 drops frame rate any time there is a big open space, as it did on the old card. I tried TF2 at 1280x720 and still had to turn things down to medium to get a consistently good frame rate. I would think that at this lower res, I ought to be able to max out everything except AA/AF. Vsync doesn't seem to make much of a difference.
Do things sound about right, or is something rotten? Thanks for any observations or tips... Maybe I'm going to the driver rodeo tonight after work.
Maybe my crappy motherboard is to blame--I could be asking a lot of the nForce 430. (I have a 4 Ultra board in another machine that I could try, but maybe it's just time to upgrade...)