Recent content by snang

Stupid that the FSB on my board forces my RAM to run at 333MHz instead of 400...think that could be causing a slight hinderance?

At the time it was all budget upgrades. Faster CPU, RAM was free, and the video card. Mainly because I wanted to be able to run DoD:S and BF2 better. Upgrading the motherboard would require the purchase of a new CPU, RAM, and Video Card. More than I can spend right now. I just wanted...

Can you recommend a good AGP card that will give me the performance I'm looking for? The only thing that bewilders me is that my brothers crappy Compaq gets better FPS than mine. Every aspect of my PC is better than his.

I did, tried current, beta, and old. No change.

VSync off or on. Forced off, forced on, application controlled, turned off in the game, the FPS never exceeds 60. Odd that the refresh rate on the monitor is 60Hz. Is it DVI limiting that?

The image is a lot nicer yes...I agree. In all honesty, I do notice the difference with vsync, clearly. I couldn't stand using lower refresh rates on a CRT because I could see the flickering. I can't stand using vsync off. The weird thing is... No matter the resolution, settings...

Sorry for the confusion... By other games, I meant games not based on the Source engine. eg, Doom 3, Battlefield 2, etc.

How does that solve the problem with other games? My machine is good enough I shouldn't have to do that, don't you agree?

What console are you referring to? The console for the games? Is there a fix for this instead of having the card pretend I'm using 7? Will this only help with certain games or all?

fps max is at 100... DirectX has been updated. I get questionable performance in Battlefield 2, and Doom 3. Should be able to run them well too. I will try that, but I think the problem is deeper than that. By the way, I appreciate all the responses. I want this resolved so badly.

I can't get over 60FPS in CS 1.6...no matter what. Bounces between 59-60 all the time. Even with vsync off. My monitor is running at 1280x1024 @ 60Hz via DVI. I can tell a difference with vsync off. I can't stand seeing the tearing. It's noticeable to me...big time.

I can't stand gaming without VSync on. Either way, it makes only a 5-8 difference in FPS having it on or off. Doesn't make sense.

It's a brand new install of Windows XP, and a brand new Samsung monitor...I spent almost $400 on the monitor, I hope it doesn't suck... Either way, it's still only a boost of 10FPS with several drastic hardware upgrades... :confused:

I wanna say I remember it being close to 3,000. I've closed every process that wasn't needed in an effort to rule that out. Didn't seem to make a difference. Something else that's odd...I get no performance difference when I change the resolution from 1024x760 to 1280x1024. In older games...

To be honest bro, I don't remember the 3DMark 05 score, I don't wanna lie to you by guessing. Not using any AA or Aniso.