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jh0n9

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im juz wondering why my fps in Counter Strike 1.6 is low. i get 20-60 fps. which is really bad.. i did fps_max 101 already but it doesnt make any difference.. i pass the requirements. my video card is fine i think. its not dusty or anything. fan works. everything works. but my ram are differents brands which sums up to 2GB. but people are telling me that having different brands wont give me any problems. but yea. here's my specs. and pelase help me.

My Comp Specs:

Pentium IV 2.7Ghz
2GB RAM
ATI Radeon x1600/1650 Series AGP 512RAM

I Think that is way past the requirements.. why am i gettin bad FPS! when i know i should be gettin 100fps st8 up. HELP ME.
 
could also be that p4 holding u back. upgrade to something faster.
 
what..... cmon.. i get 100 fps str8 up with my brothers comp his specs are far worst than mine.
my Bro Specs:
2.0Ghz
1GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce 6200

.... HELP ME.
 
you should be happy with what you are getting in that game.Hey here is a idead go get crysis and try to play that
 
Ram shouldnt affect your system that much,,,,


I would load CPU-Z and see what each stick is set too....You should always RUN RAM @ the Highest Freqency of the lowest Values stick when using different brands...Speeds..


Example:

If i take1 stick of 800mhz(400) +1 stick 1066mhz(533) i would only be able to run @ 800mhz( because you dont know if the 800mhz will do 1066mhz... ByThe same rules this goes for 400/533/667mhz and 800mhz...

You should always set the Ram to the Highest MHZ Speed of the LOWEST STICK YOU HAVE..Setting the Ram Manualy and then tighten the timing to what the Lowest speed ram can do for best overall performance....

Once thats taken care of then you can look in your sytem to see what else can be optimized ..Like MOBO Drivers Videocard drivers and so forth...Even Defraging the HD is know to speed up game access...A clean sytem with little resources running is a smooth sytem for gaming..Even if it has a low CPU you can still tweak things to get the most Bang for your Buck...

Note: Even simple settings like Vysync ON or OFF and setting different game Filters affect lower end VideoCards drasticly even with CSS/AA/BF1942/and so on...Tweaking gets more involved when less HorsePower is at Hand(CPU/Vidcard/Ram)



P.S. Check your ATI Cat settings ,,I can post sceenies of Cat settings later..
set sliders to the Left Except for ANTI-ALIASING set to 6x (High) Anisotropic to 16x(HIGH)and Make shure AI is set to Advanced and Not Disabled...Use PERFORMANCE for MIMAP and VERTICLE REFRESH....Play your Game and USE Default game settings or low AA/AF with no Tripple Buffering in the game menu..

If you Need More FPS Turn the AA/AF lower if needed but only in CatControlCenter not in game...The Game Menu needs at least low settings for best performance with a Low GPU Card like the XT1650 ... My Single Core 1640LE uses a XT1550 but PCi-E and its Smooth in AA/CSS/TombRaider Legensx64bit/FarCry-Med-Low settings and some other games..But i play @756x1024 with that card when i used it for games..

!gOtVolTage!
 
jh0n9 said:
what..... cmon.. i get 100 fps str8 up with my brothers comp his specs are far worst than mine.
my Bro Specs:
2.0Ghz
1GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce 6200

.... HELP ME.
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um maybe it could be the resolution and detail settings u r running @

when was the last time u installed the os?
 
imm i just reformated my comp soo.. there is basically nuffin in it.. but CS..
 
Have you tried installing video card drivers? And why does your computer have muffins in it in the first place?
 
jh0n9 said:
imm i just reformated my comp soo.. there is basically nuffin in it.. but CS..
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CatCC settings for 8.1 /8.5 or higher... just Set AA/AF Lower if needed .ALL settings will be the same Vista/XP 32/64bit..You can toggle Advance and Standard AI ..I usually run advanced with a single card, better picture and uses the Shaders to help keep things crisp and fluid like(ATI's seem to like Higher settings in Cat with lower settings in Game menus)..

I Recomend Using 1024x768 for (((X1550-X1650 AGP/PCi-E))) and 60/70HZ on a LCD or 80HZ+ on CRT.....

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Make shure All your Drivers for Mobo Chipset are up to date (ATI/Nvidia)

I use the above settings on my 1640LE with 2gigs ram and X1550...Games better than my 7800 AGP when i had that up. The resolution plays a big factor ...

AAscreen shots ..I had a 8600GTS which gets the Same FPS some times Higher but the Colors get washed out compared to the X1550..The 7950 seemed to produce simalar colaration but was twice as fast...Speed isnt everything though.

X1550 with 21"widescreen @1024x768 70hz Settings used from screen above!

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AA32bitx64XpPro.jpg


Heres the real kicker,, this is my 7950 with Max settings @1024x768..Only differance is the FPS..Get the Best picture and tune it to smoothness when using a low Eng GPU....I Ignore FPS if everything plays Smooth and Crisp...

dusk172fps16x.jpg


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Its not always about the Highest FPS ,, Its how good, smooth , crisp it plays at a Average FPS.. With VysyncOFF 85-99fps was my average for the X1550 with all max settings..You will have to tweak your game settings but in the end it does pay off..Remeber this is with a single core @2.8ghz;)

Hahha ,, Muffins,, I wish mine made pocorn to go with the Beer it drinks when i spill in fire fights..:p
 
jh0n9 said:
what..... cmon.. i get 100 fps str8 up with my brothers comp his specs are far worst than mine.
my Bro Specs:
2.0Ghz
1GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce 6200

.... HELP ME.
Click to expand...

Then it is him you should be asking for advice then or play on your brother's computer.
 
jh0n9 said:
imm i just reformated my comp soo.. there is basically nuffin in it.. but CS..
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Maplewalnut said:
Have you tried installing video card drivers? And why does your computer have muffins in it in the first place?
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I lol'd.

If your running in software render mode your going to have problems.

If your in D3D or Open GL, switch to the other one.

If its a fresh install, make sure you've updated everything, .net framework, audio, lan, and other chipset drivers etc.

Update your video card drivers.

Download CPU-Z and make sure your graphics card is running at 8X. 4X will cause your problems and is going to require a new mainboard (probably).
Heres an example, mines PCI-e, 16X, 16X. Yours should say AGP, 8X, 8X in the same box. Its under the mainboard tab
cpuzgraphicinterfaceex.jpg

sorry I cant take a shot of an agp box for you, my stupid syster has my last one :(.

Normally If I were you I'd ask you to take a multimeter to your PSU 12V leads but I'm assuming you can't do that...
 
jh0n9 said:
im juz wondering why my fps in Counter Strike 1.6 is low. i get 20-60 fps. which is really bad.. i did fps_max 101 already but it doesnt make any difference.. i pass the requirements. my video card is fine i think. its not dusty or anything. fan works. everything works. but my ram are differents brands which sums up to 2GB. but people are telling me that having different brands wont give me any problems. but yea. here's my specs. and pelase help me.

My Comp Specs:

Pentium IV 2.7Ghz
2GB RAM
ATI Radeon x1600/1650 Series AGP 512RAM

I Think that is way past the requirements.. why am i gettin bad FPS! when i know i should be gettin 100fps st8 up. HELP ME.
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Pretty sure it's your ram.

btw fps_max 101 stops your fps from going any higher. So your maximum FPS would be 101, fps_max 150 your fps maximum would be 150 and so on and so on..

I had 2 different types of ram ([PNY]512 stick with a [PATRIOT]1 gig stick) and I really don't know why but everytime i would plug in my 1 gig stick in everything would run faster except for cs(source). It would say 50-70 fps but it was running at 10-20. Whenever i took it out it would say 50-60 fps and ran at 50-60 fps.

This is what i think though.

Also, to the people who are saying your processor sux and video cards and whatever else your thinking.

Minimum: 500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
 
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