NFSU2 on 6800U = 2FPS!?!?!

[Viper87227]

I downloaded the demo of NFSU2, and it hardly runs at all. On...

A64 2800+ @ 2.2
KV8 Pro
6800U 430.1110
KHX3200 2-2-2-5

Takes forever to load, and I get like 2FPS. I have tried new drivers, formatting, everything. I really want to buy game, and hoping its a bug in the demo, but I am afraid to spend the cash if the retail game will run like this. Anyone else had this problem?

 

[SuX0rz]

Try up dating the drivers for your controller if you use one. I had the same problem with NFSU2 and with my thrustmaster Dual Power 2. Took me forever to figure it out that it was my controller.

 

[drizzt81]

NFSU2 runs funky on my 6800OC as well.. and i got the retail.. sometimes i get like 80fps.. then 20 fps... :/ but my installation is fooked up

 

[DragonNOA1]

Demo worked fine on my 6800GT oc

 

[Jawad]

turn off light trails and motion blur in the settings
that should speed up things

 

[ThirtySixBelow]

turn off light trails and motion blur in the settings
that should speed up things

I wouldn't think you would need to be doing too much visual sacrificing when you have a 6800U....

 

[Dan_D]

I wouldn't think you would need to be doing too much visual sacrificing when you have a 6800U....

No, normally you wouldn't. It's possible the game has problems rendering certain effects on a 6800 series card though. Which means the suggestion of turning off those features could make sense and might work.

 

[Groovechamp]

That's interesting. I bought the full version of Underground 2 and I was getting bad frame rates (although it loaded ok). I have:

Athlon 2800+ Barton (333)
Power Color 9800 pro
1 gig (2x512) Corsair value ram
Shuttle an35n-ultra (nforce2)
80 gig maxtor ata/133
250 gig maxtor ata/133

I had to turn down all the details in order to make it run smoothly. Essentially I had it down to Geforce 2 friendly detail. I found out later that my 80 gig harddrive wasn't seated properly in my drivebay (although the game was installed on my 250 gig). Once I fixed this, the problem went away. It was interesting though because half-life 2 ran just fine while Underground 2 was having this problem. Windows would also lock up on bootup sometimes. It may be a long shot but check your hd connections. Sorry that's all I got.

 

[SuX0rz]

Do you have a controller? You should really give that a shot because the exact same thing happened to me. 2FPS on my 6800U. Trust me you shouldn't have to turn your setting down with that card. Its a conflict of some sort.

 

[arentol]

I have the same Mobo, a 3000+ Processor at 2.45ghz, and a 6800U card and I have no problems with NFSU2. Chances are it's some other piece of hardware or a driver causing the problem.

 

[insanarchist]

Try turning off your other TWO monitors as well (assuming your sig is up to date...)

 

[Pantherboy]

Yeah.. chances are def. in favor of something with your system... I had a Geforce TI 4200 and I got real good frame rates with it.. before I upgraded to my BFG 6800GT... I'd Check my system first...


Oh.. about the HD seating... i don't think thats what was causing your problem... A HD not sitting properly in your case will not cause you trouble with games... or anything else for that matter unless the cable is grounding out... Heck.. I had my 30 gig WD hanging by its cables one time and it still loaded windows and run Half-Life with no problems... lol

 

[Viper87227]

weird, it was the controller. I unistalled the drivers and switched to generic gamepad drivers and its running great. 60fps everything maxed. Thanks guys. Picking up the game tomorrow.