to less fps with WIN XP

[Sephiroth]

I have to less fps with WIN XP (under 40 fps)
With WIN 2k I had 100 fps.

My hardware:

PIV 1500 MHz
256 MB RD-RAM
ATi Radeon VE 64 MB DDR
20 GB IBM HDD
ABIT TH7-II (without RAID)

hope that some1 can help me out ASAP...
thx

[Guybrush]

Check this setting in config.cfg - fps_max "99.0"

It might be set to a lower figure...

:D

[Badger]

Might have to update the motherboard drivers.
Or the graphics card drivers.

[Sephiroth]

fps_max is 100
and I got the newest drivers for grafic card and mobo.
My bro and a friend have the same mobo but diff grafic cards, they dont have this prob.

[Guybrush]

Sounds obvious but have you tried reinstalling direct x?

[Badger]

Coz radeons suck?
Cant reinstall directx with XP, comes with most recent version.
(I think)

[Guybrush]

might also be worth updating xp if you haven't already -

[Dilbert]

Ahhhhh i know what this is i think m8ty

I formatted last week and stuck win2k on after having 98SE on before for half life ... saw my frames go down from a constant 99 to a pathetic 15 to 50 depending on action. ;(

Thought originally it was the ATI patch but that didnt seem to do it (think that may have been the patch before it was releavnt for .. cant remember :-/)so i scoured the net and found somewhere about a config variable that was needed for 2k / XP

ati_npatch 0

Typed teh above in my console and it immedaitely went back to lush 99 fps :)

[InkZ]

Check the techy forum m8. Superflys posted some settings to sort your FPS :)

[Dilbert]

Originally posted by Inkb@tZ
Check the techy forum m8. Superflys posted some settings to sort your FPS :)

Aint this the techy forum :confused:

I reckon it will be that one I put above though, couldnt believe one setting would change it so much..... was getting ready to stick 98SE back on before I found it.

[InkZ]

hmm, sure this was in main forum earlier :|

[Dilbert]

Nope always been here :)

I get like that sometimes though :)

[InkZ]

must be goin mad lol :)

[Sephiroth]

typed ati_npatch 0 but it doesnt work !
No one any ideas ??? :confused:
:( :(

[-[Rasta]-]

via 4in1 drivers? erm I had a lot ov trouble getting my fps up from 20,

There are a few xp specific drivers (nvidea) and an xp fps fix also...

Direct X you dont have to touch cos it's 8.1 in xp...

That radeon nvidea?

[Sephiroth]

No, its ATI chipset.
I also tried different drivers (Plutonium, Omega) and tried to tweak it with Radeon Tweaker...

but nothin changed.

[Badger]

Get a decent nvidia graphics card =)

[2Drunk2Funk]

/edit DOH wrong post for reply :hihihi:

[Sephiroth]

test...

[Sephiroth]

I think I got a solution, if some1 has the same prob....ask me!;)

[SuperFLY]

or better still... post it to help people out instead of being mean and keeping it to urself :P

[Boris]

still looks like xp aint worthy of me installing it on my pc,all this time and still problems :sigh:

[Sephiroth]

its a bit strange but I have to deactivate my firewall (Norton Personal Firewall 2002) and I get 100 FPS (most time)...
so if I activate it I get about >= 50 FPS
strange, isnt it ?

[Giy]

try installing this m8 if you are still having probs


it might not work with youre graphics card tho i think its geforce only

http://www.nvrt.net/