Graphics performance issues on my PC
09 August 2003, 05:54 PM
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I've got a P4 3.06, 512Mb RAM and NVidia GeForce 4 MX 440SE 128MB graphics card, so a fairly high-spec machine.
However on some games my machine is really slowing down:
In Splinter Cell on scenes with a high level of lighting effects e.g. at the top of the elevator before entering Nicoladze's office, it's really bad.
In TOCA Race Driver bits of certain tracks, especially A1-Ring (last 2 bends) and Bathurst (twisty section at top of hill).
Besides turning the effects levels down (should I really need to do this with my spec?), what else can I try to sort this out?
Ta for any advice.
edited to downgrade grphics card :-(
[Edited by Mungo - 9/8/2003 9:44:01 PM]
However on some games my machine is really slowing down:
In Splinter Cell on scenes with a high level of lighting effects e.g. at the top of the elevator before entering Nicoladze's office, it's really bad.
In TOCA Race Driver bits of certain tracks, especially A1-Ring (last 2 bends) and Bathurst (twisty section at top of hill).
Besides turning the effects levels down (should I really need to do this with my spec?), what else can I try to sort this out?
Ta for any advice.
edited to downgrade grphics card :-(
[Edited by Mungo - 9/8/2003 9:44:01 PM]
08 September 2003, 10:20 PM
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Ditch the gfx card as thats the bottle neck on your system. You need something much quicker to make use of the rest of your systems pretty good spec.
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09 September 2003, 08:26 AM
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just to add, when playing modern games the graphics card will always hold the key - once the CPU etc has passed a certain level (around 1.5Ghz and 512MB ram).. your pc would be better suited for games if it was 1.5Ghz and had a cheap 64Mb GF4ti4200...
09 September 2003, 09:28 AM
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You can adjust the frequencies of your graphics card but you need to add a "DWORD" line to your registry. For nvidia cards this will make the advanced configuration options visible. I do not have the exact details but I am sure that you could find something on the web. However you must be very careful when you do this as you can fry your card.
Forget what I said above. Didn't realise it was such a bad card.
[Edited by lightning - 9/9/2003 9:49:42 AM]
Forget what I said above. Didn't realise it was such a bad card.
[Edited by lightning - 9/9/2003 9:49:42 AM]
09 September 2003, 09:35 AM
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Yep that graphics card is a complete and utter dog. Barely more than Geforce 2 MX with a slightly modified core, more ram and agp8x interface. The design was dated before they were even released
Also, I wouldn't try overclocking it at all. Not all graphics over well/at all by any means and you would be wasting your time expecting even succesful overclocking of THAT card to produce any noticeable difference.
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/...charts-04.html
and
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/...charts-05.html
Show you how much of a dog that card is
Sorry to seem so blunt, but as it has been mentioned, you are killing the true performance of that machine using that card.
Cheers,
Nick
Also, I wouldn't try overclocking it at all. Not all graphics over well/at all by any means and you would be wasting your time expecting even succesful overclocking of THAT card to produce any noticeable difference.
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/...charts-04.html
and
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/...charts-05.html
Show you how much of a dog that card is
Sorry to seem so blunt, but as it has been mentioned, you are killing the true performance of that machine using that card.
Cheers,
Nick
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09 September 2003, 09:43 PM
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Cheers for that guys. I guess I was suckered by the 128MB spec of it.
What do you suggest as a replacement for decent gaming without totally breaking the bank?
Radeon 9700 for £154 (Pro is a bit of a bank-breaker)
GeForce FX5600 for £139
Are kind of okay on price.
Review of 9800 would be welcome - can I ask how much and where from?
BTW - what's ViVo?
[Edited by Mungo - 9/9/2003 10:06:00 PM]
What do you suggest as a replacement for decent gaming without totally breaking the bank?
Radeon 9700 for £154 (Pro is a bit of a bank-breaker)
GeForce FX5600 for £139
Are kind of okay on price.
Review of 9800 would be welcome - can I ask how much and where from?
BTW - what's ViVo?
[Edited by Mungo - 9/9/2003 10:06:00 PM]
09 September 2003, 09:52 PM
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Mungo if you can go to it i've seen a couple of 9700 pro for under 200 rare as hen teeth i think as now 9700 is a vivo card and circa 300, also 9800 non pro is getting very good reviews from where i've been nosing if oyu can wait i'll be buying one of these within the week for a mates system (xp2500) and i'll let you know how it fairs
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if oyu can wait i'll be buying one of these within the week for a mates system (xp2500) and i'll let you know how it fairsSi
10 September 2003, 06:36 PM
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Cheers Nick. Should I be worried about 128MB versus 256MB, or am I just hung up on memory and in need of focusing on the card itself more?
£169 for the 9700 Pro does seem a good price...
£169 for the 9700 Pro does seem a good price...
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...category=27387 Brand New £177 Inc Delivery
Seems good, but if you give that a miss, there has been a seller on there called kilbridegolf who I have bought a few things off and everything has been perfect. I am only mentioning his name because he was also selling some brand new 9700pro's on there for about £175. I got 2 mates to buy them from him and they too were perfect.
Cheers,
Nick
[Edited by Mr Footlong - 9/10/2003 9:11:31 AM]
Seems good, but if you give that a miss, there has been a seller on there called kilbridegolf who I have bought a few things off and everything has been perfect. I am only mentioning his name because he was also selling some brand new 9700pro's on there for about £175. I got 2 mates to buy them from him and they too were perfect.
Cheers,
Nick
[Edited by Mr Footlong - 9/10/2003 9:11:31 AM]
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