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Poor performance, good system specs
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 4:43 am
by Scarface
Well, i've re-installed quake 4 after upgrading my comp, and i had better performance under my old system then my new one with quake 4.
Specs:
Win XP 64
Asus a8v
AMD64 X2 4200+
6800GS 256mb
2GB pc3200 dual channel ram
SB Audigy ( not using openAL )
200GB Seagate Baracuda SATA
80GB WD IDE
Anyways, even with the smp option on under the 1.2 patch, performance is shit. When I start the game, where i first exit the crashed shuttle, i don't get more then 14fps.
So far the tweaks i've done:
image_usecache 1
image_cachemeg 400
imagecachemink 2048
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 5:37 am
by Scarface
nvm, fixed the problem, just installed the latest 4in1s
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 1:15 pm
by Oeloe
He's referring to the VIA chipset drivers if anyone's wondering.
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:11 pm
by o'dium
Jus tso you know, the GS is a VERY poor card. I've heard of it having a lot of problems performance wise in many a game.
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 10:14 pm
by Scarface
i've had zero problems, and amazing performance in every game i play.
running the card at 423/1190
so you've heard wrong, sorry
edit: oh, and 3dmark05 score of 5436 on a $280 CAD card, you're right, this card is terrible
Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:32 am
by TREASONIST
Sorry to burst your bubble there Scarface but thats not a very good score.Even my system gets 6000+ and I've had it as high as 7000 with my cards overclocked.At one of our LAN's a guy had a 4200+ and dual 7800gtx's and was pushing 14k.
TREASONIST
Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:47 am
by Foo
That may be so, but you're now arguing a completely different point to the one scarface was addressing.
Who fucking cares?
Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 2:28 am
by Scarface
TREASONIST wrote:Sorry to burst your bubble there Scarface but thats not a very good score.Even my system gets 6000+ and I've had it as high as 7000 with my cards overclocked.At one of our LAN's a guy had a 4200+ and dual 7800gtx's and was pushing 14k.
TREASONIST
so, you have 2 vid cards which probably cost you what around 400-500? I have a SINGLE 6800gs AGP which i spent less then 300 for and score in the mid 5000. Thanks, move on
edit: oh did I say it was a stellar score? no, but price for performance, yes. thanks again for comin out
Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 3:10 am
by iluvquake4
Set your game to low quality -- it really doesn't make a huge difference when you are playing - you can still enable other things in advanced options - shadows, high quality effects, etc.
I use low quality and everything else cranked up:
AMD 3800 x2 (dual core), 7800 GT, SB XFI, 2 gigs ram.