Why Is My Fps So Low!

Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">From 99 to 60 with just new drivers.</div> Ok Firstly on my ns i got a constant 99fps and the same with Dod. Now im lucky to get 60. I'm running a AMD Athlon 2400, Geforce FX 5200 128mb, 512mb Of sd ram, AGP 4x. This fps drop only happened when i updated my drivers. I'm not going back to my old drivers because with the old ones Direct 3d didn't work O_o and most games use direct 3d. Yes im running opengl and yes i have fixed the XP Refresh rate bug, but im still getting 30 fps!! Can someone please help!
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Its a problem with the new drivers.

    Try an older version and see if they work.
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    Can you recomend a driver and a link to download it?
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    You can try making sure the drivers are absolutely gone and re-installing them. Removing them with the add/remove program thing in the control panel is not allways enough(I know from personal experience <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->, my graphics card doesn't support openGL my ***).

    <a href='http://www.guru3d.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=67799' target='_blank'>How to uninstall drivers (ATi and Nvidia)</a>

    You might try downgradeing just a bit to see if a version fixes both problems. I can't recommend a version but I'm pretty sure the folks at guru3d or nvnews forums would know.

    this might be usefull <a href='http://www.guru3d.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=43125' target='_blank'>Nivida driver problems solved </a>
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  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited December 2003
    in windows XP, there's a little "uninstall drivers" button you can click if you introsepct a device in the device manager.

    EDIT: to add helpful content, did the patch turn vsync on by default? Check your card settings under monitor.
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    edited December 2003
    Perhaps before you had vsync disabled and installing the drivers has enabled it again?

    Damn you Redford, that line about vsync wasn't there when i posted. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited December 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->in windows XP, there's a little "uninstall drivers" button you can click if you introsepct a device in the device manager.

    EDIT: to add helpful content, did the patch turn vsync on by default? Check your card settings under monitor. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I would trust detonator R.I.P to do a better job than windows XP(which I would guess just calls the supplied uninstaller from nvidia as would the control panel install/remove program but I'm not at all sure).

    edit: lol --> "4 Members: Soylent green, esuna, Redford, Daza400" , omg it's just like talking in teh real-time!!111 <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • tankefugltankefugl One Script To Rule Them All... Trondheim, Norway Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8641Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    ALL driver installations from nVidia re-enables vsync. So if you got it down to 60fps, just disable it again.
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    I already turned off vsync and still 60 fps im downloading an old driver. Deleteing the new one hopefully this will make it work better <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->.
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    w00t it worked thanks <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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