Hardware trouble deluxe

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 2:30 am

Hellow, Ive bought myself a new computer

Asus K8v SE deluxe; AMD64 3200+; MSI Radeon 9800Pro TD;
1024 DDR, I also use Windows XP Service pack2,

Now I tried alot of drivers for my GFX card (like Catyst 4.7 ~ 4.9, Omega, the official MSI driver)
well Im not gettin more then 90 FPS in timerefresh.. other games work very well..
I alreaddy turned V sync off...
and it's laggy as hell ..
Alliasing is disabled too..

anyone could help me? Or got same problem?

help plz.. i need to play aq2 badly ;(

Jazzie · Post by **Jazzie** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 3:17 am

Is the timerefresh giving you values around 90 or exactly the same value every time?
If you get the exact same value very time something with vsync should be wack.

Post by **Den** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 3:36 am

try installing ur mobo drivers, that will give u a stable fps

peep · Post by **peep** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 3:42 am

Someone had a similar problem a few threads back. Try looking around in the forum.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:28 am

I already installed my mobo drivers correctly..
Peep.. I know.. the Thread by Endy... but It dosent help at all..

yeah.. im gettin like 88~95 everywhere I try it..
and it's so many lags .. like 20% pl :<

Post by **Beavisss** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:29 am

Chris wrote:I already installed my mobo drivers correctly..
Peep.. I know.. the Thread by Endy... but It dosent help at all..

yeah.. im gettin like 88~95 everywhere I try it..
and it's so many lags .. like 20% pl :<

That sux

Post by **Clown** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:50 am

Just to let you guys know, I've already offered my advice on IRC and shown him the other thread. I'll put it here so there isn't any confusion.

Install latest chipset drivers.
Uninstall the current ATI Catalysts, and reinstall Cats 4.7.
Make sure the card is getting the right power. Try another molex cable from your PSU.
Make sure the card is seated properly.
Make sure the card isn't overheating, is the fan working?
Make sure you're using AGP 8x.
Make sure V-sync is off.

I'm pretty sure it's another strange driver problem, as his games are fine when they aren't OpenGL. Are you CERTAIN you're using 4.7, Chris? Right click desktop > Properties > Settings > Advanced > Options > It tells you Catalyst version there. It might be worth a try of uninstalling them from the control panel (All ATI Software) and installing the ones that I can send you.

alekchi · Post by **alekchi** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:10 am

I have problem that even though I have turned v_sync off, it turns it on all the time. This means everytime I start q2, I have alt-tab to video options and turn it on, and then back to off and vid_restart in q2 and I have it off.

Post by **Den** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:30 am

mayby this will help:

http://den.m00ki.de/ati/

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:09 am

hehe thanks..
well clown ......... U already told me that on mIRC.. and I already did that.. but it didnt help at all.. thanks..
den, ye.. I tried your settings.. but still only 90 fps ;(

I talked with Stingert.. he got the 98oo too
(14:06:00) (stingert) hehe i have the some problem
(14:06:14) (stingert) the ati drivers
(14:06:19) (stingert) 100 fps

geeeez whats wrong.. atleast im not the only one

Post by **Clown** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:59 am

Uninstall the software. Let me send you my drivers. It worked for Endy.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 12:34 pm

oh Lord..

Now I tried alot of drivers for my GFX card (like Catyst 4.7 ~ 4.9, Omega, the official MSI driver)

Whats tah name of ur Driver?

Sulfate · Post by **Sulfate** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:34 am

i got low fps with my ati too
only thing what i did is

set gl_ext_pointparameters "0"

and now i got 700 fps with the time refresh in aq2... the rest of the games is working perfect with V-sync off

Dirty_Lobster · Post by **Dirty_Lobster** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 5:31 am

Hm, i'm also having trouble with my other machine.. P
P4 2 GHz
ATI radeon 8500

I know it's abit older than the 9800, but the problem that occurs is the same, low fps. and huge fps drops randomly... making gameplay a pain..

Tried this gl_ext_pointparameters and it helps.. A LOT

What does this cmd do more exact..?

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:43 am

hello...
i finally fixed my probs

well.. im just writing it down.. maybe other peeps will find some answers

I mad format C:
then I installed everything correctly again..

Sulfate that "gl_ext_pointparameters 0" didn't helped at all
but I found out theres a similarly command ^^
here it goes
set gl_ext_pointparameters 0
yeah right without the _ mark.
now I got around 800 frames per second via timerefresh

thanks for the help!