Thread: FPS LOW!!

I was playing SF and everytime the action got heavy my fps would go down to 13 or even lower. I think it has always been kinda low but I want to get it a little higher, because when it gets too low I end up getting knifed by some noob like reiskis. My computer isn't a overclocked, watercooled monster like some of you but when I got bf2 I made sure I had more than enough of everything to play it on high settings. Maybe I need to upgrade something and I don't know it like the video card, but I think I just need some tweaking. So my question is...What is a normal FPS?

I tried reserving one processor for the game instead of running it on both but that did nothing. Here is my setup.


Manufacturer:
Dell Inc
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory:
2046MB RAM
Hard Drive:
244 GB
Video Card:
256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO
Monitor:
Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card:
SigmaTel Audio
Speakers/Headphones:
Logitech
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System:
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp.050622-1524)

Your video card came out when this game was made, and at that time it barley met the required system specs.

I suggest upgrading your video card / or lower your onboard sound quality.

Originally Posted by Kelderos

Turn off Anti-analysis.
Turn off shadows
Turn off Lighting.

See what that does for you. I'm assuming you put them on when you put everything on high. They are hard on the system compared to the other stuff. If that fails,

Will this affect my gameplay? I will try this when I play next. thanks

Originally Posted by Warprosper

Your video card came out when this game was made, and at that time it barley met the required system specs.

I suggest upgrading your video card / or lower your onboard sound quality.

Yea, I went on new egg to get a look at what is the low end video card and looks like I need a new one, even the 86.00 card are way better.

So bringing down my sound quality will help with my video?

Also, if I got a card it would be one around 100.00, but some, not all, that I saw in that range had bad reviews, like they were dead out of the box, or over heat, have one fan speed, or are loud, can someone point me in the right direction. thanks for the help

Ah mate u have the same problem as i do ! I have ATI x2300 and there is no new drivers for that so that is the biggest problem! But im so used to play everything on low that when i ones play on my friends pc where is everything in high i just can't kill anyone!

And by the way if anyone can give me new drivers for my ATI x2300 i will be more than great full

Originally Posted by Syrringe

Originally Posted by Warprosper

I suggest upgrading your video card / or lower your onboard sound quality.

Yes to the first part...WTF to the 2nd. Why would he have to downgrade a component that has nothing to do with system performance OR fps loss??!


...Theres only one thing I need to know, how many Watts is the power supply those guru's at dell put in there for ya?

As a matter of fact, in the BF2 game, if you crank the audio up to high and you are not running a stand alone sound card with memory on board it will affect gameplay. If you try to set your in game audio to 'hardware' it gets even worse. So yes, it does seriously affect gameplay. I went to a stand alone audio card {Creative Xtreme Gamer} and I can at least go 'hardware' and 'medium' with 'X-Fi' and 'EAX' on. But if someone is running onboard audio, they need to stick with 'software' and 'medium'.

He does have a valid point with his statement about the power supply. Most pre-built systems have shit for a power supply. When gaming and running more powerful video cards as well as many peripherals you definitely need to make sure you are at least running a 500+ watt power supply. I have a 500 Watt and my system does just fine. Another thing to do is to download PCWizard and make sure your POWER Supply is running proper voltage, as that can affect gameplay especially if it's low on the voltage to your motherboard or components since when you play they consume more power. This past fall I had a power supply that was dropping to 11.88 & 10.88 on the voltage while gaming. Needless to say it was a bitch to diagnose. It made gameplay hell for BF2 & PR. Once I replaced the power supply {warranted that bitch out}, everything got a lot better.

ATI 4780 and all your problems are gone.I run it with max settings and AA at 8x with no probs

Buy an iNVIDIA 8800, there going down in price and can perform with the top of the line. Only game out there it can't run top specs it crysis. TMK