Bastion (K)
10-08-2004, 06:12 PM
Ok here's tha basic system setup:
Celeron 2.8 ghz ( I know celeron sux but hey it was like $400 for whole thing)
80 gig HD
1.5 gig DDR 2700 ram
Win Xp sp2
Directx 9c
BFG 6800 GT OC (411/1100)
Driver version forceware 66.81
I followed the Rivatuner ideas about blitting and all that hoping it would improve things but even at low settings 800x600 everything off except fogging distance. I get avg fps 25 and when im in a area where anything is happening it drops to 15-17 FPS ....
Something is very wrong here, With that system and Vidoe card i Should be rolling at least 40FPS all the time I think.
Any ideas on What im doing wrong here??
-Bas
mc-fine
10-08-2004, 06:18 PM
whats the rating on your power supply?
Bastion (K)
10-08-2004, 06:26 PM
250 WATT on power supply...
here's a link to the basic system just add the ram and video card
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.ph tml?product_id=0175017
-Bas
mc-fine
10-08-2004, 06:41 PM
I'm not sure how well the Celerons do on the Unreal engine seeing as its pretty CPU intensive but 250 watts is low for the 6800 GT. I think you might need more juice. How is your performance in other more recent games?
Bastion (K)
10-08-2004, 06:45 PM
Not totally sure there..need to get 3dmark ill do that when i get home...In City of heroes its ok but not much different than the 5200 I just took out of that machine. I suppose it could be power supply related....
What do they reccommend for 6800 Cards 300? 350?
mc-fine
10-08-2004, 06:47 PM
Nvidia's recommended is 350 watts. I know ppl have been able to do fine with lower but if you performance is lower across the board for diff games that could be the culprit.
Bastion (K)
10-08-2004, 06:50 PM
I'll run 3d mark this evening and see what happens...
if it runs low you may be right ....uggh $400 on video card gonna have to spend another couple hundred on new power supply lol
thx for the idea though :roller:
-Bas
Wrathchild
10-08-2004, 06:56 PM
I'd think it's the Celeron too, but that much difference?
I mean he's running at 8x6, low details, and only 25 fps?
How much do you have running at start up? That PC manufacturer may have loaded a ton of different 'junk' programs that are auto-loading.
Do a clean boot, and check your task manager. Report how many processess you have running.
Bastion (K)
10-08-2004, 07:03 PM
27 running processes totalling about 112k
that shouldn't be too much, .. from my experience anyways. Given a celeron is way slower but still at 2.8 ghz it should at least run like a 2.4 ghz intel I would think. OK maybe 2.2 ghz but still...
I fully expected to be able to run at 1024x 768 with medium settings at the very least.
-Bas
Gringo
10-09-2004, 02:38 AM
Wow, it's the celeron.
and voltage
edit: and prolly the mobo attached to that celery
Greywolf
10-09-2004, 02:45 AM
27 running processes totalling about 112k
that shouldn't be too much, .. from my experience anyways. Given a celeron is way slower but still at 2.8 ghz it should at least run like a 2.4 ghz intel I would think. OK maybe 2.2 ghz but still...
I fully expected to be able to run at 1024x 768 with medium settings at the very least.
-Bas
cant really compare them like that....but if i would give a very wide guess of what it would be equal to in a p4, id say 1.9 or 2.0 maybe