Fig455 on 21/10/2005 at 14:34
Ok, so my backup PC is lame:
AMD Sempron 2500+ @ 1.75 GHZ Socket A, 256 kb (lol) L2, 166 Front side bus
1 gig Kingston (2 x 512 MB) RAM DDR 333
128 MB Sapphire 9800 PRO
Soundblaster Audigy 2zs w/EAX 4/HD
Anyway, my AMD 64-based rig is taken apart for modifications, so I am gaming w/this P.o.S for now. Used to be, it would BARELY run DX:IW. I am talking 640x480, no bloom, under 30 frames. :erg: 1024x768 w/bloom was a slideshow.
*sigh*. My AMD 64 wasn't running it MUCH better, but I was able to play on a nice res, and have eye candy on. Anyway, it's been a while since I played this game. I re-installed as I just beat this first DX last week. FIred up IW, and guess what? 1024x768, multi-sampling (anti-alising's alias) X 2, all on High......gettting WELL over 40 frames, and never dropped below 38. Why? Same hardware. Haven't reformatted this thing since I played IW on it last time. Still using Catalyst drivers.....I dunno. Anyone know why my performance would improve so dramatically like this?
rachel on 22/10/2005 at 16:32
I have almost the same config, same CPU, half the RAM you have (though mine is DDR400, if that makes a difference), and a Radeon 9550 with 256Mb of dedicated RAM. The game runs fine at 1024×768 with full details and stuff... :weird:
I'd suggest checking/reinstalling the GPU drivers, or a clean reinstall, perhaps just a HD defrag... Formatting the HD sounds quite radical imho...
voodoo47 on 24/10/2005 at 00:21
make sure you dont have conflicting FSAA settings,for example forcing 2x in the driver control panel and 4x in the game settings..
Fig455 on 25/10/2005 at 12:36
you guys aren't reading. My performance IMPROVED. A lot. I found it weird that you want me to fix it.
