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Old Jan 4, 2007, 02:54 AM   #1
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Ati radeon X1600Pro AGP 512MB Driver or Problem?
Hey does anyone know a good driver out there that will help boost my fps or some stable settings to tweak it to for a game like Americas Army. I just bought this today and from what I see I only get like 20FPS in action, not what I was looking for!!! I thought it should be I would think about 60FPS or so. So anyone out there that thinks they got a idea of what could be the problem help me out please!! Right now im running the XTreme-G WarCat Driver.
My system specs are as follows:
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: PCV-RS430G(UC)
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/29/04 13:42:25 Ver: 08.00.08
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 450MB used, 3492MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: Radeon X1600 Series AGP (0x71C2)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_71C2&SUBSYS_030B1002&REV_00
Display Memory: 512.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6652 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/21/2006 19:25:22, 261120 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 8/4/2004 01:29:26, 701440 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-3282-11CF-4E6A-0123A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x71C2
SubSys ID: 0x030B1002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV8_B ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
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Old Jan 4, 2007, 04:29 AM   #2
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There are no promises, but, I've found the NGO Optimized Drivers for ATI to work a treat.

You can get the latest ones based on CAT 6.12 at www.ngohq.com. Just click on the Files option at the top of the screen and select your download category.

Another thing that might help your system is to check how the RAM is set in the BIOS. If it's set to AUTO detect speed, you may be cheating yourself out of some decent RAM performance. Manually set the timings to those specified for your RAM.

One other thing may be to set the PCI Latency from 16 [Default] to something like 64 or 80.

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Hey man thanks for the reply...How would I know the timings for my ram im using 4 kingston 512mb 333mhz DDR(at least thats what it says on the box). And when you say change the latency I find that in the bios also, and this will not mess up my computer will it? Sorry I'm such a newb when it comes to this stuff, everyone has to learn though...
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Hey man thanks for the reply...How would I know the timings for my ram im using 4 kingston 512mb 333mhz DDR(at least thats what it says on the box). And when you say change the latency I find that in the bios also, and this will not mess up my computer will it? Sorry I'm such a newb when it comes to this stuff, everyone has to learn though...
There's not enough information given to us about your RAM to know what to tell you. However, you can go to Kingston Website and use the options there to find out what your RAM should be set to.

http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/default.asp

As for changing the PCI Latency settings: No, I wouldn't suggest anything to you that will mess up your computer.

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you could try moveing the performace slider to the left in your control panel.
ajusting in game settings. Resoultion and AA / AF settings two things you can
reduce to help fps

side note: your FPS when gameing onlie is also married to your internet
conection, the servers, and every user who's connected.
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You say you just bought the card.
What card did you replace with this one?
What steps did you take when swapping cards?
Are the rest of your systems drivers up to date?
Have you searched for any reviews of this card and tried to run any benchmarks that the reviewer used to see if your card is running at its full potential?
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All my drivers are up to date I replaced my ati 9200 256mb card
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In my bios there is no setting that have any thing to do with ram or my pci latency why is that?
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Does that include the updated motherboard/system drivers? Those are located here:

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/mod...?mdl=PCVRS430G

There's also some manuals for download if you need them:

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/mod...?mdl=PCVRS430G

Since I haven't seen what your BIOS is like I can't say for sure what is there and what isn't. You'll need to look around for some advanced settings possibly.
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In my bios there is no setting that have any thing to do with ram or my pci latency why is that?
Because it is a Sony.
You cannot change clock and voltage and ram timing BIOS settings on most OEM systems.
What steps did you take when you swapped cards?

If you want to change the PCI latency of your card then use Ati Tray Tools to do it. I don't think this tweak will help much but you can still give it a go.
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a p4 & a 1600pro? ...

& america's army is fairly demanding isnt it?
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