ATI radeon 9600 XT low FPS problem

Imppy · Jan 16, 2004, 06:48 PM

I've been posting the same thread to millions of forum allready, but never get an answer of how to fix the low fps problem for some games such as CS...even my geforce2MX is outperformaintg the fps...

- I have set everything to the lowest

any comments?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 16, 2004, 08:25 PM

hey man have u tryed omega drivers?
u have the latest bios?
the latst chipset drivers?
over a 300W psu?

Imppy · Jan 17, 2004, 12:26 AM

yup I have everything the latest

u got ati radeon 9600XT ?

pap64 · Jan 17, 2004, 10:17 PM

ATI is not the best at open GL games such as conterstrike and team fortress classic. it took me a couple of weeks to get the tweaking right but i get a solid 75 fps (refresh rate set at 75mhz)in both those games. if i turn v-sync off i get a solid 100 fps with no lag at all and 100 fps is the max set in your config file, you can try to change it but it makes no difference, 100fps is max for all half-life mods. what are the rest of your specs?

Imppy · Jan 18, 2004, 02:38 AM

Intel Pentium 4 2.8C 800FSB
Asus P4P800 Motherboard
1GB Hynix Ram
ATI Radeon 9600XT - Retail Box
Enermax 350watt power supply
80GB Western Digital 8MB Cache HD

pap64 · Jan 18, 2004, 10:19 AM

do you have fastwrites enabled? I do and as weird as it sounds it made a huge difference in the jitter i was having in game. most computers don't like fastwrites enabled but mine does. try going down the list in this tweak guide for 9600 series cards, i did and as much as i know about tweaking i still picked up a couple of tips that help. if you can't solve your problem through this guide then i'd go back in driver versions until you find one that works the way you want. remember that counterstrike is Dx8 and your card it Dx9 so it naturally has a harder time with Dx8 games, my g3 Ti 200 played counterstrike much sweeter in the beginning, but now i got this 9600XT tweaked for the best quility picture and it rocks!!!

http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/radeon/index.shtml

you must also enabled fastwrites in you motherboard bios.

Jan 16, 2004, 06:48 PM	#1
Imppy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	ATI radeon 9600 XT low FPS problem I've been posting the same thread to millions of forum allready, but never get an answer of how to fix the low fps problem for some games such as CS...even my geforce2MX is outperformaintg the fps... - I have set everything to the lowest any comments?

Jan 16, 2004, 08:25 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	hey man have u tryed omega drivers? u have the latest bios? the latst chipset drivers? over a 300W psu? __________________

Jan 17, 2004, 10:17 PM	#4
pap64 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: new orleans Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	ATI is not the best at open GL games such as conterstrike and team fortress classic. it took me a couple of weeks to get the tweaking right but i get a solid 75 fps (refresh rate set at 75mhz)in both those games. if i turn v-sync off i get a solid 100 fps with no lag at all and 100 fps is the max set in your config file, you can try to change it but it makes no difference, 100fps is max for all half-life mods. what are the rest of your specs? __________________ XP Pro sp1a Atlon XP 1800+ 145 FSB O/C 1667mhz Temp 45c-55c Antec True330 330W Asus A7V8X-X Corsair 512 ddr pc2100 ATI Radeon 9600XT 128mb O/C 558/660 Catalyst 4.3 Viewsonic A75f 17in. SB Audigy Gamer Klipsch THX 2.1 WD 40 gig H/D WD 120 gig H/D CD/RW 24x/10x/40x DVD 16x 52x cd-rom COM21 DOXport DP1110 Cable Modem If I have to show one more so called carpenter how to read a tape measure i'll SCREAM!!!

Jan 18, 2004, 10:19 AM	#6
pap64 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: new orleans Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	do you have fastwrites enabled? I do and as weird as it sounds it made a huge difference in the jitter i was having in game. most computers don't like fastwrites enabled but mine does. try going down the list in this tweak guide for 9600 series cards, i did and as much as i know about tweaking i still picked up a couple of tips that help. if you can't solve your problem through this guide then i'd go back in driver versions until you find one that works the way you want. remember that counterstrike is Dx8 and your card it Dx9 so it naturally has a harder time with Dx8 games, my g3 Ti 200 played counterstrike much sweeter in the beginning, but now i got this 9600XT tweaked for the best quility picture and it rocks!!! http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/radeon/index.shtml you must also enabled fastwrites in you motherboard bios. __________________ XP Pro sp1a Atlon XP 1800+ 145 FSB O/C 1667mhz Temp 45c-55c Antec True330 330W Asus A7V8X-X Corsair 512 ddr pc2100 ATI Radeon 9600XT 128mb O/C 558/660 Catalyst 4.3 Viewsonic A75f 17in. SB Audigy Gamer Klipsch THX 2.1 WD 40 gig H/D WD 120 gig H/D CD/RW 24x/10x/40x DVD 16x 52x cd-rom COM21 DOXport DP1110 Cable Modem If I have to show one more so called carpenter how to read a tape measure i'll SCREAM!!!

Jan 17, 2004, 12:26 AM	Thread Starter #3
Imppy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	yup I have everything the latest u got ati radeon 9600XT ?

Jan 18, 2004, 02:38 AM	Thread Starter #5
Imppy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Intel Pentium 4 2.8C 800FSB Asus P4P800 Motherboard 1GB Hynix Ram ATI Radeon 9600XT - Retail Box Enermax 350watt power supply 80GB Western Digital 8MB Cache HD