I'm in need of Help! I'm a Hardcore gamer, please help!

zeras · Jun 24, 2006, 03:36 AM

I have Ati eXpress 200 Chipset (128 MB graphic memory shared)
I play Counter-Strike Source, I use to have FPS probleams and all.
Untill I found some Configs and I lowered my settings which gave me
awsome FPS 60-120+

Now, I just got the update
and installed Ati Catalyst 6.4 and now
the gaming FPS have hit soo low it, not even
funny, even with the Configs and settings.
I want to know is there a way to set it back to like
Ati Catalyst 6.3 or is there other options.

I've not installed Omega Drivers,
I've herd good things about it, but have never used it
or seen it first hand, what should I do.

-ZMX

zeras · Jun 24, 2006, 04:00 AM

Wow, All I did is restart it and gave it about
an hour and now my FPS has improven soo much,
it is insanly fast!

Still should I get Omega Driver

~~hackerx~~ · Jun 24, 2006, 04:07 AM

ur choice.
Like the omega drivers need ot improve ur performanceas they are just improved versions of the original.As in it adds support for mobile gfx cards etc...

kn00tcn · Jun 24, 2006, 10:16 AM

gave an hour? CCC must be hogging stuff for that slow period you noticed... & ya your choice for omega's, they 'should' be better in many ways (not specifically 'faster'... not that it hurts things)

zeras · Jun 24, 2006, 03:12 PM

Oh ok, well thinking about it!
thanks for the respones!

CDsDontBurn · Jun 24, 2006, 03:38 PM

you know......using a gfx card will be a big improvement over onboard video. something like an x1600 will be a great deal of help for your gaming experience. you can either get more FPS at same IQ, or increase IQ and maintain your current FPS.

soloz2 · Jun 27, 2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

you know......using a gfx card will be a big improvement over onboard video. something like an x1600 will be a great deal of help for your gaming experience. you can either get more FPS at same IQ, or increase IQ and maintain your current FPS.

agreed. My little bro has a Celly D system with onboard ATI graphics (same thing you have) and he plays mostly rts games, but games are the primary use of his computer. He got decent performance, but I recently put a 6600GT in his system for him and he is enjoying much better performance now. He can turn up the graphics quite a bit more and he gets better fps while everything looks better as well.

if you are just playing css you don't need much... (I actually play lots and lots of css on my main rig... but You don't need anything like what I have to run css lol) But just about anything that has it's own onboard memory would be fine. I would go with either an x1600, 6600 or a 7600 based card

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 27, 2006, 10:43 PM

cs 1.6 or source? If 1.6 your better off with older drivers

Jun 24, 2006, 03:36 AM	#1
zeras DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Asia Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I'm in need of Help! I'm a Hardcore gamer, please help! I have Ati eXpress 200 Chipset (128 MB graphic memory shared) I play Counter-Strike Source, I use to have FPS probleams and all. Untill I found some Configs and I lowered my settings which gave me awsome FPS 60-120+ Now, I just got the update and installed Ati Catalyst 6.4 and now the gaming FPS have hit soo low it, not even funny, even with the Configs and settings. I want to know is there a way to set it back to like Ati Catalyst 6.3 or is there other options. I've not installed Omega Drivers, I've herd good things about it, but have never used it or seen it first hand, what should I do. -ZMX

Jun 24, 2006, 10:16 AM	#4
kn00tcn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 649 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	gave an hour? CCC must be hogging stuff for that slow period you noticed... & ya your choice for omega's, they 'should' be better in many ways (not specifically 'faster'... not that it hurts things) __________________ http://www.kn00tcn.net/site/ati-catalyst-profiles/ http://www.kn00tcn.net/FPSLimiter.rar

Jun 24, 2006, 03:12 PM	Thread Starter #5
zeras DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Asia Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Oh ok, well thinking about it! thanks for the respones! __________________ Leader of the UOP=UltimateOwnzordProductions

Jun 24, 2006, 03:38 PM	#6
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	you know......using a gfx card will be a big improvement over onboard video. something like an x1600 will be a great deal of help for your gaming experience. you can either get more FPS at same IQ, or increase IQ and maintain your current FPS. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jun 27, 2006, 10:43 PM	#8
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	cs 1.6 or source? If 1.6 your better off with older drivers __________________

Jun 24, 2006, 04:00 AM	Thread Starter #2
zeras DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Asia Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Wow, All I did is restart it and gave it about an hour and now my FPS has improven soo much, it is insanly fast! Still should I get Omega Driver

Jun 24, 2006, 04:07 AM	#3
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	ur choice. Like the omega drivers need ot improve ur performanceas they are just improved versions of the original.As in it adds support for mobile gfx cards etc...