BFG 6800 Ultra problem

nezbit · Sep 18, 2005, 02:20 AM

I'm having issues with my card and frame rates.
I think it might be power related, I play Pacific fighters exclusively online. and can't maintain more than 20fps for the most part.

Cpu: Intel 3.2 HT
1024 DDR
160g HDD (3 partitions)
Mobo: Gigabyte 8I875p Ultra with Canterwood i875p chipset drivers revision2
1024x 768, with no AA, no AF
cards aperture is 256
agp set to 4x fastwrites are on.
Antec Tru 480watt psu
BFG 6800 Ultra with Nvidia 66.93 drivers
USB: Saitek x52 joystick, TrackIR 3 PRO, CH Pro pedals

everyother game runs fine, but playing online it seems to be chugging the system.. Pac Fighters is a very graphically intensive game as it draws all the textures during play. so i'm assuming the card is getting bottlenecked by the PSU.

Ideas?

Firstperson · Sep 18, 2005, 04:59 AM

try the newest drivers first 78.01
have you though it might be your internet connection

nezbit · Sep 18, 2005, 06:17 AM

new drivers don't work with pac fighters. it's not my connection i get stutters and slow downs offline too. when ever alot is happening in game my frame rate plummets.

Firstperson · Sep 18, 2005, 03:56 PM

try adjusting the in games setting, to low or medium

nezbit · Sep 19, 2005, 03:45 PM

man i've done all that, my system isn't handling it... i know my onboard soun d is a factor, but with basic hardware acceleration turned on i can maintain a playable game. so i'm changing the sound setup to a creative 7.1 simple card.

But i'm still sure my GPU plus system are using too much power... after all i never get random restarts during any other process. and with the system running all the network stuff required for online play, Plus all my usb... plus teamspeak... it seems the PSU just craps out. I used to get similar FPS with my old 9800xt with the same settings. thats just not right.

Firstperson · Sep 19, 2005, 05:30 PM

make sure you have both molex plugs plugged in... also try running power from two different lines into the card if you don't already.

ReDGuiTaR · Sep 19, 2005, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firstperson

make sure you have both molex plugs plugged in... also try running power from two different lines into the card if you don't already.

yeah, two separate lines and dont share it with anything else .

Millions Knives · Sep 19, 2005, 06:30 PM

I've had poor framerate problems with the BFG 6800GT OC, which is a little bit lower of a card I know. In games like HL2 and F.E.A.R. I get like 30 fps average and I'd expect this card to get a little more than that.

I've tried so many different driver sets that I don't know what to do as far as they go. I'm using the new ZeroPoint 0.7803 drivers and still no better performance.

I read where you said that you should try to plug its own molex plug into the card without sharing it with anything else, but there aren't enough power lines coming off the power supply to do that. I have an Antec TRUE430 430w power supply and I was wondering if that isn't powerful enough for my system. If you read my signature than you can see what I am running.

I hope someone has an answer because I've had this card for a year and haven't been able to find any results.

Firstperson · Sep 19, 2005, 08:01 PM

I wouldn't think you have a power issue

Sep 18, 2005, 02:20 AM	#1
nezbit DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	BFG 6800 Ultra problem I'm having issues with my card and frame rates. I think it might be power related, I play Pacific fighters exclusively online. and can't maintain more than 20fps for the most part. Cpu: Intel 3.2 HT 1024 DDR 160g HDD (3 partitions) Mobo: Gigabyte 8I875p Ultra with Canterwood i875p chipset drivers revision2 1024x 768, with no AA, no AF cards aperture is 256 agp set to 4x fastwrites are on. Antec Tru 480watt psu BFG 6800 Ultra with Nvidia 66.93 drivers USB: Saitek x52 joystick, TrackIR 3 PRO, CH Pro pedals everyother game runs fine, but playing online it seems to be chugging the system.. Pac Fighters is a very graphically intensive game as it draws all the textures during play. so i'm assuming the card is getting bottlenecked by the PSU. Ideas?

Sep 18, 2005, 04:59 AM	#2
Firstperson What? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Grand Rapids MI Posts: 232 Rep Power: 0	try the newest drivers first 78.01 have you though it might be your internet connection __________________

Sep 18, 2005, 03:56 PM	#4
Firstperson What? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Grand Rapids MI Posts: 232 Rep Power: 0	try adjusting the in games setting, to low or medium __________________

Sep 19, 2005, 05:30 PM	#6
Firstperson What? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Grand Rapids MI Posts: 232 Rep Power: 0	make sure you have both molex plugs plugged in... also try running power from two different lines into the card if you don't already. __________________

Sep 19, 2005, 06:30 PM	#8
Millions Knives To The Face Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	I've had poor framerate problems with the BFG 6800GT OC, which is a little bit lower of a card I know. In games like HL2 and F.E.A.R. I get like 30 fps average and I'd expect this card to get a little more than that. I've tried so many different driver sets that I don't know what to do as far as they go. I'm using the new ZeroPoint 0.7803 drivers and still no better performance. I read where you said that you should try to plug its own molex plug into the card without sharing it with anything else, but there aren't enough power lines coming off the power supply to do that. I have an Antec TRUE430 430w power supply and I was wondering if that isn't powerful enough for my system. If you read my signature than you can see what I am running. I hope someone has an answer because I've had this card for a year and haven't been able to find any results. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ \| ASUS K8V SE Deluxe \| 3x512 Kingston HyperX PC4000 2-3-5-2 \| Western Digital 160 GB 7200rpm \| Maxtor 160 GB 7200rpm \| BFG GeForce 6800GT OC @ Stock \| Pioneer DVD-ROM 120s 16x40x \| HP 420i 8x4x12x DVD+-R\DVD+-RW \| Samsung 955DF 1280x1024 @75HZ \| Creative Audigy2 ZS \| Antec TRUE430 430w.

Sep 18, 2005, 06:17 AM	Thread Starter #3
nezbit DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	new drivers don't work with pac fighters. it's not my connection i get stutters and slow downs offline too. when ever alot is happening in game my frame rate plummets.

Sep 19, 2005, 03:45 PM	Thread Starter #5
nezbit DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	man i've done all that, my system isn't handling it... i know my onboard soun d is a factor, but with basic hardware acceleration turned on i can maintain a playable game. so i'm changing the sound setup to a creative 7.1 simple card. But i'm still sure my GPU plus system are using too much power... after all i never get random restarts during any other process. and with the system running all the network stuff required for online play, Plus all my usb... plus teamspeak... it seems the PSU just craps out. I used to get similar FPS with my old 9800xt with the same settings. thats just not right.

Sep 19, 2005, 08:01 PM	#9
Firstperson What? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Grand Rapids MI Posts: 232 Rep Power: 0	I wouldn't think you have a power issue __________________