Help with performance

undies · Nov 17, 2004, 04:47 AM

hi, my specs

pentium 4 2.5ghz M (i'm on a laptop)
512 ram
40 gig harddrive
64 mb geforce 4 4200
windows xp sp2

ok, i know i do not have the best computer

so here's my question:

1. if i choose the "performance" omega drivers, would it actually improve my fps? i heard that if i'm not overclocking, there is no point in installing the omega drivers

2. how is the install process? i've heard that its hard and painful but the results are worth it. is it really bad?

3. my card is not dx9 but i downloaded dx9 anyway (i didnt know better); should i just reinstall dx8 or does it even matter at all?

4. what kind of performance increase on average can i expect if i installed the omega drivers? (i'm not expecting much cause my computer is shitty but an estimate would help greatly, i can run CS:S normally on a 16 player server with LOTS of tweaks but sometimes the fps just dips to the single digits :/ )

thank you

undies

makih · Nov 17, 2004, 04:59 PM

1. it might... improved slightly my fps.

2. I don't think it as painful but it take little more time than usual driver installation.
3. If u want to play new games then use newest dx version.
4. I don't have CS:S yet but going to buy hl2 soon so I dunno.

btw im using 66.81 cuz below 5x.xx seems to suck now dunno why ;(

undies · Nov 17, 2004, 05:48 PM

in response to 3, so even if i dont have a dx9 card, it wouldnt hurt for me to keep dx9? cause i was worried that it might drop my fps

undies · Nov 17, 2004, 10:59 PM

also, is there a list of cards supported by the omega drivers? or does anybody know if my card is supported?

makih · Nov 18, 2004, 02:12 PM

It shouldn't hurt ur performance and omegas support all geforce serie cards.

Nov 17, 2004, 04:47 AM	#1
undies DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Help with performance hi, my specs pentium 4 2.5ghz M (i'm on a laptop) 512 ram 40 gig harddrive 64 mb geforce 4 4200 windows xp sp2 ok, i know i do not have the best computer so here's my question: 1. if i choose the "performance" omega drivers, would it actually improve my fps? i heard that if i'm not overclocking, there is no point in installing the omega drivers 2. how is the install process? i've heard that its hard and painful but the results are worth it. is it really bad? 3. my card is not dx9 but i downloaded dx9 anyway (i didnt know better); should i just reinstall dx8 or does it even matter at all? 4. what kind of performance increase on average can i expect if i installed the omega drivers? (i'm not expecting much cause my computer is shitty but an estimate would help greatly, i can run CS:S normally on a 16 player server with LOTS of tweaks but sometimes the fps just dips to the single digits :/ ) thank you undies

Nov 17, 2004, 04:59 PM	#2
makih HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 78 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	1. it might... improved slightly my fps. 2. I don't think it as painful but it take little more time than usual driver installation. 3. If u want to play new games then use newest dx version. 4. I don't have CS:S yet but going to buy hl2 soon so I dunno. btw im using 66.81 cuz below 5x.xx seems to suck now dunno why ;(

Nov 17, 2004, 05:48 PM	Thread Starter #3
undies DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	in response to 3, so even if i dont have a dx9 card, it wouldnt hurt for me to keep dx9? cause i was worried that it might drop my fps

Nov 17, 2004, 10:59 PM	Thread Starter #4
undies DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	also, is there a list of cards supported by the omega drivers? or does anybody know if my card is supported?

Nov 18, 2004, 02:12 PM	#5
makih HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 78 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	It shouldn't hurt ur performance and omegas support all geforce serie cards.