FrameRate?

[the_hermit]

ANYONE help please!

I've just upgraded my computer from an Athlon XP 2000+ to an Athlon XP 2800+. I've got a new motherboard - Gigabyte GA-7NNXP. I've doubled my RAM, and now have 1Gb. I kept my graphics card 3D Blaster 4 Ti4200 64Mb, and NOW I have a nightmare with framerate...

I used to run without ANY problems, no framerate issues, no lag - now it's almost unplayable. I've got the newest drivers for the card (45.23) and DirectX9. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Daoc. I've turned off all the shadows and water and what not. I've changed the res from my usual 1280x1024 down to the 800x600. STILL no joy.

Now, I THINK the problem is stemming from Rain/Trees/Clouds - at one point I was at West Downs sitting down and looking at the sky, and had a red box in my FPS indicator.

Can anyone suggest ANYTHING? I've put a request onto RightNow, but want to play RIGHT NOW! Could it be card settings? Is there anything I can fiddle with in setting or bios?

Cheers for anything!

Dan

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EDIT
Just seen something about the nForce drivers (my motherboard is nVidia nForce 2 chipset) so is it worth updating them? I (foolishly) used the ones that came with the board, so perhaps that is it?

 

[old.moriath]

Try a gfx driver thats a little older maybe 4.4.03 or something

Sometimes the lastest ones have bugs in them

Yess update the nforce drivers .. ones in the box prob are rubbish and way out of date

 

[the_hermit]

Right - I have the 4403 drivers here luckily

As for the nforce drivers- just use the ones at nvidia.com? I know - n00B question, but this is the first time I've upgraded a computer! hehehe

Dan

 

[the_hermit]

Mr Moriath - you are a saint amongst men (and elves, dwarves, trolls and such like )

I've downloaded and installed the new chipset drivers and I did my test circuit from West Downs, through the plains, through Camp Forest, into the Marsh, teleport from Goth to Sauvauge and horse from there to PKB... Hardly ANY FPS issues at all (just castle sauvauge, which is normal!)

Thank you ever so much matey! I promise to kill you very quickly if I ever meet you in RvR (once I learn what I am doing of course!)

THANK YOU!

Dan (The driver/RvR n00B)