Why can't I run this game in any more then 600 * 800 without lagging?

[o_O]

The detail for my comp are as follows:

* AMD XP2600+ 2.083GHz 333 MHz bus Socket A (Thoughtbreed) prosessor
* MSI KT4V-L motherboard, Socket A KT400, ATA/133AGP 8x, LAN
* 350W electricity reception thingy
* GeForce FX 5200 256MB DDR
* a chip of 512mb DDR ram
* and my HD is a Maxtor IDE ATA-133 30GB (heh) 7200RPM

DO I just need more ram? any drivers I should check? is the HD too slow? 3D card?


Anything obvious?
The problem is that I cant run anything more then 600 * 800 without getting yellow triangeles in the readings for my framerate ingame
I allso have major lag in the hib SI zone (when Im close to those big trees) even in 600 * 800

Thanks for any help etc.

 

[Sparda_soul]

the usual crap to begin with

have you got :-
latest drivers (53.03)
lastest direct X (9.b)
is windows updated ( mine was a bit slow, windows update corrected a fault i had with my VIA drivers)

 

[speshneeds]

http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2


Sounds like motherboard drivers tbh

 

[o_O]

Originally posted by Sparda_soul
the usual crap to begin with

have you got :-
latest drivers (53.03)
lastest direct X (9.b)
is windows updated ( mine was a bit slow, windows update corrected a fault i had with my VIA drivers)

dunno what this means ---> (53.03).

got derect X 9,

and I cant uppdate windows since its cracked :/ need some kind of special version uppdate then I recon :>
(anyone got one or know where I can find one ? )

 

[o_O]

Originally posted by speshneeds
http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2


Sounds like motherboard drivers tbh

ok will try that now, tried installing some of those yesterday tho and I have installed the ones that came with the motherboard, but I will try that again
That was what I thought it was at first...

 

[Sichama]

I allways wondered, when will people stop byuing VIA motherboards?

 

[chretien]

Originally posted by
dunno what this means ---> (53.03).

It's the nvidia driver version number.
Clicky
Edit - when you've updated the graphics drivers, reinstall DirectX afterwards.

 

[speshneeds]

also of note (taken from Rightnow search on "video")

Question
With my GeForce FX video card I am currently experiencing graphical corruptions as well as frequent pausing/freezing in Shrouded Isles. What could be wrong?

Answer
Currently the GeForce FX line of video cards is experiencing the above mentioned issues with certain games. We are working closely with Nvidia to have the above issues resolved as soon as possible. One solution that has been known to help is to set the shadows option to "classic shadows" from the game menu options screen. Although the previous solution may help with the above known issues, Shrouded Isles may continue to be unstable with the GeForce FX card at this time. Please check back in the near future for updated details.

also - checking the listed "supported cards" gives this -

Nvidia:

-GeForce 2 Ultra : no reflective water support, classic shadows only
-GeForce 2 GTS/Ti/Pro : no reflective water support, classic shadows only
-GeForce 2 MX : no reflective water support, classic shadows only
-GeForce 3
-GeForce 4 MX : no reflective water support, classic shadows only
-GeForce 4

ATI:

-All In Wonder Radeon : no reflective water support, classic shadows only
-All In Wonder Radeon 8500
-Radeon 7500 : no reflective water support, classic shadows only
-Radeon 8500
-Radeon 9000
-Radeon 9700 Pro

Matrox:

-Matrox Parhelia

 

[speshneeds]

found some more too

http://www.camelotherald.com/recent.php

The game has a new default configuration for GeForceFX 5200 users. This change will not override any settings for current GeForceFX 5200 users.

guessing from that that there is some bug with daoc and your vid card

 

[o_O]

k, well thanks for the help :>