I just bought a new graphics card and seem to be having some issues with it. I bought an ATI Radeon x850pro (256 ddr3 / agp8x) and have come across a problem in doom 3. Before babbling, I'll give my specs:
athlon xp2700 @2.167
1024 ddr400
xp home
I just reformatted my pc and installed doom 3 to see what my new card could do. I ran the game with NO AF and I suppose no AA since its not adjustable in the menu. The graphics were set on high by default, so I moved them down to medium at 1027x768. For those who have played the game, my "test spot" was on the last level. With the fps cap off, it ran smoothly over 100 frames at times but stayed around 60-70 normally. When I reached the ending part with the cyberdemon, my frames dropped to as low as 11 and averaged 25-30 which made me upset considering my radeon 9600pro ran that at the same point in the game. Next, I set the game to low quality at an 800x600 resolution. When I made it back to the same part, the frames dropped again into the low teens. After that, and just for the hell of it, I set the game at high quality with a resolution "2 clicks" after 1024x768 (i can't remember) and it ran very well around 60 to 70 frames until the point with the cyberdemon again where they dropped.
I tried another test point in hell in a part with three imps and the frames drop to around 30. The very beginning of the game with the ship floating off the landing pad sits around 30 also. Am I expecting too much? All I want really is the game to run at least a solid 60 frames all the time. I'm beginning to think my cpu has something to do with it considering the frames drop where there are enemies. I realize that pretty effects and more monsters drop frames for most but an x850 should just shrug those things off at such low settings.
I am really confused with why there is no increase in performance at a low setting and low resolution. Could anybody help me out on why this is happening?
athlon xp2700 @2.167
1024 ddr400
xp home
I just reformatted my pc and installed doom 3 to see what my new card could do. I ran the game with NO AF and I suppose no AA since its not adjustable in the menu. The graphics were set on high by default, so I moved them down to medium at 1027x768. For those who have played the game, my "test spot" was on the last level. With the fps cap off, it ran smoothly over 100 frames at times but stayed around 60-70 normally. When I reached the ending part with the cyberdemon, my frames dropped to as low as 11 and averaged 25-30 which made me upset considering my radeon 9600pro ran that at the same point in the game. Next, I set the game to low quality at an 800x600 resolution. When I made it back to the same part, the frames dropped again into the low teens. After that, and just for the hell of it, I set the game at high quality with a resolution "2 clicks" after 1024x768 (i can't remember) and it ran very well around 60 to 70 frames until the point with the cyberdemon again where they dropped.
I tried another test point in hell in a part with three imps and the frames drop to around 30. The very beginning of the game with the ship floating off the landing pad sits around 30 also. Am I expecting too much? All I want really is the game to run at least a solid 60 frames all the time. I'm beginning to think my cpu has something to do with it considering the frames drop where there are enemies. I realize that pretty effects and more monsters drop frames for most but an x850 should just shrug those things off at such low settings.
I am really confused with why there is no increase in performance at a low setting and low resolution. Could anybody help me out on why this is happening?
