N4 Geforce 3 SLOWER Than GF2 Ultra Help

just replace my Geforce 2 ultra with the Asus V8200 Deluxe, my N4 frame rates are much worse than before what gives? P4 1.5ghz 128 PC800 RDRAM Asus V8200 Deluxe Geforce 3 Asus 12.10 drivers SB live

First thing to do would be to check your OpenGL v-sync setting. Everytime you install new Nvidia drivers it defaults to being enabled again. Eric "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > just replace my Geforce 2 ultra with the Asus V8200 Deluxe, my N4 frame > rates are much worse than before what gives?

Morris, I went from a GF2 64mb to a GF3 and say my opengl frame rates increase greatly. Now I can run 1600x1200 full field and push 50fps When you changed cards did you: (I assume you are running Win98SE) (1) Boot to safe mode and make sure you are using only a VGA adapter. Remove any display adapter and just install a basic vga adapter (2) Boot normally and install the drivers (I am using 12.40) make sure that if you are running in OPENGL modem that V-SYNC is turned off (in the advanced options tab) (3) Also reconfigure the graphics adapter in N4 I guess many other people will have suggestions so good luck. Brad "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> just replace my Geforce 2 ultra with the Asus V8200 Deluxe, my N4 frame > rates are much worse than before what gives? > > P4 1.5ghz > 128 PC800 RDRAM > Asus V8200 Deluxe Geforce 3 > Asus 12.10 drivers > SB live > >

Thanks guys, I set it to VGA and uninstalled the old GF2Ultra drivers. I was running D3d before 1600x1200 x16 with 4x AA and running around 30fps and it looked great, now I have tried the same settings and fps down to 16fps. I tried the opengl and made sure vsync was off only 2x AA, fps around 30 in a pack and 40 when the cars spread out but it just does not look as good to me. Guess, I'll just keep playing around with it, something has to be wrong. Thanks "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> just replace my Geforce 2 ultra with the Asus V8200 Deluxe, my N4 frame > rates are much worse than before what gives? > > P4 1.5ghz > 128 PC800 RDRAM > Asus V8200 Deluxe Geforce 3 > Asus 12.10 drivers > SB live > >

If you're using D3D, make sure to pick the (TnL HAL) labeled device in the second step of the graphics config program. Eric "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Thanks guys, > > I set it to VGA and uninstalled the old GF2Ultra drivers. > > I was running D3d before 1600x1200 x16 with 4x AA and running around 30fps > and it looked great, now I have tried the same settings and fps down to > 16fps. I tried the opengl and made sure vsync was off only 2x AA, fps > around 30 in a pack and 40 when the cars spread out but it just does not > look as good to me. > Guess, I'll just keep playing around with it, something has to be wrong.

Thanks again Eric, I tried that too... I just can't figure it out, why would they go down from what they were before w/ the G2? I did not think they would go up much but never did I think they would go down? Thanks again Morris "Eric Busch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9eh469$1o1$[email hidden]...

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> If you're using D3D, make sure to pick the (TnL HAL) labeled device in the > second step of the graphics config program. > > Eric > > > "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Thanks guys, > > > > I set it to VGA and uninstalled the old GF2Ultra drivers. > > > > I was running D3d before 1600x1200 x16 with 4x AA and running around

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> > and it looked great, now I have tried the same settings and fps down to > > 16fps. I tried the opengl and made sure vsync was off only 2x AA, fps > > around 30 in a pack and 40 when the cars spread out but it just does not > > look as good to me. > > Guess, I'll just keep playing around with it, something has to be wrong. > >

Morris, check out the GF3 review at SimHQ where they benchmark the GF3 with some simulations (instead of just Q3A and UT). Seems the GF2Ultra is faster in some games. http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/hardware/reviews/gf3/index.shtml -Tim "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Thanks again Eric, I tried that too... > I just can't figure it out, why would they go down from what they were > before w/ the G2? I did not think they would go up much but never did I > think they would go down? > > Thanks again > Morris > "Eric Busch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9eh469$1o1$[email hidden]... > > If you're using D3D, make sure to pick the (TnL HAL) labeled device in

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> > second step of the graphics config program. > > > > Eric > > > > > > "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Thanks guys, > > > > > > I set it to VGA and uninstalled the old GF2Ultra drivers. > > > > > > I was running D3d before 1600x1200 x16 with 4x AA and running around > 30fps > > > and it looked great, now I have tried the same settings and fps down

to > > > 16fps. I tried the opengl and made sure vsync was off only 2x AA,fps > > > around 30 in a pack and 40 when the cars spread out but it just doesnot > > > look as good to me. > > > Guess, I'll just keep playing around with it, something has to bewrong. > > > > > >

Morris....see my "post" above. The GF3 may be "jiggered" enough to run better than your GF2 (assuming it was not an ULTRA) 64mb......but you'll have no luck running it in D3D. Run OpenGL.....and make sure visync is "disabled" after the new driver install. Also, do not use any FSAA.......it kills your FPS...and its a crappy picture (graphics-wise) anyway until Anistropic Filtering is enabled (future Nvidia drivers probably). Tom

antistropic is in the 650 drivers still what i use and theyre fine Tom Pabst <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bSbP6.30392$%[email hidden]... > Morris....see my "post" above. > > The GF3 may be "jiggered" enough to run better than your GF2 (assuming it > was not an ULTRA) 64mb......but you'll have no luck running it in D3D.Run > OpenGL.....and make sure visync is "disabled" after the new driverinstall. > Also, do not use any FSAA.......it kills your FPS...and its a crappypicture > (graphics-wise) anyway until Anistropic Filtering is enabled (futureNvidia > drivers probably). > > Tom > >