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Snip3r
07-06-2003, 01:14 AM
I was playing UT2003 today with my new GeForce FX 5200 and I was only getting 30fps!
With my 4200 I was getting 80fps. How can I fix this?
I have a
2.35 Ghz P4
512MB DDR RAM
40GB Hard Drive with 1.08GB free space
Phobos
07-06-2003, 01:46 AM
hmmm

:hmmm:

sorry donīt know
Death-Dude
07-06-2003, 02:05 AM
Try putting "-firstrun", without the quotes, in the command line. That will kick up the video card choice menu, and will give you the opportunity to change which card you are using. Right-click on the shortcut to the game, and go to properties, then put -firstrun behind it. See if that helps...if the game is still using the old card, it might be bad.
EXEcution
07-06-2003, 02:21 AM
Originally posted by Death-Dude@Jul 5 2003, 10:05 PM
Try putting "-firstrun", without the quotes, in the command line. That will kick up the video card choice menu, and will give you the opportunity to change which card you are using. Right-click on the shortcut to the game, and go to properties, then put -firstrun behind it. See if that helps...if the game is still using the old card, it might be bad.
Death-Dude could u help me also?
Its just a general question but do u know by how much game performance will improve if u upgrade from 128megs of ram to 256megs of ram? Both PC-133
JIMINATOR
07-06-2003, 02:26 AM
80%! GO FOR IT!


really, that is kind of a meaningless question, but yeah, the more ram the better.
It may not improve game performance - much, but you will be able to run games while doing
more things with your computer, ie, having email programs open, etc.
FUS1ON
07-06-2003, 02:43 AM
Originally posted by Phobos@Jul 5 2003, 08:46 PM
hmmm

:hmmm:

sorry donīt know
If you don't know, Then you don't need to post :oooo:
OUTLAWS The Machine
07-06-2003, 02:51 AM
Did you uninstall your old drivers and install the newest ones?
Snip3r
07-06-2003, 04:57 AM
Originally posted by OUTLAWS The Machine@Jul 5 2003, 09:51 PM
Did you uninstall your old drivers and install the newest ones?
Well I already had the latest drivers for the Nvidia cards when I put in the FX, I had a GF4 4200 before that...I think I will uninstall old one and install the new one.
EXEcution
07-06-2003, 09:30 PM
Originally posted by JIMINATOR@Jul 5 2003, 10:26 PM
80%! GO FOR IT!


really, that is kind of a meaningless question, but yeah, the more ram the better.
It may not improve game performance - much, but you will be able to run games while doing
more things with your computer, ie, having email programs open, etc.
80% is cool, thanx JIM
OUTLAWS The Machine
07-06-2003, 10:19 PM
When swapping cards always reinstall the drivers.
Death-Dude
07-07-2003, 03:17 AM
Originally posted by OUTLAWS The Machine@Jul 6 2003, 04:19 PM
When swapping cards always reinstall the drivers.
Absolutely. Even with unified drivers, you still need the machine to see the card properly.