Low FPS :(

[metalgear138]

Re: Low FPS

My system:

Athlon XP 2800+ 2.08mhz
Asrock K7VT4A+ mobo
2 gigs noname pc3200
geforce 7600GS AGP OC'ed to 515/800 w/ coolbits
win xp

Problem is that it runs about 30fps w/ few people/no people on all low settings w/ med textures. But when i get into a 64 player map and really get into the thick of battle w/ tons of people everywhere my comp slows down to about 20fps, less sometimes.

The game is playable, but i'm just dying to get it consistant. I've heard of people w/ my video card w/ everything running high, so i'm thinking it could be my processor.

I know where to get an athlon 64 3000+ w/ mobo for cheap so i'm wondering if it will make a big difference. Also what else could i do to get the top performance out of my rig?

Thanks a bunch.

Dude I ran a similar setup to yours for a VERY long time. The AMD Athlon XP processor, well in particular the Barton core 3200+ 400fsb was a great processor, and I still have a few lying around in case of an emergency I can slap together a 32-bit system. Just to give you a focal point, my old setup was: DFI Lanparty NF2 Ultra mobo, AMD Athlon XP 3200+, 2Gb DDR corsair platinum 667MHz, with a BFG tech 7800 gt-oc. With a custom water-cooled integrated case, I ran BF2 with no problems. The only reason I switched over to a 64-bit system is because I ran into what I wanted for the right price. With Moore's Law, literally every 18 months something new and improved with surpass what we all already own. But I will say that AGP-interfaced video cards are becoming harder and harder to find. PCI-e and technology like ATI crossfire and Nvidia SLI are going to permanently extinguish AGP, and its only a matter of time. But I was one of those choosen few who held on as long as I could, but switching over to a PCI-e interface video and 64-bit process was an inevitability I could'nt pass up. But definitely with that Barton core 3200+, some good memory for overclocking and a solid motherboard you can play just about any game with no problems.

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Re: Low FPS

One thing I want to know is: why am I getting low FPS with this rig? It's fine offline, even with 64 player maps in single player filled with bots. Once I get online, I dip all the way to 30s sometimes...

[Maxpower]

Re: Low FPS

One thing I want to know is: why am I getting low FPS with this rig? It's fine offline, even with 64 player maps in single player filled with bots. Once I get online, I dip all the way to 30s sometimes...

Thats a really good system...It has to be something with your firewall or router. Its deff not your comp. Turn your firewall off and see if it helps.

[metalgear138]

Re: Low FPS

One thing I want to know is: why am I getting low FPS with this rig? It's fine offline, even with 64 player maps in single player filled with bots. Once I get online, I dip all the way to 30s sometimes...

Your internet. of course the game will run good in singleplayer because youre not playing on an actual server.

[camper.]

Re: Low FPS

No, if it IS his processor that is bottlenecking, on a single player this would be far, far worse because his PC has to act as a server and client at the same time, and simulate bots.

It's probably Punkbuster needing an update.

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Re: Low FPS

I took my router/firewall out of the equation. I manually updated PB. I play on Korean servers with 50-80 ping. My internet isn't SUPER fast, but should be fast enough. Down is 1.5Mb, up is 150Kb. That was tested using a server in California, I couldn't find one in Korea that I can read...