sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

[flipstar45]

Hi,
I bought a PNY Verto 6600GT 128 AGP 8x and gameplay is quite sluggish. On low settings all around, I get about 40 fps tops. I tried with other settings and nothing. So I ran a benchmark test...Suggestions?? I also have a Radeon 9800XT coming in and I would like your opinion of which would be the better BF2 performer. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!
I have 512MB ram and 2.4ghz p4.

System Configuration
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
DirectX Version 9.0

Mobo Manufacturer
Mobo Model PM800-8237
AGP Rates (Current/Available) 8x / 4x 8x

CPU Intel Pentium 4 2401 MHz
FSB 200 MHz
Memory 512 MB

Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Driver Name NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Driver Version 6.14.10.7777
Video Memory 128 MB

Program Version 3DMark2001 SE
Resolution 1024x768 32bit
Texture Format Compressed
FSAA Disabled
Z-Buffer Depth 24bit
Frame Buffer Double
Rendering Pipeline D3D Pure Hardware T&L

Detailed Test Results
3DMark Score 12521 3D marks

Game 1 Car Chase - Low Detail 165.3 FPS
Game 1 Car Chase - High Detail 44.1 FPS
Game 2 Dragothic - Low Detail 246.8 FPS
Game 2 Dragothic - High Detail 130.8 FPS
Game 3 Lobby - Low Detail 153.3 FPS
Game 3 Lobby - High Detail 66.7 FPS
Game 4 Nature 101.8 FPS

Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) 1768.8 MTexels/s
Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) 4358.7 MTexels/s

High Polygon Count (1 light) 84.7 MTriangels/s
High Polygon Count (8 lights) 20.5 MTriangels/s

Environment Bump Mapping 186.1 FPS
DOT3 Bump Mapping 292.7 FPS

Vertex Shader 170.7 FPS
Pixel Shader 204.2 FPS
Advanced Pixel Shader 320.6 FPS

Point Sprite 38.3 MSprites/s

[<}US{>BlackHawkPilot73]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

no ****...everything is outdated....512 RAM is to little...www.nvidia.com for newest GPU drivers.

[trenzterra]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

I get 20k 3DMark01 with a 6600GT...

[sackynut]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

512 memory is much too little for anything over Low settings. and with 128mb video memory i dunno, 40fps sounds a tiny bit low, but who knows. get the latest drivers and make sure nothing is running in the background that would waste ram.

[kaheiyeh]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

If you really want to benchmark your graphics card, use 3DMark05 or 06. And like what the others have said above, 512MB is like the bare minimum to play BF2.

[SO19Visionaries]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

lol "3DMark Score 12521 3D marks"


you using 3Dmark Jurrasic?

[<}US{>BlackHawkPilot73]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

you using 3Dmark Jurrasic?

hahaha..lol

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

I got 6789302 in 3DMark85

[<}US{>BlackHawkPilot73]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

I got 6789302 in 3DMark85

:laugh2:

[megawhompertoo]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

What everybody else has said: 512mb is too little. Drop another stick in there--you can find them for sometimes as little as $35 after rebates. Newegg is your friend.

Onto the VPU--I'm thinking the 9800xt would be better. I'm betting it's got 256mb VRAM?

Wait...I've got four minutes, and since alot of the other knuckle heads have only posted smileys, I'm about to do your homework for you, just to show that we care about your electron I/O:

http://www.hardavenue.com/reviews/gf6600gtagp1.shtml

This links to a side-by-side comparison of the two cards specifications, and some ~18month old benchmarks.

Out of the box, if the 9800xt has the 256MB of VRAM, it should run BF2 at least a little better than the 128MB on the 6600gt, even though the nvidia card has a significantly faster core clock. The extra ram on the VPU will help with the large textures in BF2. Bump up your system ram to 1gb and things should move MUCH more smoothly--and you'll see the best results from your card. Without the extra system ram, you may end up bottlenecking the video card.

[flipstar45]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

thank you everyone for your input. i noe bout tha old ass 3dmark lol. i always oced my GPUs but im new to benchmarking lol. anywayz thankz

[U83R_1337]

Re: sluggish bf2 and 12,521 3dmark?

i get 26k in 3dmark01 all stock speeds