Upon further examination... Steam was using at least 50% of my CPU ingame. I reinstalled Steam to no avail, and ended up reinstalling Windows (it needed doing... Linux partitions all messed up), and it runs much better.
Thanks for all the help... and I'm now looking for some RAM :)
I am aware of the differences between Source and other popular games' engines; I was trying to establish that the card was not hideously underclocked or damaged. I have cleared up a few processes (Norton runs thousands...), and reinstalled DirectX and the Graphics card drivers. Militia still...
Hi,
I recently upgraded my computer with a new mobo, processor and graphics card. Everything works well, except for CSS.
No matter what settings, I am now getting between 10-40 frames per second on several maps, most noticably the new 'cs_militia'. I've tried changing settings, but I...
I was finally able to try the card in another machine (I didn't have access to one previously); didn't work.
Granted, it was an older AGP slot (documentation says it still should have worked), but I think I'm up for a new card.
<Expression of sheer despair>
Thanks for all the help, and sorry...
Hi,
I recently purchased an Intel Pentium 4 3.0ghz processor with an ECS P4M800-M7 mobo. I'd swapped over from AMD, and was surprised that I didn't have to reinstall Windows. However, when my graphics card (Geforce 4Ti4200) was in, instead of the usual boot sequence, I get a blank screen. The...
I'm back! For the sole reason that I'm having trouble...
I opened up Steam (for the first time in a long time), and upon clicking on "Play Games", I get the message,
"Scanning for Steam Game updates"
Sure, that could be considered normal, but it's stayed like that for a while, and the...