Question on hardware, guys!!

[allan127]

My computer setup is the following.. I know it's not that slow but i'm getting only around 50 fps in source beta of cs. maybe my setting in the game is wrong or something( I SET EVERYTHING TO THE LAST ONE AS I'M NEW IN 3D GAMES)?

CPU: P4 3.2E
RAM: 1GB KINGSTON PC3200
MB: P4C800E-DELUXE
VIDEO CARD: ASUS AX800PRO
420W POWERSUPPLY
SATA 160GB WD HD

 

[kiwii]

well, its a BETA . . I guess you could upgrade your drivers. for gfx card and such ..

 

[smsKONG]

I remember quite a lot of people actually having trouble with ATI cards, not what you'd expect since valve said ATI would be the best.
Also it was the x800 users which reported the problem the most....

However I remember seeing a few threads with fixes for these problems over on the steam CS:S beta forum. I never actually looked into what the fix was since I've got anXFX5900XT, but if head over there a search should pull up the info you require.

Good luck

 

[MagicalPoop]

Here is my personal experience with CS:Source.

Alright just to explain myself, I've been testing Source since it first came out on this machine

My Comp Specs
-AMD 2500+ Barton
-512 DDR 333
-80 GIG 2meg cache
-ASUS A7N8X-X nFORCE 2 CHIPSET
-Audigy 2
-ATI 9800PRO 128MB with a rev.3 cooler (45% cooler temp)
-DX 9.0C
-SP2
-Win XP PRO

Game Settings (Default)
-1024X768 -32 bit
-High Models
-High Textures
-Reflect world
-High Shadows
-Trilinear Anistrophic
-No Anti Aliasing
-DirectX level 9.0

Visual Stress test score: 84.5
In game average FPS: 40 ( 15 in gun fights, that is RIDICULOUS )

Now you see, with that kind of computer, it meets the recommended settings. You would think I would be able to play the game fine with at least 60 stable FPS right? No.
Ok so lets decrease the settings and try to get more FPS
I turned the game settings to

-640X480 -16 bit
-Low Models
-Low Textures
-Reflect none
-Low Shadows
-Bilinear Anistrophic
-No Anti Aliasing
-Direct X level 7.0

My FPS stayed the same, no performance increase. Other than faster load times and 15% increase in stability ( no chop ups)

Now...there are people with systems lower than mine, with GeForce4's or GeForce3's running this game in DirectX 7.0 pathcode achieving SOLID 80FPS. Sheer madness man, sheer madness.

So I tried a lot of things

-Driver cleaned
-Reformatted
-Defragged
-Max to min settings
-Omega drivers
-OverClocked my 9800PRO to XT speeds ( no performance increase there )
-Upgraded to DX9.0c, upgraded to SP2
-Upgraded my motherboard drivers
Absolutely NO FPS increase...

 

[RogueShadow]

I get the same deal, settings seemingly having no effect on my fps. only mine drop down to 10fps.

I reported it with report bug, only thing I can do.

 

[Aceallways]

I have not played the beta but does anyone have records from a computer similar to mine?

Pentium 4 2.66 GHz (no hyper-threading)
512 MB DDR RAM
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
Asus P4S8X-X
Thanks for your replies in advance

 

[iamaelephant]

That seems to be the way with alot of newer games - a decrease in graphical quality doesn't affect your overall framerate much, but cuts down the choppiness when you open doors or see enemies. I wonder why this is...

 

[RogueShadow]

Most people are telling me my cpu is my bottleneck. I really have no way to tell for sure.