x1900xt in Vista
Hi there guys,
After upgrading XP to Vista recently I noticed a performance hit when playing Counter Strike source using my x1900xt. There were some problems with the CCC which were annoyging me, so I bought a new HD and installed Vista a fresh - marginally better performance.
I was wondering if anyone else plays CS in Vista and had perhaps noticed this? On a full 25 man server I am getting around 30fps on some maps, compared to over 100fps in XP!
Spec:
AMD A64 3400+, 1GB generic RAM, 512MB X1900XT PCI-E, ASUS K8N-E SE mobo
Cheers guys!
After upgrading XP to Vista recently I noticed a performance hit when playing Counter Strike source using my x1900xt. There were some problems with the CCC which were annoyging me, so I bought a new HD and installed Vista a fresh - marginally better performance.
I was wondering if anyone else plays CS in Vista and had perhaps noticed this? On a full 25 man server I am getting around 30fps on some maps, compared to over 100fps in XP!
Spec:
AMD A64 3400+, 1GB generic RAM, 512MB X1900XT PCI-E, ASUS K8N-E SE mobo
Cheers guys!
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I have uninstalled the drivers in full and am installing only the drivers without the catalyst control centre to see what the difference is. I'll report back shortly.
BTW, with CCC - does it only over-ride the video settings made in-game (ie AA/AF etc) if they are greater? For example, if I set AA of 4x from the CCC and 6x in game, which will it use? And now that i've uninstalled CCC, will it have set my settings back to "Application decided" as I did not switch it back before uninstalling. Just not sure if it just adjusts hardware switches or not.
Many thanks for your abundance of knowledge sharing!
I would expect it to stutter instead of drop 70 fps if that was the case, but anyway...just a suggestion.
Most would recommend 2GB ram for Vista and I agree...I'm just too broke to do anything about it!
Anyone know much about the CCC though - will the settings that were last on it when I uninstalled it remain forever more...
Ta much.
Yes in Vista this is the best way to go... in XP I would say boost them all as for some reason it does make a difference. Not sure if it takes the current level settings in the drivers and adds the in game settings on top, or if it somehow blends the 2? Me being a graphics guy, I have no idea which takes precedents. I just know having them all boosted will make things look better in XP. Haven't played to much in Vista just yet
I wasn't the one with the problem My internet is a nice rounded Fiber connection
I reinstalled Vista and just installed the ATI drivers, no CCC. Still the same frame rate. Installed DX9 for Vista (Feb 2007) and there is a slight improvement.
In the end I am just running a performance config file (CSSNation GUI) for Counter Strike which speeds it up - cant be doing with 30fps in a match! That combined with (sniff) dropping the graphics has now got CS looking beautiful and smooth. here's hoping its just ATi that need to sort out their drivers...
Any joy Kyle? How did you get on? I've not reinstalled CoH yet, but I have tried the game Race from Steam which I could run at 1920x.... smooth as teflon covered silk.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Asus M2N SLI-Deluxe
Asus (Sapphire?) x1900xt 512MB
2GB Corsair XMS DDR2 Dual Channel
Something is definitely "wrong" if your setup is getting that low of FPS. I don't really know what to suggest though.
Upon reinstalling Vista I though I would be careful about installing drivers to see what it was that made the difference. I first just used the Microsoft ATi Vista drivers in CS:S and the results were...average. Upon switching to ATi drivers by using device manager, and updating my display adapter drivers from the unzipped ATi driver folder, results were better in the Video Stress Test in CS, but still very erratic in-game with frame rate sitting at about 40-60 but even at 60 it appeared jerky.
THEN...I uninstalled these drivers by right clicking in device manager - pretty much removing all graphics drivers then installed ATi's catalyst 7.3 drivers with the control centre (something I had always hated before) and BOOM - everything's super smooth, FPS in the 100s.
Hehe...bizarre, but I wont question it. Same drivers, but installing CCC made a huge difference. Who knows, but thought it might be interesting for anyone having problems in Vista.
Thanks for all your help.