New Card, Terrible Performance...
I used to come to this forum alot when it was called short media and it was pretty helpful then so hopefully someone can help me today.
I recently upgraded my graphics card to a PNY Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 1gb. The main reason i got it was to play FSX (flight simulator x) and now i can barely get 15fps with everything on the lowest settings. So i reformated and reinstalled XP and still i get terrible frame rates. Is this card just a pos or what? I paid almost 2 bills for it and i would expect something pretty good for that kind of money. If this card does just suck will someone please recommend a better card for around the same price?
Here is my system (the important parts):
AMD Athlon 64 Dual Core X2 BE-2350 (2.1 ghz)
4 gb DDR2 PC2-6400 400mhz
Geforce GTS 250 1gb DDR3
Windows XP Pro 64bit
Thanks
I recently upgraded my graphics card to a PNY Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 1gb. The main reason i got it was to play FSX (flight simulator x) and now i can barely get 15fps with everything on the lowest settings. So i reformated and reinstalled XP and still i get terrible frame rates. Is this card just a pos or what? I paid almost 2 bills for it and i would expect something pretty good for that kind of money. If this card does just suck will someone please recommend a better card for around the same price?
Here is my system (the important parts):
AMD Athlon 64 Dual Core X2 BE-2350 (2.1 ghz)
4 gb DDR2 PC2-6400 400mhz
Geforce GTS 250 1gb DDR3
Windows XP Pro 64bit
Thanks
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Yeah, the new 185.85 are out. Depending on what you have installed, you may need to upgrade or downgrade.
You could also go to command prompt and type in 'dxdiag' to get to the directx tool. You'll be able to check your drivers and see if there are any problems with your graphics drivers and system settings.
I'm assuming you would since the game usually tends to install dx during installation and if it connects to microsoft live gaming it should prompt to install a new patch.
If you still have issues with the video card and if after trying everything everyone else said still didn't resolve your issue, you asked if anyone could recommend a better video card for around the same price. Since you have an AMD you also might have a AMD/ATI chipset. For best performance i would recommend a 1GB ATI 4870 due to the fact that the companies are essentially the same, creating better compatibility.