03-22-2005, 03:08 PM
Here is my computer.
Windows XP SP2 with all current updates
Windows screen res is 1024x768x32bit color
AMD XP1800+ (1.53ghz)
HIS Radeon 9600XT 256meg video card
5.3 Catalyst drivers (not the dot net ones)
768megs of DDR 333mhz ram
Asus A7S333 motherboard (latest flash)
WD 160gig 8meg cache hard drive (not my primary drive)
HL2 Collectors edition (I couldn't pass up the deal 50 bucks Canadian new and unopened from store (4 hour sale)
Use Fraps for getting FPS
I use a few antispyware, antivirus and antitrojan programs. What one won't catch others do so I am pretty well protected.
There is 0 spyware on my system
There is 0 viruses on my system
In game my settings were (to start off with)
1024x768
Model detail
High
Antialising Mode
none
Texture Detail
High
Filtering Detail
trilinear
Water Detail
simple reflections
Shader Detail
High
Shadow Detail
High
Wait for verticle sync
disabled
I got about 29fps in kill box. everything was nice and smooth. I go into Overwatch and my fps drop down to about 15fps, which makes it unplayable because it gives me motion sickness.
I turn it to 800x600 and turn all the highs into lows and I now get about 26 or 27 fps over all, there are afew places that cause it to slow down more or if I turn quick.
It don't look as good as when it was up on 1024x768 and the lows set to high. So I'm not looking for massive FPS increase. If I could get the 1024 upto 30 or 40 fps (just so I don't get motion sickness) I would be more then happy. Heck even if I could get 1023x768 with the settings on low I would be happy.
I will be trying the 5.1 catalyst drivers because I have heard that HL2 runs better with them.
So any suggestions as to what I should try?
Windows XP SP2 with all current updates
Windows screen res is 1024x768x32bit color
AMD XP1800+ (1.53ghz)
HIS Radeon 9600XT 256meg video card
5.3 Catalyst drivers (not the dot net ones)
768megs of DDR 333mhz ram
Asus A7S333 motherboard (latest flash)
WD 160gig 8meg cache hard drive (not my primary drive)
HL2 Collectors edition (I couldn't pass up the deal 50 bucks Canadian new and unopened from store (4 hour sale)
Use Fraps for getting FPS
I use a few antispyware, antivirus and antitrojan programs. What one won't catch others do so I am pretty well protected.
There is 0 spyware on my system
There is 0 viruses on my system
In game my settings were (to start off with)
1024x768
Model detail
High
Antialising Mode
none
Texture Detail
High
Filtering Detail
trilinear
Water Detail
simple reflections
Shader Detail
High
Shadow Detail
High
Wait for verticle sync
disabled
I got about 29fps in kill box. everything was nice and smooth. I go into Overwatch and my fps drop down to about 15fps, which makes it unplayable because it gives me motion sickness.
I turn it to 800x600 and turn all the highs into lows and I now get about 26 or 27 fps over all, there are afew places that cause it to slow down more or if I turn quick.
It don't look as good as when it was up on 1024x768 and the lows set to high. So I'm not looking for massive FPS increase. If I could get the 1024 upto 30 or 40 fps (just so I don't get motion sickness) I would be more then happy. Heck even if I could get 1023x768 with the settings on low I would be happy.
I will be trying the 5.1 catalyst drivers because I have heard that HL2 runs better with them.
So any suggestions as to what I should try?