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by **phil55au** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:26 pm

hello,i need help in regards to getting more fps in games for example when i play the game''C&C renegade/everyother game to, ,im only getting 20-35fps on average..first i will start with my specs...

Intel Celeron 2.80Ghz (socket 478) FC-PGA2 , L1 8kb L2 128KB
120GB maxtor 7200rpm(296kb bad sectors)
40GB seagate 7200rpm
DVD drive
CD drive
1024 PC3200 DDR RAM (400mhz)
Nvidia Geforce 6600GT (AGP 8x) all drivers are updated.
Nvidia settings are as follows
antialising:OFF
antistropic:OFF
image settings:HIGH PERFORMANCE
vsync:OFF
my power supply is 200w,im not too sure if thats got anything to do with it.
what i dont see is for all the games i buy the requirements are way beyond my cpu but they show really slow performance.
i have done a fresh install of xp,installed drivers and and the same performance issues..
do not know what to do...
if you can help me in anyway , that would be much appreciated...

Thanks in advanced :wink:

by **SavageX** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:42 pm

My first advise: Update your graphics drivers.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_91.31.html

Edit: Oups, you already updated...never mind.

Can you post a screenshot of your hardware control panel (the list with all hardware listed)?

Oh, and please check the temperatures of your CPU. If it got too hot the CPU will throttle its clock to not overheat.

by **phil55au** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:01 pm

Name CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device
Manufacturer C-Media
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_011113F6&REV_10\3&61AAA01&0&40
I/O Port 0x00009400-0x000094FF
IRQ Channel IRQ 16
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\cmaudio.sys (5.12.01.0639, 370.83 KB (379,726 bytes), 25/06/2006 8:51 PM)

Name WinFast A6600 GT
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00F1&SUBSYS_2011107D&REV_A2\4&1AFFAA3D&0&0008
Adapter Type GeForce 6600 GT, Leadtek Research Inc. compatible
Adapter Description WinFast A6600 GT
Adapter RAM 128.00 MB (134,217,728 bytes)
Installed Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.91.43
INF File oem0.inf (nv4_NV3x section)
Color Planes 1
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 800 x 600 x 60 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0xD7000000-0xD7FFFFFF
Memory Address 0xE0000000-0xEFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xD6000000-0xD7FFFFFF
IRQ Channel IRQ 16
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\nv4_mini.sys (6.14.10.7777, 3.05 MB (3,198,368 bytes), 30/08/2005 2:04 AM)

Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Name Enhanced (101- or 102-key)
Layout 00000409
PNP Device ID ACPI\PNP0303\4&1B5998F7&0
Number of Function Keys 12
I/O Port 0x00000060-0x00000060
I/O Port 0x00000064-0x00000064
IRQ Channel IRQ 1
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\i8042prt.sys (5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), 51.50 KB (52,736 bytes), 4/08/2004 9:30 PM)

Hardware Type Logitech USB WheelMouse
Number of Buttons 3
Status OK
PNP Device ID USB\VID_046D&PID_C00C\5&28E271E&0&2
Power Management Supported No
Double Click Threshold 6
Handedness Right Handed Operation
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\hidusb.sys (5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148), 9.38 KB (9,600 bytes), 4/08/2004 9:30 PM)

Name SoftV92 Data Fax Modem
Description SoftV92 Data Fax Modem
Device ID PCI\VEN_14F1&DEV_2F00&SUBSYS_8D8913E0&REV_01\3&61AAA01&0&48
Device Type Internal Modem
Attached To COM3
Answer Mode Not Available
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_14F1&DEV_2F00&SUBSYS_8D8913E0&REV_01\3&61AAA01&0&48
Provider Name Microsoft
Modem INF Path mdmcxsf2.inf
Modem INF Section ModemCH
Blind Off X4
Blind On X3
Compression Off +DS=0;
Compression On +DS=3;
Error Control Forced +ES=3,2,4;
Error Control Off +ES=1,0,1;
Error Control On +ES=3,0,2;
Flow Control Hard +IFC=2,2;
Flow Control Off +IFC=0,0;
Flow Control Soft +IFC=1,1;
DCB 
Default <
Inactivity Timeout Not Available
Modulation Bell Not Available
Modulation CCITT Not Available
Prefix AT
Pulse P
Reset ATZ<cr>
Responses Key Name SoftV92 Data Fax Modem::CXT::Microsoft
Speaker Mode Dial M1
Speaker Mode Off M0
Speaker Mode On M2
Speaker Mode Setup M3
Speaker Volume High L3
Speaker Volume Low L1
Speaker Volume Med L2
String Format Not Available
Terminator <cr>
Tone T
Memory Address 0xD3800000-0xD380FFFF
I/O Port 0x00009000-0x00009007
IRQ Channel IRQ 17

Drive C:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System NTFS
Size 114.48 GB (122,926,776,320 bytes)
Free Space 90.88 GB (97,580,277,760 bytes)
Volume Name
Volume Serial Number 30358A15

Drive D:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System NTFS
Size 37.27 GB (40,015,953,920 bytes)
Free Space 15.46 GB (16,597,352,448 bytes)
Volume Name Local Disks
Volume Serial Number A4887A54

Drive E:
Description CD-ROM Disc

Drive F:
Description CD-ROM Disc

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model Maxtor 6Y120P0
Bytes/Sector 512
Media Loaded Yes
Media Type Fixed	hard disk media
Partitions 1
SCSI Bus 0
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 0
SCSI Target ID 0
Sectors/Track 63
Size 114.49 GB (122,935,034,880 bytes)
Total Cylinders 14,946
Total Sectors 240,107,490
Total Tracks 3,811,230
Tracks/Cylinder 255
Partition Disk #0, Partition #0
Partition Size 114.48 GB (122,926,777,344 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset 32,256 bytes

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model ST340014A
Bytes/Sector 512
Media Loaded Yes
Media Type Fixed	hard disk media
Partitions 1
SCSI Bus 0
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 0
SCSI Target ID 1
Sectors/Track 63
Size 37.27 GB (40,015,987,200 bytes)
Total Cylinders 4,865
Total Sectors 78,156,225
Total Tracks 1,240,575
Tracks/Cylinder 255
Partition Disk #1, Partition #0
Partition Size 37.27 GB (40,015,954,944 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset 32,256 bytes

Name SiS PCI IDE Controller
Manufacturer Silicon Integrated System
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_5513&SUBSYS_80871043&REV_00\3&61AAA01&0&15
I/O Port 0x0000B400-0x0000B40F
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\pciide.sys (5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148), 3.25 KB (3,328 bytes), 4/08/2004 9:30 PM)

Name Primary IDE Channel
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCIIDE\IDECHANNEL\4&46B03DD&0&0
I/O Port 0x000001F0-0x000001F7
I/O Port 0x000003F6-0x000003F6
IRQ Channel IRQ 14
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys (5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), 93.13 KB (95,360 bytes), 4/08/2004 9:30 PM)

Name Secondary IDE Channel
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCIIDE\IDECHANNEL\4&46B03DD&0&1
I/O Port 0x00000170-0x00000177
I/O Port 0x00000376-0x00000376
IRQ Channel IRQ 15
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys (5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), 93.13 KB (95,360 bytes), 4/08/2004 9:30 PM)

CONFLICTS/SHARING
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF SiS Accelerated Graphics Port
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF WinFast A6600 GT

IRQ 20 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
IRQ 20 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller

Memory Address 0xD6000000-0xD7FFFFFF SiS Accelerated Graphics Port
Memory Address 0xD6000000-0xD7FFFFFF WinFast A6600 GT

IRQ 16 WinFast A6600 GT
IRQ 16 CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device

Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF SiS Accelerated Graphics Port
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF WinFast A6600 GT

I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB SiS Accelerated Graphics Port
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB WinFast A6600 GT

IRQ's
IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 16 WinFast A6600 GT OK
IRQ 16 CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device OK
IRQ 17 SoftV92 Data Fax Modem OK
IRQ 18 SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio OK
IRQ 19 SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter OK
IRQ 20 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 20 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 23 SiS PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller OK

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name
System Manufacturer System Manufacturer
System Model System Name
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2800 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software, Inc. ASUS P4S800MX ACPI BIOS Revision 1002, 6/10/2003
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale Australia
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name **********************
Time Zone Cen. Australia Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 649.60 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.41 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

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by **Daedalus** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:04 pm

hmm, are you sure the output of your power supply is only 200W ???
imo its nearly impossible to even start a computer with your hardware config and such low power ....

by **phil55au** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:07 pm

Daedalus wrote:hmm, are you sure the output of your power supply is only 200W ???
imo its nearly impossible to even start a computer with your hardware config and such low power ....

yes my power supply is 200w as i have seen it on the UPS itself =)

by **Daedalus** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:23 pm

thats *very* weird. recommended power supply for the Nvidia Geforce 6600GT is a 'minimum' of 300W. even though its possible for the celeron to work, i don't believe it might have no impact on your system to run with this low power. on the other hand i believe it wouldn't even start up or at least produce some random shutdowns...
your system seems ok, but just for testing purpose i would loan a better power supply somewhere and try it

by **SavageX** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:29 pm

Graphics driver:

Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\nv4_mini.sys (6.14.10.7777, 3.05 MB (3,198,368 bytes), 30/08/2005 2:04 AM)

About a year old...

Sure you updated your video driver?

by **phil55au** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:29 pm

yes i have updated it to the latest driver version that is compatible with the latest winfox software..in which i emailed a support query to leadtek and thats what they said...and on there site has that version...so i have updated the graphics card....but im do not know if i should be installing the latest drivers for the geforce 6600GT from nvidia because my hardware is not the ''NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600GT'' its the ''winfast A6600GT''
...

please help any way you can thanks.

by **esteel** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:35 pm

leadtech just uses the nvidia chip on their graphic card.. so you should be able to install the nvidia drivers. Those are a lot newer and hopefully work better. But i guess its a good idea to keep your older driver handy just in case

by **phil55au** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:41 pm

Daedalus wrote:thats *very* weird. recommended power supply for the Nvidia Geforce 6600GT is a 'minimum' of 300W. even though its possible for the celeron to work, i don't believe it might have no impact on your system to run with this low power. on the other hand i believe it wouldn't even start up or at least produce some random shutdowns...
your system seems ok, but just for testing purpose i would loan a better power supply somewhere and try it

that is %100 correct that it needs 300w minimum, i find it very wierd that it works...but i see your point...when windows is botting up it just shows a blank screen for a while...then boots to windows...but the when it says welcome on the blue screen it has jaggy edges....but the video card works....all drivers installed...agp 8x...i have a 3.3v agp slot so i do not see what the problem is....the processor on the other hand as i read on issues in relation to this sort of thing said that the celeron isnt very good for games...but its 2800mhz...my mobo stays at 43degrees my cpu stays at 41degrees when im playing games etc,and my cpu usage stays at 85-100 when i play games and 2percent when im doing nothing.i have used a benchmark one time called''pc wizard''most of the benchmarking seemed ok except for the memory bandwidth which said 0MB bandwidth yet my computer uses the ram in apps..and recognises it...but one slot of ram in generic..would that have anything to do with it? its wierd to..that when i do dxdiag and run 3d test i get 999 fps

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