continued poor gameplay

Beyond · 07-01-2005, 07:09 AM

i'm sick of this. nothing runs worth a flip, and i SWEAR it should be better.

ut2004 @ the LOWEST possible settings (EVERYTHING turned off) @ 640x480 doesn't even run smooth.. it's pathetic.

specs:

Epox 8KHA+
Athlon XP 2200+ @ 1.8ghz
1gb ram
ati x800xt PE
audigy 2 zs

**jancz3rt** · 07-01-2005, 08:46 AM

That is VERY weird. I suppose you have installed the latest drivers and the latest DirectX. Now, do you happen to have any programs running while you game (perhaps check it out in the Task Manager)? Your computer should have no problems whatsoever. Also make sure your processor is runnign at its 1.65 Volts and that your card has that extra power connector connected to it. It could not be getting enough juice to work properly.

JAN

Beyond · 07-01-2005, 06:55 PM

okay, got something weird today. was booting for the first time of the day and i went to the bathroom. came back and had a blue screen ... hardware malfunction, system halted. rebooted and everything was fine. i don't know if these two problems are related, but it's an idea.

**dragon2309** · 07-01-2005, 07:51 PM

Did it give any error code at all...? If it was the graphics card then perhaps its faulty, try sending it back for a replacement, also, replace the RAM, dodgy RAM could easily cause these effects. Also, another thing, go into your BIOS and select the option to "load optimized defaults", this will put all the settings to maximum and get the most out of your current setup.

**Praetor** · 07-01-2005, 08:22 PM

Are you running in software render mode?

Beyond · 07-01-2005, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Praetor

Are you running in software render mode?

no.. direct3d in ut

Beyond · 07-02-2005, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon2309

Did it give any error code at all...? If it was the graphics card then perhaps its faulty, try sending it back for a replacement, also, replace the RAM, dodgy RAM could easily cause these effects. Also, another thing, go into your BIOS and select the option to "load optimized defaults", this will put all the settings to maximum and get the most out of your current setup.

no error code... the blue screen looks like this:

*** Hardware Malfunction

Call your hardware vendor for support

*** The system has halted ***

**dragon2309** · 07-02-2005, 07:53 PM

Does it give a memory address that you can see at all

Beyond · 07-03-2005, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon2309

Does it give a memory address that you can see at all

no, nothing. that is the entire screen...

PuddleJumper · 07-03-2005, 06:35 AM

I've tried running ut2004 on my system before and it ran like a total slug on minimum settings. I blame the engine. Forget ut2004 and get half life or something.

07-01-2005, 07:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Beyond Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Computer Engineering @ NCSU Posts: 1,271	continued poor gameplay i'm sick of this. nothing runs worth a flip, and i SWEAR it should be better. ut2004 @ the LOWEST possible settings (EVERYTHING turned off) @ 640x480 doesn't even run smooth.. it's pathetic. specs: Epox 8KHA+ Athlon XP 2200+ @ 1.8ghz 1gb ram ati x800xt PE audigy 2 zs

07-01-2005, 08:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	Damn... That is VERY weird. I suppose you have installed the latest drivers and the latest DirectX. Now, do you happen to have any programs running while you game (perhaps check it out in the Task Manager)? Your computer should have no problems whatsoever. Also make sure your processor is runnign at its 1.65 Volts and that your card has that extra power connector connected to it. It could not be getting enough juice to work properly. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358 Last edited by jancz3rt; 07-01-2005 at 08:49 AM.

07-01-2005, 07:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,342	Did it give any error code at all...? If it was the graphics card then perhaps its faulty, try sending it back for a replacement, also, replace the RAM, dodgy RAM could easily cause these effects. Also, another thing, go into your BIOS and select the option to "load optimized defaults", this will put all the settings to maximum and get the most out of your current setup. __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

07-01-2005, 08:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
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07-02-2005, 07:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,342	Does it give a memory address that you can see at all __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

07-01-2005, 06:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Beyond Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Computer Engineering @ NCSU Posts: 1,271	okay, got something weird today. was booting for the first time of the day and i went to the bathroom. came back and had a blue screen ... hardware malfunction, system halted. rebooted and everything was fine. i don't know if these two problems are related, but it's an idea.

07-03-2005, 06:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
PuddleJumper New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 16	I've tried running ut2004 on my system before and it ran like a total slug on minimum settings. I blame the engine. Forget ut2004 and get half life or something. __________________ Intel Pentium II 701Mhz 384MB RAM NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Create Sound Blaster PCI Creative 52X CD-ROM Memorex CD-RW 4x W, 2xRW, 24xRead Windows XP Professional DirectX 9.0b

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