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Article #33788Re: Very Slow, Questions
From: DTR971
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 17:15
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 17:15
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I instaled thet fraps program. I am getting only 6 frames per second. How can I improve that. I am not real savy when it comes to tweaking. How can I increase the frames per second. any help would be apperciated. "HeXetic" <hot...@hexemail.com> wrote in message news:m%2bc.18051$j57.1038637@news20.bellglobal.com... > Nope. PCI vs AGP really doesn't make that much of a huge difference. It'll be > noticeable, certainly, but the effect will probably be mostly ignoreable; you > should have no trouble running in 1024x768. The game does slow down to the > lowest common denominator in multiplayer but there are other factors. If you > have AI players, that can have a huge effect. You can benchmark your system; you > should aim to have 20 frames per second when playing a 1 on 1 skirmish game. > Tune the settings to achieve this and your friends should no longer blame you > for any speed issues (to see your FPS in generals, use a tool like > www.fraps.com) > > > -- > - Tim G. > > "DTR971" <goc...@msbx.net> wrote in message news:40...@news.athenanews.com > > I am running an E-Machine Celeron 2.8, 768m RAM, Windows XP Home, I have a > > Comcast Cable modem and DSLreports and 2Wire broadband Meter test report > > 3.4 - 4.2 mbps speed. The clincher is I am using a PNY 128mb NVidia G-Force > > FX PCI Video Card. > > > > The computer was purchased on a really good deal so I didnt check to see if > > it had AGP and it was too late when I opened it up and foudn it didnt. > > > > Is my game going to run that much slower with a PCI video card over a AGP > > video card? > > > > I have two friends I was trying to play via internet they where telling me > > the game was slow when they play me but fast when they play others? Can > > this be my system? > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > --Dustin >
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