AstroCat Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I posted detailed info in the tech support forum. Same issues here. I do not have multi-core/multi-CPU patch installed. Is this something that is still needed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molotov_billy Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Originally posted by Redwolf: Problem with multi-core/multi-CPU? Try that Mickeysoft fix to turn off power management for individual cores. Is this the same as the flickering shadows bug? If not, could you post a link? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896256/en-us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molotov_billy Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Yes, have installed that. No visible change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameroon Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Originally posted by molotov_billy: I just updated my drivers, got the windows patch for dual core (which did fix flickering shadows.) Running version 1.01. Core 2 Duo 2.6 ghz NVIDIA 7950 GTX 512 megs vram, 2 gibs of RAM At my native resolutions with settings towards the middle, I was literally gettings seconds per frame. With everything turned down/off, and my resolution at 1024x768, I get around 10-15 FPS. Completely unplayable. Furthermore, the camera is extremely laggy. When I use right click to rotate, it continues to rotate a full 1-2 seconds longer after I've stopped moving the mouse. What the hell? :| There's something else at work on your system then, because I have almost literally that same system (2.1 Ghz and GT instead of GTX) and it plays smoothly even at the "Better" detail level at 1280x1024. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molotov_billy Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Originally posted by Battlefront.com: I suggest popping over to the new CM:SF Tech Support Forum and we'll try to work it through with you. There should be a fix for it "as is". If not, we'll certainly want to work with you to figure out why your system isn't happy with CM. Steve Steve, we have several posts up in the tech forum. What's the next step? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan1 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I'm using two year old drivers on my NVidia Geforce 6600, and I experience no issues....is it just luck or are various drivers bad? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCat Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I am thinking drivers... anyone tried an older driver on the 8800GTX, current is 162.18. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 If someone can try an older driver and let me know I would appreciate it. The 8800 cards are [no surprise] the culprits so far. Rune 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molotov_billy Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Rune, there are several folks reporting issues that don't have an 8800. My 7950 at home is having identical issues to my 8800 at work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I run a 7800 in Vista 64 and have none of the problems you are reporting. What version drivers do you have on your home system and what o/q, and answer in the tech support forum. Rune 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becket Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 No issues on my horrible old GF5500FX using forceware v. 84.xx. Sorry for you guys having trouble. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalbrew Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 My earlier report may have been overlooked, but I'm running an 8800GTS with the latest drivers (162.18 which are the ones that released 2 days ago) and I'm not experiencing problems. I don't think the 8800 is a problem at all. CM:SF is also running fine at 'best' quality with an older nVidia 7900GS for me with the drivers from May (forget the version number, but it works fine) Hey folks, I can't guess exactly how your machines are setup, but be sure you look beyond video drivers for updates. Most folks that play an asortment of games are good about drivers, but also a lot of CM fans run old hardware and primarily really old games. Check that your motherboard chipset and processor drivers are the latest as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCat Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Check my other thread in tech support, tried on a totally different system... same problems. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malmvig Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Fraps slowing down FPS in CM:SF I do not know how you wanner measure your performance but I tell you this - Fraps slow your game to the degree of unplayable! As Razer has been keeping on telling - hands of keyboard! Absolutely no use of wasdqe. Use mouse for panning and your lmb or rmb for zooming your camera! - AMD Athlon 2800, 1 Gbyte, ATI 9800pro (7.7) 3D Texture set to fastest. - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNoobie Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Originally posted by SGT_56M: You can also try: 1) Turning off v-sync in the game. 2) Make sure your vidcard is set to have "Applications Control" for anti-aliasing. sorry but how do i go about changing my anti aliasing in my vid card... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 It's 99% sure Fraps, guys. AA/AF actually must be controlled from your graphics card drivers, in CM:SF you can only switch them on and off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_DK Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm not so sure its Fraps if you have a newer machine. I have heard people complain about Fraps eating FPS and my guess is that it depends on your pc power. My game is very sluggish when looking at the front with or without fraps running. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adminttd Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Hi ive no problems system is p4 3 gig with an GeForce 7900gt XFX 1 gig ram works super just play with the settings a bit in game and also the graph card settings you will see it runs smooth super and great. at least the demo does for me. what i do have to say i use the old drivers for my card force ware version 83.91 also set the AAS and AF to 4 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hukka Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I didn't use FRAPS. I found out that reducing texture or model quality (can't remember which one, I'm at work) a bit made a huge difference, altough I didn't notice much difference in the image quality. I'd still expect that my brand new super computer would run this smoothly with quality maxed. Seems like something is flawed, but I'm not sure. Well anyway, I can play it now smoothly so I'm not too displeased. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogg Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 i thought it was normal for me to have slow fps because CM are not very high end fast graphics but seems to be problems because i have a X1900XT abd a 4600+ dual core and even with shadows off (which are ugly anyway) and it's 10fps in 1800x1024. so i'm gonna check the tech forum right now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewood Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Stupid question, maybe its because I have such an old video system, but what are FRAPS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarUSF Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 http://www.fraps.com/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molotov_billy Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Using 94.24 drivers and switching core affinity to one core cured my FPS problems. Runs great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 mogg, Indeed, looks like one of the dual processor fixes will help you out! Molotov_billy, Very interesting! Normally we don't endorse reverting drivers, but until we can figure out a better work around it is certainly an option for people. I myself am using Catalyst 7.1 drivers from almost 7 months ago. They work for CM and I don't use any other games so I stuck with it. Plus, I am using a Mac and that is pretty much the last version I could get to work with Apple's BootCamp Which reminds me... I should check to see if they finally updated the drivers! Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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