#228 AMD Athlon 64 3000+

[acousticlemur]

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Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 'Winchester', 2389 MHz, 265.5 MHz FSB
Memory: 1024 MB DDR, 3-3-3-8, 217.2 MHz
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
A8V Deluxe
Graphics: ATI RADEON 9600 SERIES, AGP, 256 MB DDR, 128 bit, 526.5 / 297.0 MHz

SuperPi 1M: 39.109 sec.
Everest Read: 6081.0
Everest Write: 4163.8
Everest Latency: 53.7 ns
3DMark05 Graphics: 2137
3DMark05 CPU: 4359

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AMD 64 3000+ ( Winchester)
Asus A8v Deluxe
1 Gig Kingston Pc3200 (2*512)
Antec Smart Blue PSU 350 Watt
ATI Radeon 9600XT 256mb AGP

[acousticlemur]

Anyone have any suggestions for me to get better video performance with what i have?

[WarEagleAU]

Get a newer video card for your AGP slot :)

[acousticlemur]

yeah that is what i was thinking, but i was wanting to make do with this one till direct X 10. the only problem i really have is while playing battlefield 2???? i can play counter strike source and halflife 2 with all video settings maked out and it runs flawless. but battlefield i have to play on low. any ideas????

[cjoyce1980]

depends how much cash you have.

x800 series
x1950pro
6800GS/GT
7800GS, etc....

these are your better options, but if you look, you should be able to get 6800's quite cheaply

[acousticlemur]

is my problem with battlefield due to it's engine? cause the graphics in halflife 2 and counterstrike blow battlefield outa the water and i have no problems playing them with it all turned up. im gonna buy a new vid crd soon just wanted to see if i could squeeze a bit more outa mine. i tried updating the bios on it but i already have to most recent one. and every program i have used to bump up the mem and core cause it to malfunction. any advise would be cool. :rockout:

[acousticlemur]

is there anything i can do to squeez more outa my cpu?

[acousticlemur]

is there anything i can do to squeez more outa my cpu?

i just ran the 3dmark again with Omega drivers and my card overclocked to 535\346 but it tested better with the ATI drivers and less overclocking....... but my games run better.....:confused: oh well, i dont know......:confused: :toast:

[boecke]

What resolution are you running your games at?
Do you have 6 x AA + 16 x AF ?

[acousticlemur]

with every game but Battlefield 2 i can run at 1280 by 1024 and all settings on high. they are Half life 2, Counter Strike Source, Rainbow six lockdown, and Call of duty 2. but for some reason i cant run Battlefield 2 at high res. yeah i have both enabled for Source games and it runs wonderfully, but with battlefield both are off. and to play BF2 online i have to run it all on low and at 800 by 600 which really sucks since it makes it hard/impossible to see far away. but with the Omega drivers i can play bf2 offline on high, so i guess it is better. need to get a new vid crd but no $$$ right now.

[francis511]

i think its the size of the textures in bf2 that make it slow. i used to have a 9600
and had to turn texture resolution (or whatever its called ) down.things u can do b4
new gfx card.omega drivers are ok - try catalyst 4.1.5.7 for a fps boost.also try
winborg xp (can i mention that) for a fps boost.

[acousticlemur]

what is winborg xp?

and do you mean the ati version of ccc 4.1.5.7 or the Omega?

[francis511]

http://www.extreme-players.de/filebrowser.php?go=/Treiber/DNA_drivers/#o287

4.1.5.7

http://iso-tek.org/index.php?

winborg xp

[francis511]

those should add 10-20 fps ,but youd need a better gfx card to play bf2 at max