CSS Requirements/low FPS

[oinkypig]

hey i just installed CSS on one of my laptops and i have the settings for everything set onto low. With EVERYTHING on the lowest settings i still get 5-10 fps and makes it completely unplayable. i believe that i have better than the minimum requirements to play the game Ive defragmented my HDD and i have gotten the latest directx 9:c installation. I have playn Gran Theft Auto: San Andreas no problem on this laptop.

CSS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
1.2 GHz Processor
256MB RAM
DirectX 7 level graphics card

My lappy-HP DV4000 Hardware:
1.6 Ghz Intel Pentium M
1024mb DDR333
Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express
And Advice is appreciated!THX

[pbmaster]

What DirectX level are you running? It will tell you in the advance video options screen. Also, that Intel graphics probably isn't that great.

[oinkypig]

the hardware dx level is : v8.1
and my software dx level is :v9
i thought it was a dx9 capable gpu\but it still is over the minimum requirements

[Mediocre]

915 doesn't support dx9.0 i dont think, recommended specs are:
Recommended:
2.4 GHz Processor
512MB RAM
DirectX 9 level graphics card

Onboard video is stealing RAM (so you probably only show like 768 or somthing)...

I would guess all video settings are on low...
make sure your plugged in (powersaving)....

Had a similar problem with a friends laptop (and my old one), both had very similar specs. But I thought we were getting a DX9 error when we loaded. Never could get it to run right. It wasn't like a variable FPS, it was a consistent 'stutter' so I always thought it was because cs:s and the source engine were dx9, but even valve has min requirement as dx7. Regular CS ran great ....

[Mediocre]

oh and try singleplayer. Just read multiplayer doesn;t run, but single player does

[csallis]

This is definatly the onboard graphics, I haven't used an intel onboard GPU that could play CS:S yet. Maybe some of the newest ones could but it wouldn't be to good still I would think.

[kwchang007]

Try setting the DX level to the hardware supported level...you said 8.1 right? Oh and maybe I should go try with the intel integrated i have...let me go try. Just forced dx10 at the lowest settings, got 35 fps in the video stress test. This was on a p4 3ghz, 1gb of ddr2, intel integrated (i think 845...i know it was 8xx anyways)