Abysmal performance in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars demo

[slugg]

My specs:
7900 GT
E2160 @ 2.8 ghz
2 gb DDR2 @ 1100 mhz


My problem:
I bought the retail version of Quake 4 years a go. Before I upgraded my computer, I had an Athlon 3000+ and a 7800GS and I was able to max out the game at 1680x1050, including some FSAA and AF. Everything ran smoothly, it was great!

So now I'm running the hardware I listed above. I do not have Quake 4 installed at the moment (it's at home - I'm at school) so I can't make any comparisons. But anyways, I downloaded the ET:QW demo through Valve's Steam. As soon as I start the game, I get what appears to be about 7 or 8 FPS at the menu - AT MINIMUM SETTINGS. When trying to load up a game, it takes about 20 minutes to load, then I continue with about 8 FPS.

Certainly, something is wrong. Any ideas?

 

[Capitalizt]

It should run pretty smooth with your setup. Do you have the latest patch for the game and the latest video card drivers? If so, try dropping the resolution a few notches and see what happens. The game doesnt look fantastic like Crysis, but it still has a lot of physics stuff going on that stresses your GPU.

 

[RZaakir]

Do you have a second monitor enabled?

 

[slugg]

latest patch: Yes. Steam ensures this.
latest drivers: Yes. Chipset and video card drivers are all up to date.
Resolution: It does run a little better at 800x600, but it's still unplayable.

Side note: I can play Crysis with decent settings at 1680x1050 perfectly playable. Team Fortress 2 at high (not max) settings runs at a solid 60 FPS (VSYNC) at 1680x1050. Quake 4 (now installed again) at COMPLETE MAX SETTINGS (remember, same engine as ET:QW) runs at a solid 60 FPS.

:'(


edit: Yes I do have a second monitor enabled. Do I seriously have to disable the monitor every time I want to play? Uhg... let me try it, brb.

edit 2: well... i'll check it out tomorrow. Looks like I need to reinstall the demo (re-download) so I'll just check back when I'm not dead tired. Thanks for both of your help so far

 

[BFG10K]

Yes I do have a second monitor enabled. Do I seriously have to disable the monitor every time I want to play?

Yes, for OpenGL games at least.

 

[Piuc2020]

Originally posted by: Capitalizt
It should run pretty smooth with your setup. Do you have the latest patch for the game and the latest video card drivers? If so, try dropping the resolution a few notches and see what happens. The game doesnt look fantastic like Crysis, but it still has a lot of physics stuff going on that stresses your GPU.

Physics stressing your GPU? We're not quite there you know :roll: