Ack, help!

[emsixteen]

I just recently upgraded from an Athlon Classic 750 to a Tbird 1.2ghz. I'm running a GeForce2GTS, both before and after the upgrade. After my 1.2ghz was setup on a KT7-Raid, I've noticed very, very lacking performance. My FPS in Half-Life went from 75-90 to 50-60. I'm getting very frusturated . Anything you guys can reccomend before I sell this stuff?
System Specs: (Note that the only thing that changed with the upgrade is the mobo and the cpu)
AMD Thunderbird 1.2ghz (NOT overclocked)
Abit KT7-Raid
512 MB PC100 RAM
Creative GeForce2 GTS
Netgear FA311 10/100 NIC
SBLive XGamer

 

[monotone]

Have you installed the VIA 4-in-1 drivers?

Are you using the raid controller?

What OS are you running?

Etc. etc. etc.

 

[Impact55]

Did you re-install windows?

 

[emsixteen]

Sorry about the lack of info, first post .

I'm not running the 4-in-1 drivers, should I?

Not using the raid controller.

Using Windows 98SE, and no, I didn't reinstall it.

Try and help me, I'm desperate!

Thanks.

 

[monotone]

You HAVE to install the VIA 4-in-1 drivers, they can be found here.

You don't have to install windows, it might work fine. Then again it might not!
I would also re-install the drivers for your geforce2, after installing the 4-in-1 drivers.

 

[emsixteen]

mono.. THANK YOU! Those drivers improve my performance SUBSTANTIALLY! I cannot extend my thanks enough.

I'm happy!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bignate603]

lol, i did the same thing with my 800 t'bird. Went from a 1650 3dmark score to almost 7000

 

[emsixteen]

BAH!!!!!!!! More crap!
Now the goddamn thing is crashing, in any mode (d3d or ogl). It'll run any game for a minute or so, then it crashes like a son of a bitch!
I am using the factory drivers for my GF2 GTS, and since I installed those 4-in-1 drivers, I'm crashing like a bastard!
What in the world should I do now?

 

[chuckieland]

repartition, reformate
flesh installation of windwo98se
and don't install via 4-1 driver

 

[Zach]

I think chuckieland is wrong, use the right drivers for the job.

And, if it comes down to it (formatting..), delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Enum key in the registry first to re-install all of your drivers. I do that with motherboard changes sometimes. No need to FFR.

 

[monotone]

Also, i've heard some people having trouble with agp4x, the geforce2, and the kt133 chipset. Try disabling agp4x in the bios, it won't hurt your performance much.