ATI Radeon HD 4870

[baddogg19901990]

I think that I am not getting the FPS i should be getting. I have upgraded my CPU to an AMD X2 6000 from a 4600 and performance has decreased in games such as Source games and Unreal engine games! I have no idea what the problem is I have tried different motherboards, CPUs,and RAM. I dont know if a PSU can cause it not to get enough power or if I have a faulty card. Thank you guys for all the help!





In Team Fortress 2(ctf_2fort with max ppl) at 1280x1024 at all high, 2xAA,16AF gives me:
43-20-89

In Unreal tournament 3(containment map with 10 players) at all high at 1280x1024 gives me:
40-17-100

 

[vj8usa]

Are you talking about TF2? You might be getting those drops into the 50s because of your CPU; the game by default only uses one core. You can use mat_queue_mode 2 to enable multithreading in Source games, but at the cost of reducing stability (makes TF2 crash within an hour or so for me).

 

[AzN]

You are getting a minimum of 50fps and you think it's a problem?

 

[baddogg19901990]

in TF2 i get like 40FPS and drop to 20FPS and gets to a high of 100FPS in a room with no one in there

 

[baddogg19901990]

and i think 50FPS is bad because my friends gets higher Frames on lesser hardware and he runs at a higher res

 

[dguy6789]

X2 6000+ will bottleneck an HD 4870. A Core 2 at 2.8Ghz bottlenecks it.

 

[MrK6]

Source games are pretty CPU dependent. If those are the games that you don't think are performing as well, you need to go with a faster CPU (Core 2 Duo/Quad @ 3.2GHz+ for instance).

 

[baddogg19901990]

Well the thing is that my friend is running a AMD X2 4600 with a 9600 GSO I believe and he gets 100 FPS constant he never drops off and he runs at all high at 1600x1200 and i think i should get more seeing as i have newer and better stuff

 

[baddogg19901990]

i mainly think i am not getting enough power to it

 

[MrK6]

Originally posted by: baddogg19901990
Well the thing is that my friend is running a AMD X2 4600 with a 9600 GSO I believe and he gets 100 FPS constant he never drops off and he runs at all high at 1600x1200 and i think i should get more seeing as i have newer and better stuff

In what game?

Also, a PSU wouldn't cause FPS rates to change. It could cause instability, random reboots, and limit overclocking, but it won't drop FPS rates.

 

[apoppin]

run other games

try a couple of Synthetic benchmarks like 3dMark06 and Vantage

it is impossible to tell from one game

and either you have enough power - or not - lack of power won't affect frame rate directly - you will have other issues
... what is that 800watter in your case?

Here is my 4870's FPS with HL2's LC at 16x10 - fully maxed/4XAA+16xAF .. but then it is cpu dependent, and i am running e8600@4.0Ghz

204-111-301

with my CPU at stock 3.33Ghz and the same 4870 i get,

150 - 47 - 290

 

[baddogg19901990]

Its a very genric brand Power Up, it met all the rquirements for my card and computer i will run 3D mark later today and repost afterwards, i also played Unreal tournament 3 and get about 55-60FPS average on all high at 1280x1024

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: baddogg19901990
Its a very genric brand Power Up, it met all the rquirements for my card and computer i will run 3D mark later today and repost afterwards, i also played Unreal tournament 3 and get about 55-60FPS average on all high at 1280x1024

you are at 12x10 and i am at 16x10, so it is not a fair comparison, but UT3's Containment Map, fully maxed + 16xAF - e8600@3.33G and 4870 gives me

83-41-201

with e8600@ 4.0Ghz, same everything:

89-46-235

you can see Source is a LOT more CPU dependent

yes, try a lot more games/benches and try O/C'ing your CPU

 

[baddogg19901990]

alright i will run more test when i get home

 

[baddogg19901990]

In UT3 on the containment map at all high,at 12x10 gives me:
40-17-100

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: baddogg19901990
In UT3 on the containment map at all high,at 12x10 gives me:
40-17-100

That isn't the problem is it? Besides the low bottom fps

didn't you say there was no difference at whatever resolution you ran?

did you even try 600x480?
:Q

 

[baddogg19901990]

yes i even tried 600x480 and still got the same FPS

 

[apoppin]

OK, we know something is wrong .. what about reformatting and reinstalling your OS

you mentioned you have a Dell system .. does that mean you are using a restore disk?

are you even able to update all your drivers?>

 

[baddogg19901990]

My system is not a dell just my windows disk is

 

[baddogg19901990]

I also heard that diamond had a problem with the 3870s as well.....

 

[baddogg19901990]

I will be RMAing my card.....and i have been hearing of a lot more problems like mine so there might be some defective 4870s out there