Bad frame rate in CS w/ win xp

[Wuzup101]

Alright first of all I posted this in the video card forum already but I wasn't sure where it belonged so I decided to post here also. As I know on some sites I have never been in specific areas of the forum.

Post:

I have recently installed XP and though it is my favorite OS as of now one thing pisses me off. I use to get 99fps consistantly while playing CS...it rarely dropped below that even with smoke and the like. Anyway after installing XP I noticed CS was getting really choppy. I checked the fps and it was between 20-60...but usually around 40ish and below. I have heard this is a bug with the via agp drivers and XP and that there is a fix for it somewhere...but I have yet to locate one. I'm running the system in my sig, Det4 23.11's, and via .37's.

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Syran]

Do you have AA on?

 

[eddie]

Try doing this, go to your video card settings for Open GL and turn Vertical Sync to always off. Then load up counter-strike and while in a game lower the console and type fps_max 100. See if it works.

 

[Wuzup101]

Well I was running in direct3d but i tried the open gl stuff and still no go....but thanks.

Any other suggestions would be helpful...btw I dont have AA on at all.

 

[Wuzup101]

Fixed...you were right eddie...took a reboot to show results.

 

[TheJTrain]

Hey Wuzup, do you play Max Payne? What kind of fps do you get in that? I'm curious because I just built a system that's similar to yours (see link below), and I'm only getting 30-40 fps. I suppose it could be because I've got AA turned on, maybe I should turn it off and try that. Also maybe I'll try CS (installed, but haven't tried it yet 'cause I don't want to get waxed 'cause I'm such a newb) and see how that compares.

Thanks,
Jason