GeForce2 GTS and Transparency Issues

[billyak]

I have an Else Gladiac using Det. drivers 1.2.4.0. Transparency seems to kill my framerates, and its rather depressing. I play Counter-strike fine at 60-80 fps, and the second someone throws a smoke grenade, the frames drop to an even 30.0. Throw another and I sink further to an even 15.0. Even gamevoice.com 's transparent menus make my mouse noticably laggy and movement choppy. Whats goin on? I've tried a few other Det. drivers, all with the same result. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
billyak

 

[dfloyd]

Wierd. I got this same issue when playing Counter Strike in D3D. But never had it happen when playing in OpenGl. And this is with an Ati Radeon. Apparently something in the half life engine is screwy with d3d and transparency.

 

[billyak]

<< Apparently something in the half life engine is screwy with d3d and transparency. >>



No, its not a Half-life engine problem. Any sort of transparency (even in IE!) makes my system crawl.

 

[billyak]

bump

 

[stultus]

bump