GeForce2 GTS running so slooow

[Anaconda]

I bought an ELSA Gladiac GeForce2 GTS 32 mb about a week ago and i installed it perfectly. All the drivers are installed and my computer specs are 850 Athlon, 256 mb pc133, and Quantum 30 gig fireball. I tried one of the Nvidia demos and it runs about 10 to 15 fps. Could it possibly be that this video card was a dud? Should i return it and get another one?

 

[BenSkywalker]

Which demo was going that slow for you?

System specs?(mobo, OS etc)

Did you format and reinstall your OS before you installed the GF2?

 

[Anaconda]

My mobo is a chanitech 7ata Slot A. It came with with a cpu/mobo combo. OS is windows98, and the demo was Creature from Nvidia.com

 

[Anaconda]

I also formatted my HD 3 times and reinstalled win98 4 times

 

[arod324]

Try installing the via4-1 drivers. My friend would get only 1700 without them, and then went up to 4500 when he had them installed.

 

[Anaconda]

ALRIGHT! it fixed the problem for the slowness but after i installed them and rebooted it says im missing a viagart.cat file for my cpu to AxP controller. How do i fix that?

 

[arod324]

okay, what results are you getting right now? (compared to before). Also, this file should be installed when you install the via 4-1 drivers. If you search your harddrive for it, it should be in the installation files.

 

[Anaconda]

The performance has dramatically improved!! I would say it would be 50-60 fps now. I have searched for the file on my computer, but it can't be found. I checked the drivers and it only contains text files with the word viagart

 

[arod324]

give me your email and i'll sned you the file....

 

[Anaconda]

It's alright thanks I found the drivers and the file. Thanks again for your help, it's a lot better now!

 

[arod324]

Glad to help someone

 

[stanger]

Anaconda...... i downloaded the Creature demo but how do i check the frame rates?

stanger

 

[stanger]

Anaconda...... i downloaded the Creature demo but how do i check the frame rates?

stanger