Why is my fps so bad?!

[mrgoblin]

I just upgraded to a pny fx5200 agp card (need something till I upgrade). I ran 3dmarks on default and I got a 4759. Also im getting like 50 fps in counterstrike. Why is this happening? Anyone got any ideas? HELP!

 

[mrgoblin]

Anyone? I KNOW somethings wrong when im getting 50 fps in cstrike.

 

[Markfw]

3dmark01 or 3dmark03 ? At any rate, that card really sucks. That may be the best it will ever get.

 

[mrgoblin]

01. I read that the card was alright since its a dx9 card with aa and such. Its perfect for me since I play bf1942 and cs but aparently im getting similar performance to my old pos. Anyone got any ideas?

 

[screw3d]

Originally posted by: mrgoblin
01. I read that the card was alright since its a dx9 card with aa and such. Its perfect for me since I play bf1942 and cs but aparently im getting similar performance to my old pos. Anyone got any ideas?

Of course it WILL do dx9, but how well would it do is the question!

 

[mrgoblin]

Even so, with 128 mb of ram it should get more than 4700 or am i mistaken?

 

[joeryu]

Originally posted by: mrgoblin
Even so, with 128 mb of ram it should get more than 4700 or am i mistaken?

doesnt matter how much ram you throw on the card, the core and memory controllers are still crippled. what card did you have before you "upgraded" to the fx5200?

 

[dguy6789]

watch him say radoen 8500 or something lol, on another more improtant note, that score may be about right the gf fx 5200 has 6.4GB/s of memory bandwith and that is with NO compression, cards with over 8GB/s memory bandwith with compression will sometimes rn out of the stuff. My guess is although it is direct x 9, it is indeed a mediocre performer.

 

[mrgoblin]

I had a geforce 2 mmx 440 64 mb. I still dont see how my fps is THAT bad on cs. I can always return it. WHat should I get if I return it if my main games are bf 1942 and cs?

 

[mrgoblin]

Also, anyone know of any overclocking utilities for the card?

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

Refresh rate set too low?

Right click desktop -> Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> Monitor...

 

[mrgoblin]

85 hz

 

[Markfw]

What were you expecting for speed ? What is your budget ? It this 2001se or 2003 3dmark ?

 

[bjc112]

What OS.

What CPU ?

How much ram and what speed..?

 

[Jeff7181]

I'd return it and buy a Ti4200 if you can't afford much more than $100... if you can afford $150-175, get an ATI 9600 Pro.

 

[Mavrick007]

Even with a Gf3 Ti200 I was getting more than that at default (~6800 3dmark2001SE), so I would say that even though it has DX9,
it's another misleading thing that nvidia has done such as the MX line of cards (ie. GF4 MX is not even as fast as a GF3 card).

I would suggest getting a GF4 Ti4200 for a budget card, you should be getting more than double what you are getting with that 5200 in 3dmark2001SE,
provided you have a decent cpu to push everything as well.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: mrgoblin
01. I read that the card was alright since its a dx9 card with aa and such. Its perfect for me since I play bf1942 and cs but aparently im getting similar performance to my old pos. Anyone got any ideas?

The marketing claims yet another victim. In non aa/af situations this card is comparable to an mx440, so don't be so shocked by the low performance, though I believe you should be getting more than 50 fps in cs. Next time look at some benchmarks before you buy. If you return it, then get a ti4200. It should cost roughly the equivalent but will perform a lot better.

 

[ethebubbeth]

unfortunately the fx5200 is, as has been already mentioned, the new geforce mx. It has a full dx9 feature set but has a crippled gpu/ram controller. You will not notice much improvement from your mx and although it will run dx9 shaders they will not run very fast at all. I agree that you should try and return the card and get a ti4200 in it's stead. Although the ti4200 doesn't support dx9 shaders the fx5200 would run them so slowly it doesn't really matter.

 

[ronnn]

I get 100fps on counter strike with a geforce2 32mx at 800 x 600. Something is wrong here. I recently upgraded as that card is an antique.

 

[0roo0roo]

you should get higher, even after installing http://www.csrealism.com pack, which is basically a necessity

kinda odd he didn't mention the rest of his system

 

[1ManArmY]

Return the card, not a satisfied customer and get a 4200 or a ATI 9600 PRO depending on your budget. If you want DX 9 capabilities then go for the 9600 PRO. The 5200 is a piece of crap and is misleading.

 

[nick1985]

5200 sucks ass

 

[jimmyl930]

While the 5200 supports DirectX9.0, it's still a really slow card. It's basically the mx of the FX series.

 

[chocoruacal]

Originally posted by: mrgoblin
I just upgraded to a pny fx5200 agp card (need something till I upgrade). I ran 3dmarks on default and I got a 4759. Also im getting like 50 fps in counterstrike. Why is this happening? Anyone got any ideas? HELP!

My old GeForce2 does better than that on a Pentium 4 1.5ghz :Q Return the card and buy a real one....ATI 9500+ or better if you want to see any real performance. Forget the new nVidia cards for the time being. Of course, I suggest doing some research for yourself and seeing why.

 

[0roo0roo]

wonders if he's using 16x aa and fsaa ?