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Duckstaped · 04-11-2008, 06:11 PM

Hi and thinks for taking a look at this thread. So here is basically how it has gone down...

After 2 months of no gaming I tried to play some tf2, but i got like 6 fps and it was unbearable.I uninstalled my graphics drivers and made sure there were none left and i reinstalled catalyst control pack or w/e (the newest). Tf2 worked fine after that, and i played it for like 4 hours or something.
The next day I tried a different source mod, Zombie master, and once again i got 3-20 fps, with an average of like 7. It is pretty unbearable but i decided to stay on and fight through to see if it got better. After an hour nothing changed, i moved to hidden source (yet another hl2 mod). Hidden source was even harder to play because i had to be quick, but i stayed for an hour, nothing changed. So I reinstalled the graphics drivers and my frame rate boosted back up to normal? I can play hidden source without a problem, after an hour the fps has decreased and it was pretty much unbearable again. I can do this over and over, but it is kind of a hassel...

Here is my current computer setup:

MSI P4M900M2-L Socket 775 Motherboard
Intel Pentium D 925 3Ghz DT 800FSB Socket 775
450/w PSU
2GB ddr2 ram
3870 HD gfx card (i totally made a mistake buying this, my system terribly bottlenecks it... i dont wanna talk about it haha)
My case came with this whole barebones kit ( proccessor, psu, mobo, cpu, case ) but it seems terrible for cooling, so i have a small external fan blowing air in.

My Graphics card is usually 50-60 degrees celcius with the fan on

I feel like the only hardware issue i could have is my psu not being good enough, but the 3870 is supposed to be very power friendly =\?

Anyways, i seriously appreciate any time/effort put to help me.

Thanks!!!

04-11-2008, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Duckstaped Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Slow FPS drop over time Hi and thinks for taking a look at this thread. So here is basically how it has gone down... After 2 months of no gaming I tried to play some tf2, but i got like 6 fps and it was unbearable.I uninstalled my graphics drivers and made sure there were none left and i reinstalled catalyst control pack or w/e (the newest). Tf2 worked fine after that, and i played it for like 4 hours or something. The next day I tried a different source mod, Zombie master, and once again i got 3-20 fps, with an average of like 7. It is pretty unbearable but i decided to stay on and fight through to see if it got better. After an hour nothing changed, i moved to hidden source (yet another hl2 mod). Hidden source was even harder to play because i had to be quick, but i stayed for an hour, nothing changed. So I reinstalled the graphics drivers and my frame rate boosted back up to normal? I can play hidden source without a problem, after an hour the fps has decreased and it was pretty much unbearable again. I can do this over and over, but it is kind of a hassel... Here is my current computer setup: MSI P4M900M2-L Socket 775 Motherboard Intel Pentium D 925 3Ghz DT 800FSB Socket 775 450/w PSU 2GB ddr2 ram 3870 HD gfx card (i totally made a mistake buying this, my system terribly bottlenecks it... i dont wanna talk about it haha) My case came with this whole barebones kit ( proccessor, psu, mobo, cpu, case ) but it seems terrible for cooling, so i have a small external fan blowing air in. My Graphics card is usually 50-60 degrees celcius with the fan on I feel like the only hardware issue i could have is my psu not being good enough, but the 3870 is supposed to be very power friendly =\? Anyways, i seriously appreciate any time/effort put to help me. Thanks!!!