COD4 graphics issues

[daviescene]

Hi, I'm fairly new to computers but i downloaded Catalyst control center and updated my drivers so i can increase my fps on cod4. When i load cod4 and join a server the resolution's is really weird and black and i max 9 fps? I tried uninstalling catalyst but then cod4 wouldn't even load, giving me a error about Direct X error. I've downloaded directX 9 and i think my drivers are up to date.

It says my card is in the ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series
I'm running windows xp.

regards
Davie.

[floop12444]

What are your full system specs?

[daviescene]

Dell DXP061
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.5.0
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.8GHz (2 CPU's)
|D)irect X Version: DirectX 9.0c ( 4.09.0000.0904)

is that enough?

[koala]

Hi Davie, welcome to TSF

Go here for the legacy drivers for your Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series running XP. Scroll down to Option 1 and click the Download button. Save the file to your desktop.

Go to Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs, and remove all ATI and Catalyst entries.

Reboot into VGA or Safe Mode (instructions here), then disable your antivirus and install the new graphics driver. Reboot to complete.

When Windows has reloaded again, go to Start > Control Panel > Display > Settings tab and set the resolution and colour options.

Then go to Start > Run > dxdiag > Display tab and run the 2 tests. Any problems listed in the Notes box?

[floop12444]

Yep, i had a similar probelm about a year ago and as soon as i updated my drivers properly the game worked fine.

[daviescene]

when i try to install the drivers in safe mode, it says something about the setup not being able to find compatibility or something.
Direct X tests both work

[daviescene]

i can now sometimes get the game to work on one specific resolution but can only get46 fps max

[RockmasteR]

46 fps is very good,trust me ;)
everything above 30 is good

[daviescene]

eh?
i play with an ex tcm member etc.
46fps is not good lol

[floop12444]

Believe me, i would love to get 46fps avg with my PC. And since you haven't give us your full system spec, how are we supposed to know if 46fps is good for the computer you have...

[Mcninjaguy]

anything above 30 FPS is very nice and smooth

most monitors can only support 60FPS and thats all you're going to see.
if you get something like 300 FPS you're going to see "screen tearing" since your montor can support that high of a frame rate

whats the lowest FPS you get?
not concerned about your highest, you have to worry about keeping lowest FPS above 30

[daviescene]

when i change the resolution it either gives me around 9fps or just goes black and gives me like 2.
Before i installed CCC i could get 70ish constant :/

[Mcninjaguy]

than uninstall Catalyst its obviously not helping.
see if it gives you better FPS after thats gone

[daviescene]

when i uninstall CCC i get Direct X errors when loading cod4 up mate :(

[RockmasteR]

can you please specify what is the directx error?
it could be a sound card issue just like COD WAW

[daviescene]

Actually now you meantion it, when i do dxdiag, i get a error saying:

Error: Problem getting extra sound info, result code= 0x80004005 (Generic Failure)


and an update.
i can get 125 fps on specific indoor locations on maps, and when I move outside it drops to as low as 7 fps :/

[daviescene]

and now it won't let me play at all again :s

[RockmasteR]

ok try this
go to control panel -> sounds and audio devices
under speaker settings choose advanced -> performance
set the hardware acceleration at basic (move the marker to times to the left)
also update your directx to the latest version
also specify your sound card manufacturer, did you try to update to the latest drivers?
it seems that it is a driver error from your sound card

[daviescene]

Sigma tel audio
Type: WDM
Version: 5.10.4823.0000?

[RockmasteR]

did you try to reduce the hardware acceleration as I suggested in post #18?