Prince of Persia - 1 frame per second?

ppayzant · 05-20-2009, 05:06 PM

Hi,

I downloaded PoP Sands of Time and can't get it to play. I'm running XP SP3, with a nVidia 6200 GPU. When I start the game, it brings up the intro screens and progresses through them at about one frame per second, with no sound. I've got the latest DirectX (9.0c, I think?) and my video drivers are up to date. I have an AMD Athlon XP 2500+ CPU and about 1.3 Gb RAM.

Any suggestions?

Good Old Dad

**RockmasteR** · 05-20-2009, 05:47 PM

hello
you said you downloaded the game?
can you please specify where you get it? and is it a good copy of the game?

ppayzant · 05-20-2009, 06:36 PM

Hi, RockmasteR,

I downloaded it from UBIShop: http://digitalstore.ubi.com/178/17/p...-Time-Download and paid for it, so it should be a good copy, yes?

ppayzant

Mcninjaguy · 05-20-2009, 06:39 PM

You need a new Graphics Card a integrated 6200 is extremely weak.

Whats your PSU?

It should only cost around $40 a good GPU, you're most likely going to have AGP card slot.

ppayzant · 05-20-2009, 07:41 PM

Sorry, but I'm not sure that is good advice. The game is older than my GPU and my computer, so I really think I have a software problem, not hardware.

Mcninjaguy · 05-20-2009, 08:22 PM

The graphics card is still really weak companies still make cards as weak as 6200 GPU and people still think that integrated graphics will do.

ppayzant · 05-21-2009, 04:23 AM

It's not integrated, it's a separate card in an AGP slot. And, to answer your earlier question the PSU is 350w. I checked the game's system requirements, and my system exceeds the recommendations in every respect.

Other, newer games with more advanced requirements play perfectly fine. So maybe it's just a bad copy of the game?

Mcninjaguy · 05-21-2009, 04:40 AM

try reinstalling the game

uninstall with revo uninstaller
http://www.revouninstaller.com/

I have heard things about POP sands of time but thats usually with a dual core and just running it on a single core soes it for them.

Try installing an early graphics card driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71_2.html

05-20-2009, 05:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
ppayzant Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 66 OS: winxp	Prince of Persia - 1 frame per second? Hi, I downloaded PoP Sands of Time and can't get it to play. I'm running XP SP3, with a nVidia 6200 GPU. When I start the game, it brings up the intro screens and progresses through them at about one frame per second, with no sound. I've got the latest DirectX (9.0c, I think?) and my video drivers are up to date. I have an AMD Athlon XP 2500+ CPU and about 1.3 Gb RAM. Any suggestions? Good Old Dad

05-20-2009, 05:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,218 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Prince of Persia - 1 frame per second? hello you said you downloaded the game? can you please specify where you get it? and is it a good copy of the game? __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

05-20-2009, 06:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
ppayzant Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 66 OS: winxp	Re: Prince of Persia - 1 frame per second? Hi, RockmasteR, I downloaded it from UBIShop: http://digitalstore.ubi.com/178/17/p...-Time-Download and paid for it, so it should be a good copy, yes? ppayzant

05-20-2009, 06:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Prince of Persia - 1 frame per second? You need a new Graphics Card a integrated 6200 is extremely weak. Whats your PSU? It should only cost around $40 a good GPU, you're most likely going to have AGP card slot. Last edited by Mcninjaguy; 05-20-2009 at 06:44 PM.

05-20-2009, 07:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
ppayzant Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 66 OS: winxp	Re: Prince of Persia - 1 frame per second? Sorry, but I'm not sure that is good advice. The game is older than my GPU and my computer, so I really think I have a software problem, not hardware.

05-20-2009, 08:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Prince of Persia - 1 frame per second? The graphics card is still really weak companies still make cards as weak as 6200 GPU and people still think that integrated graphics will do.

05-21-2009, 04:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
ppayzant Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 66 OS: winxp	Re: Prince of Persia - 1 frame per second? It's not integrated, it's a separate card in an AGP slot. And, to answer your earlier question the PSU is 350w. I checked the game's system requirements, and my system exceeds the recommendations in every respect. Other, newer games with more advanced requirements play perfectly fine. So maybe it's just a bad copy of the game?

05-21-2009, 04:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Prince of Persia - 1 frame per second? try reinstalling the game uninstall with revo uninstaller http://www.revouninstaller.com/ I have heard things about POP sands of time but thats usually with a dual core and just running it on a single core soes it for them. Try installing an early graphics card driver http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71_2.html