how old of UT2k3 help please

[vietp13]

ok i type stat fps in the game i average around 50-70 fps and the problem is when i bench it say my avearge should be around 150-170 and i run mine at 1024x68. i have a radeon 9700pro is there any gaming drivers for this and there way i can adjust to make it show my max fps, much help needed

[Pinky]

Depends on the map, whether you're playing against other players online, how many players in the scene, etc... not all scenes/maps bench the same.

Yes, the newer drivers tend to run the game betetr than the first 9700 drivers. Also, having any bells/whistles (anistrophic filtering, AA, etc) could slow things down.

[vietp13]

well all i know is i get crappy fps am i supose to ? only getting around 30-40 what the heck shouldnt i at least get 90 help ?

[Pinky]

Originally posted by vietp13
well all i know is i get crappy fps am i supose to ? only getting around 30-40 what the heck shouldnt i at least get 90 help ?

Not necessarily, I get as low as 40 in some scenes in some maps if there's a lot of activity, and I have a pretty fast system and the same card as you, and it benches fine (4600 in futuremark).

[athayer187]

Are you playing with bots or online? When there's a lot of other people, your video card isn't the bottleneck. What're your system specs?

[vietp13]

amd athlon xp 1700+ 512 ram 80gb 9700pro abit nf7-s v2.0 all stock and i dunno whats wrong i wanted to get high fps any help ?

[Pinky]

Originally posted by vietp13
any help ?

No, you'll be able to turn AA on and see little hit in overall framerates, but your system is the limit (specifically, bus speed).

[vietp13]

so im basically bottlenecked until i overclock and such ?

[Pinky]

Originally posted by vietp13
so im basically bottlenecked until i overclock and such ?

Yes, like myself (see specs in signature), you could just overclock/raise the memory clock to 166mhz and keep the default clock the same by lowering the multiplier (9x). If you have a palomino core you'll need to unlock the processor, though, in order to accomplish that. If you have a tbred 1700 the multipliers are already unlocked.

[vietp13]

i have very badd cooling

[Pinky]

Originally posted by vietp13
i have very badd cooling

That's fine, the cpu will not be running any 'harder' or faster, so whatever you're running it at now will still be adequate.

[vietp13]

so what i should do you say is lower the multiplier and upp the fsb ?

[fiji]

Originally posted by vietp13
so what i should do you say is lower the multiplier and upp the fsb ?


exactly


if you got a mult of like 10 and a fsb of 150 thats like 1500, but he's saying

like upp the fsb for more memory bandwidth and stuff

so like 200fsb x 7.5 mults = 1500

[vietp13]

cool ill that later thanks guys imma go.. b-ball ehehe