Increasing framerate

[dkokai]

I have Radeon 9600 pro 128 mb with
Asus A7V133 AGP 4x
Duron 1 Ghz
512 kingston sdram

I know that I should change my MB, CPU and memory but until that, can you tell me which parameters (in games) affects CPU more and which affects GPU more. I presume that it is better to make graphic card a bottleneck instead of CPU.
Thanks in advance.

 

[blackphoenix77]

I think it depends on what game you're trying to play...it seems the newer games run better with high end graphic cards and RAM and don't rely on the CPU that much. But then I'm not really sure what I'm talking about...

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[TheRod]

Your bottleneck is your Duron 1000, we can't do much for you. Your MB probably support Athlon XP up to 2700+. I strongly recommend you a CPU upgrade, Athlon XP 2700+ are less than 90$US. It's a cheap upgrade and this will boost your FPS a lot!

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[ChipDeath]

the ones which affect the CPU more are generally things that you can't change, such as the AI.

If you're playing games like Raven Shield, then you could try having fewer computer-controlled team mates - that sort of thing - but aside from that you're stuck really.

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[ChipDeath]

Just checked Asus' website and for that motherboard it only lists up to Palomino XP2100+.

could be worth trying a t-bred in there though..

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[holliswhy]

save up a bit and get a new MB like the AbitNF7....

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[TheRod]

You are lucky, I tried to go to the ASUS Support page and I kept having an ASP error message for mthe server!

And, I'm a little bit bored of users who can come to forums like THG, they register and post message, but they can't find out the CPU supported by their MB or they ask question like "Is my Duron 1000 enough for FarCry in 1600x1200, because I just bought a Radeon 9800XT and it run not smooth?".

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[ChipDeath]

9800XT + duron 1000... ugh..

*shudders*

And here's me thinking <i>I</i> could do with a CPU upgrade...

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[hogfather]

If he can run a 2100, he can run a 2400. You cant use a 2700 in there, its a 333 fsb chip, and it'll only do 266.

You could get a 2600 with 266, except theyre very hard to find. Best bet is a 2500 / 2600 Mobile chip. Or a 2400, double your clockspeed, and probably triple performance.

They're cheap at around £50 too. You could pick up some new ram too, if you don't plan to overclock, then I believe the XPs dont utilise over ddr 2100 anyway. Though someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

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[cleeve]

Yep, if it'll take a 2100+, it'll take a 2400+... the site probably hasn't been updated.
Might need a BIOS update tho.

2400+ is definitely the way to go on older Socket A's.
GREAT overclockers with decent cooling... my 2400+ runs about at 2750+ speeds with the FSB set to 147Mhz from the stock 133Mhz, and it never goes over 43 degrees even when under load (using a coolermaster Aero 7+ mind you).

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[Willamette_sucks]

In UT2k3/2k4 CPU intensive things = AI + Physics, sound. Basically, # of bots, their hardness setting (maybe?), and the physics level of detail. There is a setting for physics in options. You might want to try low. You might want to try low sound detail, or if you have the hardware to support it, set the audio to hardware.

Texture settings = GPU intensive, you can set these fairly high.

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