ok i just bought this for $118 bucks and it sucks, its the 256 mb version its put out by saphire and in counterstrike whenever a smoke is thrown it lags to **** why? i have a amd 2400 thouroughbred processor overclocked to 2.08 ghtz 512 ddr ram wondering if i should pick up another stick of 512? should i try and sell this card or wat? it makes me so mad
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Originally posted by sr4470not a good choice of vid card, sell it and see if you can find a 9700 or better, im not sure on prices as im in the UK...
There's nothing wrong with the card. If you're having problems with Counter-Strike, i'ts likely your own fault in some way or another. CS won't have problems with crappy onboard video, and a 9600 is just more than it's capable of taking advantage of. Have you actually installed the latest Catalysts from www.ati.com? Are you running anything in the background (this is most likely the problem as what you're getting should indicate a CPU problem)? Did you have the same problems before getting the 9600?
Also, what settings (resolution, AA and AF, etc.) are you trying to run the game with?
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Originally posted by Yawgm0thWrong there, and bad advice...
There's nothing wrong with the card. If you're having problems with Counter-Strike, i'ts likely your own fault in some way or another. CS won't have problems with crappy onboard video, and a 9600 is just more than it's capable of taking advantage of. Have you actually installed the latest Catalysts from www.ati.com? Are you running anything in the background (this is most likely the problem as what you're getting should indicate a CPU problem)? Did you have the same problems before getting the 9600?
Also, what settings (resolution, AA and AF, etc.) are you trying to run the game with?
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For starters, both of you should check what renderer you're using in CS (can't believe I forgot that). It's somewhere in the graphics options, but you can just between Direct3D, software, and OpenGL. You should be using Direct 3D, but give OpenGL a shot if D3D has problems. If it's on software for some reason, (ie your previous video didn't support OpenGL and/or D3D properly, which is quite likely), that could explain poor performance.
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well i installed the new catlyst drivers and it still is not running that great, i mean i can play farcry in medium perfectly but not a game thats like 4 years old... i try playing farcry in high quality however its not that smooth is that because of my processor or not enough ram or both?
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