Help! Not gaining high FPS on this setup

Had an issue like this with my last AMD, turned out to be chipset driver issues, you sure everything's installed correctly?
 
Richdog said:
Sell your current rig and build a new one on a budget. :)
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As appealing as this is, I want to get the most out of my hard earned money and most of it has to go towards uni :D


geowal19 said:
I have a £40 graphics card but have an E7400 at stock at the moment and get 70fps.
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Hmmm...processor could still be the problem,...


Tuvoc said:
2GB of RAM on Vista isn't exactly ideal, that could be an issue too. I'd go back to XP on that.
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2GB is fine isn't it? I've never known anyone with more than 2GB TBF (unless you are :D) Don't worry, XP w/ SP3 is being installed on my puter now!



Arterion said:
Had an issue like this with my last AMD, turned out to be chipset driver issues, you sure everything's installed correctly?
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Woahhh, now this rings a bell...I remember I had issues with installing the chipset driver as it wasn't 64 bit compatible. Reverting to XP will provide me with the answer =D


Thanks for the replies everyone! Keep em coming! I'll keep you updated on what happens...
 
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I'd say its definitely software problems that, source is very clever and gets great fps even on low spec systems. You should be getting 60+ I'd say.

Personally, I'd check everything is running as expected. Get CPU-Z and check your cpu freq is correct, along with FSB/Memory timings. Do the same for you 8800gt with gpu-z.
Get the latest chipset and gfx drivers.
What settings are you playing at? Might you be playing with 16xAA and other nutty addons which is dragging the fps down?

And yeah with 2gb i'd be on XP. If everything looks normal in cpuz etc. i'd just get all the latest software updates ready and format.
 
Right guys,

Installed XP...wow, I MISSED it so much, everything flies like mad.

I'm not getting below 50 FPS, staying at an average of about 80 and can sometimes head into the 100's. It must be the processor, I can change from no AA and AF to full and still get the same FPS.

So yes, XP > Vista in gaming terms for me! :D
 
Pav89 said:
I was planning to flash the BIOS with the manufacturer's shizzle, but I can't find any model number comparable to any manufacturer's mobo's. On the mobo it says: MS-7297 Ver 2.1 (just browsing again, maybe it's actually made by HP!?).
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Best thing is to open her open & find the model number on it, then try to find/take a pic of it.

Sometimes hp/acer etc just rename the mobos from the bios.

Even if its a hp own motherboard you could still download another manufactures bios if you find something with the same chipsets.
 
PwnDirect said:
Best thing is to open her open & find the model number on it, then try to find/take a pic of it.

Sometimes hp/acer etc just rename the mobos from the bios.

Even if its a hp own motherboard you could still download another manufactures bios if you find something with the same chipsets.
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Ok, so through searching MS-7297 on google, second link down (it's a forum so don't want to link to it) The 4th post down states that THIS is the MS-7297, even though mine has 2 DIMM slots and this has 4



Now, this motherboard he's linked to, it is the exact same chipset as mine, the board layout is similar and I can see certain components are exactly the same, however, my PCB is green and 'thinner', here's a pic:

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I still don't know whether to take the risk or not since it does look different.


Update, upon searching the model number more, I came across THIS which looks VERY similar to my board but there are still bits that are different... capacitors in different positions, I have a battery where the southbridge is. Thats the 7237 though, no the 7297 which I'mm having trouble finding. According to MSI Live update (which I just tried running) no 7297 exists!?
Well, it is definately MSI that make the board anyway :)

I'm SO desperate to overclock! Managed to get my 8800GT from 600 core to 788 and memory from 900 to1053. Interestingly enough, my FPS don't got below 60 now. I'm determined to find this BIOS to squeeze as mcuh out of this processor...oh and also to get rid of the horrific HP boot screen =P
 
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CPU-Z reports the following:

Chipset: ATI Xpress 200 (RS480)
Southbridge: ATI SB600

The problem is, that the motherboard that's similar has:

NB: RS485
SB: SB600

They are similar but I don't know whether that small difference will render the computer useless.
 
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Unless you know of someone with your exact board who has done a flash with a different BIOS, I wouldn't do it. It comes with a very high risk of a dead board.
 
Surely there must be a BIOS for the RS480 + SB600 somewhere? :confused: I'm coninuing to look.

Thanks for the help so far guys, you've been great. If you come across the BIOS, I'd be uber appreciative! :D
 
Pav89 said:
Surely there must be a BIOS for the RS480 + SB600 somewhere? :confused: I'm coninuing to look.

Thanks for the help so far guys, you've been great. If you come across the BIOS, I'd be uber appreciative! :D
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Dude ive been looking for the past hour lol

Looks like it dosent exist, Add me to msn & ill explain

HP have butchered that motherboard together :rolleyes:
 
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