even 640x480 runs like crap for me, help!

Gator · 08-12-04, 07:39 PM

I just got Doom3 and even 640x480 with lowest details runs like utter crap for me. I mean we are talking some SLOW framerates, you would think I had a TNT2 with 486 CPU. Athlon64 3200, FX5900XT, 1gig RAM, latest drivers for everything.

I tried the tweaks in this thread with no success.

Help!

It's probably worth mentioning that all my other games work excellent, including UT2k4, Halo, & FarCry. But Doom3 is just awful for some reason, we're talking 2 frames per second sometimes

anzak · 08-12-04, 07:58 PM

What drivers are you using?

GlowStick · 08-12-04, 08:04 PM

Try disabling your second monitor.

Gator · 08-12-04, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anzak

What drivers are you using?

official 61.77

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlowStick

Try disabling your second monitor.

no other game has had a problem with it, u really think that's it? if so, that sucks

Pandora's Box · 08-12-04, 08:57 PM

i think its a problem with doom 3. it doesnt like second monitors.

GlowStick · 08-12-04, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gator

official 61.77

no other game has had a problem with it, u really think that's it? if so, that sucks

Well we had another thread with a guy with a 6800GT with dual monitor who said his preformance sucked, someone said turn off 2nd monitor, boom he says its great.

cam9786 · 08-12-04, 09:21 PM

Yes, dual moniters is known performance issue. Disable and viola.

Gator · 08-12-04, 09:40 PM

Ok, you guys were right, I disabled one of the monitors and everything is plenty fast now, thanks.

Hopefully they'll fix that in a patch or something.

Da Alians · 08-12-04, 10:21 PM

can we burn the next one who has dual monitors in a slow horrible 5fps 640x480 hell?

Gator · 08-13-04, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Da Alians

can we burn the next one who has dual monitors in a slow horrible 5fps 640x480 hell?

If you were any funnier, you could have played the lead role in Gigli.

**ricercar** · 08-13-04, 05:30 AM

Hey alright. Disabling my second monitor finally made my NV30/Barton2500+/nForce2 faster than my NV28GL/T'bred2400+/Nforce1. Disabling my second monitor made my NV30U/Barton3000+/nForce2 jump from 20fps to 40fps.

Gator · 08-13-04, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricercar

Hey alright. Disabling my second monitor finally made my NV30/Barton2500+/nForce2 faster than my NV28GL/T'bred2400+/Nforce1. Disabling my second monitor made my NV30U/Barton3000+/nForce2 jump from 20fps to 40fps.

for all games or just Doom3? I've only had a problem with Doom3, all my other games work fine when both monitors are enabled.

I sure hope they fix this, because first of all it's annoying to disable the 2nd display every time I wanna play Doom3. Second of all I got dual displays for a couple reasons, one of which was watching AOLIM & MIRC while playing a game full screen. I like my setup, and shouldn't have to sacrifice it because someone messed up a line of code in Doom3 regarding us multi-display users.

08-12-04, 07:39 PM	#1
Gator Unreal Tournament Gamer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 2,279	even 640x480 runs like crap for me, help! I just got Doom3 and even 640x480 with lowest details runs like utter crap for me. I mean we are talking some SLOW framerates, you would think I had a TNT2 with 486 CPU. Athlon64 3200, FX5900XT, 1gig RAM, latest drivers for everything. I tried the tweaks in this thread with no success. Help! It's probably worth mentioning that all my other games work excellent, including UT2k4, Halo, & FarCry. But Doom3 is just awful for some reason, we're talking 2 frames per second sometimes __________________ Athlon64 3200 Clawhammer / Asus K8N-E Deluxe / 1GB Crucial DDR400 / Geforce 6600GT 128MB AGP / Windows XP Pro

08-12-04, 07:58 PM	#2
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08-12-04, 09:40 PM	#8
Gator Unreal Tournament Gamer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 2,279	Re: even 640x480 runs like crap for me, help! Ok, you guys were right, I disabled one of the monitors and everything is plenty fast now, thanks. Hopefully they'll fix that in a patch or something. __________________ Athlon64 3200 Clawhammer / Asus K8N-E Deluxe / 1GB Crucial DDR400 / Geforce 6600GT 128MB AGP / Windows XP Pro

08-12-04, 10:21 PM	#9
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08-13-04, 05:30 AM	#11
ricercar fugue master Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: silicon valley Posts: 1,603	disabled Hey alright. Disabling my second monitor finally made my NV30/Barton2500+/nForce2 faster than my NV28GL/T'bred2400+/Nforce1. Disabling my second monitor made my NV30U/Barton3000+/nForce2 jump from 20fps to 40fps. __________________ I used to drive a Heisenberg, but whenever I'd glance at the speedometer, I'd get lost.

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