F.E.A.R on my 6600gt

dazed343 · 02-10-06, 08:21 AM

Well I was having a studdering problem on with fear that vanished onced I upgraded from 512mb to 1.5gb ram. I'm happy I did that but my fps are still a little low on my BFG 6600GT. I was going to return my 6600gt for a 6800gs (AGP) but I am wondering if it will even make a difference seeing as I'm running a Celeron D 2.8gig (256k cache one) ? I know my processor is probably holding back even the 6600gt so is it going to make any difference upgrading to the 6800gs? My settings for fear:

1024x768

2xAF no-AA
Effects Detail - MAX
Model Detail - MAX
Water Resolution - MAX
Reflections & Displays - MAX
Volumetric Lights - ON
Volumetric Light Density - MED

GRAPHICS
Light Detail - MAX
Enable Shadows - ON
Soft Shadows - OFF
Texture Resolution - MED
Videos - MAX
Pixel Doubling - OFF
DX8 Shaders - OFF
Shaders - MAX

I get about 30-40fps on average, but if there is alot of action going on it can drop to 20-25. My 6600GT oc to 575/1.1 but I havn't tried fear yet with the oc. I can take the 6600gt back and get the 6800gs the store owner said he is cool with that but I'm just not sure I'll even see a difference or no?

02-10-06, 08:25 AM

Well duh, lower your graphics settings... Your pumping alot of detail out for a 6600GT to handle.

mark501 · 02-10-06, 08:31 AM

Yeah try lowering settings a little.

Actually FEAR is very gpu-limited at higher detail settings. So that Celeron D wouldnt hold back even a x850xt. ATI-cards seem to run fEAR better btw.

dazed343 · 02-10-06, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark501

Yeah try lowering settings a little.

Actually FEAR is very gpu-limited at higher detail settings. So that Celeron D wouldnt hold back even a x850xt. ATI-cards seem to run fEAR better btw.

Yes but nVidia has done well with me and their marketing "The way it's ment to be played."

dazed343 · 02-11-06, 06:11 PM

Well fears been running good but I noticed over the last few days textures were flashing. I thought maybe it was jsut a drivers issue so I upgraded to the 83's but still had the problem. Then I figured it must have been because I run the texture settings on Med and this card only has 128mb so I went back to the store and excahnged the 6600gt for the 6800gs 256mb. and... woolaa! Fixed. And fear runs great now.

Dazz · 02-11-06, 06:23 PM

I get an average of 45fps with everything maxed out but soft shadows off pretty good for X800XL card. FEAR is quite video card dependen't. I think you will see a good increase with a 6800GS.

02-10-06, 08:21 AM	#1
dazed343 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 68	F.E.A.R on my 6600gt Well I was having a studdering problem on with fear that vanished onced I upgraded from 512mb to 1.5gb ram. I'm happy I did that but my fps are still a little low on my BFG 6600GT. I was going to return my 6600gt for a 6800gs (AGP) but I am wondering if it will even make a difference seeing as I'm running a Celeron D 2.8gig (256k cache one) ? I know my processor is probably holding back even the 6600gt so is it going to make any difference upgrading to the 6800gs? My settings for fear: 1024x768 2xAF no-AA Effects Detail - MAX Model Detail - MAX Water Resolution - MAX Reflections & Displays - MAX Volumetric Lights - ON Volumetric Light Density - MED GRAPHICS Light Detail - MAX Enable Shadows - ON Soft Shadows - OFF Texture Resolution - MED Videos - MAX Pixel Doubling - OFF DX8 Shaders - OFF Shaders - MAX I get about 30-40fps on average, but if there is alot of action going on it can drop to 20-25. My 6600GT oc to 575/1.1 but I havn't tried fear yet with the oc. I can take the 6600gt back and get the 6800gs the store owner said he is cool with that but I'm just not sure I'll even see a difference or no? __________________ When you're young, not much matters. When you find something that you care about, then that's all you got.

02-10-06, 08:25 AM	#2
\|MaguS\| Guest Posts: n/a	Re: F.E.A.R on my 6600gt Well duh, lower your graphics settings... Your pumping alot of detail out for a 6600GT to handle.

02-10-06, 08:31 AM	#3
mark501 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 87	Re: F.E.A.R on my 6600gt Yeah try lowering settings a little. Actually FEAR is very gpu-limited at higher detail settings. So that Celeron D wouldnt hold back even a x850xt. ATI-cards seem to run fEAR better btw. __________________ [Asus M3A78][Athlon X2 7750 BE][HD3870 512MB][2GB DDR2 800][X-Fi Xtreme Gamer]

02-11-06, 06:11 PM	#5
dazed343 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 68	Re: F.E.A.R on my 6600gt Well fears been running good but I noticed over the last few days textures were flashing. I thought maybe it was jsut a drivers issue so I upgraded to the 83's but still had the problem. Then I figured it must have been because I run the texture settings on Med and this card only has 128mb so I went back to the store and excahnged the 6600gt for the 6800gs 256mb. and... woolaa! Fixed. And fear runs great now. __________________ When you're young, not much matters. When you find something that you care about, then that's all you got.

02-11-06, 06:23 PM	#6
Dazz "TOON ARMY!" Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Newcastle, United Kingdom Posts: 5,138	Re: F.E.A.R on my 6600gt I get an average of 45fps with everything maxed out but soft shadows off pretty good for X800XL card. FEAR is quite video card dependen't. I think you will see a good increase with a 6800GS. __________________ "Never interupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition @ 4.25GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Graphics: ASUS ENGTX470 Memory: 4GB Kingston HyperX Blu PC12800 DDR3 Monitor: LG E2260V-PN Full HD WLED 22" & DELL 20" 2005FPW, Power: Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 850w PSU Sound: Logitech Z5500 Digital. Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow. 1st Storage: Kingston V100 SSDNow128GB SSD 2nd Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB