8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR

hapooh · 02-23-07, 08:45 PM

I recently purchased an EVGA 8800 GTS 320 meg, and I was playing the first level in FEAR "Point of Origin", and noticed a few areas on this level where my FPS go from 50's down to the teens. I was using FRAPS to capture the FPS.

The interesting thing I noticed is that if I saved the game at the exact point where the FPS dropped into the teens, and then reloaded the level back to that point, the FPS would jump back up to the 50's.

It's like reloading the game seemed to clear the video memory.

So my question for everyone is do you think this is due to the 320 megs of memory or is this a driver related issue.

Another thing to note, is that I have a 7800 GT with 256 megs of memory and
using the exact same in game settings I don't experience this slow down. Granted my FPS are much lower with the 7800 GT but still relatively speaking, the slow down does not occur.

So any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated.

My system Specs are E6400 @ 3.4ghz, 2gig Corsair XMS 6400 DDR2, AB9 PRO Motherboard.

FEAR is run with 4x aa and 8 aniscoptic filtering and resolution is 1280 x 960 and soft shadows are enabled. All other settings are at maximum.

BoscoWg · 02-23-07, 09:08 PM

You installed Xfire? Xfire ruins and corrupts the game

02-23-07, 10:03 PM

I don't have an 8800 yet, but I do know certain drivers were causing slowdowns in some games. Maybe try a different version?

hapooh · 02-24-07, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grey_1

I don't have an 8800 yet, but I do know certain drivers were causing slowdowns in some games. Maybe try a different version?

I don't have Xfire installed, and I have a dual boot machine, and the same issues occur in Vista at the exact same locations in the game.

A friend of mine also purchased a EVGA 8800 GTS 320 and said he saw similar slow downs in World Of Warcraft.

I've played oblivion, and I haven't seen t his issue. Maybe it's just game specific. I will try a different set of drivers and see how that works out.

Btw I have v97.92 in XP and v100.65 in Vista.

technoid · 02-24-07, 09:30 AM

Do you have 2 gig of RAM?

EDIT: OPPs... Sorry I didn't notice the specs in your first post till I went back after posting this.

IQz3r0 · 02-24-07, 09:41 AM

There are similar slowdowns in WoW and Stalker MP Beta, but only under Windows Vista. I haven't noticed any slowdowns in Windows XP.

KickAssCop · 02-24-07, 12:21 PM

I am not sure but these slow downs are usually seen in eVGA cards. I don't see them in any other cards. Wtf?

RussianHAXOR · 02-24-07, 12:30 PM

KickAss could you explain to me how thats possible that the Evga cards are different from the others?

Madpistol · 02-24-07, 01:09 PM

EVGA is a referrence design card. All manufacturers use the same PCB as EVGA. Saying that this problem is related to EVGA only is BS.

RussianHAXOR · 02-24-07, 01:36 PM

i know.

KickAssCop · 02-24-07, 02:44 PM

I have a BFG 8800GTS 320 MB and I get no slowdowns. I have seen another instance of slowdowns in Oblivion w/ a guy who has an opteron 165 and eVGA 8800GTS 320 MB and still has lower frames than myself. I am not sure whether my theory that I am basing on only 3 posts is true or not but it seems that the eVGA cards are the only ones exhibiting slowdowns. About reference design, yes there can be issues and there have been issues with eVGA cards (or any other brand for that matter) before also.

About me spreading bull****, I said I saw them on eVGA cards over a cursory look at the forums. None of the other brand 8800GTS 320 MB have similar problems including mine and I have the slowest CPU.

kthnxbye.

RussianHAXOR · 02-24-07, 03:02 PM

Hmmm, it still doesnt make any sense at all. Because its the EXACT SAME card.

02-23-07, 08:45 PM	#1
hapooh Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 173	8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR I recently purchased an EVGA 8800 GTS 320 meg, and I was playing the first level in FEAR "Point of Origin", and noticed a few areas on this level where my FPS go from 50's down to the teens. I was using FRAPS to capture the FPS. The interesting thing I noticed is that if I saved the game at the exact point where the FPS dropped into the teens, and then reloaded the level back to that point, the FPS would jump back up to the 50's. It's like reloading the game seemed to clear the video memory. So my question for everyone is do you think this is due to the 320 megs of memory or is this a driver related issue. Another thing to note, is that I have a 7800 GT with 256 megs of memory and using the exact same in game settings I don't experience this slow down. Granted my FPS are much lower with the 7800 GT but still relatively speaking, the slow down does not occur. So any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated. My system Specs are E6400 @ 3.4ghz, 2gig Corsair XMS 6400 DDR2, AB9 PRO Motherboard. FEAR is run with 4x aa and 8 aniscoptic filtering and resolution is 1280 x 960 and soft shadows are enabled. All other settings are at maximum.

02-23-07, 09:08 PM	#2
BoscoWg Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 62	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR You installed Xfire? Xfire ruins and corrupts the game __________________ CPU : AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition GPU : 2X Inno3D Geforce 8800GTX PSU : 2themax 750W (max 850w) MotherBoard : Asus M2N32 Deluxe BIOS 2101 RAM : 2x Kingston 533Mhz 1GB DDR II 2x Kingston 667Mhz 1GB DDR II All DDR IIs are running at 533Mhz Monitor : Dell 2407fwp (HDCP compatible) HARDDISC : Seagate HDD SATA II 320GB x 1 Westgate 640GB x1 DVD Writers : 1. NEC DVD_RW ND-4551A 2. Lite-On DVDRW LH-18A1H Mouse: (Microsoft + Razer) Habu OS : Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit (Traditional Chinese) Router: D-Link DGL-4300 GAMERLOUNGE All stuffs are not overclocked. Gaming Consoles : Wii PSP PS1 PS2 PS3 Xbox360 + HD-DVD GamerTag:SolidSnakeHK By the way , I come from Hong Kong!

02-23-07, 10:03 PM	#3
grey_1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR I don't have an 8800 yet, but I do know certain drivers were causing slowdowns in some games. Maybe try a different version?

02-24-07, 09:30 AM	#5
technoid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 505	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR Do you have 2 gig of RAM? EDIT: OPPs... Sorry I didn't notice the specs in your first post till I went back after posting this. __________________ Antec-SOLO \| ASUS-P5Q-SE \| C2D-E8600 \| AC-Freezer-7-Pro \| Seasonic-S12-550W \| 3GB-KVR-PC2-6400 \| GTX-560Ti \| SB-XtremeGamer \| Pioneer-BDR-205 \| Samsung-S223B \| Dell-U2412M

02-24-07, 09:41 AM	#6
IQz3r0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 26	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR There are similar slowdowns in WoW and Stalker MP Beta, but only under Windows Vista. I haven't noticed any slowdowns in Windows XP. __________________ Intel C2D 6600 oc 3.00GHz/ 2x1024MB Corsair TWIN2X2048-5400C4 / Intel D975XBX / BFG 8800GTS 320MB OC / WD2500KS / WD3200JB / X-Fi XtremMusic / NEC 5170 / Antec TX1050B / Dual Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleoview W19-1 /

02-24-07, 12:21 PM	#7
KickAssCop Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 432	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR I am not sure but these slow downs are usually seen in eVGA cards. I don't see them in any other cards. Wtf? __________________ Intel Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz (400X8 FSB) \| Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Rev 2.0 \| Sapphire ATi 5850 @ 825/1175 \| 250 GB WD SATA2 16 MB \| 80 GB Seagate SATA 8 MB \| 4 GB G.Skill DDR2 800 @ 1000 5-5-5-15 \| Liteon 16X DVD RW \| Samsung 22" 1680*1050 \| Logitech G5 \| FSP 600W PSU

02-24-07, 12:30 PM	#8
RussianHAXOR BANNED Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,058	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR KickAss could you explain to me how thats possible that the Evga cards are different from the others?

02-24-07, 01:09 PM	#9
Madpistol It's a wittle baby! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 4,554	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR EVGA is a referrence design card. All manufacturers use the same PCB as EVGA. Saying that this problem is related to EVGA only is BS. __________________ http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/sig/deta...d%20Pistol.png MadPistol's Rig AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (RB-C3) @ 4Ghz, 1.425 Vcore, 1.25V NB VID Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (w/ Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm fan) Gigabyte UD3H AM3 790GX motherboard XFX Radeon HD 5870 PNY XLR8 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality Titanium OCZ Vertex II 120GB SSD (OS drive) Western Digital 500GB Caviar (black) Western Digital 640GB Blue Samsung DVD burner Logitech MX performance mouse Logitech G15 keyboard Corsair HX 750-watt Modular PSU Antec Nine Hundred case Windows 7 Home Premium x64 ASUS MK241 24" LCD ACER X241W 24" LCD - RIP

02-24-07, 01:36 PM	#10
RussianHAXOR BANNED Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,058	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR i know.

02-24-07, 02:44 PM	#11
KickAssCop Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 432	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR I have a BFG 8800GTS 320 MB and I get no slowdowns. I have seen another instance of slowdowns in Oblivion w/ a guy who has an opteron 165 and eVGA 8800GTS 320 MB and still has lower frames than myself. I am not sure whether my theory that I am basing on only 3 posts is true or not but it seems that the eVGA cards are the only ones exhibiting slowdowns. About reference design, yes there can be issues and there have been issues with eVGA cards (or any other brand for that matter) before also. About me spreading bull***, I said I saw them on eVGA cards over a cursory look at the forums. None of the other brand 8800GTS 320 MB have similar problems including mine and I have the slowest CPU. kthnxbye. __________________ Intel Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz (400X8 FSB) \| Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Rev 2.0 \| Sapphire ATi 5850 @ 825/1175 \| 250 GB WD SATA2 16 MB \| 80 GB Seagate SATA 8 MB \| 4 GB G.Skill DDR2 800 @ 1000 5-5-5-15 \| Liteon 16X DVD RW \| Samsung 22" 16801050 \| Logitech G5 \| FSP 600W PSU

02-24-07, 03:02 PM	#12
RussianHAXOR BANNED Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,058	Re: 8800 GTS 320 - Slow downs occuring in FEAR Hmmm, it still doesnt make any sense at all. Because its the EXACT SAME card.