Bad frame rate

gis · 02-24-09, 08:01 AM

Hi. intel q6600 hd4870 512 3 gig ram xp pro sp3 all drivers up to date.
When im attacking say abut say 5 to ten ships at night ships burning search lights on
i get a terrible frame rates allmost unplayable.
I get no problems in any other games max settings on most.
With my specs i would have thought i would have no problem at all to run GWX3.
Any help with settings please
Thanks

Task Force · 02-24-09, 08:25 AM

have you updated driver/what mods if any are you useing?

irish1958 · 02-24-09, 09:13 AM

When I ran XP, I needed Omega drivers to get a better frame rate.
If I understand it (and I might not) the quad core has 4 cpus, but the game is written for one, so it only uses one and the other three go on vacation. If so, the speed of your cpu may be a factor.
The only solutions I could suggest would be to add another GB of RAM, check out the Omega drivers for your video card (which is?), turn down the particles in your video options, consider a new video card, and try AlacrityPC to free up RAM. And as noted by Task Force, change mods; Two frame rate killers are 16Km atmosphere and Sea Floor; there are some others also.
And Welcome aboard, Matey

gis · 02-24-09, 09:57 AM

Im only running gwx3. vid card is a new one the hd 4870 is £200 card so its not a cheap one. have got 6 gig of ram but 32 bit xp only see 3 & half.
Could be the quad core only useing one core in this game.
All drivers are up to date. but like i said i can run most game on max no problem.
Will try different drivers.
Thanks

irish1958 · 02-24-09, 11:02 AM

Vista has a bad reputation, but I think now that is unwarranted. It might be to your advantage to try to up grade to Vista so you can use all your RAM.
In the meantime, try AlacrityPC and see if it helps

GreyBeard · 02-24-09, 03:07 PM

The newer Ati cards (38xx/48xx) perform better with Vista. Vista x64 will get you the whole 6 gigs of ram rather than 3.25.

02-24-09, 08:01 AM	#1
gis Nub Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Bad frame rate Hi. intel q6600 hd4870 512 3 gig ram xp pro sp3 all drivers up to date. When im attacking say abut say 5 to ten ships at night ships burning search lights on i get a terrible frame rates allmost unplayable. I get no problems in any other games max settings on most. With my specs i would have thought i would have no problem at all to run GWX3. Any help with settings please Thanks

02-24-09, 08:25 AM	#2
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02-24-09, 09:13 AM	#3
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	When I ran XP, I needed Omega drivers to get a better frame rate. If I understand it (and I might not) the quad core has 4 cpus, but the game is written for one, so it only uses one and the other three go on vacation. If so, the speed of your cpu may be a factor. The only solutions I could suggest would be to add another GB of RAM, check out the Omega drivers for your video card (which is?), turn down the particles in your video options, consider a new video card, and try AlacrityPC to free up RAM. And as noted by Task Force, change mods; Two frame rate killers are 16Km atmosphere and Sea Floor; there are some others also. And Welcome aboard, Matey __________________ Irish1958

02-24-09, 11:02 AM	#5
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Vista has a bad reputation, but I think now that is unwarranted. It might be to your advantage to try to up grade to Vista so you can use all your RAM. In the meantime, try AlacrityPC and see if it helps __________________ Irish1958

02-24-09, 09:57 AM	#4
gis Nub Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Im only running gwx3. vid card is a new one the hd 4870 is £200 card so its not a cheap one. have got 6 gig of ram but 32 bit xp only see 3 & half. Could be the quad core only useing one core in this game. All drivers are up to date. but like i said i can run most game on max no problem. Will try different drivers. Thanks

02-24-09, 03:07 PM	#6
GreyBeard Engineer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LI, NY Posts: 209 Downloads: 257 Uploads: 2	The newer Ati cards (38xx/48xx) perform better with Vista. Vista x64 will get you the whole 6 gigs of ram rather than 3.25.