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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:15 am Post subject: bad fps?

when i play fs2004 i only get 4-10 fps, i dont know why my fps are so low becuase my comp specs are: 2.4 amd processor, 1 gig of ram, a 256 video card Can someone please explain this to me

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:12 am Post subject: I hope this will help

Please see my documentation I did on what kind of system you might need for MSFS 2004 and maybe it will give you some answers. If not... we will try to help out all we can!

http://forums.surclaro.com/ftopic4812.html

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject:

well im still not sure what the problem is. I have the 64bit AMD processor, the PCI-E 256 graphics card, 1 gigabyte of ram, and plenty of hard drive space. So i might the requirements with no problem Also i noticed if i change the display settings to the lowest i only gain 2 of 3 fps from the maximum settings.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject:

That topic is extremely useful!!!!

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:07 am Post subject:

Bball...are you running AMD's Cool and Quiet? If so, update the drivers for it.
Also post up your complete specs please as well as a screenshot of Xp's Task manager showing all the processes running.

Exx

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:05 am Post subject:

I'm also interested. I seem to have way to many tasks in my Task Manager because I can't get the window big enough to fit all. You can already depict that my computer is filled with programs.

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:08 am Post subject:

Post up a pic of it and let's see Viche..

Exx

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject:

Sounds like the junk in the task manager is eating up the memory... This happens at boot up... FS9 has to take the left overs.... Norton, especially, is a big memory hog....

Run Msconfig and check startup. Uncheck the junk you don't need....

Tj

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:12 pm Post subject:

I agree. Any type of antivirus or internet security suite consumes oodles of memory. I don't want to turn off antivirus because I am just afraid my computer will catch a virus while I'm flying. I am trying to find an internet security suite that uses very little memory.

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:41 pm Post subject:

what i do (if i need the extra memory, which is seldom as a gb lasts quite long before its all used up) is that i remove the network cable and then disable the virus check. now, this still wont give a 100% security rating, as viruses that You already have on Your computer might not have activated themselves yet, but as You disable the virus check... kaboom.

this still occurs extremely seldom, so its about 99.(9)% secure to do this. and if You still are not sure, then this should be even more secure: remove the cable, reboot the system, and then exit the antivirus software.

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:07 am Post subject:

sorry it took me so long to reply

i know what the cool and quiet is but im not sure how to find out if its running

heres my comps specs

Specifications
CPU: AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ Processor (64-bit with AMD64 Technology)
(512KB L2 cache, 2.20GHz, 2000MHz FSB)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 1
Chipset: ATI RS482
Memory: 1024MB DDR (2x512MB), 400MHz Dual Channel
Expandable to 4GB
Hard Drive: 200GB (7200 RPM, 2MB cache) 2
Optical Drives: 16x DVD±RW Multi-Format Double Layer Drive
48x CD-ROM drive
Media Reader: 8-in-1 Digital Media Manager (Secure Digital (SD), Smart Media, Micro Drive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Compact Flash, Mulitimedia Card, USB 2.0)
Video: N-vidia Geforce fx 5500 256MB
PCI-Express (PCI-E x16) slot available for upgrade
Sound: AC '97 Audio, Dolby 5.1 (6-channel)
Modem: 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem
Network: 10/100Mbps integrated Ethernet LAN
Peripherals: Premium Multimedia Keyboard, 2-Button Wheel Mouse, Amplified Stereo Speakers
Dimensions: 14.25"H x 7.25"W x 16.00"D
Ports/Other: 7 USB 2.0 (2 in front, 4 in back, 1 in Media Reader), 2 IEEE 1394 (1 in front, 1 in back), 1 VGA external connector, 1 parallel, 2 PS/2, 5 audio ports (2 in front, 3 in back)
Pre-Installed
Software: Microsoft® Works 8.0 1, Microsoft® Office 2003 Trial3 (Student Teacher Edition), Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, Microsoft® Money 2005, Microsoft® Encarta Online, Microsoft® Windows Media Player 10, CyberLink® PowerDVD, RealNetworks RealPlayer®, Nero 6 Suite, Napster 3.0 (30-day trial)4, Quicktime, Microsoft® Internet Explorer, AOL 9.0 (6 months membership included. Additional phone charges may apply.), Google Toolbar, Norton Internet Security™ 2005 (90-day complimentary trial)5, McAfee Anti-Spyware (30-day complimentary trial)6, eMachines BigFix®7 - identifies and resolves problems that affect the system before they occur

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:13 am Post subject:

oh yea i forgot to mention but i changed the filtering in the hardware settings from billinear to trilinear and now i get 9-13 fps while i am like 20,000, from 5-10

Still way below my expectations for my computer

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:34 am Post subject:

You have two processes that I question:

1. gdtask.exe
2. 205....whatever that filename is.
and multiple instances of rundll32 (nvidia) running??

Norton is a massive resource hog. Suggest Grisoft AVG or Trend Micro as they take up very little resources and work quite well. Your system is powerful enough not to disable anything and get good FPS though. Your video card is a huge bottleneck though. Kind of like having a Porsche with wooden wheels. Get Spyware Blaster as well...great addon for protection and don't run Internet Explorer.

Update your motherboard and CPU drivers as well. You have a lot of process running but right now I don't have too much time to go into them. Most can be disabled though and you should be down to about 30. Update all your drivers, get a good AV program and also get the demo of 3DMark 2003 and run the benchmarks and post up your score here. Lets see what happens. We'll look at those processes in detail by the weekend unless someone else wants to step in here...

Exx

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:08 am Post subject:

i might have forgotten to mention but the computer that fs2004 is not hooked up to the internet, the norton and McAfee are just the trial versions that came with the computer. So i dont think i will need any antivirus.

I was also wondering what the 205 was

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:43 pm Post subject:

If I had to disable Norton Internet Security, will I have to end the entire process or just click "Disable Internet Security" after right-clicking the norton icon at the lower-right corner?