VERY odd FPS problem with CSS and new mobo

Skrell · November 22nd, 2005, 11:36 PM

I recently assembled a new PC with an AMD64 3700+ and the new Asrock 939dual-sata2 mobo. My video card is a 9800pro and i am using v258 of the ngo drivers. When i play CSS the games runs BEAUTIFULLY for the most part with framerates over 100 at times. But when i enter certain areas on certain maps the game comes to a crashing halt and the polygons start tearing apart. Then when i leave the area its fine again. 2 areas in particular are the backyard area with the tree in cs_office and bombsite A on de_dust2. Could there be some kind of bus contention? Or maybe a bios setting is conflicting with a NGO setting? ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT!!

**Regeneration** · November 22nd, 2005, 11:44 PM

Have you tried to reinstall the game?

Skrell · November 23rd, 2005, 03:20 AM

no, what difference could that make?

squall_leonhart · November 23rd, 2005, 03:43 AM

are you using the latest version of the game

i think source screwed it up again...

Skrell · November 23rd, 2005, 04:30 AM

yes...but that thought didn't occur to me........good suggeston. HOWEVER, i did find something interesting out. Everytime i go into the ATI tray tools i find that my god damn AGP slot is turned off under SMARTGART. No matter what i try it always resets to off which means my AGP slot is being clocked at PCI frequencies. How the FUCK do i turn off stupid SMARTGART?

squall_leonhart · November 23rd, 2005, 07:25 AM

hmm smartgart isn't the issue here.. its most likely something else

did you install chipset drivers for your motherboard?

what motherboard is it?

Skrell · November 23rd, 2005, 03:50 PM

I THOUGHT i installed the mobo drivers. My mobo is the new Asrock 939dual-sata2. I've heard that people were having problems with the Windows64 drivers preventing the Asrock drivers from using the AGP slot, but not for the WinXP which i use. A thought: If i install mobo drivers should they show up under add/remove programs? Cause i see my LAN driver there but not the AGP........hmm.....maybe the AGP drivers aren't installing correctly?

squall_leonhart · November 23rd, 2005, 05:06 PM

nforce or via?

squall_leonhart · November 23rd, 2005, 05:08 PM

oh shit.... uli... i haven't touched a uli in yonks./.. can't help yah

November 27th, 2005, 09:47 PM

umm its prolyl your settings in the bios that are messed up...just like my mobo the hardware monitor says its 126C!!!! and i reall ythink its 126F that'll be about 52C....sweet ati radeon 9800 pro ill take that from ya.. i can use a backup anyways i need a new card for my sis comp