Low FPS on smoke

Vad1k · September 15th, 2006, 09:50 AM

I got ATI Radeon 9600 XT 256 mb..

In any game when smoke apears I get low FPS...
I got the NGO driver..

Is there any way i can low the qualety of the smoke?

thanks!

September 16th, 2006, 12:16 PM

I have absolutely same problem with 9600xt 256mb. Does anybody has any clue?
I got another question: I play bf2 aswell and all my settings are at low(just few of them are at medium) and sometimes on map like karkand when i am starting shooting, the ground goes black and when i stop shooting everything is fine again. I really want a good answer!

Thanks, Foxxx

**Regeneration** · September 16th, 2006, 03:27 PM

The smoke in Counter-Strike uses some OpenGL techniques that being optimized to Nvidia’s hardware. ATi’s hardware can still handle it but with larger penalty then Nvidia. However, the penalty is not that bad because FPS above 60 is still playable. But you may feel some “slowdown” because of the large slowdown from 100 to 60 FPS. There are a few workarounds:

* Reduce smoke quality from the options/config.
* Use 16-bit and low resolutions without AA/AF.
* Limit your FPS to 60.
* Check our CS tweaking guide here
* Use X1000 series (they are handling OpenGL better due to a new memory controller).

Good luck!

**Regeneration** · September 16th, 2006, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FoxXx

I play bf2 aswell and all my settings are at low(just few of them are at medium) and sometimes on map like karkand when i am starting shooting, the ground goes black and when i stop shooting everything is fine again. I really want a good answer!

Have you tried to use other drivers as well?

gen.Rage1991hrv · September 16th, 2006, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vad1k

I got ATI Radeon 9600 XT 256 mb..

In any game when smoke apears I get low FPS...
I got the NGO driver..

Is there any way i can low the qualety of the smoke?

thanks!

try to change your cigarets
go with malboro

September 16th, 2006, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regeneration

Have you tried to use other drivers as well?

Yes I have, right now I have DHzer0point driver installed, but i really enjoyed playing bf2 with NGO optimized driver. It's kind of annoying when you are shooting at somebody ground is black and person gets invisible. I had more fps and almost no lagg with NGO driver but ..

**Regeneration** · September 27th, 2006, 03:41 PM

As Rage said, try to use Marlboro or L&M lights.

nCaine · September 27th, 2006, 04:35 PM

Other thing , sorry to say that but 9600 series is total crap , i owned one , and it sux big time , get some midrange card , this one is reale usles , YEA its directx9 card , but this card are reale weak now.
And im not sayng this as a ATI hater.

PS. Hope you dint pay for it muth like i did when they hit the marked , ****ing ATI