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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / December 2006Reflex XTR sim frame rate
Hello could some one please help I having trouble with the frame rate on my Reflex xtr sim, it starts around 39 40 but quickly drops to 19 and sometimes less than that the system I'm running is Athlon 2700+ 512 ram 2.16 Ghz and a Nvidia Gforce FX5200 graphics. Regards Rob > Hello could some one please help I having trouble with the frame rate on my > Reflex xtr sim, it starts around 39 40 but quickly drops to 19 and sometimes [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Rob I'm running the Athlon 2600+, 1024 ram and a 128 mb FX5200. I've also installed some name brand cooling fans on both my video card and cpu, which helps when your playing the Sims for several hours but I still find it hard to get a decent frame rate with most flight Sims, specially when there's smoke or clouds (less than 15fps). Turning off or down most of the graphics will usually improve the frame rate but I think the old FX5200 is the let down. I have tried a friends 64 mb ATI video card and things certainly improved. I have also found the old original video drivers that came with the card improve frame rate. Cheers Both Richard and RA should look at upgrading to a GeForce 6600 series or higher video card. They're not terribly expensive anymore and it would result in dramatically improved performance. >> Hello could some one please help I having trouble with the frame rate on > my [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Cheers > Hello could some one please help I having trouble with the frame rate on my > Reflex xtr sim, it starts around 39 40 but quickly drops to 19 and sometimes > less than that the system I'm running is Athlon 2700+ 512 ram 2.16 Ghz and > a Nvidia Gforce FX5200 graphics. On my 17" MacBook Pro (2 GHz Intel Core Duo, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600) running Windwows (through BootCamp) I do get more than 40, but if the battery nears being empty, it will slow down for the last few minutes. Could this be the reason (or heat)? HTH Marc  SignatureSwitzerland/Europe <http://www.heusser.com> remove CHEERS and from MERCIAL to get valid e-mail This is because the most mobile processors have the ability to change there clock speed dynamicly to conserve power. For example if you are only running some basic programs that only require 50% of your CPU capability then the processor clock will be automatically reduced so that the CPU only runs as fast as it needs too, thereby conserving power. The converse happens when the battery is getting low. The system might slow the CPU clock speed to reduce power at the sacrifice of performance - I guess the rationale is that it is better to complete the task more slowly then have the batteries fail part way through. There is usually a setting (either in BIOS or in OS Power Savings) to disable this function - unfortunately I don't know Macs so can't tell you exactly what to change. Cheers, Nigel |
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