9800 GX2, FPS in the toilet.

[Teh-Jee]

<p>System specs are as follows:</p><p>Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHZ OC @ 3.0GHZ</p><p>4GB (2x2 stick), OCZ PC-6400 5-4-4-12 Ram.</p><p>eVGA Nforce 680i SLI mobo</p><p>Corsair TX750W PSU</p><p>eVGA Geforce 9800 GX2</p><p>Windows Vista Ultimate x64</p><p>On high quality settings I sit between 25-40 fps average in areas that are not highly contested. Is the 9800 GX2 having known performance issues with EQ2?</p>

[Kir]

<cite>Teh-Jee wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>System specs are as follows:</p><p>Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHZ OC @ 3.0GHZ</p><p>4GB (2x2 stick), OCZ PC-6400 5-4-4-12 Ram.</p><p>eVGA Nforce 680i SLI mobo</p><p>Corsair TX750W PSU</p><p>eVGA Geforce 9800 GX2</p><p>Windows Vista Ultimate x64</p><p>On high quality settings I sit between 25-40 fps average in areas that are not highly contested. Is the 9800 GX2 having known performance issues with EQ2?</p></blockquote>same core as the later 8800's welcome to the world of upgrades that hurt performance.  Don't worry, someone will come into the thread soon and tell you how its not eq2, its your computer thats the problem.  =)

[laker34one]

Hi, this is what I did as I have the same card and was having strange lag issues. First, match your resolutions in windows to the resolution in eq. Then play in Full screen mode. When i play in window mode for some reason, my fps take a dump. I have no problem running the highest graphics setting in full screen mode (other than the headache i get from all of the crap). I'm going to search around and try to find out why windows mode would screw up the fps. hope this helps

[Teh-Jee]

<p>Already running in full screen mode and running the game a 1680x1050 resolution, same as my desktop.</p>

[Ninivee]

<cite>laker34one wrote:</cite><blockquote>Hi, this is what I did as I have the same card and was having strange lag issues. First, match your resolutions in windows to the resolution in eq. Then play in Full screen mode. When i play in window mode for some reason, my fps take a dump. I have no problem running the highest graphics setting in full screen mode (other than the headache i get from all of the crap). I'm going to search around and try to find out why windows mode would screw up the fps. hope this helps</blockquote> From what i've heard, your Nvidia card runs at clocked down speeds (2D desktop mode) when you run the game in window mode. Switching to full screen puts the card in 3d mode, therefore clocking it up.

[jagermonsta]

<cite>Degenerate@Blackburrow wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite>Don't worry, someone will come into the thread soon and tell you how its not eq2, its your computer thats the problem.  =)</blockquote>So true.Windowed mode caps FPS at 30.

[BobbyTheRobot]

<p>I'd give this guide a try: <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?start=75&topic_id=411077" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=411077</a></p><p>if it's working for nvidia 8 series users, it should work for the 9800gx2</p>

[Kir]

that will sorta work but remember:<div></div><div>You will still get the stuttering frame rate drop, just not as frequent.</div><div>You will still get frame rates below what you "should" be getting for your hardware, if you read his guide he has to change quality settings based on which zone he goes into.</div><div></div><div>But he basically has the same exact settings I use, and gets "playable" frame rates, they still drop in area's like cities to the low 20's which is what the op is already saying is a problem in his eyes.</div>

[Teh-Jee]

<p>Been playing Vanguard, and decided to upgrade to station access so I could come back to EQ2, VG has no support for multi gpu or multi cpu for that matter, yet im able to play on EVERYTHING maxed and get 50+ FPS, with 30 as an extreme low point.</p><p>The graphics in VG are significantly superior (from a technical standpoint) than EQ2, with bump mapping, and lighting that is way ahead of the EQ2 engine. Yet unless I play under a high performance profile, EQ2 runs TERRIBLY. I remember way back running EQ2 Smoother on a Athlon 2500+ with a Radeon 9800 pro and 1 gig of ram =(</p>

[Kir]

<cite>Teh-Jee wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Been playing Vanguard, and decided to upgrade to station access so I could come back to EQ2, VG has no support for multi gpu or multi cpu for that matter, yet im able to play on EVERYTHING maxed and get 50+ FPS, with 30 as an extreme low point.</p><p>The graphics in VG are significantly superior (from a technical standpoint) than EQ2, with bump mapping, and lighting that is way ahead of the EQ2 engine. Yet unless I play under a high performance profile, EQ2 runs TERRIBLY. I remember way back running EQ2 Smoother on a Athlon 2500+ with a Radeon 9800 pro and 1 gig of ram =(</p></blockquote>I wish they would come out with a free trial, would love to see how that game has progressed since beta.