steam games running slow

thewombleofdeath · Post by **thewombleofdeath** » March 14th, 2007, 16:51

ive just bought the steam holiday pack a few days ago with hl2, cs: s etc. but for some reason the games dont seem to be running as fast as i'd hoped (frames per second). i did the video stress test thingy and it only came out with i think 20f/s and seems to be a bit jolty. my specs are:

Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Hard Drive: 441 GB Total
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE (512mb)
Monitor: LG L194WT(Analog)
Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio output
Speakers/Headphones: Creative
Keyboard: Logitech Easy Internet Keyboard
Operating System: Windows XP Media Centre (soon to be Fista)

anyone got any ideas?

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » March 14th, 2007, 16:54

Haven't much time so I'll state the obvious stuff.

DirectX 9c (in /downloads)
Nvidia driver (in /downloads)
Delete all local Steam content and reload it again.
Turn anti aliasing and antisotropic filtering thingamys off.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » March 14th, 2007, 16:55

Erm could this be the reason:

>NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE (512mb)

What res and AA settings etc. are you using?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 14th, 2007, 17:03

mrbobbins wrote:Erm could this be the reason:

>NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE (512mb)

What res and AA settings etc. are you using?

Bingo!

hunk-o-crap with hyperturbostolenfromsystem memory.

thewombleofdeath · Post by **thewombleofdeath** » March 14th, 2007, 17:07

res is set to 1440x900 which is the recommended setting, filtering is set to trilinear and anti-aliasing is off which are all the recommended settings on the actual games (as in they have the little * next to them)

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 14th, 2007, 17:08

make sure hdr is off, try 800x600

thewombleofdeath · Post by **thewombleofdeath** » March 14th, 2007, 17:08

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
Bingo!

hunk-o-crap with hyperturbostolenfromsystem memory.

ah...i see...bugger

thewombleofdeath · Post by **thewombleofdeath** » March 14th, 2007, 17:09

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:make sure hdr is off, try 800x600

hdr is set to full so ill try turning that off. ty for all help

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » March 14th, 2007, 17:19

Check out the Toms hardware charts,

http://tomshardware.co.uk/graphics/char ... &chart=198

Even at 1280x1024 the average is 10 fps

thewombleofdeath · Post by **thewombleofdeath** » March 14th, 2007, 17:25

oh gawd

i think i need a new graphics card

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 14th, 2007, 17:30

thewombleofdeath wrote:oh gawd i think i need a new graphics card

you do.

current best bet on a budget would be a 7900gs i think

thewombleofdeath · Post by **thewombleofdeath** » March 14th, 2007, 18:33

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
you do.

current best bet on a budget would be a 7900gs i think

rite i will hav a look around. stuck with this one till i get some money tho