New card, new problems...

[Krlll Mule]

 Here's my problem: My 9800 pro video card was perfoming fine...as long as the fan was running full speed...which became intermittent and unpredictable. I got tired of trying to play and keep track of the fan speed. I bought a x700pro card and had a co-worker install it. He has much more experience and knowledge about these things than I do, and I trust that he is giving me an honest effort in making it work. I played it last night and encountered some major problems. At first it was so choppy as to be un-playable. I worked with the basic video settings and eventually got something close to what I had before the switch....yet still *$@(ed. This community is so helpfull in such matters I feel like I can get it sweet and smoooooth with the right advice. To be concise: I switched from a 9800 pro to a X700 pro video card and need some tips for tweeking it. I am only interested in the Q2 settings....that's all I'll be playing for the foreseeable future. Thanks in advance for your help......

[[BTF] Reflex]

ATI,  yeah,  have probs with that when I visit my dads...
theres something about it on the boards already.

I just put the resolution down to its lowest setting and it ran smooth as butter,
but who wants to play at 300somthing by 400something?

this should be pretty helpfull,
http://tastyspleen.net/quake/forums/index.php?topic=1640.0

good luck,  and remember,  Nvidea - the way its MEANT to be played
if all you are doing is quake,  I have an old 64 meg nvidea card that ran q2 like a champ.
more than welcome to it.

[[BTF]Sigma]

SHOTGUN ON THAT CARD......!!!!!!!



You got mail!!!! 

[[BTF] Reflex]

no prob, if he doesnt need it its all yours..

[[BTF]Sigma]

When I got my new/ish Card, it didn't run all to well with q2 because of the difference that 3D back then was made and how it is now.

I was recommended to check out these:
http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=Latest

The NGO tweaked drivers gave me, no joke, three times faster FPS in q2. I was running 26-36fps before using those drivers....now I'm up at 60-90 with alot of things going on in the game.

Give them a shot to see if it helps your situation anybit.

Cheers
Mark.

[[BTF]Sigma]

And try this link as well.
http://www.ngohq.com/showthread.php?t=4886&highlight=X700

You may not have enough power to support the card.

[Ghost9]

Sounds like you've already fixed your problem, but Elysium mentions something about 9800 drivers on his first post here.

http://tastyspleen.net/quake/forums/index.php?topic=895.msg14837#msg14837