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fury
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posted 12-12-2000 12:36 AM

I am now actually getting LOWER numbers in Q2 Crusher.dm2 when I change to 3dfx opengl than when I'm in default opengl! Not only that, they are staggeringly lower!

What the hell went wrong?!

Default opengl 1024x768: 57 fps
3dfx opengl 1024x768: 33 fps

Default opengl 640x480: 117 fps
3dfx opengl 640x480: 42 fps

I've been using the same autoexec practically forever, and I've never gotten such low numbers with glide. To mention nothing of the fact that in 640x480, it's only 9 fps faster than 1024x768.

HELLLLLLP!

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Lindi
Sarge
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posted 12-12-2000 05:28 AM

Hmmm... new drivers, DirectX or something? I mean if you haven't changed any hardware or anything in the config.

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AcidWarp
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posted 12-12-2000 11:50 AM

Try checking in the Glide OpenGL controls in the Windows display properties. See if maybe "vsync waiting" (or something like it) is turned on. That'll drop your fps like an SOB if it's on.

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fury
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posted 12-12-2000 12:58 PM

Lindi: Same old drivers, same old DirectX.

I've only reinstalled windows twice between the 2nd to last time I checked this and now

Acid: That was the FIRST thing I checked. The framerate drops were exactly that of what would happen with v-sync on.

Nonetheless, V-sync was disabled.

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HAL9000
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posted 12-13-2000 04:15 AM

Glide? Isn't that the outdated API from that behind-the-times company 3dfx?

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Posts: 582 | From: Norcross,GA | Registered: Jun 1999 | IP: Logged

fury
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posted 12-13-2000 09:14 AM

Yes. Yes, it is.

And it's being slower than default OpenGL, which is something that never happened on my system before.

But hey, I'll trade this card for a better one any time. Got any TNT1 or 2s laying around? Maybe a Geforce?

ATI Rage Fury Pro/Maxx?

Matrox G400 Max?

Heh. I got plenty of stuff, I might even trade a TV card and a Diamond MX200 sound card (Aureal Vortex AU8830A2)

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