While running counter-strike source full tilt at 12x10 in xp i get about
100-250 fps, that rarely drops under 70 or so. However, when i switch to my
vista hard drive and try to run the game it gets about 30-40. I installed the
latest drivers from nvidia, with some difficulty, and made sure the rest of
my drivers are up to date. Has any one else experienced the same performance
loss? I had read that gaming was supposed to be way better in vista, and it
seems to be quite the opposite...

PC specs
Athlon X2 4200+ overclocked to 2.4 ghz
1 gig ultra ram @ 400 mhz
Nvidia 7900 graphics card
120 gig maxtor hd
Fatality nforce 4 mobo

It's nVidia's drivers, if you've got an ATI card lying around use that
instead they're practically the same speed as XP now.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"Joe" wrote in message
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While running counter-strike source full tilt at 12x10 in xp i get about
100-250 fps, that rarely drops under 70 or so. However, when i switch to
my
vista hard drive and try to run the game it gets about 30-40. I installed
the
latest drivers from nvidia, with some difficulty, and made sure the rest
of
my drivers are up to date. Has any one else experienced the same
performance
loss? I had read that gaming was supposed to be way better in vista, and
it
seems to be quite the opposite...

PC specs
Athlon X2 4200+ overclocked to 2.4 ghz
1 gig ultra ram @ 400 mhz
Nvidia 7900 graphics card
120 gig maxtor hd
Fatality nforce 4 mobo

Oh damn =( but nVidia released new drivers a week ago, but it isn't better
with them, not for me atleast =/

Isn't there any other solution than using ATI?


"Paul Smith" wrote in message
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It's nVidia's drivers, if you've got an ATI card lying around use that
instead they're practically the same speed as XP now.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"Joe" wrote in message
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While running counter-strike source full tilt at 12x10 in xp i get about
100-250 fps, that rarely drops under 70 or so. However, when i switch to
my
vista hard drive and try to run the game it gets about 30-40. I installed
the
latest drivers from nvidia, with some difficulty, and made sure the rest
of
my drivers are up to date. Has any one else experienced the same
performance
loss? I had read that gaming was supposed to be way better in vista, and
it
seems to be quite the opposite...

PC specs
Athlon X2 4200+ overclocked to 2.4 ghz
1 gig ultra ram @ 400 mhz
Nvidia 7900 graphics card
120 gig maxtor hd
Fatality nforce 4 mobo

I am using an ATI x850 pro and am having the same fps drop issue that the
above nvidia user is experiencing.

"Paul Smith" wrote:

It's nVidia's drivers, if you've got an ATI card lying around use that
instead they're practically the same speed as XP now.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"Joe" wrote in message
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While running counter-strike source full tilt at 12x10 in xp i get about
100-250 fps, that rarely drops under 70 or so. However, when i switch to
my
vista hard drive and try to run the game it gets about 30-40. I installed
the
latest drivers from nvidia, with some difficulty, and made sure the rest
of
my drivers are up to date. Has any one else experienced the same
performance
loss? I had read that gaming was supposed to be way better in vista, and
it
seems to be quite the opposite...

PC specs
Athlon X2 4200+ overclocked to 2.4 ghz
1 gig ultra ram @ 400 mhz
Nvidia 7900 graphics card
120 gig maxtor hd
Fatality nforce 4 mobo

I am using an ATI X850 pro and am experiencing the same counter-strike source
fps drop on vista as the above nvidia user. The Catalyst vista beta drivers
are installed.

"Paul Smith" wrote:

It's nVidia's drivers, if you've got an ATI card lying around use that
instead they're practically the same speed as XP now.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"Joe" wrote in message
...
While running counter-strike source full tilt at 12x10 in xp i get about
100-250 fps, that rarely drops under 70 or so. However, when i switch to
my
vista hard drive and try to run the game it gets about 30-40. I installed
the
latest drivers from nvidia, with some difficulty, and made sure the rest
of
my drivers are up to date. Has any one else experienced the same
performance
loss? I had read that gaming was supposed to be way better in vista, and
it
seems to be quite the opposite...

PC specs
Athlon X2 4200+ overclocked to 2.4 ghz
1 gig ultra ram @ 400 mhz
Nvidia 7900 graphics card
120 gig maxtor hd
Fatality nforce 4 mobo