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Gigabyte 5850 seems to be running slow, I don't know if I'm just being ridiculous |
 Oct 30 2009, 09:15 AM
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 Member  Posts: 110 Joined: 23-July 09 From: United Kingdom Member No.: 68,147  |
I got my new Gigabyte 5850 today and installed it. I uninstalled all of the old ATI drivers and then updated to the newest drivers from the website. The card is set up but there are a few issues.
Fallout 3 noticed the change in hardware and thus ran the graphics settings chooser, but it automatically insists on running at high and not ultra high. Even when I switch to ultra high myself the game stutters alot and framerates drop quite heavily. I don't understand why when I saw 4870's reaching framerates of about 70. Mass Effect for PC is TERRIBLE for framerate drops. I must have hit about 10 - 15 frames during a rendered cutscene =/ And even then the graphic settings turned out to be turned down pretty low. What might be the problem? --------------------  Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz || 3326MB DDR2 800Mhz RAM || Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5850 || 1280 x 1024 (I expect to be running at 1680 x 1050 in a few months) || Windows Vista™ Ultimate 64bit (SP2) || Foxconn G31MX Mobo (The next thing to be scrapped!) ~Can I help you find the peace and the star?~ |
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Oct 30 2009, 09:33 AM
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 Geek Posts: 516 Joined: 1-May 08 From: Birmingham,U.K. Member No.: 32,065 |
Cpu bottleneck? You really should put your system specs in your sig.
-------------------- Pentium Dual Core e5200 @ 3.6ghz 1.3v With Arctic Freezer 7 pro (Need a Quad)
4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 (8GB please) Gigabyte EP31 DS3L (P45 please) XFX Radeon HD 4870 512mb (?) 320GB WD Blue/ Win XP Pro SP3 (Will delete) 500GB WD Black/ Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Will keep) 22" BenQ 1920x1080 Monitor (30" please) Corsair VX 550 PSU (No comment) Games For Windows Live Gamertag: ooStevo |
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Oct 30 2009, 09:41 AM
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Member Posts: 110 Joined: 23-July 09 From: United Kingdom Member No.: 68,147 |
Sorry, thanks for the tip =P
I've posted the specs in my sig, I'll put them here too; Processor: Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.3GHz Memory: 3326MB RAM Hard Drive: 262 GB Video Card: Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5850 Monitor Resolution: 1280 x 1024 (I expect to be running at 1680 x 1050 in a few months) Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate 64bit (SP2) Motherboard: Foxconn G31MX This post has been edited by Danrik: Oct 30 2009, 09:42 AM -------------------- Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz || 3326MB DDR2 800Mhz RAM || Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5850 || 1280 x 1024 (I expect to be running at 1680 x 1050 in a few months) || Windows Vista™ Ultimate 64bit (SP2) || Foxconn G31MX Mobo (The next thing to be scrapped!) ~Can I help you find the peace and the star?~ |
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Oct 30 2009, 09:45 AM
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 Philosophy begins in wonder. Posts: 2,903 Joined: 18-February 06 From: Yorktown, VA Member No.: 32,176 |
Try driver sweeper: http://downloads.guru3d.com/Guru3D---Drive...p%29_d1655.html
Uninstall, reboot in safe mode, run driver sweeper for ATI, reboot normally, install newest ATI drivers. -------------------- Mine:DFI SLI-DR EXPERT -- Opty 180 + Lapped TRUE -- Patriot 2x1 GB -- XFX 8800GTS 512 @ 700 -- Xplosion WD 80GB (XP MCE SP3) / SG 250GB (Vista Business X64 SP1) -- PCP&C Silencer 610 -- TT Armor -- Sharp Aquos LC-32GP1U 1080p GF's: DFI SLI-D (04/06/2006) -- AMD 3800+ opty heatsink -- Patriot 2x1 GB -- 9600GSO384 -- OCZ GXS 600W Recommended Power Supplies 1 - Recommended Power Supplies 2 - DFI NF4 "proper" CMOS clear - Tmod/Logan's DFI Bios Flash & Utilities DVD |
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Oct 30 2009, 09:50 AM
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Geek Posts: 516 Joined: 1-May 08 From: Birmingham,U.K. Member No.: 32,065 |
At the resolution you are playing at,you are cpu bound,as the gfx card doesnt have to work that hard.I would start oc'ing that quad to see what you can get out of it.Aim for 3ghz for now,good luck!
-------------------- Pentium Dual Core e5200 @ 3.6ghz 1.3v With Arctic Freezer 7 pro (Need a Quad)
4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 (8GB please) Gigabyte EP31 DS3L (P45 please) XFX Radeon HD 4870 512mb (?) 320GB WD Blue/ Win XP Pro SP3 (Will delete) 500GB WD Black/ Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Will keep) 22" BenQ 1920x1080 Monitor (30" please) Corsair VX 550 PSU (No comment) Games For Windows Live Gamertag: ooStevo |
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Oct 30 2009, 09:56 AM
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Member Posts: 110 Joined: 23-July 09 From: United Kingdom Member No.: 68,147 |
QUOTE (00stevo @ Oct 30 2009, 06:50 PM)  At the resolution you are playing at,you are cpu bound,as the gfx card doesnt have to work that hard.I would start oc'ing that quad to see what you can get out of it.Aim for 3ghz for now,good luck! How can I do that? My motherboard isn't really renowned for being an overclocking one...It has this thing in the BIOS called intelligent stepping but the PC didn't even startup when i changed that -------------------- Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz || 3326MB DDR2 800Mhz RAM || Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5850 || 1280 x 1024 (I expect to be running at 1680 x 1050 in a few months) || Windows Vista™ Ultimate 64bit (SP2) || Foxconn G31MX Mobo (The next thing to be scrapped!) ~Can I help you find the peace and the star?~ |
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Oct 30 2009, 10:02 AM
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 Posting Nut  Posts: 7,220 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Pennsauken, NJ Member No.: 20,152 |
QUOTE (00stevo @ Oct 30 2009, 01:50 PM) At the resolution you are playing at,you are cpu bound,as the gfx card doesnt have to work that hard.I would start oc'ing that quad to see what you can get out of it.Aim for 3ghz for now,good luck! yeah but he shouldn't be getting LESS performance, it should be equal to say the least @OP , do this: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=52502 -------------------- Mobo: Gigabyte EP45 EXTREME | Processor: Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 4ghz 24/hr stable!
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 Black w/ 2x Scythe Ultra Kazes Memory: 2x2gb DDR2 OCZ Reaper OC'd: 1000mhz 5-5-5-15 (2.3v, nice and cool) Videocard: (Heavy lifter)Diamond 4870x2 2GB (Physx)BFG OC 8800GT 512MB OS Harddrive:Western Digital Veloci Raptor 300gb 10,000 Rpm SATA | PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W Monitor: *Debranded* HP 24" 2408H | CD/DVD: Samsung SH-S223F | Keyboard:Razer Tarantula | Mouse: Razer Lachesis |8800GT|<3<3|5750|<3<3<3|5770|<3<3<3<3<3|4870x2|<3<3<3<3<3|5870|<3<3<3<3<3 (VideoCards I'd buy, excluding special deals. Bold means have owned/own) _____________________________________________|\/|YT|-|0$ HAS SPOKEN!________________________________________________ |
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Oct 30 2009, 10:02 AM
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 Geek Posts: 748 Joined: 5-March 06 From: Bellevue, WA Member No.: 32,538 |
QUOTE (Crazy_Nate @ Oct 30 2009, 10:45 AM) Try driver sweeper: http://downloads.guru3d.com/Guru3D---Drive...p%29_d1655.html Uninstall, reboot in safe mode, run driver sweeper for ATI, reboot normally, install newest ATI drivers.  I would try what Crazy_Nate suggests before I went and overclocked anything. This post has been edited by jlqrb: Oct 30 2009, 10:02 AM |
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Oct 30 2009, 10:05 AM
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Geek Posts: 516 Joined: 1-May 08 From: Birmingham,U.K. Member No.: 32,065 |
Look in the oc'ing section of your bios and look for 'front side bus'(fsb) increasing that will increase the cpu speed but do it slowly.Doing this will also increase your ram speed so you should hope you have a memory divider option.Look here for more detailed info: http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.php?showtopic=71656
-------------------- Pentium Dual Core e5200 @ 3.6ghz 1.3v With Arctic Freezer 7 pro (Need a Quad)
4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 (8GB please) Gigabyte EP31 DS3L (P45 please) XFX Radeon HD 4870 512mb (?) 320GB WD Blue/ Win XP Pro SP3 (Will delete) 500GB WD Black/ Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Will keep) 22" BenQ 1920x1080 Monitor (30" please) Corsair VX 550 PSU (No comment) Games For Windows Live Gamertag: ooStevo |
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Oct 30 2009, 10:07 AM
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Geek Posts: 516 Joined: 1-May 08 From: Birmingham,U.K. Member No.: 32,065 |
I used to play @1280x1024 as well and oc'ing my cpu helped my frame rates greatly.So i would overclock tbh.
-------------------- Pentium Dual Core e5200 @ 3.6ghz 1.3v With Arctic Freezer 7 pro (Need a Quad)
4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 (8GB please) Gigabyte EP31 DS3L (P45 please) XFX Radeon HD 4870 512mb (?) 320GB WD Blue/ Win XP Pro SP3 (Will delete) 500GB WD Black/ Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Will keep) 22" BenQ 1920x1080 Monitor (30" please) Corsair VX 550 PSU (No comment) Games For Windows Live Gamertag: ooStevo |
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Oct 30 2009, 10:20 AM
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Philosophy begins in wonder. Posts: 2,903 Joined: 18-February 06 From: Yorktown, VA Member No.: 32,176 |
QUOTE (00stevo @ Oct 30 2009, 02:07 PM) I used to play @1280x1024 as well and oc'ing my cpu helped my frame rates greatly.So i would overclock tbh. Reinstalling drivers is a much easier process (and quicker - especially when ensuring stability). Especially if you've never overclocked before... I say, it's worth a shot...and it can't hurt. Wow! IVI, that is one helluva paranoid driver reinstall! Hah! I guess it works, but I've never had to go that far. Then again, the last time I used ATI drivers - I didn't - I used Omega drivers (  )
-------------------- Mine:DFI SLI-DR EXPERT -- Opty 180 + Lapped TRUE -- Patriot 2x1 GB -- XFX 8800GTS 512 @ 700 -- Xplosion WD 80GB (XP MCE SP3) / SG 250GB (Vista Business X64 SP1) -- PCP&C Silencer 610 -- TT Armor -- Sharp Aquos LC-32GP1U 1080p GF's: DFI SLI-D (04/06/2006) -- AMD 3800+ opty heatsink -- Patriot 2x1 GB -- 9600GSO384 -- OCZ GXS 600W Recommended Power Supplies 1 - Recommended Power Supplies 2 - DFI NF4 "proper" CMOS clear - Tmod/Logan's DFI Bios Flash & Utilities DVD |
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Oct 30 2009, 10:31 AM
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Posting Nut Posts: 7,220 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Pennsauken, NJ Member No.: 20,152 |
QUOTE (Crazy_Nate @ Oct 30 2009, 02:20 PM) Reinstalling drivers is a much easier process (and quicker - especially when ensuring stability). Especially if you've never overclocked before... I say, it's worth a shot...and it can't hurt. Wow! IVI, that is one helluva paranoid driver reinstall! Hah! I guess it works, but I've never had to go that far. Then again, the last time I used ATI drivers - I didn't - I used Omega drivers ( )ya that guide is my love. I've never had any issues, and I'm sure atleast once I would have had one but that guide just removes any chance of drivers being the problem for me. -------------------- Mobo: Gigabyte EP45 EXTREME | Processor: Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 4ghz 24/hr stable!
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 Black w/ 2x Scythe Ultra Kazes Memory: 2x2gb DDR2 OCZ Reaper OC'd: 1000mhz 5-5-5-15 (2.3v, nice and cool) Videocard: (Heavy lifter)Diamond 4870x2 2GB (Physx)BFG OC 8800GT 512MB OS Harddrive:Western Digital Veloci Raptor 300gb 10,000 Rpm SATA | PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W Monitor: *Debranded* HP 24" 2408H | CD/DVD: Samsung SH-S223F | Keyboard:Razer Tarantula | Mouse: Razer Lachesis |8800GT|<3<3|5750|<3<3<3|5770|<3<3<3<3<3|4870x2|<3<3<3<3<3|5870|<3<3<3<3<3 (VideoCards I'd buy, excluding special deals. Bold means have owned/own) _____________________________________________|\/|YT|-|0$ HAS SPOKEN!________________________________________________ |
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