Problems with x1950 Pro

Computer Info:
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Operating System: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (5.2, Build 3790) Service Pack 2 (3790.srv03_sp2_gdr.070321-2337)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 667MB used, 5212MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Video Card
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Card name: Radeon X1950 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x7280)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7280&SUBSYS_289018BC&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6652 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail


In a Nutshell:
AMD 64 X2 4000+

4 Gigs of G.Skill Ram

ATI x1950 Pro

250 Gigs of HD Space

and the ASUS M2A-VM Motherboard

Question 1
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Well, My first question is what Drivers Should I be using? And, where could I get a proper download link, b/c idk if i'm downloading proper driver installs. So yeah, question 1 down.


Question 2
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Should I be getting 20-40 FPS in World of Warcraft? 20-25 in
big, populated areas and 30-40 in non populated areas. It seems REALLY low to me. Also, I have problems in Assassin's
Creed(Which I just got, and havent been able to play yet ),
and other Games. So, Should I be having such problems as low
FPS in lower end Games like WoW and Should higher end games
like Crysis and Assassin's Creed be unplayble?

Question 3
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Is Overclocking an Answer to my questions? Should this and
could this help me at all? I dont think so personally, but I thought it was worth asking.



So, I hope someone here can Help out. I Appreciate the help in advanced. Thanks a Ton,


Vetona

Welcome to DEV
Does seem kinda low for an older game!
Do you have AA/AF enabled..........they do take a performance hit.
What drivers are you using exactly???(7.3/8.4)
How old is your comp and when was the last time you cleaned it out???
Maybe your CPU is throdling Down because of heat
Do you have a PCI Soundcard or onboard soundcard.......because an onboard soundcard will use some CPU resorces causing an FPS drop.

X1950 Pro not too great for Crysis.....my 7900GTX would only play Crysis on Med settings and on avg a 7900GTX is 15-30% faster

Overclocking can help but not by much.......plus your card will just die faster...Maybe in benchmarks you'll see a nice jump,but in real world performance you'll see 5-10 FPS

I am having the SAME issues with my x1950 Pro and World of Warcraft. My FPS is sporadic, tops at 30fps, bottoms at -2 (negative???).

My card is about 6 months old, when I first installed it, I got 60fps all over the game, steady. About 3 months ago, it started this FPS "lag" crap.

ANY help with this problem would be appreciated, and in the meantime, i will try to find a driver cleaning program and start there.

My puter is clean inside (bi-weekly cleaning on average), my driver is (should be) the latest on the ATI site, I have no idea what AA/AF is to check that?, puter is about 14 months old, isn't overheating, and I use a PCI soundcard with onboard disabled.

My system specs: (prolly way too much info, I apologize in advance, not too techie, so I used testmyhardware.com to get the info I hope you need)

Mainboard
Bus(es) : AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 CPU(s)
Model : MS-7325
Version : 1.0
Serial Number : To be filled by O.E.M.
BIOS Version : A M I - 9000720
BIOS Date : 09/20/07
BIOS Vendor : MS-7325

CPU
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
Speed : 2211 MHz
Model : x86 Family 15 Model 75 Stepping 2
Processor ID : 0000000000000000
Vendor Identifier : AuthenticAMD
Socket Designation : CPU 2

Video Adapter
Device Description : Radeon X1950 Pro
Adapter Compatibility : ATI Technologies Inc.
Adapter DAC Type : Internal DAC(400MHz)
Adapter RAM : 512 MB
Location Information : PCI bus 5, device 0, function 0
PNP Device ID : PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7280&SUBSYS_22041787&REV_9A\4&5f83f54&0&0070
Manufacturer : ATI Technologies Inc.
Screen Resolution : 1280x960 pixels
Color Quality : 32 Bits
Refresh Rate : 60 Hz
Vga Compatible : No
Video Capture : No
Overlay Saturation : Not Available
Overlay_Brightness : Not Available
Overlay_Contrast : Not Available
Overlay Hue : No
Overlay InDuoView to TV : No
Overlay to IGA2 : No
Over Ride Monitor Power : No
Progressive Scan : No
Driver : c:\windows\system32\drivers\ati2mtag.sys
Driver Version : 8.476.0.0
Driver Date : 3-28-2008
INF File : oem35.inf (ati2mtag_R580 section)

Memory Info
Total Physical Memory : 2.00 GB
Free Physical Memory : 1.28 GB
Maximum Page File : 3.85 GB
Free Page File : 3.16 GB
Page File : C:\pagefile.sys
Initial Size : 2046
Maximum Size : 4092
Allocated Memory Load : 35 %

Interesting you guys are seeing these issues.

I havent tried WoW in a long time, but i managed to play pretty good with mid range settings at a res of 1280x720 on my X1950 Pro. At the time i was using whatever was the most current ATi driver around. And currently im using the 8.4 drivers. Havent noticed a performance drop yet...anything based on unreal engine 3 i can run at max settings (cept bioshock, medal of honour airborne) GOW ran perfectly Turok currently runs at everything maxed. Frontlines i dont max out cuz it'll look pretty but gets laggy when playin online.

Depending upon whats going on in your machine...you might need to do a spyware/adware scan, defragment the drive n such.