Mattmanrx99 wrote on 2023-09-23, 02:23:Hello […]
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Hello
These are my specs
MSI 4200 TI 128 AGP card
Intel Pentium III 933 MHZ
256 MB RAM
I am getting FPS in the low teens on Soldier of Fortune II no matter what settings I use and then in Max Payne I get decent frames when not a whole lot is going on but once the action starts it drops to the high teens low 20s.
Is this normal for what I'm running? My drivers are 45.23 and I thought maybe my ram is too low but I'm not sure that's the issue.
Any help would be appreciated and I can provide more info if I'm missing anything I'm just a noob at explaining these things.
I only have experience with Max payne and from research it was a very intensive game for its time, and more so on the cpu side. I believe even with a 1.4ghz p3 and the very early pentium 4's it still drops frames to at least the low 30s during shootouts. The framerate tank you're experiencing is definitely normal especially with that 933mhz p3. Ram at 256mb is fine, maybe having 512mb would give it a bit more stretch. I would say try overclocking your p3 to squeeze all you can out of it but i have no idea how to oc a cpu 🤣
From my own testing I've found that the best cpu to pair with a gf4 ti 4200 (overclocked mine) would at least be a p4 2.8+ (period correct too) - i have a 3.06ghz build with said gf4 and it blazes through max payne.
https://youtu.be/QUNO4DY8h7I?t=986 - Check this video out for proof of frame drops during combat on a faster p3 and the same gpu, skip to 17.10
https://youtu.be/pJawkVX--I4?t=955 - Digital foundry done a retrospective on max payne too running with a 1.5ghz pentium 4, standing still in the subway level gets you about 40fps and throughout the video it lags a lil during combat