Cityintro.unr benchmarks here (updated)

Ming the Merciless · Aug 3, 2001

My contribution: I have upgraded my PC, from a good PC to a kick arse PC.

Original specs: Athlon 700Mhz, 256Mb pc100, Gigabyte mobo, GeForce 2MX 3d Prophet with 32mb SDRam. Graphics card overclocked to 190Mhz.
Frame rates: Min=36.6 Max=88.2 Avg 57.8

New Specs Athlon 1.4Ghz(266Mhz FSB), 256Mb DDR pc2100, Epox mobo,
GeForce 2MX 3d Prophet with 32mb SDRam. Graphics card overclocked to 190Mhz.
Frame rates: Min=60.2 Max=88.2 Avg= 81.7

All at 800x600 @16bit and all the bells and whistles

There you go for anyone interested in upgrading. This does show that the graphics card is the limiting factor at the upper end and the processor really does help push things along when the going gets tough.

You may ask why not upgrade graphics card as well. To be honest I think the GeForce3 is a little overpriced at the moment and the gains don't seem to be that significant. Anyway my current card is responding well to overclocking. I haven't even put any extra cooling on it. Although there are fans in the case helping things along. I'll wait until the end of the year/ beginning of next year before I make any changes there.
If your wandering whats happening with my old kit, its going into my server which I might run as a dedicated server for UT.

Rooster · Aug 3, 2001

Ming, would you run it at 1024x768x32?

Our systems are VERY similar - but I have a GF GTS2 32MB & 512MB of RAM.

That's about it.

Perhaps it would be nice to see how that pans out for people looking to find out if it's really worth upgrading to an MX or GTS.

TwoHardCore · Aug 4, 2001

a buddy of mine didn't run the cityintro while I was at his house, but here's his spec's and what he averaged during a Domination match with 12 players:

AMD T-Bird 1.2 Ghz
512 PC133 Cas2
AsusA7V133
ATi Radeon64VIVO (retail, stock speed @183/183)
WinME
1024 x 768, 32bit, all details maxed

DOM-Cryptic, 20 minute match
Min FPS: 78
Max FPS: 254
Avg FPS: 139!!!!

OMG, that totally made me drool. And as soon as my ASUS A7V266 comes in, I'll have a very similar rig except the video card...I've only got a RadeonLE

(it still Rox0rs!)

Ming the Merciless · Aug 4, 2001

1024x768@32

Here you go rooster. The new figures are:
Min = 33.3fps Max = 85.8fps Avg = 68.2

It definitely shows that the weakness in the system lies with the graphics card. DDR Ram and fsb are showing their metal.

Ming the Merciless · Aug 4, 2001

Just looked at your rig and OMG they are almost identical. My mobo is the raid version and i'm running Windows Me. Im going to stripe my discs when I get a mo' for faster loading.
Also to overlcock my card I've used Powerstrip, get it from overclockers.com

Rooster · Aug 4, 2001

MIng: Try OpenGL - it runs a little smoother.

THC - yeah, that's about what I got on a 20 minute match on Hydro (or wherever).

I turned VYSNC on to really play though - prevents tearing.

TwoHardCore · Aug 7, 2001

heh, well I'm glad that I'll be able to join you guys with those massive Frame Rates!!! I just got my mobo ordered today (will be in by Friday) and I'll pick up 512MB PC2100 on Friday too. Spend the weekend taking parts off this machine to fill the voids for the time being.

This is my 3rd upgrade since I bought UT! Me is almost ready for U2!!!w00000t!

Dead_Hood · Aug 8, 2001

I need a hug.........

Specs:

AMD T-Bird 800 MHz
ASUS A7V KT133
512 Mb pc 133
SoundBlaster Live! Platinum 5.1
GeForce 3 64Mb DDR
12.90 Detonator Drivers
800x600x32

I ran 2 timedemos on cityintro.unr, one with D3D and one with OpenGL. Everything, including EAX is on, except for vsync:

D3D: Min:17.94 Max:118.84, Average: 57.38
OpenGL: Min: 29.84 Max: 75.20 Average: 55.04

Also, I know that OpenGL is capped at 75 fps as of the latest driver. After haveing read through this post, I have come to the conclusion that my minimum framrate should be at least 10-20 frames higher. Personally, I don't think that a GeForce 3 should be running at anything less than 30 fps. I know that my processor is a bottleneck, but it shouldn't be cutting my fps down that much. Any help?

Danny_Diplo · Aug 8, 2001

Re: I need a hug.........

Originally posted by Dead_Hood
Also, I know that OpenGL is capped at 75 fps as of the latest driver.

Erm, no it's not - I can get far higher than 75fps using the latest OpenGL renderer. The only thing that caps it is if you have the following line in your UnrealTournament.ini file under the [OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice] section :

RefreshRate=75

If you delete that line it won't be capped.

Dead_Hood · Aug 8, 2001

Better.........

After deleting that line:

OpenGL: Min. 30.24 Max: 112.89 Average: 58.88

Better, but I would still like to figure out how to get D3D to not suck so much on my comp.

Rooster · Aug 8, 2001

As I've posted before - make sure you turn off volumetric lighting.

SamD · Aug 10, 2001

P3 500 mhz, 256mb ram, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP

1024x768x16, High, High: 98 frames per second

800x600x16, Low, Low: 110 frames per second

Both lows were in the mid 60's
I play with the second setup, it's easier.
Dumped my TNT2Ultra-based card for a V3. Getting about 60 fps more now.

Ming the Merciless · Aug 11, 2001

Umm rooster... I've tried running it in Open GL and all it does is crash after a few minutes. If you need the error message let me know.

Rooster · Aug 11, 2001

Perhaps because you're overclocking your video card?

Try the 12.90 drivers from nVidia (beta) & the OpenGL drivers from Epic

Try the AMD AGP mini-port... maybe it's more stable?

Probotector · Aug 11, 2001

a buddy of mine didn't run the cityintro while I was at his house, but here's his spec's and what he averaged during a Domination match with 12 players:

AMD T-Bird 1.2 Ghz
512 PC133 Cas2
AsusA7V133
ATi Radeon64VIVO (retail, stock speed @183/183)
WinME
1024 x 768, 32bit, all details maxed

DOM-Cryptic, 20 minute match
Min FPS: 78
Max FPS: 254
Avg FPS: 139!!!!

OMG, that totally made me drool. And as soon as my ASUS A7V266 comes in, I'll have a very similar rig except the video card...I've only got a RadeonLE (it still Rox0rs!)

w00t!! That's some badass fps there. Im getting my new system in less than 2 weeks and these are the specs:

19" Monitor
AMD T-Bird 1.3Ghz
256Mb DDR PC2100
AsusA7M (266Mhz FSB)
GeForce2MX 32Mb DDR AGP
WinME

Jummy! I'm expecting some nice FPS from it.
(pardon my spam, just bragin about my new sys

)

SadaraK · Aug 11, 2001

Thats the exact reason why we use the intro to judge fps. Its because there are far to many variables in a normal game that can effect fps.

Rooster · Aug 12, 2001

Yeah, cause in a match, before it starts, I can go outside Orbital, WAY outside in the skybox, look at the sky and hit 320FPS... and if I stay that way long enough, it makes my average like 200... so yeah, it's not really accurate unless it's a given demo.

WebSlinger · Aug 14, 2001

updated marks, I am running @ 1.33 GHz now; gained a couple of FPS

UT Everything high
1024x768x32 OpenGL
ASUS A7A266 Mobo
AMD Athlon 1.33 Ghz
Thermalright SK6 (Temp 54c)
ASUS v8200 GeForce3
256 mb Micron pc2100 DDR
Wes Digi 30 GB 7200 rpm
SB Live! Value
Win2k pro sp2

Cityintro:
51.96 min
158.44 max
85.54 avg

I thought the avg would be higher, oh well, I'm happy with the thing and ready for next gen games.

Rooster · Aug 14, 2001

Turn off Vol.Lighting! (cause you gotta get better than mine.. cept I'm running at 1.4GHz)

WebSlinger · Aug 15, 2001

Originally posted by Rooster
Turn off Vol.Lighting! (cause you gotta get better than mine.. cept I'm running at 1.4GHz)

dang Roo, first vsync now this?! OK how do I turn that off? thx

Cityintro.unr benchmarks here (updated)

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