XFX 8800GT 6 FPS for COD4, what gives

make sure you are using the latest drivers for the video card. Im assuming that the move to new hardware included a fresh OS install right? Also, you do have the 6 pin pcie connector plugged in?

I assumed he must have installed a new OS, since he mentioned installing only some AV and anti-spyware along with the game.

@DiscoDuck got 3 valid points.

my bet is in the 6 PIN PCIe connector. probably not plugged.

Try another game.

Download demos of the most recent/demanding games and compare your results; if it's just COD4 running uber slow, destroy game/profile/everything and re-install game.

If it's ALL games that are uber slow, take card to friends house and test on his rig (or if you have a second rig, even better)... or better yet, get a friend with close to same hardware and tell him to bring his PC, so you can swap stuff in & out to find the culprit.

cpu could be a bottleneck or PSu not strong enough. try a stronger psu.

Even if your playing with the PCIe at 4x the results shouldnt be that low. I saw a review some time ago, it was in THG or Anadtech. Check the bios, you can probably configurate it there.

About the PSU Check your mobo manufacturer, Asus has some nifty softwares for your mobo. Dl rivatuner or Ati tools to check you GPU values aswell. I guess you PSU should be fine. If the 3dmark results come okay, somethings fishy.

I used ntune to check the GPU clocks. The clocks were 600/900(1800) just like advertised and the temp never got over 56c at load.

What I meant by that was, test your cpu so you make sure it's performance is where it should be. Like run one of the superPi benchmarks and compare it to that of another cpu similar to yours.

I believe if you run 3dmark both the cpu and the gpu under-performing could pull your score down so you can't just point the finger at the gpu and not look elsewhere for potential problems.

teh_boxzor,
I don't think the cpu would bottle neck the system that much if it was running properly.
Still, he should run some other games to make sure it's not some specific issue with COD4.

It could be the game graphics profile. I had an issue with a game when I upgraded from my x1900xtx to a 8800GTS. I can't remember what game it was but I deleted an INI file and it was fine. I think it was Command and Conquer Generals. But still. That's why I asked if it was on all games.

**Totally unrelated to topic**

I was the one who bought that xtx off you for a friend. Runs pretty well overclocked to 650/850, I'm sure it can go higher.
GoW, Bioshock, NFS:Carbon all smooth at 1280x1024 with settings maxed(No AA except for Carbon though).
Now I'm thinking I should have waited though , 8800gt's are available at very resonable prices now.

ok i went home for lunch and tried a few things.

1. i uninstalled the 8800gt and installed my 7600gt. Same problem. The 7600gt does not require a 6 pin plug, so i think that eliminates the PSU as the problem.

2. I cleaned up my COD4 player files, deleted the config settings. Same problem. I will try other games after work. But i dont think it is the game.

3. when i reinstalled it, i completely uninstalled all nvidia drivers and installed the newest upon reinstalling the card. Same problem.

4. I was watching the graph on the 2 cpus cores and one of them was 90% + and the other was 80% plus. So it might be the cpu.

I will run another game after work and run 3dmark. I will also look for the bios settings for the PCIe speeds.

The same CPU + 7600gt + a 4 year old mobo ran cod4 at 50-70fps. Why would it run under 30 with a better mobo and better GPU?

yeah, i played with the bios before i installed cod4, but i didnt save it. At least i think i didnt. So, that will something i try first off when i get home.

i tried 2 graphics cards. the 8800gt and a 7600gt. Both with clean new drivers. Maybe i need to roll back to an older driver. The 7600 does not have a 6 pin plug, but it has the same problem. The 7600 was running cod4 at 50-70fps with the same cpu on another mobo and the same drivers. It is starting to look like a mobo problem.

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Good call on the mobo drivers. Some of them add drivers for PCI-E 2.0 and such.

lol

I still think your missing something, somewhere. Usually when a card is the problem, you will see graphical anomalies or it just plain won't work. You should still run 3dmark; it will break down your performance into more specific areas (mainly to see if it's a CPU or GPU problem..).

I am downloading 3dmark now. I will try it before i eat a $50 restocking fee.

Killer. i built this with all new fans and used air to clean all older parts before i built. The temps have all been real cool. Everest, asus tools and ntune showed all temps staying around or below 50c. The 8800Gt never got over 56c at its highest. The CPU stayed under 50C at load.

The CPU may be the problem, but i dont think heat is the cause.

The RAM, CPU, 7600GT, psu, HD all worked perfect before i put them on this mobo with the 8800gt.

should i flash the newest bios. I dont see how that would help since i have a cpu and vid card that are supported in my current bios.

I have tried the newest nvidia video and mobo drivers.

CPU seems low to me?

thanks guys for all your help and tips. BUT..............

before the 3dmark test i tried another cpu and different ram. Same problems.

I tried another vid card on the new asus mobo, i got the same 10 fps on both cod4 and bf2142.

I tried the Vid card on another machine, it gave small dots everywhere.

after the 3dmark tests i started seeing spots in the start up Asus splash. shortly after that i started noticing spikes in cpu and ram. It wasnt much longer after that, i started getting blue screens. The system crashed so fast i never could read the blue screen error. the system would not boot after the second crast. before the second crash i the screen went black with a big white square and a big loud single deep toned beep.

considering the video card would not work on either mobo it had issues.

the mobo wouldnt work with any hardware.

what are the odds of getting 2 lemons in one order.

At least New Egg waved my restocking fee.

What the hell did i do to deserve this? LOL.

now i am scared to order another P5N-D. Should i try again? I liked the mobo. Its layout and bios were very nice. I am on a budget, so i want a 45nm capable mobo with PCIe 2.0, but i dont want to spend $250 for a 780i.

I figure i should order just the mobo this time and the vid card later.

since i RMA'd the Asus P5N-D, i have read recent reviews with others getting the BSOD NV4_disp error. This mobo seems to have a bug. I didnt see it before i ordered it, so maybe it is a version thing.

I am going to hold off on a mobo for a couple of weeks and read about some other mobos. Maybe the evga or the xfx 750i. The MSI 750i board has a lot of complaints about the memory clips being to close to the video card. Way to close.

I would like the future proof option of SLI. 2 PCIe slots would be enough. I doubt i would ever go tri-sli, $$$. Truly, i would probably buy up to a single X2 vid card befoer i would go SLI, but the option would be nice.

I had just decided to go with the 780i, until i starting reading that all the 7xxi series boards are having some trouble. I want to stay with nvidia chipsets. I may just upgrade my vid card and wait a while on the mobo. Let some of these new chipset's drivers and bios mature a while.

So with that said, back to the recent arguement of stick with an 8800GT or go with a 9600GT or 3870. I had a 3870 recently and i liked it, but my research has lead me to thinking that SLI is a better system over Xfire.