3D Game Speed Problem

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This is my first post to the Forum - hopefully I am not making an error in posting to an incorrect site. If so, my apologies in advance - and I would appreciate any comments as to where my question would be better posted.

I am in the early stages of putting together a new computer - primarily for use as a online/offline first-person shooter gaming machine (SOF 2, Quake Arena, Unreal Tournament, etc.)

The system I am putting together consists of:

MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU Motherboard
AMD XP 2100+ CPU
512MB + 256MB PC2700 DDR
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM Altra ATA/133 HD
XTASY Geforce4 Ti 4600
Philips 24x12x40 CD-RW

I installed Windows 98 SE, Norton SystemWorks 2002, and some other utility-type software. Up to this point, everything seemed to be working fine. Then, I tried installing Soldier of Fortune II. The installation went fine - but, when I started up the game, the computer seemed to bog down and all of the screen activity appeared to be moving in extremely slow motion. I have almost no control over the mouse cursor.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what area I should start looking at first to remedy this problem - BIOS updates, chipset driver updates, etc.? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and thanks for the same in advance.



 
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kfs,

First suggestion is to get Norton and any other utility progams off your computer. If they are active, they can slow down the game. If you have a Virus Crusher running, turn it off to until you isolate the problem.

Take Care,

Richard

P.S. Norton causes many more problems than it fixes. I have done many service calls that I fixed the comp just by removing Norton.
 
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Did you install the VIA 4in1, DirectX8.0 or above and detonator 28.32 or above (preferablt in this order) ?

The VIA 4in1 in particular can have a drastic effect on preformance.


P.S
I am using Norton system works 2001 myself on a very similar system without any problems.
 
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Thanks much for both of the replies to my original post of 07/23/02.

After reading your feedback, I tried some things like removing and disabling my utility software, upgrading my VIA 4in1 drivers, upgrading the NVIDA video drivers, and re-installing DirectX 8.1. However, there was very little, if any, noticeable improvement.

Finally, I just gave up and re-formatted the hard drive. Then, I re-installed Windows 98SE and then installed the original VIA 4in1 drivers and the NVIDA video drivers from the MSI Drivers & Utilities CD. After that, I installed DirectX 8.1. Then, I installed Quake III Arena - and everything worked great. The problem is solved - for now, anyway.

However, I'll be careful to re-test the performance every single time that I upgrade a driver or install additional software from this point on!

Thanks again for the replies and suggestions - they were helpful.

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