Bad performance in TF2 - Games

I recently upgraded my 8800 GT to GTX 460 and here's my other specs: Q6600 @ 2,7 GHz 4GB RAM blah blah I noticed that my FPS gets very low in some parts of any map, even on the lowest settings. I tried to reset everything with SourceTools but it didn't help (I disabled Steam Cloud).

What kind of performance are you getting in other games?

[QUOTE=Ukuku;23989908]What kind of performance are you getting in other games?[/QUOTE] Good. Mafia 2, DiRT 2 and other games play fine with AA on the highest settings.

Are you on a 64-bit system?

Weird. I'm also getting very bad fps, but I've got a 8800 instead.

[QUOTE=CritZ;23992512]Are you on a 64-bit system?[/QUOTE] Yes.

Happens to me too, it's really annoying. A 5770 shouldn't be getting an average of 7 fps on ANY game. Complete bullshit if you ask me. :arghfist::butt:

Turn multi-core rendering off. That resolved a lag issue on my end one time.

Well, that's assuming it's on. It's not for me.

I [B]NEED[/B] Multi-core Rendering or I get shit FPS all the time I gain like 20FPS with it enabled, but I crash alot. Its annoying.

I've noticed it happens with almost EVERYONE. I believe it's some sort of server side shit that makes most computers get a bad fps drop. After a while though, it'll stop. Which sucks.

[QUOTE=NuckChorris;23996778]I [B]NEED[/B] Multi-core Rendering or I get shit FPS all the time I gain like 20FPS with it enabled, but I crash alot. Its annoying.[/QUOTE] You should turn it off and just install no-phong packs

CPU Bottleneck. Turning down graphics won't help, so you may as well leave them maxed, seeing as a 460 can easily take care of the TF2. Multicore for me tends to double my framerate, so unless you're stuttering, I would recommend keeping that on. What's you're average framerate anyway? With a Q8400 (OC'd to 3.2GHz), I get around 45 fps average in a typical match. What's it dipping into on your setup?

Start, Run..., regetit, OK, and navigate to My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Source, and you should see "tf". Click the plus next to it and then "Settings". On the right, you should see "DXLevel_V1", which should be about the fourth from the top. Double click on it. Click "Decimal", and replace "95" or "91" or whatever with "90". Helps for me.

[QUOTE=Akasori;23996559]Yes.[/QUOTE] Most of those tf2 issues come from the 64-bit systems. I am on a 32-bit and it works fine.

[QUOTE=caesium;23999812]CPU Bottleneck. Turning down graphics won't help, so you may as well leave them maxed, seeing as a 460 can easily take care of the TF2. Multicore for me tends to double my framerate, so unless you're stuttering, I would recommend keeping that on. What's you're average framerate anyway? With a Q8400 (OC'd to 3.2GHz), I get around 45 fps average in a typical match. What's it dipping into on your setup?[/QUOTE] With 8800GT my FPS was always at 80-120 and didn't drop below 60.

[QUOTE=MRTW113;23999024]You should turn it off and just install no-phong packs[/QUOTE] No-phong packs+beta lightwarps=:barf: No I will NOT uninstall the beta lightwarps.

[QUOTE=Akasori;24006594]With 8800GT my FPS was always at 80-120 and didn't drop below 60.[/QUOTE] :psyduck: But performance has improved for every other game?

[QUOTE=caesium;24008519]:psyduck: But performance has improved for every other game?[/QUOTE] Yes. --- The FPS drops when there's a lot of players, even on the lowest settings (I set my resolution to 640x480).

Let me explain my issues, since it is relative to Akasori's 1: If I turn off multi-core rendering, I get shit FPS unless I play at baby resolution with dx8 mode and low settings 2: I use beta lightwarps that are not DX8 compatable, which I never use DX8 3: DX8 never gives me much of an FPS boost, which is another reason I don't use dx8. 4: If I enable multi-core rendering, I get high FPS, but I risk crashing Hardware: ATI Radeon HD 5450 AMD AthlonII X4 4GB RAM 64-bit system.