8800gtx and age of conAN dont mix

8800gtx.

well i just installed aoc...upgraded to service pack 1....installed my new 8800gtx and tried to play and getting only 6fps on max (i understand it should do this easy)

my setup is vista 32bit, 3gig ram, 8800gtx, corde 2 duo 2.8gz and im playing on 1600res!

this angers me because i know that the game should run well with this card on max settings at least 20-25fps!

IS THERE A BUG OR SOMETHING?I RECENTLY DOWNLOADED AND INSTALLED DX10 SO IM USING THAT!

any help plz!

problem is i cant even get into the forum...registered and all but it says it doesn nto recognise me!!!!Im sick of this crap and im ready to return the game and forget it even exists!piinshot

yea it took me like two days to register, had the same feelings you did.

lesson of the day, never ever buy a MMO when it launches.

problem is i cant even get into the forum...registered and all but it says it doesn nto recognise me!!!!Im sick of this crap and im ready to return the game and forget it even exists!piinshot

I don't want to anger you further but you can't return pc games.

well if i cant return it if gonna be even more angry lol.

Seriously this game has taken up about 48 hours of my time trying to get to play it and im still level 1!I would not be so mad if they let you read the forum without joining so at least i can solve my problem!

I dont think ill be getting seen on age of conan anytime soon if ever....i think this game has been ruined for me and my taste for blood has been washed away by a flood of low fps,crappy forum servers and poor graphics card support!

No problems for me and i have a 8800GTS, hope you get it working soon.

Ive had nothign but a great experience with AOC so far.

ok now i am worried...i just installed and tested the free game i got with my new card (lost planet) and even that is giving me 15fps on max settings...it seems the only way to improve fps is to turn resolution right the way down.why would that be?

I have tried 720p and the settings are still too high even for that game. So conan is def not gonna run :(, i thought 8800gtx was supposed to be the ultimate card and all but it seems like a waste of £300 :(

ok now i am worried...i just installed and tested the free game i got with my new card (lost planet) and even that is giving me 15fps on max settings...it seems the only way to improve fps is to turn resolution right the way down.why would that be?

I have tried 720p and the settings are still too high even for that game. So conan is def not gonna run :(, i thought 8800gtx was supposed to be the ultimate card and all but it seems like a waste of £300 :(

piinshot

seems odd, I have an 8800 and it'll run anything thrown at it (minus Crysis at very high) easily.

hhhhmmm guys i just realised that i have a 570wt power supply with 1 pcix connector (so only 1 is on the card)....could this be my problem?If the card is not getting as much power as it wants?

hhhhmmm guys i just realised that i have a 570wt power supply with 1 pcix connector (so only 1 is on the card)....could this be my problem?If the card is not getting as much power as it wants?

piinshot

Definatly another thing to consider man hope ya get it working.
Also, did you check the Nvidia website to make sure you have the most up to date drivers? I know with my card it wasnt working as well as itshould have, and i found out it was because teh drivers on the disc that i had where a little old. Went to there site adn got the brand new drivers and things started to clear up.

The power supply could very well be the problem.

And see, maybe you shouldnt point fingers at the game when the problem is clearly not that

hhhhmmm guys i just realised that i have a 570wt power supply with 1 pcix connector (so only 1 is on the card)....could this be my problem?If the card is not getting as much power as it wants?

piinshot

When I heard "new 8800GTX", I knew you forgot to plug in BOTH power-supply cables. Lol, I did the same... That's your problem right there. Happy gaming, the card is awesome. :)

i believe i have learned an important lesson lol. I have cracked it...8800gtx requires 2x pci-e 12v connectors with 30a over them!!!! i was using 1 12v pci-e with 16a! due to it being a modern card and all they just underperford without telling you what your doing wrong lol.

So i will be off to maplin first thing in the morn to get a new one...then i will see you fine gents in Hyboria!

Thanks for all the help guys...remember...simplest thing is using the answer lol.

hhhhmmm guys i just realised that i have a 570wt power supply with 1 pcix connector (so only 1 is on the card)....could this be my problem?If the card is not getting as much power as it wants?

piinshot

I'm no computer wiz, but i have been told that if your power supply is to low for your card , that will seriously mess up the performance.

Someone here sould know what wattage your card needs.

i believe i have learned an important lesson lol. I have cracked it...8800gtx requires 2x pci-e 12v connectors with 30a over them!!!! i was using 1 12v pci-e with 16a! due to it being a modern card and all they just underperford without telling you what your doing wrong lol.

So i will be off to maplin first thing in the morn to get a new one...then i will see you fine gents in Hyboria!

Thanks for all the help guys...remember...simplest thing is using the answer lol.

piinshot

Glad to hear man, get that worked out and see ya on Age Of Conan :)

I didnt think it was the game that was giving you the problems, because myt friend has the same graphics card as you and the game is running nice for him.