Should I regret trading this for BBC2?

:(

gial240

I definitely prefer BBC2 multiplayer... but then, I am not part of any clan in MAG. Maybe that makes all the difference?

Anyhow, as it is - for a quick getting killed by real people ;) I think that BBC2 is better.

Problems I'm having with this game is really making me mad. Most of the time DIRT runs between 5 and 10 FPS, with some bright moments of 20+ frames that will not last more than a second or two.

I have tried all the settings and resolutions, plus alternative hardware profiles I have found on the net as well as bloom/HDR disabling patch, and game remains unplayable (though is some setups it will gain a few fps, but remain uneven in execution). Dirt patch 1.1 is installed.

I have:

Athlon 64 X2 4200+

nVidia 8800GT 2GB RAM (DDR1, though)

nForce 4 Ultra mobo

Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer

Windows XP Pro SP2 regularly updated.

I have also tried game with some of my older hardware - 7950GT, X-Fi Xtreme Audio and integrated audio... with almost no difference. My 3Dmark06 result is 7818 (SM2.0: 3347, HDR/SM3.0: 4064, CPU: 1660). Other games I have tried recently: Oblivion, Lost Planet... run fine. I don't think my problem is hardware related as my CPU is not running 100% while I'm torturing myself with DIRT, and all hardware and graphics settings variations are giving very small difference. I'm running latest drivers for everything, and beside drivers all I have running in the background are ZoneAlarm and AVG antivirus.

Any idea?