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xenoblitz · Mar 6, 2008, 06:32 AM

Hi guys

First post. This seems like a pretty respectable forum and I was wondering if anyone of you guys could help me.

I recently bought a Gigabyte 8600GT 256MB PCI-E cause my old Gigabyte 7800GT PCI-E went dead overnight. I know its not the best but I need it for 1 year or so until I have some time and money to spend on a new pc. In the mean time I'll make do with good graphics on oldish games and medium graphics on new games. So, I put it in. Install the new drivers and start up WoW. At first I thought... ok seems good. But after a few seconds of play I realized that although the fps were decent at almost max settings from time to the game skipped some frames and there is a noticeable amount of stuttering. I tried to fix it using many ways:
1. vSync - works but quick turning in game world still results in stuttering.
2. motherboard bios upgrade/drivers update - no effect
3. Installing newest drivers from nvidia - no effect
4. Re-installing an older version of the nvidia drivers which is mentioned on the gigabyte website for this card - no effect, perhaps slightly better.
5. Checking voltages and temperatures - seem to be at normal values.
6. Lowering res/details - no effect.

I don't know what's going on. So far I'm thinking of doing 2 things (as soon as i get home :P):
1. Try the Omega drivers (hope they work)
2. Install Vista once i get it. Is it true that nvidia drivers give more priority to Vista support than XP (forgot to mention I'm still on XP SP2). I got this idea googling the problem but I wanted to ask if anyone knew about it.

If you guys have any other suggestion which does not involve installing Vista and/or going to the store to replace the card plz let me know. I'd be grateful. Just in case:

My system: NOTE!: I am not sure about all specs, I'll post more details later when home... but to get a general idea:

2GB RAM
500W PSU
MSI MicroATX ATI Motherboard RS482M2 with on board sound/video and lan
AMD Athlon 3700+ CPU
2 Sata HD 250GB
1 IDE HD 80GB
No over/clocking whatsovever.

Pls let me know of any quick suggestions you can think of. I'd be most grateful since I've been having some sleepless nights trying to fix it.

Thanks

xenoblitz

Mar 6, 2008, 06:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
xenoblitz DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 System Specs	8600GT Problems Hi guys First post. This seems like a pretty respectable forum and I was wondering if anyone of you guys could help me. I recently bought a Gigabyte 8600GT 256MB PCI-E cause my old Gigabyte 7800GT PCI-E went dead overnight. I know its not the best but I need it for 1 year or so until I have some time and money to spend on a new pc. In the mean time I'll make do with good graphics on oldish games and medium graphics on new games. So, I put it in. Install the new drivers and start up WoW. At first I thought... ok seems good. But after a few seconds of play I realized that although the fps were decent at almost max settings from time to the game skipped some frames and there is a noticeable amount of stuttering. I tried to fix it using many ways: 1. vSync - works but quick turning in game world still results in stuttering. 2. motherboard bios upgrade/drivers update - no effect 3. Installing newest drivers from nvidia - no effect 4. Re-installing an older version of the nvidia drivers which is mentioned on the gigabyte website for this card - no effect, perhaps slightly better. 5. Checking voltages and temperatures - seem to be at normal values. 6. Lowering res/details - no effect. I don't know what's going on. So far I'm thinking of doing 2 things (as soon as i get home :P): 1. Try the Omega drivers (hope they work) 2. Install Vista once i get it. Is it true that nvidia drivers give more priority to Vista support than XP (forgot to mention I'm still on XP SP2). I got this idea googling the problem but I wanted to ask if anyone knew about it. If you guys have any other suggestion which does not involve installing Vista and/or going to the store to replace the card plz let me know. I'd be grateful. Just in case: My system: NOTE!: I am not sure about all specs, I'll post more details later when home... but to get a general idea: 2GB RAM 500W PSU MSI MicroATX ATI Motherboard RS482M2 with on board sound/video and lan AMD Athlon 3700+ CPU 2 Sata HD 250GB 1 IDE HD 80GB No over/clocking whatsovever. Pls let me know of any quick suggestions you can think of. I'd be most grateful since I've been having some sleepless nights trying to fix it. Thanks xenoblitz Last edited by xenoblitz; Mar 6, 2008 at 07:26 AM.