Woot fixed my WoW issue. Software vertex was enabled and it was causing the slow FPS thing whereas it didnt exist on XP.
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 1:40 AM, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > hmm, my performance was around the same in vista and 7 for WoW. > > Patch 3.3 is supposed to update the game render to Direct3D9ex from > D3D9; what is the ex? I only saw ex while in vista or 7 > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:13 PM, yashar123 <[email protected]> wrote: >> Strange, WoW ran pretty good on Vista for me (20-30fps) but xp= older >> games+compatibility vista=jumbled results pretty unpredictable win7= >> newer games+compatibility >> >> On Dec 1, 3:33 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Meh War3 and D2 run smooth, but at lower FPS (war3 @ 20FPS, D2 >>> 50-60FPS on DirectDraw) on win7 >>> >>> on XP though I can have EAX, and play war3 at around 40FPS and D2 >>> 55-60FPS. Plus I can force 5.1 sound too through control panel. >>> >>> Idk what it is with WoW though. On win7 I dont ever go above 30fps >>> unles im staring at the ground or in a small room. On XP 90% of the >>> time im around 30-35fps though. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:36 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:08:08 -0800 >>> >> Subject: {INTEL 9xx Soldiers sans frontiers} Re: Hmm, what OS works best >>> >> for you guys? >>> >> From: [email protected] >>> >> To: [email protected] >>> >>> >> Windows 7 is working like a charm, everything is super-duper smooth, >>> >> and applications run more faster :) >>> >> i can play WoW and WC3 good quality on both games, with no lag at >>> >> all...though, i've had trouble running older games, but huh...who >>> >> cares abt'em :P and like bro Angelic said, linux is pretty good when >>> >> it comes to basic usage and stuff...heck i even use it for graphic >>> >> editing "GIMP..FTW" internet surfing is pretty fast too, i do some >>> >> gaming on my 9.04 through "Crossover" and its pretty good...so, from >>> >> my experience..i would say..a windows OS and a linux OS are a good >>> >> dual boot :) >>> >>> >> On Dec 1, 9:26 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> > well, windows 7 for me is nearly perfect as it gives performance boost >>> >> > for newer game engine..and even not that perfect, compatibility mode >>> >> > gives me the ability to run 96% of my old apps and games...although >>> >> > some gamers can run Warcraft 3 in windows 7 32 bit smoothly and other >>> >> > famous old games..maybe it's caused by hardware configuration differs >>> >> > from pc/notebook brand... >>> >>> >> > as for XP, it is the ultimate gaming platform but need hardware power >>> >> > such as nvidia and ati for better experience, not intel.. >>> >>> >> > and linux is my only browsing platform which performs fast and stable >>> >> > when im surfing the net..also great for works.. >>> >>> >> > On Dec 1, 7:23 pm, lolattheotherguy <[email protected]> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >>> >> > > dunno about wow but win7 x64 plays diablo2 and warcraft 3 for me, >>> >> > > smooth as hell. >>> >>> >> > > On Dec 1, 8:32 am, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >> > > > I like Windows 7, but it doesn't play WoW, Warcraft 3, nor Diablo 2 >>> >> > > > well and those are like the most top played games on my laptop. >>> >>> >> > > > Windows XP handles those 3 games pretty well, but due to no TnL, it >>> >> > > > can't handle much of anything else... >>> >>> >> > > > Linux, if it had better graphics support then that would be >>> >> > > > awesome... >>> >>> >> >Windows Vista since I never tried Windows 7, Windows Vista's modded >>> >> > drivers enable ENBSeries (bloom effect, etc.) mod for d3d9 and some >>> >> > d3d8 >>> >> > games. (http://enbseries.gtamaps.net/download_en.htm) apply >>> >> > addgame.reg. >>> >>> >> INTEL 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS >>> >>> > INTEL 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS >>> >>> -- >>> Espionage724 Has A Signature... >> >> INTEL 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS >> > > > > -- > Espionage724 Has A Signature... > -- Espionage724 Has A Signature... INTEL 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
