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    Hard Drive Affects FPS THAT MUCH?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by koiking, Jun 20, 2006.

  1. koiking

    koiking Notebook Consultant

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    I recently upgraded my VAIO's HDD to a 7200RPM Seagate from the original 4200RPM Hitachi. Just swapped the HDDs, used recovery, got everything back to the original, updated etc.

    However there is a massive drop in FPS and performance. Prior to the upgrade my Source Video Stress test averaged 51-54FPS and AFTER the upgrade it went down to 41FPS. Counter-strike source is now unplayable with 30FPS max.

    What the hell happened there? If I swap the old HDD back in, I can get back the 51-54FPS.

    My VAIO Specs

    1.73GHz Centrino
    1GB RAM
    128 TurboCache Geforce Go 6200
    7200RPM Seagate Momentus
     
    koiking, Jun 20, 2006
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  2. willdelaney

    willdelaney Notebook Enthusiast

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    did you get the newest drivers installed on the new HDD?
     
    willdelaney, Jun 20, 2006
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  3. Jakets

    Jakets Notebook Guru

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    HD's dont really have drivers "per se". Try a firmware update, i doubt there is one, but its worth a shot.

    I suggest a reformat, not a recovery or ghost. If it is still happening after that try a Hitachi?
     
    Jakets, Jun 20, 2006
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  4. HavoK

    HavoK Registered User

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    Are you sure you now have the latest nvidia drivers installed?

    PS - 30FPS is perfectly playable in any case! Obviously I know that doesn't matter when you used to get 45FPS but still, think of all the poor souls running CS Source at 20fps.... :D
     
    HavoK, Jun 20, 2006
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  5. kickin1019

    kickin1019 Notebook Guru

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    I used to play the original CS at <12 FPS :(
     
    kickin1019, Jun 20, 2006
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  6. _Mazza_

    _Mazza_ Notebook Enthusiast

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    may i ask how lol
     
    _Mazza_, Jun 20, 2006
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Hard drives do not affect in-game performance, so it probably is a driver issue.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 20, 2006
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  8. _Mazza_

    _Mazza_ Notebook Enthusiast

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    as Chazman said hard drives should only really affect the loading times and startup for apps when reading large amounts of data. Not when playing
     
    _Mazza_, Jun 20, 2006
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  9. swiego

    swiego Notebook Consultant

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    Check to see if the drive is in PIO mode instead of DMA mode. If in PIO, all I/O will consume enormous amounts of CPU. Check Device Manager for both the drive and the IDE/ATA controller.
     
    swiego, Jun 20, 2006
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