Scaling resolution and settings to low does nothing for performance, CPU problem?

Hi,

I have a question about my new HP dv7t laptop and gaming performance. I'm trying to decipher if my comp is messed up. I'm not trying to play any new games or anything. I'm have DOD:S, CS:S, and Red Orchestra. These are five year old game and I think with these stats: Core 2 Duo 2.0ghz , ATI radeon hd 4650, and 4 gb ram. I have tried to the newest drivers from HP's website and their worsen performance I think or keep it the same plus I don't think the vid card is the problem. For example on RO, the lowest resolution 640 X 400 with all the settings on low has about the exact same FPS as the highest resolution with the settings maxed out like 8 X AA. Dude, what the h - e - double hockey sticks??????? Is this because of a faulty cpu because that's the symptoms of a CPU bottleneck but the 2.0 ghz core 2 duo isn't that bad. It should allow me to keep the fps above 60 with low resolution and settings. Thanks for any advice.

 

These games either have FPS limits. (60FPS looks the same as 1000FPS to most people), or they have v-sync enabled. Sometimes v-sync can limit your frames to your monitor's refresh rate (usually 60hz).

Try disabling V-sync. Although you wont see a difference between 60FPS and 1000 like I said.

 

Vsync will prevent "tearing", which is a problem due to a back buffer being read while it's partly written. Triple buffering fixes that, but that's not a common setting. I highly recommend leaving vsync on for most cases. It makes the game look smoother.

 

I agree; leave it on. And BTW, vsync limits the game to either 30 fps or 60 fps, whichever it can maintain at the moment.