Geforce + high IRQ

5th January 2003, 18:17

specs:
P4 2.53 Ghz
512 Mb PC3200 Corsair DDR (thx Duron)
Asus P4PE
Gainward GF4 Ti-4400
Liteon 16x DVD
Liteon 52x writer

OS: Win2k Pro

My geforce is on IRQ 16 (together with usb controller). Could this be a problem? In games (UT, UT2k3) I have good fps, but I have random framedrops and I don't know why. Could it be the high IRQ or could it be because I use the onboard sound?

Any advice?
Is there a way to set the IRQ for my geforce to 9 or 11?

jmke · 5th January 2003, 18:22

high IRQ does not relate to slow/high performance afaik

so the performance drops are due to other things
could be your HD being accessed for data..

5th January 2003, 19:39

I thaught that also, but wasn't sure. I think it has to do with onboard sound, because 3d mark runs without framedrops (no sound is used here)
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=5546724

jmke · 5th January 2003, 23:42

try to disable the onboard sound in the bios
that way you'll know for sure!

6th January 2003, 01:33

I will do that, will put my SB Live in it, after my exams

6th January 2003, 10:31

that sort of thing is also a symptom of some problem with drivers. I can do two clean installs of windows and drivers on the same machine but in one case it will have the frame drops you have for some unknown reason. I dunno what it is. The IRQ thing isnt so much a problem really.

jmke · 6th January 2003, 11:41

and there you see the advantage in action of asking your question in english

thnkx 4 the tip Septimus!

6th January 2003, 14:15

I will do further testing after my exams, but setting the aperture size on 256 instead of 64 helped, I think... don't have much time to test, but I have the impression it helped.

5th January 2003, 18:17	#1
Syco Posts: n/a	Geforce + high IRQ specs: P4 2.53 Ghz 512 Mb PC3200 Corsair DDR (thx Duron) Asus P4PE Gainward GF4 Ti-4400 Liteon 16x DVD Liteon 52x writer OS: Win2k Pro My geforce is on IRQ 16 (together with usb controller). Could this be a problem? In games (UT, UT2k3) I have good fps, but I have random framedrops and I don't know why. Could it be the high IRQ or could it be because I use the onboard sound? Any advice? Is there a way to set the IRQ for my geforce to 9 or 11?

5th January 2003, 18:22	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	high IRQ does not relate to slow/high performance afaik so the performance drops are due to other things could be your HD being accessed for data.. __________________

5th January 2003, 23:42	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	try to disable the onboard sound in the bios that way you'll know for sure! __________________

6th January 2003, 11:41	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	and there you see the advantage in action of asking your question in english thnkx 4 the tip Septimus! __________________

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5th January 2003, 19:39	#3
Syco Posts: n/a	I thaught that also, but wasn't sure. I think it has to do with onboard sound, because 3d mark runs without framedrops (no sound is used here) http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=5546724

6th January 2003, 01:33	#5
Syco Posts: n/a	I will do that, will put my SB Live in it, after my exams

6th January 2003, 10:31	#6
septimus Posts: n/a	that sort of thing is also a symptom of some problem with drivers. I can do two clean installs of windows and drivers on the same machine but in one case it will have the frame drops you have for some unknown reason. I dunno what it is. The IRQ thing isnt so much a problem really.

6th January 2003, 14:15	#8
Syco Posts: n/a	I will do further testing after my exams, but setting the aperture size on 256 instead of 64 helped, I think... don't have much time to test, but I have the impression it helped.