Minor69her Papp Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Ok, was just reading in here looking for people having the same problem as me and couldn't find any. I have checked my connection speed and it's fine, the lag meter says there isn't any, and my frame rate is saying 40+ FPS, however the display looks more like 2 FPS and it makes it impossible to do ANYTHING in SL, can't walk anywhere can't build, can't shop, can't interact with anyone, it's totaly unusable. I haven't been online for a number of months and when I came back I found this mess. I have tried 6 different viewers and they all hve the same problem. Computer is capable of running on Ultra with reported FPS of 25+, however it doesn't matter what settings I have in graphics performance is the same. I persevered for 45 minutes and changed into non-prim clothes and even removed all attachments....no change. Anyone out there having a similar problem or know a possible solution? I'm at my wits end, and nothing I have tried has made ANY difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Starsider Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I don't quite understand, I think. If you fps says 45, then you should have a pretty smooth view of the world. Not sure how that could feel like 2 fps, to be honest. Could you perhaps describe it in a bit more detail? What is it that feels slow/laggy? In what way does it seem like 2 fps? Could you give a couple of specific examples? (I'm trying to understand the problem, really) - Luc - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Singer Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 this is almost assuredly a connection issue.... probably flooded bandwidth choking out updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minor69her Papp Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 Thanks for replying, I got the answer today from a friend who came over to visit, what it is caused by is 2 ATI video cards running in crossfire. Solution turn off crossfire and run on one card....smooth operation with settings on Ultra at 1920 x 1200 using just the one card. So if anyone else out there has a system running Dual 5 series ATI cards in crossfire, that's the solution to super slow frame rates. Turn off crossfire. Hopefully ATI or LL, whichever ones software is causing this, will fix whatever causes it and I'll be able to re-activate crossfire and move my FPS on Ultra up from 20 - 30 to 35 -50. Thanks again guys for trying to help. PS. I'm running Win7 so it may have to do with ATI drivers on Win7 or LL, and other Viewers on Win7, I say this because I have another system running Vista 64 and ATI cards in crossfire without having this problem. So on Vista all is well with Crossfire TURNED on, but in Win7 I have to turn it off....anyways, hopefully this may help others who have had similar troubles now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minor69her Papp Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 Basically what I meant was the statistics all said everything was fine, but my display was very very slow to update, for example you could press w to walk forward, hold it down for 2 seconds with nothing moving on screen, then suddenly you would be 8 steps forward of where you were in world, or you could hold down A, and wait then suddenly the screen would update and you've turned 180 degrees instantly. Also you could click on a menu and then have to wait for it to open, so even quitting out of the game could be a difficult proposition. But luckily I found what was causing it thanks to a visiting friend. As I said in my last post, it's my ATI crossfire setup, turn off crossfire and all is well, aside from wasting the graphics power of one of the cards in my system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Singer Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 just one more reason to hate ATI.... I'm going to guess that it's a problem sith ATI's openGL support, and crossfire just doesn't like it... not because I know that's the problem (I don't), but because all the odds are in my favor.... of course the odds were in favor of a bandwidth issue too so.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Starsider Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Void Singer wrote: not because I know that's the problem (I don't), but because all the odds are in my favor.... of course the odds were in favor of a bandwidth issue too so.......... Hehehe.... If I had an euro for every time that has happened to me, I'd be sooooo rich.... Minor69her Papp wrote: Basically what I meant was the statistics all said everything was fine, but my display was very very slow to update, for example you could press w to walk forward, hold it down for 2 seconds with nothing moving on screen, then suddenly you would be 8 steps forward of where you were in world, or you could hold down A, and wait then suddenly the screen would update and you've turned 180 degrees instantly. Also you could click on a menu and then have to wait for it to open, so even quitting out of the game could be a difficult proposition. But luckily I found what was causing it thanks to a visiting friend. As I said in my last post, it's my ATI crossfire setup, turn off crossfire and all is well, aside from wasting the graphics power of one of the cards in my system I'm glad you got the problem fixed. I didn't quite understand how it could happen that your fps was fine, but the screen update was slow still. I do now, though. This is good to know - something to keep in mind when others have similar issues. - Luc - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklefeebs Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 i have a vista computer and it is running jst how u described but i dont have crossfire watever that is :L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November Shelman Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I am having exactly the same issue I switched towers I upgraded processor called my Internet provider they came out and fixed some issues with the outside and inside connections. Still exactly the same results I downloaded World of Warcraft looked awsome all the animations were smooth and fluid till I actually connected to the WOW environment at that point I got the EXACT same fps I had in SL. I'm stumped too please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November Shelman Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 There is NO other way to describe it. It is as simple as this NO MATTER where I am or whaat I'm doing or who n what is around me my screep updates no faster than once per every 2 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November Shelman Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Ok well what you did to fix yours isnt going to work on mine. I am not running dual cards I am running a nvidea geforce 5500 have never had these issues before. I did howerver upgrade to a dual core processor, if that makes any difference? I know it didnt make any difference in performace the issue remains characteristically the same (EXACTLY the same) no matter which tower I have plugged in and no matter what I do to increase performance of said tower. Out of game the towers handle animations flawlessly. Inworld screen update speed stays at once per 2 seconds PLEASE help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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