Something weird with Thief 3...

scionix · 08-11-2004, 07:48 PM

I just bought thief 3, and noticed something very odd. While i run doom 3 at a constant 40-60fps at 1024x768 with 2x AA and high qual. graphics and all options on even in the most heavily lit/shadowed rooms, whenever i hit a heavily shadowed area in thief 3, my computer slows down to a crawl, something in the area of 20 fps, despite seriously toning down image quality (800x600, low-mid qual graphics, low shadow detail, etc.).
This is the system i'm running: Ati 9800Pro 128MB Catalyst 4.7, Athlon 64 3400+, MSI Neo-2, 1024MB 3200 Corsair, 74GB Raptor. My friend runs this game fine with a GeForce 4 and and Athlon XP 2100. Can anyone tell me why this is happening? Thx.

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08-11-2004, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
scionix is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1 Hellbux: 340	I just bought thief 3, and noticed something very odd. While i run doom 3 at a constant 40-60fps at 1024x768 with 2x AA and high qual. graphics and all options on even in the most heavily lit/shadowed rooms, whenever i hit a heavily shadowed area in thief 3, my computer slows down to a crawl, something in the area of 20 fps, despite seriously toning down image quality (800x600, low-mid qual graphics, low shadow detail, etc.). This is the system i'm running: Ati 9800Pro 128MB Catalyst 4.7, Athlon 64 3400+, MSI Neo-2, 1024MB 3200 Corsair, 74GB Raptor. My friend runs this game fine with a GeForce 4 and and Athlon XP 2100. Can anyone tell me why this is happening? Thx.