Graphics card or Game problem?

[blue fox]

Twice I have started a game over once as a fresh start and another time
a previous saved mod. when I added 2.6 the games ran well, but once I add 2.7 everything seemed smoother and faster for a while anyway.
Then the sceans became chopy and frame rates droped. This was usally after about 2 hours of running.
There have been times I've had to start over becuse frame rates dropped to 1 frame per 5 seconds. I did notice it was at times when I had the valhalla in the same sector. But other times it has been in a largely populated sector.

Card is Pny G-Gorce 9600 512 ddr memory
Cpu is 2.4 Quad core Intel processer
mem 8 gbytes ddr 1666

This may not be enough information but I hope its enough also I have limited use of the internet so I may not be able to reply for a few days. Thank you for any ideas.

[Shootist]

Twice I have started a game over once as a fresh start and another time
a previous saved mod. when I added 2.6 the games ran well, but once I add 2.7 everything seemed smoother and faster for a while anyway.
Then the sceans became chopy and frame rates droped. This was usally after about 2 hours of running.
There have been times I've had to start over becuse frame rates dropped to 1 frame per 5 seconds. I did notice it was at times when I had the valhalla in the same sector. But other times it has been in a largely populated sector.

Card is Pny G-Gorce 9600 512 ddr memory
Cpu is 2.4 Quad core Intel processer
mem 8 gbytes ddr 1666

This may not be enough information but I hope its enough also I have limited use of the internet so I may not be able to reply for a few days. Thank you for any ideas.

Please post the information asked for in the sticky. Your issue may be codec or driver related.

[Nanook]

As well as posting your dxdiag, you should first confirm this issue happens with no third-party scripts or mods present, i.e., 'vanilla'. We can't help in this forum if your game is modified. For help with a modded game, ask in the appropriate script/mod thread(s) in the S&M forum.

[Flashand]

if you are using ATI you will need to run the game on med or low grafix. THis sucks but that is the only thing you can do at this time.

[Alan Phipps]

@ Flashand: No with a 2.4 GHz cpu the OP should be running well with high graphics for TC 2.7 on ATI with correct driver so there is probably something else going adrift - and maybe with your system too.