Framerate problem on a HIGH END PC w/ Geforce4 Ti4200

[BBoy9931]

I have tried everything possible to make this damn game work at reasonable framerates. I refuse to actually run the game without MAXIMUM DETAILS and under 1024x768x16. I have a $150 graphic card, I should not need to worry about this stuff. My specs are:

AMD Athlon XP 1600+
ASUS A7S333
256MB PC2100 DDR
Maxtor 60GB 5400RPM
GEFORCE4 TI4200 64MB
3DMarks - 9575

Someone please tell me if theres any damn way to run this game without choppyness. PLEASE

[knyght]

Which version of the video driver are you using? I have all the same hardware except your CPU, mine is slower..only a 1200 AMD.

I use the 30.82 version...nvidia driver.

[BBoy9931]

40.72

[Buttermaker]

Someone please tell me if theres any damn way to run this game without choppyness.

There is no way if you want max details.

[AznBBoyX]

I swear EA sports doesn't know how to code and take advantage of the new high end cards. I have a Athlon 1800XP, 512 megs of ram, and a Geoforce 4 TI4200 and can only run the game at 18 fps on max detail. The 18fps stays the same if i run 800x600 or 1280x 720. Hopefully, they will come out with a patch to fix this. There is no excuse.

[kume]

never try to get the "reasonable" framerate on maximum detail without cpu faster than 2GHz and Radeon9700 pro

[RashbaNor]

I've got PIV 2.4 GHz, 512MB RAMBUS, GeForce Ti4600...
The game works perfectly smooth in 1920x1440x32 with everything set to maximum except shadows which are set to medium...
When I enable the console and execute "r_showfps 1" I get 31 FPS minimum.

It often happens that if your joystick / gamepad isn't configurated in the proper way some games will hurt major slowdowns...
So... to be sure - unplug your joystick / gamepad and check if NBA Live works better...

[Gaucho]

replying to first post, try on winXP, sounds as win9x/ME prob.

[-lac- the goods]

Yeah your asking for a lot. I have a 1.6A o/ced to 2.56 ghz my ram @ DDR 400 my Geforce 3 Ti-200 is overclocked to Ti-500 spec and still I have to bump down the settings to make it run smooth. I can run @ 1280 X 960 32 bit but not on max settings. Most settings are set to medium. BTW my 3dmark score is 10250

[eko718]

Turn off the V-Sync option.

[Omeo]

I've got PIV 2.4 GHz, 512MB RAMBUS, GeForce Ti4600...
The game works perfectly smooth in 1920x1440x32 with everything set to maximum except shadows which are set to medium...
When I enable the console and execute "r_showfps 1" I get 31 FPS minimum.

It often happens that if your joystick / gamepad isn't configurated in the proper way some games will hurt major slowdowns...
So... to be sure - unplug your joystick / gamepad and check if NBA Live works better...

How do you enable the console????

And to the thread starter what OS are you running?

[BBoy9931]

I am runnin XP Pro + SP1....Man I love the game, and hate it because of the choppyness. To the guy who said I need a 2 GHZ CPU and a 9700 Pro to run it at maximum. I run Madden 2003 at 1600x1200x32 with 4x AA and 4x AF w/ a constant 45fps, which is smooth as hell. I know damn well Madden has to need more power than NBA Live, yet this game runs choppy on any resolution, even at 640x480. I HATE THE PROGRAMMERS AT EA FOR THIS JUNK. There must be aptch on the way. HOPEFULLY

[DeezNutz]

For me turning off antisoptic filtering made a big difference.