12-11-2003, 10:22 AM
If you use WinXP there was (is??) a bad bug within the graphic subsystem.
If you selected a refresh rate for your video card within windows it still used defaults for 800x600 (or any other resolution) when switching to a game (like D2). This could potentially shave off about 10-50% of your FPS score if the defaults were low on your system.
Newer Nvidia drivers addressed this and there are ways to force better refresh for those stuck with old drivers for one reason or another.
In better news Blizzard seems to have fixed the bad "Lister load lag" with 1.10... well at least I dont get it :)
If you selected a refresh rate for your video card within windows it still used defaults for 800x600 (or any other resolution) when switching to a game (like D2). This could potentially shave off about 10-50% of your FPS score if the defaults were low on your system.
Newer Nvidia drivers addressed this and there are ways to force better refresh for those stuck with old drivers for one reason or another.
In better news Blizzard seems to have fixed the bad "Lister load lag" with 1.10... well at least I dont get it :)