Performance issues

[DrPep]

Okay, I'll start with my specs:

AMD Athlon 2400+ 2GHz
~700 mbs of RAM
NVidia GeForce 2 MX/MX400 64mb vid card
EPox 8RDA3I nForce2 MB

The problem is, that the game is SLOW. I know, i know, my vid card basically sucks. But still, in the beginning of the game I get FPS around 8-11. C'mon! How much there is work for vid card (even for crappy one), when only things visible is some terrain and two units? Funny thing is, that the performance doesn't drop during the gameplay. I still get the FPS of 8 at the end of game. Usually whole screen is full of units cities and buildings by then.

Could this be civ 4 issue or does my hardware just suck? tweaks and tips would be helpful!

edit. could mod remove the other thread. sorry!

 

[Mr.Spock]

Does your intro movie play jerky and with sound cuts?
If it does you probably have the same problem as described in this thread:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=133116

They found a solution for Nvidia graphic cards, you should find it in that thread.
I got a Radeon so im still stuck with the laggy interface

 

[DrPep]

Does your intro movie play jerky and with sound cuts?

Yes, but my performance doesn't degrade over the time like described in that thread. Also the pixel shader stuff is useless for me as my card doesn't even support it. My wonder movies also play without problems. Thanks for trying to help, though!

I have played the game thru twice already. No problems there (execpt with newest forceware drivers I had CTD problem), it's just the fps. It stays the same, with both high and low graphic settings.