Nvidia drivers

[ComicChubs]

My 3d accelerator is slow why?

[ComicChubs]

driver type "NV43 [GeForce 6600/GeForce 6600"

[netstrider]

Have you downloaded and installed the nVidia drivers from the nVidia website ? Also, which distro are you using. If it's Ubuntu you can do the following.

sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-common
sudo nvidia-glx-config enable (This automatic configuration doesn't usually work for me).

All you do if the config enable doesn't work you simply navigate to:

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and replace "nv" with "nvidia". Remember to save and restart X. An nVidia logo should appear for a second...

[themonandman]

Run glxgears. Depending on your system, you should get around 3000fps. If glx gears doesn't work do what netsrider said and make sure under the section modules glx is loaded.

Section "Modules"
Load "glx"



EndSection

[netstrider]

Yes, on average with the 6600 (GT) you get around 7000fps (if the drivers are installed) and that's with the PCI-E card however. I had a 6600 GT MSI.

[themonandman]

Yes, on average with the 6600 (GT) you get around 7000fps (if the drivers are installed) and that's with the PCI-E card however. I had a 6600 GT MSI.

6600GT AGP gets me around 4300 fps with fast write enabled

[Reformat]

It could be a variety of factors, from your CPU to your RAM to your card. Heck, it could even be a motherboard issue. A computer is very interdependent on its different components, and a bottleneck in one location can cause weird results elsewhere down the line.

[netstrider]

Yes the above is true. It might also be that the AGP card is not quite as potent as its PCI partner. Also, do you have the 6600 'GT' because the GS and standard 6600's are weaker than the GT series. Of course the manufacturer of your card is also a factor...

EDIT: Oops, didn't see you said GT in your post..