Just bought the above graphics card but horrible performance on XP. The directdraw tests in dxdiag take ages - a minute or mre - to complete. For example the first test which draws black and white rectangles draws them at one a second or slower. Haven't found a game which works yet properly e.g. AOE very slow and jerky. Never had these problems with Windows 98.... First bit of dxdiag: Time of this report: 9/22/2002, 20:46:42 Machine name: MYCOMPUTER Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) (2600.xpclnt_qfe.010827-1803) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: System Model: BIOS: v1.0 ~ Processor: Intel Celeron, MMX, ~400MHz Memory: 288MB RAM Page File: 100MB used, 406MB available Primary File System: FAT32 DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0810) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.01.2600.0000 32bit Unicode

there are new drivers from the nvidia site "http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=winxp-2k_30.82" they may help good luck

ur processor is holding u back here,thats why ur not getting the performance from ur new graphics card.no good havin a gf4 mx card if the processor hasnt got the bang to let ur card perform as it should do..

also noticed that the minimum system requirements for processor is Intel Pentium II AMD K6-2 or higher the intel pentium II is around 450 and the k6-2 even though it's a 400 it handles things a little different. maybe your processor is working at it's max.

I have the same problem with XP and the MX 440 chip. I thought the TNT64 chip (old) was the problem, so I updated the video card. Still have the same lagging problem. Looks great for several frames, then totally pauses, then continues. I have tried all of the versions of the NVIDIA drivers. None seem to work any better. I'm using a P4 1.5 GHz. Also, adjusting the level of detail, depth, or resolution does not affect the problem or the frequency of occurance, so there has to be a driver-related problem somewhere. Besides a new graphics card driver are there any other drivers to update/try. Thanks.

My hypothesis at the moment is that because I have a BP6 motherboard with Intel 440BX chipset, I am not (and can never be?) at AGP 2. I don't know enough to know whether that's correct. Any help gratefully received.