horrendous max performance.

[lazytech]

Hey guys just lookin for ideas.

I recently built a new comp mainly for gaming and some modelling, but Im having issues with max.

system:
amd 4400 x2
4 gig pc3200
6800 ultra video card
xpro fully uo to date

when i open it and the main screen comes up the viewports are black for a few seconds, then they go the normal gray but it takes 3-4 seconds for the grid to show up

so far I have tried
different video drivers
less ram/more ram, different settings
opengl/direct 3d
all win updates

I am hoping someone may have encountered this.

My other rig handle max pretty good, (3200+ with 2 gigs mem and geforce6600)

thx for any ideas

[skb875]

Hmm, I never had this problem before, but you might wanna try changing your display settings in MAX to Direct3D / DirectX 9

[Scott99]

hehe, many many times have i seen people have this problem... what you need to do is use the -h command. ill use my 3dsmax5 as an example, but if youre not using 3dsmax5, it will still work the same. JUST, do not put 3dsmax5 if youre using 3dsmax8 or something, because it wont work then lol

you need to open the 3dsmax icon properties (right click the desktop icon, and click properties). now, where it says "Target" it should say something to the extent of "C:\3dsmax5\3dsmax.exe" .... what you need to change that to is "C:\3dsmax5\3dsmax.exe -h" . and then click apply and then click ok. now, double click the 3dsmax icon.

now, when it loads, and before it completely loads, there will be a popup that says "Graphics Driver Setup". select "OpenGL" and the click ok. it should be fixed now.

now that it is fix... what you need to do is go back to the 3dsmax properties (right clicking the 3dsmax icon and clicking properties) and where it says "Target", replace it with what it used to be... by removing the -h command, so it should then say "C:\3dsmax5\3dsmax.exe" once again. then click apply and then click ok...

you should be all fixed now if you did everything

enjoy

*EDIT* i also just noticed that you said

"so far I have tried opengl/direct 3d" ... did you use the -h command already? well, if the opengl doesnt work (even know ive never heard of it not fixing it by changing it to open gl), theres still 2 options to try on the driver setup popup lol

[Scott99]

hmmm, wonder if it worked or not lol

[lazytech]

sorry scott, havent had much time off.

I still have that unusable pause at the beginning , after a little bit all is fine

[Scott99]

heh, thats good a little pause in the begining isnt all that bad as long as nothing else "lags" when trying to model ... i too get a pause... but not a very long pause, and never have problems afterwards

[lazytech]

thats where i seem to be right now
pause atthe beginning then all seems ok. Im content with what i got now.

[multimediaman]

every machine I've ever seen seen running 3dsmax 5+ has done that... As long as the machine operates nice and smooth once a reasonably high-poly model is displayed, it should be fine... If your framerates drop quickly, say, with every 1000 faces, you notice a significant framerate drop, I'd suggest using Direct3D mode, and enabling "Use cached DX3D meshes"