Vid Card Upgrade Makes FPS lower

[CaptHandsome]

Hi all. I just bought a 9800pro, used to have a 9500pro. With the 9500 i was maxing out my FPS (99, 100) in Counterstrike. Now im getting 25-50. I dont understand how this is possible. Could it be that im using the newest drivers?

[Shoreguy]

did you ensure you completely removed the old drivers and start off fresh?

[Newbie2]

I'm going with Shoreguy about this problem.

[willywonka]

Yer i upgraded from a 9600 to a 6600 and fps was lower reinstalled and fixed it..
I guess ya just need to use that driver cleaner make sure all the old stuff's gona so ya dont have to reinstall..
Allso is your psu rated high anuff..

[zybch]

Moving from one type to another (radeon to geforce) shouldn't cause any drop as they aren't using the same drivers, but staying within the same card type you have to be careful to remove the old drivers before sticking in the new card.
I have a friend whos finally upgraded his GF4-440 for a 6600, and untill we upgraded the drivers the performance of the 6600 just wasn't there.