I just pcked up AOE III so I'll give it a try. Other than the processor,
an Intel P4 670, I'm running a similiar configuration. I'll let you know
if I see the slowdown...

"smithwr3" <smithwr3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone notice a big slowdown in AOE III when you enable the HDR effects at
> 1280x1024 resolution on an PCI-Xpress Nvidia 7800GTX? I have an AMD X2
> 4400
> system with the Creative X-Fi Platinum Pro using the Nvidia 81.87 drivers.
> The game looks great, but the slowdown is a bummer.