FPS solution that's worked for me.

[jamesdietz]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

For those who do not have a 'dedicated' gaming PC.. As in your may have 'other' uses and 'other' software installed.. You may want to give this util a try

http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html

In that it will optimize your PC for those who don't know how to optimize thier PC.. It turns off alot of background stuff that 'may' be the cause of why you with your hardware is getting less FPS than someone else with the same hardware

Ace of Aces- I've tried gamebooster varients over time & had no real luck boosting speed BUT what has happened is that it has played tricks by putting my PC into sleep mode after about 5 minutes of non-use & then after doing this repeatedly over the course of a day ,stops PC completely with a blank screen,& requires me to go thru a series of reboots to get the PC up & operating again.To stop all this nonsense & must do a system restore.Now,of course it could just be a glitch in my PC setup , but I do wonder if othrs have experienced similar problems & overcome them when they set up this neat utility?

[Wolf_Rider]

Perhaps you could post up your specs (incl Op. Sys), so we could take a look at see what may be causing your grief?

[jamesdietz]

Originally Posted by Wolf_Rider

Perhaps you could post up your specs (incl Op. Sys), so we could take a look at see what may be causing your grief?

Is this adequate?
[Display]
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit (Service Pack 1)
DirectX version: 11.0
GPU processor: GeForce 9800 GT
Driver version: 295.73
DirectX support: 10
CUDA Cores: 112
Core clock: 600 MHz
Shader clock: 1500 MHz
Memory clock: 900 MHz (1800 MHz data rate)
Memory interface: 256-bit
Total available graphics memory: 4095 MB
Dedicated video memory: 1024 MB GDDR3
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 3071 MB
Video BIOS version: 62.92.24.00.80
IRQ: 16
Bus: PCI Express x16 Gen2

[Components]

easyDaemonAPIU64.DLL 1.7.11.0 NVIDIA Update Components
WLMerger.exe 1.7.11.0 NVIDIA Update Components
daemonu.exe 1.7.11.0 NVIDIA Update Components
ComUpdatus.exe 1.7.11.0 NVIDIA Update Components
NvUpdtr.dll 1.7.11.0 NVIDIA Update Components
NvUpdt.dll 1.7.11.0 NVIDIA Update Components
nvui.dll 7.17.12.9610 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdsync.exe 8.17.12.9610 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdplcy.dll 8.17.12.9573 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdbat.dll 8.17.12.9573 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdapix.dll 8.17.12.9610 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
NVCPL.DLL 8.17.12.9573 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvCplUI.exe 4.3.790.0 NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSS.dll 6.14.12.9573 NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvS.dll 6.14.12.9573 NVIDIA Video Server
NVSTVIEW.EXE 7.17.12.9610 NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer
NVSTTEST.EXE 7.17.12.9610 NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
NVSTRES.DLL 7.17.12.9610 NVIDIA 3D Vision Module (0)
NVMCTRAY.DLL 8.17.12.9610 NVIDIA Media Center Library
nvDispS.dll 6.14.12.9573 NVIDIA Display Server
PhysX 09.12.0213 NVIDIA PhysX
NVCUDA.DLL 8.17.12.9610 NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.1 driver
nvGameS.dll 6.14.12.9573 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server

[Wolf_Rider]

The 9800GT is probably getting a bit light these days...
but, what is your motherboard, processor, soundcard, how much memory is installed and how much RAM is on your 9800GT, etc?