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    Game gets choppy at times.

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by thecore762, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. thecore762

    thecore762 Notebook Consultant

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    For some reason when playing MW2 my game becomes choppy, like the system gets laggy for 4-5 seconds and then it clears up right away.
    Not sure why, this just recently started happening.
    All my settings are high, High Performance settings also.
     
    thecore762, Dec 31, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    Run hwmonitor while playing then report back

    then run latency checker

    pm batboy as well he has some guides to help stop stuttering
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 31, 2009
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    Explosivpotato Notebook Consultant

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    microstuttering?

    I've experienced SLi microstuttering, but it usually seems to be 1 or 2 frames at a time.
     
    Explosivpotato, Dec 31, 2009
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  4. thecore762

    thecore762 Notebook Consultant

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    Here are the reports:

     
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    It's not microstuttering. Microstuttering is caused by the difference between frame times in multi-GPU setups, generally when at or around 30fps, so it's not a case of intense stuttering for 5-10 seconds every 30 seconds or something like that.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Jan 1, 2010
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    you could of poasted a picture

    take a screen shot
     
    The_Moo™, Jan 1, 2010
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    Will do when that happens again.
     
    thecore762, Jan 1, 2010
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    Is there a way to track your FPS in game?
    Without going in windows mode that is.
     
    thecore762, Jan 1, 2010
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    Wraithbane Notebook Geek

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    Fraps will do it.

    http://fraps.com/

    Also most games have a FPS checker built in.
     
    Wraithbane, Jan 1, 2010
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