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    gaming problem with S96J

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by alam, Sep 1, 2006.

  1. alam

    alam Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I just received my S96J and finished installing all the drivers and such, but was less than impressed once I attempted gaming.

    Tried out HL2: ~20 FPS with other models onscreen, slow loading
    Then I tried out Madden '07: worked very smoothly for a while, then reduced to about 10-15 FPS.

    All I've done is install the drivers (omega video), firefox, itunes, a few EA games, and Steam + HL2. I'm running it with a T2400, 2 GB Patriot DDR2-667, and a Hitachi 60 GB/7200 RPM sata drive.

    I know it's not the machine, my athlon xp 2600 / 9600XT rig has run these games better. any ideas?
     
    alam, Sep 1, 2006
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  2. Alvito

    Alvito Notebook Consultant

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    did u scan for virus's or spyware? that could be slowing you down. is this when ur plugged in or on battery?

    make sure your not on a power saving profile.
     
    Alvito, Sep 1, 2006
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  3. alam

    alam Notebook Enthusiast

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    I highly doubt its viruses/spyware. i JUST installed everything today, and its been online for only a couple hours.

    But, an update: I re-booted and tried out Madden again, ran smoothly on all highest settings: no hiccups, looked to be 50-60 FPS. After that I tried HL2 again. I was happy to see it running at 50 FPS, but then it slowed down to 30 or so, then it dropped to 10, yes 10 for a few seconds, shot back up to 50, and this cycle would repeat itself. Could it just be that I'm downloading files on Steam?
     
    alam, Sep 1, 2006
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  4. S96J

    S96J Notebook Geek

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    download NHC and see if it is overheating
     
    S96J, Sep 1, 2006
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  5. Juz_Follow_ATI

    Juz_Follow_ATI ATI all the way

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    Try ending a few processes and shut down all anti virus running.
     
    Juz_Follow_ATI, Sep 1, 2006
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  6. alam

    alam Notebook Enthusiast

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    NHC? New to the laptop scene here.

    EDIT: nvm, did some googling :p will check temp in a bit.
     
    alam, Sep 1, 2006
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  7. alam

    alam Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK, not good. 65-70C. BRB, re-checking heatsink -_-
     
    alam, Sep 1, 2006
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  8. alam

    alam Notebook Enthusiast

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    got that fixed. little problem with the thermal pad.

    anyways, now its running in the low 40's, but according to NHC, its only running from 667-1000 mhz? whats up here?
     
    alam, Sep 1, 2006
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  9. alam

    alam Notebook Enthusiast

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    Uinstalled NHC (was causing a hard freeze 3-4 seconds after it turned on with "max performance" settings on...), tweaked with the power settings a lil', and now she's runnin great. 60-80 FPS in HL2 with all high settings, 1280x800 & no AA, and 1:19 to 2M in super pi.
     
    alam, Sep 1, 2006
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  10. Hyperluminous

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    Are you plugged into the wall or on battery power? :)
     
    Hyperluminous, Sep 1, 2006
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    is 65-70 a critical temp? mobilemeter reports my CPU there consistently when i am playing hl2/aa/eve/bf2 (running the grid process on the 2nd core) but i never see drops in performance. at what point should i be worrying about temperature on this thing?

    s96j / t2600
     
    soufy, Sep 1, 2006
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