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    COD4 major slowdown problem

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by RyanCA, Feb 23, 2008.

  1. RyanCA

    RyanCA Notebook Geek

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    I had beaten it not too long ago at high settings just fine, and recently played a few missions, no problems at first. However pretty soon I realized that the game gets massive slowdown at certain parts, particularly when there's a lot of smoke from stuff blowing up, and my FPS would drop to less than 10. I tried dropping the graphics down to medium at 800x600 resolution and it still happens. I tried playing Bioshock and it seems ok, and Gears of War is ok too though it stutters a lot. What could cause this problem? I'm using 169.09 drivers if that affects anything. Thanks.
     
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    is soften smoke edges off?
     
    xxERIKxx, Feb 23, 2008
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  3. RyanCA

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    Yeah it is. I turned that and depth of field off.
     
    RyanCA, Feb 23, 2008
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    did you change your drivers? maybe you're getting the "stuttering" that nvidia cards are notorious for.
     
    Harper2.0, Feb 23, 2008
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  5. Leon

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    Reinstall your drivers and see what happens.
     
    Leon, Feb 23, 2008
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