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    Call of Duty 4 lag

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by magma_saber, Feb 1, 2008.

  1. magma_saber

    magma_saber Notebook Consultant

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    COD 4 was working fine for a long time, but all the sudden i started to get low fps and its random. 3dmark is still gives me the same score but COD 4 is laggin. I even tried it putting it in low-med settings and it still lags. I tired multiple drivers and i still lag. I'm running vista x32, 8600gt, 2 gig ram.
     
    magma_saber, Feb 1, 2008
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    maybe a Vista Update did it. try a restore
     
    Nvidia, Feb 1, 2008
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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Heat issue?
     
    ScifiMike12, Feb 1, 2008
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    is there a way to get the fps of cod4 without fraps or whatver?
     
    kraz30g, Feb 2, 2008
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    ive been getting random drops in cod 4 also. its frustrating me
     
    xxERIKxx, Feb 2, 2008
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    Are you on steam..patch 1.5 was recently put out.
     
    kenz1980, Feb 2, 2008
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    I get about 90-95 degrees when playing COD4. I haven't installed 1.5 yet and its not on steam. Also to display fps in COD4 input "/cg_drawfps 1".
     
    magma_saber, Feb 2, 2008
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    I installed 1.5 and its sill laggin.
     
    magma_saber, Feb 3, 2008
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    Actually yes 1.5 was already on steam, i dl it the day before i posted.


     
    kenz1980, Feb 3, 2008
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    90-95 degrees C is really hot. Are you overclocking?
     
    crash, Feb 3, 2008
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    This could be one of 2 issues:

    Realtek sound chip: install new driver (vers.1.84):
    http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/realtek-high-definition-driver-vista.html

    Or: it's overheating. Open your laptop and remove any dust from the cooler system, after a while big chunks of fluff congregate in laptops fan systems and even a tiny bit of dust can ruin airflow especially when both cores and the graphics chip are running as with COD4. I would also recommend that you undervolt your processor, even undervolting a little will help enormously with heat.
     
    kedu, Feb 4, 2008
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    magma_saber Notebook Consultant

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    No i'm not overclocking. And i have the latest sound card drivers. How do i undervolt? Do i use rivatuner?
     
    magma_saber, Feb 4, 2008
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    I undervolted but when i'm still getting about 90 degrees when playing COD4. Also when it reaches 95 degrees, the laptop shuts off. I know i could change it with NHC, but should i change the settings so that it will only shut off when its 100 degrees?
     
    magma_saber, Feb 4, 2008
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    No. Try cleaning your notebook/fans as kedu suggested and see if that helps with the temps.
     
    crash, Feb 4, 2008
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    install patch 1.5, it dropped my ping from 150 to about 100 whihc will help increase FPS and make it smoother.
     
    ilikeicehockey, Feb 4, 2008
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    same problem - after upgrade from xp to vista. try install dx 9.0c (dx 10 remain on system) maybe will it better
     
    jnoveek, Jun 16, 2008
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