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    Slow Counter Strike Source

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Bomber-Stud, Jan 4, 2008.

  1. Bomber-Stud

    Bomber-Stud Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all
    please see my notebook specs in my sig. when i play cs source, i get great fps (often well over 100). but usually during higher intense parts... lots of sounds.. shooting etc i get a huge lag. the notebook freezes for a few seconds.. i get that repeating sound. after anywhere from 2 to 30 seconds of this lag, everything resumes as normal.

    for cs ive reduced all the video settings way below the recommended settings.

    any suggestions?
    thanks!
     
    Bomber-Stud, Jan 4, 2008
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  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    it sounds like a CPU problem...obviously you have got an excellent CPU, but have you got anything else running in the background?
     
    Johnny T, Jan 4, 2008
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  3. EB8519

    EB8519 Notebook Guru

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    My bet is memory, try adding another gigabyte of ram.
     
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    koo Notebook Consultant

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    Def beef up the RAM. Put 4GB in that system man! RAM is so cheap - what are you waiting for? :)
     
    koo, Jan 4, 2008
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  5. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    just increase it to 2gb. 4gb is overkill and provides no preformance increases
     
    sly, Jan 4, 2008
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  6. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    well 4 GB won't provide performance increases for CSS, unless you have other things running....

    some brand new games might benefit.
     
    masterchef341, Jan 4, 2008
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    icecubez189 Notebook Deity

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    RAM is pretty cheap right now, you might as well upgrade to 4GB since you also have a 64-bit version of Vista, which will utilize all 4GB's of it.
     
    icecubez189, Jan 4, 2008
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    Bomber-Stud Notebook Consultant

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    i think on startup i have about 54processes running, which is not a lot. the taskbar shows:
    windows defender
    sync centre (for my cell phone, but it is never active)
    windows sidebar, with 2 gadgets (weathernetwork and windows calander)
    safely remove hardware icon (for my internal dvd drive)
    windows power management icon
    wlan icon
    sound
    system clock



    i was thinking of adding another 2gb stick of ram... so i might do that.
     
    Bomber-Stud, Jan 4, 2008
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  9. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Make sure you are connected via AC power and that your power settings in the Nvidia control panel are for Maximum Performance.
     
    ScifiMike12, Jan 4, 2008
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  10. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah 1GB of ram is just not enough for Vista. Get at least 1GB more. However I recommend just upgrading to 3GBs. I think that should fix your problems.

    I don't think CS:S accesses the hard drive but it could be that too...not sure though.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Jan 4, 2008
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  11. KGann

    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Make sure you shut down ALL unneeded background apps. That usually helps quite a bit.
     
    KGann, Jan 4, 2008
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