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    Steam Game Issues

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by alexpre888, Jul 23, 2014.

  1. alexpre888

    alexpre888 Notebook Consultant

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    I have been playing my steam games for a while at high settings with Nvidia Geforce GTX 780M.

    Today I was playing games and everything was fine. Then I used an HDMI cable to play Walking Dead Season 2 on the Flat Screen Television. I disconnected the HDMI after I was done and decided to try out RUST on the experimental branch. Then it tries to install it's anti-cheat software and pops out the command prompt for brief second. After that, my AVG Anti-Virus detects it as a threat, and removed it (Which required a restart). When I try to play Saints Row IV. It lags like it was running under integrated GPU. I went to Nvidia Control Panel to see if it was using Nvidia's GPU. It is set on Nvidia GPU, but runs like Integrated. I started up all my steam games as well and they all lag horribly. Even the latest game I played (DOTA 2) is showing performance lag. I decided to try out on a Non-Steam game version of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag. Oddly, it runs smooth than its steam version (I own both steam and non-steam versions of AC IV.)

    SO HERE ARE THE LIST OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS:

    - Using HDMI (Less Likely)

    or

    - Anti-Cheat Software that Rust tried to install on my PC may have messed up my Steam Library.
    So....Anyone know how did this issue happen? any solutions?

    UPDATE 1:
    So far my drivers are up to date. There were no Temperature issues. I reinstalled steam and reinstalled my anti-virus. but no avail. I scanned for viruses with AVG and Malwarebytes but nothing. I am out of ideas.

    UPDATE 2: I rolled back to my previous driver and now everything is working again. Odd...but it worked i guess
     
    alexpre888, Jul 23, 2014
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  2. trancezid34

    trancezid34 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So, I assume that everything went back to normal? I'm not sure if you already solved the issue. A little confused on my part I guess.
     
    trancezid34, Jul 24, 2014
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  3. columbosoftserve

    columbosoftserve Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah sounds like it was maybe a bad driver installation then?
     
    columbosoftserve, Jul 24, 2014
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  4. trancezid34

    trancezid34 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am suspecting it's the Rust that he tried to install on the experimental branch and its anti-cheat software messed up with the Steam library..
     
    trancezid34, Jul 24, 2014
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  5. DMoore03

    DMoore03 Notebook Consultant

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    Yea, they're implementing a bunch of new things and re building the game, i'd assume they've got something wrong lol.
     
    DMoore03, Jul 27, 2014
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