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    css problems.

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Compstomper, Dec 7, 2006.

  1. Compstomper

    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    When I force 8aa in driver settings for css everything gets buggy. Shadows and everything get flashy and everything is odd mainly textures.
     
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    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    Ever sense I forced it and changed it back everything is normall now on 4aa except for I'm now getting about 30% worse performance than I was before.
     
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    cream626 Notebook Guru NBR Reviewer

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    My guess, possibly your VGA driver problems, some drivers have trouble with individual games. I'd recommend downloading a new driver from laptopvideo2go.com that is recommended for your GPU on their forums. They have quickstart guides to show you how to do this. fast and easy, Plus if you find a driver that suits gaming performance, you will notice an overall improving of many different games as well.
     
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    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    The last time I tried downloading a driver from them I had to use the drivers from my restore cd because they did not work when I tried to turn on SLI. Both video cards shut down and it started running off the built in m/b chip.

    Can you tell me the exact one to download or tell me what I need to do or something to prevent this from happening again? Ever since I tried those drivers and had to revert to the ones from AW's site I've been getting horrible performance in all my games. ESPECIALY cod2. SLI is not even working in cod2 barley and when it does now it only add likes 5 fps when I'm running at like 20 at 1920x1200 and every time I try to change res or aa the game crashes saying direct x error.
     
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    Does css have motion blur? Because I've been noticing things are sluuuurrrriinnnggg.
     
  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Could you get a screenshot? When does this happen?

    If a frag grenade blows up too close to you, you can get shocked, or if you get hit by a flash grenade, then that causes a similar effect, although is not motion blur.
     
  7. Compstomper

    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    It's basicly just flickering shadows and some textures. Almost like when you overclock your gpu memory to high and it starts messing up the textures.
     
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    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    I'm also getting sick of my frame rates stuttering in css a fair amount. Some games with full servers and low gravity and tons of junk going every were and everything is hectic i get ZERO stutter or lagg but than again i start shooting somebody on a 2v2 or 4v4 or something and my fps drops to 25fps while i shoo them than goes back up after i stop shooting. HELP ME PLZ!!!
     
  9. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Alright, well, try this:
    1. Download TuneXP 1.5 if you don't already have it:
    D/L link.
    2. Install it
    3. Open it; under the Hardware menu, highlight "Increase CPU Priority" and Enable it.
    4. Restart.

    Are you sure that your CPU is even clocking up to its full clockspeed, and isn't stuck on a low-power mode?
     
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    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    I'm pretty sure it is but how would I tell when I'm in a game? My program that I am using to see the clock speeds says it's running at 2.32Ghz
     
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    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    What does this do?
     
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    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    I'm still getting bad stuttering problems. I think my cpu might be clocking wrong or something.
     
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    Look it up. Help > Documentation.
     
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    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    I just did 3d mark 05 again and I only scored 6k. I was scoring nearly 11k. I think something is VERY wrong.
     
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    Go back to your stock video drivers. If that doesn't work, well, read up on your warranty. I have a feeling you may need it...
     
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    I restarted my computer AGAIN and now I'm scoring 9.5k or so. On small css servers I'm not noticing stuttering at all but on the big ones with like 32+ people in it and 10 or so are on the screen at one time I'm getting in the upper 40's fps and it loses that "buttery smoothness". Nobody ever told me how to do the video2go drivers to work on an SLI computer.