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    game/video card question

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Photoguy30523, Mar 19, 2006.

  1. Photoguy30523

    Photoguy30523 Notebook Consultant

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    i just got me the NFS Most wanted well when i play this game it skips a bit like while i am playing on my m170


    i have a 2.0g , 1g hardrive, 2gs of ram and the 7800GTX


    how can i fix this problem?
     
    Photoguy30523, Mar 19, 2006
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  2. pbcustom98

    pbcustom98 Goldmember

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    make sure your drivers are updated to the latest version. also...im assuming you mean a 100gb hd, since a 1g hd would not even be able to have xp installed.

    are you playing from the battery or powered by the plug? if you are playing from battery you make have a program that is setting your computer to give more battery life which would cause it to skip.

    hope this helps,

    pb,out.
     
    pbcustom98, Mar 19, 2006
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  3. Reize

    Reize Notebook Virtuoso

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    I agree with everything PB said, and also, if you're playing it off an external Hard Drive, I've hard that that's caused problems with some people.
     
    Reize, Mar 19, 2006
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  4. tullnd

    tullnd Notebook Evangelist

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    Try lowering some of the video properties? That's where I'd start. Try to isolate which feature is causing the lag...then address it with driver updates. If that doesn't work, start checking out a site on that game, to see if others with your card have had similar issues and if there's a workaround.
     
    tullnd, Mar 19, 2006
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  5. Aero

    Aero PC/Mac...Whatever works! NBR Reviewer

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    It shouldnt be giving a problem with that Video Card. It runs fine on my current ATI 9000 128MB IGP! Yeah go with updating the video card drivers. I use Omega Drivers on my ATI, can suggest you that aswell.
     
    Aero, Mar 19, 2006
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Make sure that you don't have anything running in the backround, that could cause the skipping.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 19, 2006
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  7. missingtasks

    missingtasks Notebook Consultant

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    updated drivers will help as well as eliminating frivolous process. If you have too many processes going too much memory is being used up, but with 2GB it shouldnt be that big of a problem
     
    missingtasks, Mar 19, 2006
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