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    stutter problems

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by jl1989, Apr 1, 2008.

  1. jl1989

    jl1989 Notebook Evangelist

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    i'm having frame-skip or stutter problems... in condition zero.

    i didn't use to have this problem before

    i have a gforce 7600 card, playing on 1900x1200 on max settings, processors 2.16ghz c2duo.

    i didn't touch my condition zero for a while, and now when i try to play it.. it's skipping/stuttering whatever you wana call it...

    driver version 6.14.11.6909

    any help??

    side note: would the ezlo windows theme/object dock/sidebar runnin in the background have anything to do with it?

    thanks!
     
    jl1989, Apr 1, 2008
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  2. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    Well a change in drivers is always worth a look but from what i can gather from your post i think a lack of system memory could be the cause.

    Try disabling any unnecessary start-up programs, visual themes, anti-virus etc.

    If that doesnt show some improvement change in drivers usually brings a few noticable differences to each game (not always good ones though :))
     
    WILLY S, Apr 1, 2008
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    shawnhao Notebook Consultant

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  4. jl1989

    jl1989 Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks, i did'nt use to have the problem... i shut off objectdock and sidebar and it worked fine!...

    so that would mean i don't have nough ram? i'm at 2gb right now. would upping to 4gb actually help even though 32bit can't use it all?
     
    jl1989, Apr 2, 2008
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    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    2GB should be lots. Have you changed any drivers since you played it before? I remember having stuttering problems after i upgraded my sound driver. So try changing any drivers (that you have changed since) back to how they were, or try a newer version if you cant get the old ones back
     
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  6. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    I agree, 2gb is plenty.. assuming your in xp? You could swap a 1 gb stick for a 2gb (3gb total) but it would only make a difference in a handful of newer games paired with a 7600 gpu.. Crysis jumps to mind :)
     
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    jl1989 Notebook Evangelist

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    nah i'm on vista.... i havn't had any driver changes at all..
     
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  8. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    Oh ok so an extra gig of ram might help a little bit more ;)

    If you can find a cheap enough 2 gb stick and sell the old one for enough (on ebay etc.) for it to be worth it. I think it will show improvement especially running at high res..
     
    WILLY S, Apr 2, 2008
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