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    P-7811 PCpitstop issues

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Eric618, Mar 15, 2009.

  1. Eric618

    Eric618 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    In running PC Pitstop on my system, I'm consistently getting results saying memory performance and 2D video are very poor. What could be causing either of these? I have the most recent laptopvideo2go video driver, and I am always using less than 30% of available physical memory. It's frustrating.

    Any ideas? I'm running XP Pro x86 SP3.
     
    Eric618, Mar 15, 2009
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  2. E-wrecked

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    The problem is that you're running PC Pitstop on your system. :D
     
    E-wrecked, Mar 15, 2009
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    You know, I believe E-wrecked has correctly identified the problem.
     
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  5. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Just ran mine it was fine, they say visual effects is sub optimal because the effects use up preformance, now come on..................
     
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  6. Eric618

    Eric618 Notebook Consultant

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    LOL! :D I use it not for an overall benchmark, but for comparison among systems I've had/have. On the 7811 is the first time I've had memory or video warnings.
     
    Eric618, Mar 15, 2009
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    I had no memory warnings, I did have the "sub optimal Video" but it said I had too many video effects enabled and this can affect performance. Jees, all I do is desktop work so yes, enable that eye candy please............
     
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    It's odd, I scrapped the laptopvideo2go Nvidia driver, and installed the most recent stock one from Nvidia's site. Now, the memory issue is gone (posting good results now), but it's still reporting sub-standard 2D video performance. 3D video results stayed approximately the same. :confused:
     
    Eric618, Mar 16, 2009
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