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    Slight stuttering in games (Windows 7 build 7100 64bit)

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by 7earitup, Jun 19, 2009.

  1. 7earitup

    7earitup Notebook Consultant

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    I am getting a slight stutter in games - not framerate lag. When certain sounds play it will hang for just a second and then keep rolling. This happens in Call of Duty 4, CounterStrike Source, and Medal of Honor... really, just about any game I have played has it in one degree or another. What could this be - perhaps a driver issue? I have tried multiple video drivers, so I doubt that is the issue any more.

    Any tips would be appreciated.
     
    7earitup, Jun 19, 2009
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    sparkyman2000 Notebook Consultant

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    Start going through the W7 video drivers. There are many out there. Keep trying one tell it stops.
     
    sparkyman2000, Jun 19, 2009
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    7earitup Notebook Consultant

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    I have tried probably 10 drivers, both Vista and Windows 7
     
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    Watch your temps, and check your processes to see if something spiking.
     
    sparkyman2000, Jun 19, 2009
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    7earitup Notebook Consultant

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    It is starting to look like it was a mouse issue. Before, I just plugged up my Razer Lachesis without any drivers. Now that the drivers are installed, it seems the stutter is gone - for now anyways.
     
    7earitup, Jun 19, 2009
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    I am also getting the same problem with you with win vista and 7 64bit. I send it for RMA and then it started to sutter at alllll games....
    I will try your idea with the mouse and tell you. Was your problem completely gone after you did whatever you did?
     
    anmatheextreme, May 21, 2010
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    I have this exact same problem but with an MSI gx740... i'd love to know that the issue is :(
     
    laffles, Aug 21, 2010
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    I have this in the SC2 cinematics but at least in my case I think it is the processor being overloaded.
     
    Ultimate Destruction, Aug 22, 2010
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