Constant slowdowns on games!

Denaron · 09-26-2009, 04:26 PM

Dudes, i have a problem!

It started like 6 or 8 months ago when i upgraded my hardware. Instead of having a smooth and enjoyable gameplay my life becomes a hell everytime i try to play something. I'm suffering by constant slowdowns, and it was not supposed to happen because I have a PC with 400gb on hard disk, 4GB RAM, AMD athlon 64 x2 5600+ and a GF 9600 graphic card and even on LOW graphics specs games like Still life 2, Left 4 dead, the whitcher, GTA SAN ANDREAS, Fallout 3 keep lagging every 10 seconds.

What i have tried to do:

- Updated graphic card drivers. Didn't worked...
- I was using XP 32 bits. "ohh maybe on 64 bits OS i'll have a better performance cause i use a x64 processor" Nahh. I bought a brand new HD and installed Windows 7 x64, still with the same problem. Didn't worked...
-Closed all programs running, like msn, anti-virus, etc. Didn't worked...

I've opened the task manager when the game starts to lag, and noticed that it shows 100% CPU using while it is lagging and after a few seconds it comes back to 10-15% when the game stablish. Maybe the problem is related with CPU? It's the only clue i have. I had a way superior performance with my old PC and it was a piece of junk comparated to this. Please guys, could someone help me?

Denaron · 09-30-2009, 02:41 PM

Problem solved. I believe the system was overheanting. I've put a small fan behind the CPU and it just worked well. WohoO! xD

***fov*** · 10-04-2009, 01:24 PM

Thanks for posting an update. I just got a new computer with the same video card (but haven't experienced the problem you described), so I was curious.

09-26-2009, 04:26 PM	#1
Denaron Random Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brasil Posts: 399	Constant slowdowns on games! Dudes, i have a problem! It started like 6 or 8 months ago when i upgraded my hardware. Instead of having a smooth and enjoyable gameplay my life becomes a hell everytime i try to play something. I'm suffering by constant slowdowns, and it was not supposed to happen because I have a PC with 400gb on hard disk, 4GB RAM, AMD athlon 64 x2 5600+ and a GF 9600 graphic card and even on LOW graphics specs games like Still life 2, Left 4 dead, the whitcher, GTA SAN ANDREAS, Fallout 3 keep lagging every 10 seconds. What i have tried to do: - Updated graphic card drivers. Didn't worked... - I was using XP 32 bits. "ohh maybe on 64 bits OS i'll have a better performance cause i use a x64 processor" Nahh. I bought a brand new HD and installed Windows 7 x64, still with the same problem. Didn't worked... -Closed all programs running, like msn, anti-virus, etc. Didn't worked... I've opened the task manager when the game starts to lag, and noticed that it shows 100% CPU using while it is lagging and after a few seconds it comes back to 10-15% when the game stablish. Maybe the problem is related with CPU? It's the only clue i have. I had a way superior performance with my old PC and it was a piece of junk comparated to this. Please guys, could someone help me? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Learning english, hope you understand me. Playing: Alan Wake Last Finished: Black Mirror 2 (4/5) Favorite: Grim Fandango, The Lost Crown, Twinsen's Odyssey, Metal Gear Solid series, Outcast, Syberia I & II. Last edited by Denaron; 09-26-2009 at 04:53 PM.

09-30-2009, 02:41 PM	#2
Denaron Random Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brasil Posts: 399	Problem solved. I believe the system was overheanting. I've put a small fan behind the CPU and it just worked well. WohoO! xD Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Learning english, hope you understand me. Playing: Alan Wake Last Finished: Black Mirror 2 (4/5) Favorite: Grim Fandango, The Lost Crown, Twinsen's Odyssey, Metal Gear Solid series, Outcast, Syberia I & II.

10-04-2009, 01:24 PM	#3
*fov* Rattenmonster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 10,404	Thanks for posting an update. I just got a new computer with the same video card (but haven't experienced the problem you described), so I was curious. Share Share this post on Twitter

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