Jericho PC demo really messed up. help! and a question PLS!!!!

ptsigas · Oct 25, 2007, 09:33 AM

Amd Athlon 4400 x2 2.2ghz
2X 1900 crossfires radeons
Xtreme gamer creative soundcard
a8r mvp32 deluxe motherboard
2GB OCZ 4000 ram kit.

i have this demo installed on a freshly formatted drive.

ALL drivers are up to date- for chipset- video sound CPU - i am currently not overclocking anything. i have no virus' on my computer. i am using crap cleaner (actual name) which keeps my system nice an tidy.

disk is defragmented twice a week.

i took off page file so the game would run stricly through ram but that only helped a VERY little next to nothing amount.

im running win xp 32 bit with sp2 - windows is fully up to date.

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THE PROBLEM WITH DEMO
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Well basically i downloaded the game demo from the official website and installed it with no problems. Then i started the game - the menu popped up. Then it stalled for about 40 seconds..the animation in the background stalled as well..but the music was playing with no worries. i couldnt not load the game simply because it stalled for too long.

now i DID run this game with a page file as well- which was set for both drives with a recommended size of 4gb.

the game sounds are heard very well while the game stalls - but they do nto loop or crackle or make any indication of my soundcard- as all drivers are up todate- and i do NOT have eax enabled anywhere- including the creative audio settings.

i have Direct x fully updated. 9c- august 2007- i even tried lowering acceleration of sound and video on seperate occasions- to no avail.

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i went into CCCenter and took off AA AF- Catalyst ai adaptive aa and i even took off crossfire mode to see if this would help..i was actually able to get into the game..but it still randomly stalled..very annoying and frustrating because i wanna buy the game but i refuse to buy games that are all fragged up- to the point where i cannot play. plus i dont want the guy at eb games telling me i get no refund and or store credit..i dont have the money for this.

i even ran safe mode...same thing- game started but it started to stall...

i ahve already verified that there is nothing with my RAM itself and or CPU- all readings are nominal (hehe i love that word) i even ran prime 95 for a few hours- no worries.

I never overclocked my gpu - ever- on either card.

other games- COD 4, timeshift, bioshock fear condemned oblivion- all those games great fps - NO BS whatsoever! they are enjoyable and fun!

but- stranglehold- half life 2 and source junk- stalker and now this game- garbage (pretty sure they are great games!) but im saying garbage based on the problems they entail!

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question- im planning on installing win xp 64 on the other drive- within a reserved amount of space. then i will install Hl 2 and jericho within this drive and use the 64 bit environment. Do you think this might help me out since i have a 64 bit processor?

someone on a stranglehold forum said they did this method, they had the EXACT problem with HL 2 ep 1 &2, and it worked out great for them. i do realize its two different systems..but it seems to shed some light..i am praying!

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thanks in advance and game on! it just sucks that a game as awesome as this (and made by CLIVE BARKER (fave author)) is not working out for me NLOL (not laughing out loud) im COL (crying out LOUD)

ptsigas · Oct 28, 2007, 06:43 AM

well i moved my soundcard to another slot- it seemed to help alot- im gonig to further mess around with it- but so far so good.

Dyre Straits · Oct 28, 2007, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ptsigas

well i moved my soundcard to another slot- it seemed to help alot- im gonig to further mess around with it- but so far so good.

That often does help. I think you're on the right track. Keep us posted.

OmegaRED · Oct 28, 2007, 07:02 AM

You could also temporarily switch to the onboard sound then no sound at all to further eliminate a sound card as the problem.

I did get the same issue when I forced AF and some other stuff but it sounds like you checked for that already.

ptsigas · Nov 2, 2007, 01:55 PM

well i turned off all AA AAA AF- crossfire- everything- it goes into intro (the in game intros) and bam..same crap.

so now find out VIA CPU-Z that i have my ram setup wrong

well when i bought my ram i didnt know squat about dual channel and all of that.

the associate told me to place the ram in slots 1&3- slot 1 being the one beside the cpu and 3 being the 3rd one down from that.

so i did. well seems for 1 year now i had it all wrong..the book says to stay colour coded

i have 1 stick in blue and 1 in black slot..great..so when i get back i will switch that up-

this def affects my overclock - considering i am not utilizing that extra pipeline!!!

anyways rock on ill keep posted- crysis still runs kicks ass hehehe

Oct 25, 2007, 09:33 AM	#1
ptsigas HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	Jericho PC demo really messed up. help! and a question PLS!!!! Amd Athlon 4400 x2 2.2ghz 2X 1900 crossfires radeons Xtreme gamer creative soundcard a8r mvp32 deluxe motherboard 2GB OCZ 4000 ram kit. i have this demo installed on a freshly formatted drive. ALL drivers are up to date- for chipset- video sound CPU - i am currently not overclocking anything. i have no virus' on my computer. i am using crap cleaner (actual name) which keeps my system nice an tidy. disk is defragmented twice a week. i took off page file so the game would run stricly through ram but that only helped a VERY little next to nothing amount. im running win xp 32 bit with sp2 - windows is fully up to date. ================================ THE PROBLEM WITH DEMO ================================ Well basically i downloaded the game demo from the official website and installed it with no problems. Then i started the game - the menu popped up. Then it stalled for about 40 seconds..the animation in the background stalled as well..but the music was playing with no worries. i couldnt not load the game simply because it stalled for too long. now i DID run this game with a page file as well- which was set for both drives with a recommended size of 4gb. the game sounds are heard very well while the game stalls - but they do nto loop or crackle or make any indication of my soundcard- as all drivers are up todate- and i do NOT have eax enabled anywhere- including the creative audio settings. i have Direct x fully updated. 9c- august 2007- i even tried lowering acceleration of sound and video on seperate occasions- to no avail. ====================== i went into CCCenter and took off AA AF- Catalyst ai adaptive aa and i even took off crossfire mode to see if this would help..i was actually able to get into the game..but it still randomly stalled..very annoying and frustrating because i wanna buy the game but i refuse to buy games that are all fragged up- to the point where i cannot play. plus i dont want the guy at eb games telling me i get no refund and or store credit..i dont have the money for this. i even ran safe mode...same thing- game started but it started to stall... i ahve already verified that there is nothing with my RAM itself and or CPU- all readings are nominal (hehe i love that word) i even ran prime 95 for a few hours- no worries. I never overclocked my gpu - ever- on either card. other games- COD 4, timeshift, bioshock fear condemned oblivion- all those games great fps - NO BS whatsoever! they are enjoyable and fun! but- stranglehold- half life 2 and source junk- stalker and now this game- garbage (pretty sure they are great games!) but im saying garbage based on the problems they entail! ============== question- im planning on installing win xp 64 on the other drive- within a reserved amount of space. then i will install Hl 2 and jericho within this drive and use the 64 bit environment. Do you think this might help me out since i have a 64 bit processor? someone on a stranglehold forum said they did this method, they had the EXACT problem with HL 2 ep 1 &2, and it worked out great for them. i do realize its two different systems..but it seems to shed some light..i am praying! ============== thanks in advance and game on! it just sucks that a game as awesome as this (and made by CLIVE BARKER (fave author)) is not working out for me NLOL (not laughing out loud) im COL (crying out LOUD)

Oct 28, 2007, 07:02 AM	#4
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	You could also temporarily switch to the onboard sound then no sound at all to further eliminate a sound card as the problem. I did get the same issue when I forced AF and some other stuff but it sounds like you checked for that already. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Nov 2, 2007, 01:55 PM	Thread Starter #5
ptsigas HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	wow...oh no..still messed hehe- not giving up!! well i turned off all AA AAA AF- crossfire- everything- it goes into intro (the in game intros) and bam..same crap. so now find out VIA CPU-Z that i have my ram setup wrong well when i bought my ram i didnt know squat about dual channel and all of that. the associate told me to place the ram in slots 1&3- slot 1 being the one beside the cpu and 3 being the 3rd one down from that. so i did. well seems for 1 year now i had it all wrong..the book says to stay colour coded i have 1 stick in blue and 1 in black slot..great..so when i get back i will switch that up- this def affects my overclock - considering i am not utilizing that extra pipeline!!! anyways rock on ill keep posted- crysis still runs kicks ass hehehe

Oct 28, 2007, 06:43 AM	Thread Starter #2
ptsigas HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	well i moved my soundcard to another slot- it seemed to help alot- im gonig to further mess around with it- but so far so good.