FPS Loss

v4npro · Jan 5, 2006, 03:36 AM

Hey, question. I got a new computer with a ATI Radeon X1800 XL , and whatever game I play my FPS will drop instantly from 95 to 35 or less for about 2 seconds or so then back up to 95. I thought it would be the graphic card drivers, but after installing and reinstalling 5 times, that wasn't the case. I was thinking it could be the CPU after all of that, which it was. Now to my question

: in task manager my " system " process was 02, 03, 05, then around 10 seconds later to 55 or something around there. It was close/right on the time that I get the lag spike in-game. My friends " system " process doesn't reach that high of cpu usage. I have no clue what could be doing that. Turning my game on High Priority does fix the lag spike but it also lags out my internet connection/ventrilo/etc... Is there any other way to solve this issue?

Help would be appreciated.

Thanks

mkk · Jan 5, 2006, 06:05 AM

The system task load can be raised by services and applications running in the background. Try turning some off, especially anything called Norton.

Also in case the game is running with VSync on, make sure that triple buffering is enabled.

pr0digal jenius · Jan 5, 2006, 06:28 AM

yes...make sure triple buffer is on, and make sure you have no defrag or virus scans actively tryign to run, as I've been suckered into that before

Jan 5, 2006, 03:36 AM	#1
v4npro HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	FPS Loss Hey, question. I got a new computer with a ATI Radeon X1800 XL , and whatever game I play my FPS will drop instantly from 95 to 35 or less for about 2 seconds or so then back up to 95. I thought it would be the graphic card drivers, but after installing and reinstalling 5 times, that wasn't the case. I was thinking it could be the CPU after all of that, which it was. Now to my question : in task manager my " system " process was 02, 03, 05, then around 10 seconds later to 55 or something around there. It was close/right on the time that I get the lag spike in-game. My friends " system " process doesn't reach that high of cpu usage. I have no clue what could be doing that. Turning my game on High Priority does fix the lag spike but it also lags out my internet connection/ventrilo/etc... Is there any other way to solve this issue? Help would be appreciated. Thanks

Jan 5, 2006, 06:05 AM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,490 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	The system task load can be raised by services and applications running in the background. Try turning some off, especially anything called Norton. Also in case the game is running with VSync on, make sure that triple buffering is enabled.

Jan 5, 2006, 06:28 AM	#3
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	yes...make sure triple buffer is on, and make sure you have no defrag or virus scans actively tryign to run, as I've been suckered into that before