RTCW Stutter?

No_Style · Dec 30, 2003, 10:02 PM

Ok. This is happening with both my brother's rig and my rig. We both have Cat 3.10s. Every now and then the game will pause and the sound will stutter a few times an next thing i know it is back to normal. It's very annoying.

I know it's not an AGP problem because we both have 8X (Me) and 4X(Him) and the issue is persists on both. Disabling Fast Writes doesn't help either. It doesn't happen in any other game like UT2K3 or whatever. So it's not a heat problem.

Anybody else got any other suggestions?

(For those who are too lazy to look at sigs)
Oh yeah, we both got SBLives
I have a 9500 PRO and he has a 9100
Intel P4 3.35 For Me and he has a P4 2.07

We're also using the latest SBlive drivers.

Max Powerz · Dec 31, 2003, 05:08 AM

Try reinstalling the game?

No_Style · Dec 31, 2003, 03:43 PM

Did it.

**MIG-31** · Dec 31, 2003, 04:02 PM

might of suggested it could be the 3.10's if its the same on both pc's but works ok with mine.

but that stutter your on about sounds like a similar thing to when i first played half life on a nvidia card,could never figure out the problem.

No_Style · Dec 31, 2003, 04:12 PM

3.10s actually helped me out. 3.9 had more of the stutter than 3.10s. It's just odd that now my bro is experiencing it. He never had the problem. I lowered my PCI Latency Clock to 32, to see if it helps. I'll do the same for him as well. Funny how my ASUS P4P800 Deluxe came with it at 64 and my ASUS P4PE came with it at 32. Reading Rojak's BIOS Opt Guide (Pure Golden Info BTW) It is recommended that it should be at 32, but if you're feeling adventurous it's "ok" to put it up to 64.

Max Powerz · Dec 31, 2003, 05:15 PM

Have you been playing around with your BIOS? If you have, try setting it to CMOS defaults.

**MIG-31** · Dec 31, 2003, 05:35 PM

if it were the bios surely it would effect all opengl games.

Max Powerz · Dec 31, 2003, 05:46 PM

Oh yea, no idea then, besides reformat..

No_Style · Dec 31, 2003, 06:03 PM

My bro's PC was reformatted. Then the problem occurred.

Max Powerz · Dec 31, 2003, 06:04 PM

O, did you try unoverclocking them?

**MIG-31** · Dec 31, 2003, 06:19 PM

just a small though,is the stutter all through the game or just a slight bit at the beginning of the level.

PoopyTheJ · Dec 31, 2003, 06:19 PM

If you're using SBLive's I'd suggest trying another PCI slot, preferrably something which does not share another IRQ, the SB-Live's do not do IRQ sharing very well. I know I had a similiar problem and moving my SB Live to another IRQ fixed it for me.

Dec 30, 2003, 10:02 PM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	RTCW Stutter? Ok. This is happening with both my brother's rig and my rig. We both have Cat 3.10s. Every now and then the game will pause and the sound will stutter a few times an next thing i know it is back to normal. It's very annoying. I know it's not an AGP problem because we both have 8X (Me) and 4X(Him) and the issue is persists on both. Disabling Fast Writes doesn't help either. It doesn't happen in any other game like UT2K3 or whatever. So it's not a heat problem. Anybody else got any other suggestions? (For those who are too lazy to look at sigs) Oh yeah, we both got SBLives I have a 9500 PRO and he has a 9100 Intel P4 3.35 For Me and he has a P4 2.07 We're also using the latest SBlive drivers. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here Last edited by No_Style; Dec 30, 2003 at 10:11 PM.

Dec 31, 2003, 03:43 PM	Thread Starter #3
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	One of the first things we did was that. Did it. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Dec 31, 2003, 04:02 PM	#4
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,850 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	might of suggested it could be the 3.10's if its the same on both pc's but works ok with mine. but that stutter your on about sounds like a similar thing to when i first played half life on a nvidia card,could never figure out the problem. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Dec 31, 2003, 04:12 PM	Thread Starter #5
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Well.. 3.10s actually helped me out. 3.9 had more of the stutter than 3.10s. It's just odd that now my bro is experiencing it. He never had the problem. I lowered my PCI Latency Clock to 32, to see if it helps. I'll do the same for him as well. Funny how my ASUS P4P800 Deluxe came with it at 64 and my ASUS P4PE came with it at 32. Reading Rojak's BIOS Opt Guide (Pure Golden Info BTW) It is recommended that it should be at 32, but if you're feeling adventurous it's "ok" to put it up to 64. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Dec 31, 2003, 05:35 PM	#7
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,850 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	if it were the bios surely it would effect all opengl games. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Dec 31, 2003, 05:08 AM	#2
Max Powerz DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 650 Rep Power: 0	Try reinstalling the game?

Dec 31, 2003, 05:15 PM	#6
Max Powerz DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 650 Rep Power: 0	Have you been playing around with your BIOS? If you have, try setting it to CMOS defaults.

Dec 31, 2003, 05:46 PM	#8
Max Powerz DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 650 Rep Power: 0	Oh yea, no idea then, besides reformat..

Dec 31, 2003, 06:03 PM	Thread Starter #9
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Additional note My bro's PC was reformatted. Then the problem occurred. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Dec 31, 2003, 06:04 PM	#10
Max Powerz DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 650 Rep Power: 0	O, did you try unoverclocking them?

Dec 31, 2003, 06:19 PM	#11
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,850 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	just a small though,is the stutter all through the game or just a slight bit at the beginning of the level. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Dec 31, 2003, 06:19 PM	#12
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	If you're using SBLive's I'd suggest trying another PCI slot, preferrably something which does not share another IRQ, the SB-Live's do not do IRQ sharing very well. I know I had a similiar problem and moving my SB Live to another IRQ fixed it for me. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]