VuLLs comp specs help

VuLLs · Jun 22, 2004, 05:04 PM

ok so here are my current settings and stuff and i was wondering why does my computer pause then go pause then go pause then go when im TRYING to play a game. like i play warcraft 3 the frozen throne and it keeps pausing then speeding up like fps drops or some shit. same with counter-strike 1.6 and halo pc, and far cry. here are my pics enlarge em to see my comps crap and tell me wtf to do cuz you guys play with video cards and computers 24-7 so perhaps you can help me.

http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...s-settings.jpg

http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...ls-display.jpg

refraction · Jun 22, 2004, 05:51 PM

try getting the latest motherboard chipset drivers for your pc, if its an Nforce chipset goto www.nvidia.com and if its VIA goto www.viaarena.com

if that still doesnt work try turning fast writes off in the bios and putting your AGP Arpature to about 128mb or higher.

dipstick · Jun 22, 2004, 06:02 PM

My guess would be it's becuase of the low ram and cpu. Lower quality setting and get some more ram, 512mb is the absolute minimum these days

refraction · Jun 22, 2004, 10:23 PM

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Originally posted by dipstick
My guess would be it's becuase of the low ram and cpu. Lower quality setting and get some more ram, 512mb is the absolute minimum these days

i think its what i said man, we had that problem, like the ASUS ATi tester thing you get with the XT boards, that was running at like 1000fps or something rediculous, but it was freezing like once a second then going again, then i changed something in the bios and it worked. wish i could remember what :/

VuLLs · Jun 23, 2004, 05:33 AM

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Originally posted by refraction
try getting the latest motherboard chipset drivers for your pc, if its an Nforce chipset goto www.nvidia.com and if its VIA goto www.viaarena.com

if that still doesnt work try turning fast writes off in the bios and putting your AGP Arpature to about 128mb or higher.

i've done that agp and fast writes off stuff but what do u mean chipset nforce or via? i got ati radeon and intel chips i think... could you be more elaborate on the latest motherboard chipset drivers please.

pr0digal jenius · Jun 23, 2004, 06:40 AM

what kinda motherboard do you have vull?

VuLLs · Jun 23, 2004, 07:36 AM

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Originally posted by pr0digal jenius
what kinda motherboard do you have vull?

well i got asus motherboard i'll have to ask my dad what the numbers are on it and stuff like that, but its got 4x agp and a pci sound card and crap. i know i got intel chips because my dad said amd athlon are noobs and their stuff is cheaper but also suckyer then the intel.

refraction · Jun 23, 2004, 10:33 AM

Well shows what your dad knows, its cheaper cos your paying for the ghz, if you got an AMD at the same ghz as a P4 it would cost you more but youd have double the speed probably

anyway processor arguements aside, cos they go on forever:

intel boards have a Intel INF Driver update, they do float about the net but try looking on www.intel.com and seeing if you can find that INF driver, a lot of owners of the intel based boards forget to do that and your system ends up not runing how it should.

give that a shot anyway

VuLLs · Jun 23, 2004, 03:43 PM

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Originally posted by refraction
Well shows what your dad knows, its cheaper cos your paying for the ghz, if you got an AMD at the same ghz as a P4 it would cost you more but youd have double the speed probably

anyway processor arguements aside, cos they go on forever:

intel boards have a Intel INF Driver update, they do float about the net but try looking on www.intel.com and seeing if you can find that INF driver, a lot of owners of the intel based boards forget to do that and your system ends up not runing how it should.

give that a shot anyway

im getting p4 hyper threading, 2.5 ghz, 1gb ram, geforce 6800 ultra, new asus motherboard, 19 inch monitor plasma lcd thing supporting 100+hertz refresh rates, and all this is coming to me in about a couple of weeks. my dad said it will be about 1200 for two comps containing these features. i was like wow 1000ish bucks is GG in my opinion. now the other new comps with all that crap that u guys like are costing 5,000ish im like wow wtf. my dad gets our stuff from an ASI factory (computer factory) and i think he gets discounts because he fixes their work station comps. he knows little of gaming computers so thats why i need to get a new computer totally and find people to tell me what drivers and crap im suspose to install. well hope u guys can tell me where to dl drivers n stuff and i think i already got that inf driver but i'll check, a link would be more nicer then me surfing and getting the wrong shits. ^_^

refraction · Jun 23, 2004, 11:04 PM

INF driver for intel

Link from tcmagazine.net

Link on Guru3d for several Intel Drivers

give them a shot, see if any of them help, but mainly you wanna try the inf driver

VuLLs · Jun 24, 2004, 11:00 PM

hey guys,

well i've looked up the inf files and i got alot of drivers from intel.com and asus site. and i dont get fps drops any more but after like 5 mins the game will totally pause for 1-2 seconds then resume. those 1-2 seconds make me die most of the time and im like wow wtf i thought i updated everything. the good news is i get 100 fps now. the bad news is i keep pausing and going. i offically hate my computer >_< but hey least i an solve condition zero with no more fps drops just gay pauses every now n then ^_^ thanks for yo help guys least my fps probs are fixed.

refraction · Jun 25, 2004, 12:32 PM

do you get a lot of hard drive access during the pauses? could be something related to that slowing it down now...

Edit: actually thinking about it now, if it starts pausin after a certain amount of time (instead of from the start) that sounds like a heat problem, are you overclocking anything?

BWX · Jun 25, 2004, 01:32 PM

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Originally posted by VuLLs
hey guys,

well i've looked up the inf files and i got alot of drivers from intel.com and asus site. and i dont get fps drops any more but after like 5 mins the game will totally pause for 1-2 seconds then resume. those 1-2 seconds make me die most of the time and im like wow wtf i thought i updated everything. the good news is i get 100 fps now. the bad news is i keep pausing and going. i offically hate my computer >_< but hey least i an solve condition zero with no more fps drops just gay pauses every now n then ^_^ thanks for yo help guys least my fps probs are fixed.

Why are you still asking? You got your answer the THIRD post of this thread. You [NEED MORE RAM..

NOTHING you do will help if you are running 256 mb ram. Go get more ram, then the problem will be gone.

Then your dad will buy you better stuff so who cares right?

Just for my own amusement- please tell me your birth date year is a misprint... because I want to guess your age.

BWX · Jun 25, 2004, 01:35 PM

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Originally posted by refraction
do you get a lot of hard drive access during the pauses? could be something related to that slowing it down now...

Edit: actually thinking about it now, if it starts pausin after a certain amount of time (instead of from the start) that sounds like a heat problem, are you overclocking anything?

DUDE-- it's not heat, not anything but lack of RAM. 100% problem, nothing else. Don't rack your brain trying to figure it out-- third post already did. It is obvious.

Asmoday · Jun 25, 2004, 01:41 PM

I sooo agree with BWX...256mb of RAM isn't sufficient anymore...512 is the minimum....

refraction · Jun 25, 2004, 02:14 PM

ahh yeh didnt see that

, plus a 130mb page file is TOO small for that amount of RAM

pr0digal jenius · Jun 25, 2004, 03:02 PM

try a GB page file

BWX · Jun 25, 2004, 03:56 PM

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Originally posted by Cartman
I sooo agree with BWX...256mb of RAM isn't sufficient anymore...512 is the minimum....

Actually I have 2 x 256 and that's not enough in new games like Farcry and Doom III-
HL2 can almost get by with 512mb, but the final version might need a gig..

A gig is pretty much standard for a real gaming rig.. 256- shouldn't even try to play games.

refraction · Jun 25, 2004, 03:57 PM

i dont know how microsoft can say its optimal performance for XP, i could barely use it with that amount of RAM

BWX · Jun 25, 2004, 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by pr0digal jenius
try a GB page file

That won't help him though- if it has to access HD, you get skipping and stuttering... no matter how big or small page file is...

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Originally posted by refraction
i dont know how microsoft can say its optimal performance for XP, i could barely use it with that amount of RAM

You still don't get it - Games need more these days man....

refraction · Jun 25, 2004, 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by BWX
That won't help him though- if it has to access HD, you get skipping and stuttering... no matter how big or small page file is...

indeed, what he needs really is 512mb or more memory, then improve xp core performance by enabling the option using a tweak program like TweakXP, that does help quite nicely.

but a good old defrag is always a good bet too when games are concerned

BWX · Jun 25, 2004, 04:02 PM

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Originally posted by refraction
then improve xp core performance by enabling the option using a tweak program like TweakXP, that does help quite nicely.

but a good old defrag is always a good bet too when games are concerned

All that makes no difference in FPS speed and stuttering- Once he gets enough ram all that other stuff doesn't matter- Maybe 0.00001 seconds in loading times. Really.

Actually you can turn the Page file right off in many games- I've done it in testing, and it works. Won't work in newer games with the amount of mem I have now though- But some games need a page file present even if they don't use it.. But the game is loaded into the ram.

VuLLs · Jun 25, 2004, 08:15 PM

mmm k,

first off my paging file is 1500-2000 on c drive, i got 2 hard drives both are 100 gig thus making 200 gig. i have cool as hell house so its not a heat prob especially with 5 fanned chasis. i am 21 years old know little n care less about computer nerding it up. i learn what is needed and am still in learning. if u wish to flame then go to hell, if i wanted to listen to an ass hole i'd fart k thnx.

second off my computer is perfectly fine except for the fact that my bios, ram, and video card are iffy. i was merely asking here for info on those subjects and only one dude replied with inf files to help. i gave screen shots of my comps specs and that should be enough data for you. if u need more ask, my asus motherboard is p4T-E ACPI BIOS 1007. intel 82850 chipset is what i got.

finally please keep to subject and not flame about my age or father, being a jerk never got anyone fame nor respect.
try to assist me with links to real sites homepages not unsupported crap thats possible hacks/virus's. the pause and going of my computer may be due to cache or in my opinion direct x 9.0b, mostly because ever since i got it my visual has been speeding up past dialog in games. so like for example i'll see the guy do the motion to talk but the talking does not sync up with the animation. strange retarded laggy computer.

well im off intill next time cya.

-edit-

oh ya and no i never over clock because it damages comp and i do not wish to waste money on renewing crap because of overclocking, besides the clocking does little any way. i never see a difference any way so why bother.

Jun 22, 2004, 05:04 PM	#1
VuLLs OverClocking Record 6 GHZ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: tampa florida. Posts: 142 Rep Power: 0	VuLLs comp specs help ok so here are my current settings and stuff and i was wondering why does my computer pause then go pause then go pause then go when im TRYING to play a game. like i play warcraft 3 the frozen throne and it keeps pausing then speeding up like fps drops or some shit. same with counter-strike 1.6 and halo pc, and far cry. here are my pics enlarge em to see my comps crap and tell me wtf to do cuz you guys play with video cards and computers 24-7 so perhaps you can help me. http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...s-settings.jpg http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...ls-display.jpg __________________ [color=red]Having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting... its not logical... but it is often true.[/color] [color=blue]Intel - P4 3.2 Overclocking @ 4.1 ghz with Hyper Threading \| 800 @ 900 FSB \| Cpu 1.4 volts.[/color] [color=blue]Asus - P5GDC Delux with 1024 Corsair DDR2 System Ram \| 450 Power Watt Supply. [/color] [color=blue]Internet - DSL T1 768/768 (up and down) \| Total Hard Drive Space 200 gig (100 on C and D drives).[/color] [color=blue]Ati - Sapphire x700 pro 256 mb card. \| Home Made Water Cooling System \| Cpu @ 40 Faren Temp.[/color]

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refraction DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 307 Rep Power: 0 $refraction is on a distinguished road$	try getting the latest motherboard chipset drivers for your pc, if its an Nforce chipset goto www.nvidia.com and if its VIA goto www.viaarena.com if that still doesnt work try turning fast writes off in the bios and putting your AGP Arpature to about 128mb or higher.
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Jun 23, 2004, 10:33 AM	#8
refraction DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 307 Rep Power: 0 $refraction is on a distinguished road$	Well shows what your dad knows, its cheaper cos your paying for the ghz, if you got an AMD at the same ghz as a P4 it would cost you more but youd have double the speed probably anyway processor arguements aside, cos they go on forever: intel boards have a Intel INF Driver update, they do float about the net but try looking on www.intel.com and seeing if you can find that INF driver, a lot of owners of the intel based boards forget to do that and your system ends up not runing how it should. give that a shot anyway
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Jun 23, 2004, 11:04 PM	#10
refraction DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 307 Rep Power: 0 $refraction is on a distinguished road$	INF driver for intel Link from tcmagazine.net Link on Guru3d for several Intel Drivers give them a shot, see if any of them help, but mainly you wanna try the inf driver
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Jun 24, 2004, 11:00 PM	Thread Starter #11
VuLLs OverClocking Record 6 GHZ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: tampa florida. Posts: 142 Rep Power: 0	hey guys, well i've looked up the inf files and i got alot of drivers from intel.com and asus site. and i dont get fps drops any more but after like 5 mins the game will totally pause for 1-2 seconds then resume. those 1-2 seconds make me die most of the time and im like wow wtf i thought i updated everything. the good news is i get 100 fps now. the bad news is i keep pausing and going. i offically hate my computer >_< but hey least i an solve condition zero with no more fps drops just gay pauses every now n then ^_^ thanks for yo help guys least my fps probs are fixed. __________________ [color=red]Having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting... its not logical... but it is often true.[/color] [color=blue]Intel - P4 3.2 Overclocking @ 4.1 ghz with Hyper Threading \| 800 @ 900 FSB \| Cpu 1.4 volts.[/color] [color=blue]Asus - P5GDC Delux with 1024 Corsair DDR2 System Ram \| 450 Power Watt Supply. [/color] [color=blue]Internet - DSL T1 768/768 (up and down) \| Total Hard Drive Space 200 gig (100 on C and D drives).[/color] [color=blue]Ati - Sapphire x700 pro 256 mb card. \| Home Made Water Cooling System \| Cpu @ 40 Faren Temp.[/color]

Jun 22, 2004, 06:02 PM	#3
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	My guess would be it's becuase of the low ram and cpu. Lower quality setting and get some more ram, 512mb is the absolute minimum these days

Jun 23, 2004, 06:40 AM	#6
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	what kinda motherboard do you have vull?

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refraction DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 307 Rep Power: 0 $refraction is on a distinguished road$	do you get a lot of hard drive access during the pauses? could be something related to that slowing it down now... Edit: actually thinking about it now, if it starts pausin after a certain amount of time (instead of from the start) that sounds like a heat problem, are you overclocking anything?
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Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	I sooo agree with BWX...256mb of RAM isn't sufficient anymore...512 is the minimum.... __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

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refraction DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 307 Rep Power: 0 $refraction is on a distinguished road$	ahh yeh didnt see that , plus a 130mb page file is TOO small for that amount of RAM
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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	try a GB page file

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refraction DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 307 Rep Power: 0 $refraction is on a distinguished road$	i dont know how microsoft can say its optimal performance for XP, i could barely use it with that amount of RAM
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Jun 25, 2004, 08:15 PM	Thread Starter #23
VuLLs OverClocking Record 6 GHZ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: tampa florida. Posts: 142 Rep Power: 0	mmm k, first off my paging file is 1500-2000 on c drive, i got 2 hard drives both are 100 gig thus making 200 gig. i have cool as hell house so its not a heat prob especially with 5 fanned chasis. i am 21 years old know little n care less about computer nerding it up. i learn what is needed and am still in learning. if u wish to flame then go to hell, if i wanted to listen to an ass hole i'd fart k thnx. second off my computer is perfectly fine except for the fact that my bios, ram, and video card are iffy. i was merely asking here for info on those subjects and only one dude replied with inf files to help. i gave screen shots of my comps specs and that should be enough data for you. if u need more ask, my asus motherboard is p4T-E ACPI BIOS 1007. intel 82850 chipset is what i got. finally please keep to subject and not flame about my age or father, being a jerk never got anyone fame nor respect. try to assist me with links to real sites homepages not unsupported crap thats possible hacks/virus's. the pause and going of my computer may be due to cache or in my opinion direct x 9.0b, mostly because ever since i got it my visual has been speeding up past dialog in games. so like for example i'll see the guy do the motion to talk but the talking does not sync up with the animation. strange retarded laggy computer. well im off intill next time cya. -edit- oh ya and no i never over clock because it damages comp and i do not wish to waste money on renewing crap because of overclocking, besides the clocking does little any way. i never see a difference any way so why bother. __________________ [color=red]Having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting... its not logical... but it is often true.[/color] [color=blue]Intel - P4 3.2 Overclocking @ 4.1 ghz with Hyper Threading \| 800 @ 900 FSB \| Cpu 1.4 volts.[/color] [color=blue]Asus - P5GDC Delux with 1024 Corsair DDR2 System Ram \| 450 Power Watt Supply. [/color] [color=blue]Internet - DSL T1 768/768 (up and down) \| Total Hard Drive Space 200 gig (100 on C and D drives).[/color] [color=blue]Ati - Sapphire x700 pro 256 mb card. \| Home Made Water Cooling System \| Cpu @ 40 Faren Temp.[/color]