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game stuttering, need help long time

SameSuspect

SameSuspect

SameSuspect

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iv been trying to work this nasty issue out for a while.

In fear and all games i play, when playing, and running the benchmark test. I get this stuttering problem, even though the fps is 60+ with v-sync and tripple buffering turned on.



It feels like the cpu isnt coping with the graphics or something. the game pauses randomly for less than half a second, every second or so!

I have tried the following to try and sort this out:

1. Changed gc from a 7600gt to an x1800xt
2. Disabling everything i could in bios which im not using. (ide channel, Sata 2
and Midiport ect..)
3. Formatted my hdd and reinstalled windows (after applying the above)
4. Messed about with the driver settings changing everything to low ect
5. applying fear "set priority" to high in task manager
6. Changing bios settings overclock in many different ways (also tried default)
7. Switch the power plug from the surge protector to the mains
8. Changed cpu cooler to arctic freezer pro 64
9. Disabling the mobo onboard sound
10. Changing from 2 ram sticks to 1 with both modules
11. Turning off as many windows processors and services as possible
12. Defragmented both hdd's
13. Scanned my pc with an antivirus, antitrojan, adaware and registry mechanic

All my motherboard/graphics drivers and bios is up to date.
I have downloaded all the gamepatches plus windows updates.
ATI Traytools is also installed.


My specs:

Antec SLK3000B
Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0
Asus A8N-SLi SE
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB
1x Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JD(windows and applications
1x Maxtor 6Y080P0 (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133) (Music ect)
I use onboard sound

next week instead of getting a new lcd, im getting a new motherboard (Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire)

and maybe a new soundcard or harddrive, what could be causing this issue??

IRQ's and cupz's:
3dmark05 : V-<<sync and tripplebuffering turned off<<< just for 32mark05

any help or ideas will be highly apreciated, thanx for reading m8
 
Could be sound related mate, I had big probs with stutters when I was using onboard sound. Can you not disable the souncard and try and play and see if its smooth or not? or try with a soundcard.

Your power supply looks good enough, but it could be power also.
 
Yep, the only thing out of the ordinary is your onboard audio. Try disabling it in bios and removing all the drivers and play the games without sound.

Consistent stuttering every second is definitely not normal. Games like FEAR are resource hogs and do stutter when loading up new textures, objects etc (i.e. start of new map) but this is supposed to be cured with 2gb of ram which you already have.
 
like stated in my first post, i did disable the onbaird sound, but didnt uninstall drivers.

i also changed the dxdiag sound to standard.

but nothing,
 
I had exactly the same problem as you, for years.. i bought a decent sound card and whalla no more stutters. Did you also try and change the latency of your devices?
 
im spending an extra 200 on my system.

Will be ordering this, hope it will help.

SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL)
£48.50 £48.50
MB-131-AS Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS)
£99.95 £99.95
Subtotal £148.45
VAT £25.98
Total £174.43

or would you keep the mobo and get a x-fi fatality
 
keep the mobo and get the music imo, then if u really want to spend cash get a x2 3800+ as they are 110 quid inc vat atm. SICK deal
 
im running the latest driver, downloaded today off the ati site

i downloaded that pci latency tool after reading all the wicked feedback about it. but i dont know what to change??

 
You may have to experiment, people get different results with different settings. Perhaps try your card at about 180-200 and then everything else 32 and perhaps your sound card at 64 etc.
 
apparently that tool doesnt work with pci express cards, which is why my card isnt showing up... anyway i changed everything to 64, still i get horrible stuttering ahhhhhhh
 
i think its my hardrive not supplying my cpu with enough data to keep up with the graphics card. which is why the card is skipping frames, stuttering.

that or my cpu isnt supplying my gc data fast enough.

or even both!

or it could be something to do with irq sharing, or somehting similar

or it could be the nvidia chipset not working properly with my ati card :confused:

damn
 
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