Grid - My PC spec struggling???

[LupoLover]

Hi all. Been playing grid on my system

Q6600 @ 2.4ghz
2GB DDR3 1600MHZ memory
OCZ SSD
GTX 280 600mhz core and 1100mhz memory

Surley this system should play it at 1680 x 1080 with all setting maxed out? Miy system is jumping in game.

Do I need to clock My q6600 up abit? My GTX280 is hiting 77C load that too hot?

Any advice would be great

Thanks

Sheldon

 

[tmaxxthomson]

you should defineatly overclock!! 3ghz at least shud make a massive difference...your system should play this game at maximum settings no bother!
and can anyone help me? everytime i complete this race the game crashes! just at the end of the race showing the scoreboards, i click next then it crashes to the desctop saying the game has encountered an error and has closed or something tryed reinstallin the game and everything!!

 

[Rybo89]

lupo just overclock your CPU to 3ghz,

tmaxx dont use a no-cd crack, use a cd-image or the disk if you have one

 

[arc@css]

Yeah, a min overclock of at least 3ghz.

 

[Craig R]

I can run it maxed out on 1920 x 1200 without any slowdowns.


AMD 64 x2 Dual Core 5600+
3.5gb RAM
XPsp3
GTX260 maxcore

 

[Blackhawk47]

tut tut

I agree, possible suspension in order?

I can run it maxed out on 1920 x 1200 without any slowdowns.

Same here and on a much worse system (2xaa/af though)

@OP: Got the usual drivers updated/patched game etc...

 

[HangTime]

If you're running Vista it could be stuttering due to running out of RAM.

 

[LupoLover]

Yeah im on vista 64. Im clocking cpu now

 

[Blackhawk47]

Yeah im on vista 64. Im clocking cpu now

Most likely ram usuage then if your using vista. Put another 2gb in there and you will be flying

To check, check how much ram is being used in game if you can.

 

[LupoLover]

Im on 3ghz now and still all laggy.
Using 72% memory (1.44gb)

Turned down to only 2x AA too
Il clock abit more. I thourght 3ghz be plenty tho!

 

[tmaxxthomson]

have you tryed doing a defrag? sometimes that can help. and Try running rivatuner and play the game for a few minutes then check out the graphics card charts to see what its doing.

 

[LupoLover]

GPU 77C max.

I cant defrag as its running off a SSD (so that wont be problem)

 

[rjk]

are you on the latest patch?
using latest nvidia drivers?

 

[V4NT0M]

Don't know why so many people are advising an overclock / more ram, your system should easily run Grid on max settings / AA / 1680x1050, I ran it perfectly fine on a X2 4000, 3850, 2GB system.

I'd look at the drivers/try compatibility modes.

 

[Fisk]

It sounds like you are probably suffering from the stuttering/slowdown problem in Grid, it's a problem with the game rather than anyones system, I had the same thing myself. There's a work-around at the top of the page here http://community.codemasters.com/forum/showthread.php?t=284729&page=3.

 

[ConnectionFX]

have you not posted this in another forum topic also?

 

[neon.uk]

Yeah your GTX280 should slice through GRID like a hot knife through butter. No need to overclock. Like Skyfall said, look at drivers/game reinstalls etc, it's nothing to do with your hardware, it's definitely up to the job.

 

[snowdog]

Aye, grid ran maxed for me with an E6420 @ stock and my current card at 1280x1024, now it still runs like a dream maxed, 1920x1080 and 8xCSAA- 50 fps on average on the same gpu but with a quad at 3.2ghz...

It could be ram shortage though, 2GB is very little for Vista in my experience, I use more than that in idle state ( and I don't mean superfetch). You say it uses just 1.44gb though hmmm...
Definitely try a reinstall & repatch, check if your av is playing up or some other app nicking 25% cpu during play or worse. And check over drivers.