Choppy game play

Scogger · 03-11-2008, 10:04 AM

Hello,

i posted this before, when i play americas army i get really choppy games play, and they thought it was the PSU being to small but i have recently upgraded that and i am still getting choppy game play not sure what it is. I run PC-wizard and my temps and volts are all fine....i can't figure out what my problem is but its driving me nuts.....

could it be vista?

here are my specs of my system:

Asus P5K (lastest Drivers)
Intel E6750 C2D
WD 80gb HD
2gb of DDR2-677
Nvidia 8500 GT
LG 20x dvd-burner
NZXT Hush Cases
OCZ 600 Watt PSU
Mac keyboard and logitech G9 gaming mouse
Acer 19 monitor and samsung 19 inch monitor

Scogger · 03-11-2008, 01:05 PM

any ideas at all??

Scogger · 03-11-2008, 07:30 PM

i re-formatted and put XP on and its still doing it so i don't what the problem is

Scogger · 03-12-2008, 08:42 AM

Does it matter what slot you put the GPU...on my motherboard i have a blue and black PCI-E x16 slot, blue is the 1st and black is the second.....i have it in the black slot not sure if this is right? anybody know if it really matters

Scogger · 03-12-2008, 10:00 PM

Ok i think i see the probem. I was running PC-Wizard when i was playing and i noticed that Core #2 Load was constant at 90% and up wouldn't go down.....any ideas why this would be?

ridata · 03-13-2008, 08:09 AM

600watt psu is to small,you need 750

Scogger · 03-13-2008, 08:13 AM

no way

Vab10 · 03-13-2008, 08:26 AM

Well even on vista it is giving you the problem? I would try updating your nvidia drivers, and check that something isn't hogging resources when you play.

Scogger · 03-13-2008, 10:17 AM

i am using xp now, and would the drivers with the video card have anything to do with the load on the cpu?

Vab10 · 03-13-2008, 10:38 AM

It may or may not, if it was corruptly installed than it may be causing a conflict.... Maybe trying to roll back your driver to its "factory drivers" and seeing if it causes problems there....

Scogger · 03-13-2008, 10:51 AM

ok i am trying that right now...

Scogger · 03-13-2008, 10:58 AM

ok i did that it didn't make a difference my core 2 load is still in the 90s constantly and i don't know why.......when i tab out of the game the loads go down to like nothing

**pharoah** · 03-13-2008, 11:46 AM

your cpu is running in the 90's is that celcius?if so its overheating bad!did you not put thermalpaste on it?is the cooler seated properly?if that thing is running in the 90's celcius its gonna bake.

Scogger · 03-13-2008, 12:28 PM

no no, its not the temp its the load % on the core.....

Vab10 · 03-13-2008, 06:06 PM

Yeah, what is shooting up the games load %? If its the game try reinstalling, but first update your directx.

u551 · 03-13-2008, 06:50 PM

Hmm, you expect to run a game with no stress to cpu? My loads are 100% on every friggin game, choppy or not choppy. Well maybe its different with dual cores - got no clue about them.

Scogger · 03-14-2008, 08:40 AM

no i don't expect to run it with no stress but i was just wondering if that could possibly be causing the choppy game play that i am experincing.

Vab10 · 03-14-2008, 09:19 AM

Yeah that is possible. But you do meet the System Requirements quite well. The only one is the video card which is recommended with 256mb and you have that exactly. I would say that if u had an 8800 we might not be having that problem but we don't know that either.

Your system may also be heavily fragmented... Have you tried running a defrag in a while?

Scogger · 03-14-2008, 10:21 AM

my video card has 512mb

Thething · 03-14-2008, 02:48 PM

hmm do you have any antivirus software or messenger programs or anything running while your playing the game? could be whats using the cpu a lot. Also a long time ago on my old PC i had a similar problem, caused by a corrupt print spooler file on a printer driver, you have any printers installed?

Also try opening task manager by pressing ctrl+alt+delete at the same time and go to the list of processes. Check if any on that list are hogging the cpu apart from the game.

03-11-2008, 10:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Choppy game play Hello, i posted this before, when i play americas army i get really choppy games play, and they thought it was the PSU being to small but i have recently upgraded that and i am still getting choppy game play not sure what it is. I run PC-wizard and my temps and volts are all fine....i can't figure out what my problem is but its driving me nuts..... could it be vista? here are my specs of my system: Asus P5K (lastest Drivers) Intel E6750 C2D WD 80gb HD 2gb of DDR2-677 Nvidia 8500 GT LG 20x dvd-burner NZXT Hush Cases OCZ 600 Watt PSU Mac keyboard and logitech G9 gaming mouse Acer 19 monitor and samsung 19 inch monitor Last edited by Scogger; 03-11-2008 at 10:06 AM.

03-11-2008, 01:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play any ideas at all??

03-11-2008, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play i re-formatted and put XP on and its still doing it so i don't what the problem is

03-12-2008, 08:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play Does it matter what slot you put the GPU...on my motherboard i have a blue and black PCI-E x16 slot, blue is the 1st and black is the second.....i have it in the black slot not sure if this is right? anybody know if it really matters

03-12-2008, 10:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play Ok i think i see the probem. I was running PC-Wizard when i was playing and i noticed that Core #2 Load was constant at 90% and up wouldn't go down.....any ideas why this would be?

03-13-2008, 08:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
ridata Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 12 OS: xp-pro-home-sp2/linux/vista	Re: Choppy game play 600watt psu is to small,you need 750

03-13-2008, 08:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play no way

03-13-2008, 08:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
Vab10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 97 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu 8.10	Re: Choppy game play Well even on vista it is giving you the problem? I would try updating your nvidia drivers, and check that something isn't hogging resources when you play.

03-13-2008, 10:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play i am using xp now, and would the drivers with the video card have anything to do with the load on the cpu?

03-13-2008, 10:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
Vab10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 97 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu 8.10	Re: Choppy game play It may or may not, if it was corruptly installed than it may be causing a conflict.... Maybe trying to roll back your driver to its "factory drivers" and seeing if it causes problems there....

03-13-2008, 10:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play ok i am trying that right now...

03-13-2008, 10:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play ok i did that it didn't make a difference my core 2 load is still in the 90s constantly and i don't know why.......when i tab out of the game the loads go down to like nothing

03-13-2008, 11:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: Choppy game play your cpu is running in the 90's is that celcius?if so its overheating bad!did you not put thermalpaste on it?is the cooler seated properly?if that thing is running in the 90's celcius its gonna bake. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

03-13-2008, 12:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play no no, its not the temp its the load % on the core.....

03-13-2008, 06:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
Vab10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 97 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu 8.10	Re: Choppy game play Yeah, what is shooting up the games load %? If its the game try reinstalling, but first update your directx.

03-13-2008, 06:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
u551 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 197 OS: WinXP, sp2 My System	Re: Choppy game play Hmm, you expect to run a game with no stress to cpu? My loads are 100% on every friggin game, choppy or not choppy. Well maybe its different with dual cores - got no clue about them.

03-14-2008, 08:40 AM	#17 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play no i don't expect to run it with no stress but i was just wondering if that could possibly be causing the choppy game play that i am experincing.

03-14-2008, 09:19 AM	#18 (permalink)
Vab10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 97 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu 8.10	Re: Choppy game play Yeah that is possible. But you do meet the System Requirements quite well. The only one is the video card which is recommended with 256mb and you have that exactly. I would say that if u had an 8800 we might not be having that problem but we don't know that either. Your system may also be heavily fragmented... Have you tried running a defrag in a while?

03-14-2008, 10:21 AM	#19 (permalink)
Scogger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 68 OS: Windoze XP SP2	Re: Choppy game play my video card has 512mb

03-14-2008, 02:48 PM	#20 (permalink)
Thething Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 164 OS: Windows Vista 64 Bit Home Premium	Re: Choppy game play hmm do you have any antivirus software or messenger programs or anything running while your playing the game? could be whats using the cpu a lot. Also a long time ago on my old PC i had a similar problem, caused by a corrupt print spooler file on a printer driver, you have any printers installed? Also try opening task manager by pressing ctrl+alt+delete at the same time and go to the list of processes. Check if any on that list are hogging the cpu apart from the game.