issues with Battlefield 2142 and Rome: Total War

gatt0026 · 05-06-2008, 03:33 PM

i'm having issues with a few online games such as Battlefield 2142 and Rome: Total War. the problem is one resembling minor lag issues, however a) my internet connection is optimal (i never had a problem before) and b) this issue occurs playing offline as well.

the issues started happening around the time that i unfortunately experienced a motherboard battery failure. i have since replaced the battery, however i may have missed a critical step regarding replacing CMOS values after the problem (i wasn't overclocking before and i'm still not now). i have also tried updating all my video drivers, etc.

....i have no idea!?!?!?!

i am able to operate normally just surfing internet/word processing, etc. (all the necessary stuff), the issue just occurs with high-CPU involvement games such as those i listed.

any help would be much appreciated!!! thanks!!!

**pharoah** · 05-06-2008, 05:59 PM

have you checked your temperatures,and voltages?try speedfan post back the results.i doubt what happened messed up settings.all the bios settings wouldve done is reset to defaults.

gatt0026 · 05-09-2008, 01:13 PM

i got speedfan like you said and checked my temperatures/voltages. at normal operation it says i'm running a hot 55C at 1.66V. i don't know how to lower my voltage any lower though.....in BIOS i can't run at a lower voltage level.

05-06-2008, 03:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
gatt0026 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP Professional	issues with Battlefield 2142 and Rome: Total War i'm having issues with a few online games such as Battlefield 2142 and Rome: Total War. the problem is one resembling minor lag issues, however a) my internet connection is optimal (i never had a problem before) and b) this issue occurs playing offline as well. the issues started happening around the time that i unfortunately experienced a motherboard battery failure. i have since replaced the battery, however i may have missed a critical step regarding replacing CMOS values after the problem (i wasn't overclocking before and i'm still not now). i have also tried updating all my video drivers, etc. ....i have no idea!?!?!?! i am able to operate normally just surfing internet/word processing, etc. (all the necessary stuff), the issue just occurs with high-CPU involvement games such as those i listed. any help would be much appreciated!!! thanks!!!

05-06-2008, 05:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: issues with Battlefield 2142 and Rome: Total War have you checked your temperatures,and voltages?try speedfan post back the results.i doubt what happened messed up settings.all the bios settings wouldve done is reset to defaults. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

05-09-2008, 01:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
gatt0026 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP Professional	Re: issues with Battlefield 2142 and Rome: Total War i got speedfan like you said and checked my temperatures/voltages. at normal operation it says i'm running a hot 55C at 1.66V. i don't know how to lower my voltage any lower though.....in BIOS i can't run at a lower voltage level.