FPS Spikes

b0sswick · 06-14-2008, 09:55 PM

I'll start off with CPU specs.

- Power Supply : Not sure.
- Motherboard : ABIT KD7-S
- CPU : AMD Athlon XP 2600+, 2.08 GHz
- RAM : 1GB
- Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
- Hard Drive(s) : 60GB
- Operating System : Windows XP SP2

Although I know that the problem I am having has nothing to do with my CPU.. but I'll go on.

Alright, well, the problem started about 3-4 months ago. I really didn't care because CS1.6 wasn't really what I was interested in playing at the time. I had ventured off to WoW and such, but we'll not get into that.

The problem is that about every minute or so, my FPS with drop down to 20-30fps from 90-100fps for about 1-3 seconds. Also, my latency will spike to 90-120 from 20-45 (depending on the server location).

This ONLY happens in CS1.6/DPB/Other Steam powered games. I can run BattleField 2, World of Warcraft, and any other games on my computer perfectly, which is odd, because HL1 games are much older.

I have not updated drivers for a longggg time. I have ran SpyBot, HiJackThis, etc. I have not made any changes, etc. etc. I have even made sure that nothing un-needed is running in the background.

The problem has persisted for the time span of 3-4 months and has been very annoying. I have also tried turning vertical sync on/off, and it has done nothing.

Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank you.

b0sswick · 06-25-2008, 02:42 PM

Anybody? =[

b0sswick · 07-07-2008, 09:25 PM

bump. =/

b0sswick · 07-15-2008, 01:24 AM

bump. :/

**koala** · 07-15-2008, 02:00 AM

Have you had a reply yet from Steam support? As the problem only occurs with their games, they are the first people you should contact.

Update your motherboard chipset drivers, sound driver, graphics driver, mouse driver, DirectX and MS Updates, rebooting after each one. Then reinstall the games.

Open the case and make sure all the fans are spinning and free of dust.

Do you have at least 15% free hard drive space left?

Do you defrag regularly?

b0sswick · 07-15-2008, 07:59 PM

I'll contact Steam support tonight.

I cleaned all the dust out of the fans and inside my computer.
I have > 15% free HD space.
I do defrag about once every month or two.

And my computer runs at ~35-38* C idle, ~46-49* C after gaming for an hour our so and a little more after an extended period of gaming.

Thank you for the input. I will also try installing some new drivers to see if that helps.

06-14-2008, 09:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
b0sswick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp	FPS Spikes I'll start off with CPU specs. - Power Supply : Not sure. - Motherboard : ABIT KD7-S - CPU : AMD Athlon XP 2600+, 2.08 GHz - RAM : 1GB - Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT - Hard Drive(s) : 60GB - Operating System : Windows XP SP2 Although I know that the problem I am having has nothing to do with my CPU.. but I'll go on. Alright, well, the problem started about 3-4 months ago. I really didn't care because CS1.6 wasn't really what I was interested in playing at the time. I had ventured off to WoW and such, but we'll not get into that. The problem is that about every minute or so, my FPS with drop down to 20-30fps from 90-100fps for about 1-3 seconds. Also, my latency will spike to 90-120 from 20-45 (depending on the server location). This ONLY happens in CS1.6/DPB/Other Steam powered games. I can run BattleField 2, World of Warcraft, and any other games on my computer perfectly, which is odd, because HL1 games are much older. I have not updated drivers for a longggg time. I have ran SpyBot, HiJackThis, etc. I have not made any changes, etc. etc. I have even made sure that nothing un-needed is running in the background. The problem has persisted for the time span of 3-4 months and has been very annoying. I have also tried turning vertical sync on/off, and it has done nothing. Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you.

06-25-2008, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
b0sswick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp	Re: FPS Spikes Anybody? =[

07-07-2008, 09:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
b0sswick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp	Re: FPS Spikes bump. =/

07-15-2008, 01:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
b0sswick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp	Re: FPS Spikes bump. :/

07-15-2008, 02:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 8,910 OS: XP/UBUNTU My System	Re: FPS Spikes Have you had a reply yet from Steam support? As the problem only occurs with their games, they are the first people you should contact. Update your motherboard chipset drivers, sound driver, graphics driver, mouse driver, DirectX and MS Updates, rebooting after each one. Then reinstall the games. Open the case and make sure all the fans are spinning and free of dust. Do you have at least 15% free hard drive space left? Do you defrag regularly? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala : 07-15-2008 at 02:04 AM.

07-15-2008, 07:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
b0sswick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp	Re: FPS Spikes I'll contact Steam support tonight. I cleaned all the dust out of the fans and inside my computer. I have > 15% free HD space. I do defrag about once every month or two. And my computer runs at ~35-38* C idle, ~46-49* C after gaming for an hour our so and a little more after an extended period of gaming. Thank you for the input. I will also try installing some new drivers to see if that helps.