Stuttering issues

Gregg Bayes · 06-20-2009, 08:18 PM

Hi all,

I have a problem with my PC. I'm getting stuttering on games. I think this could be something to do with my card, but I have been unable to solve it on my own. Strangely, it's not all games that are causing problems. Sims 3, Fallout 3, Half-Life 2 and it's many spin offs all work fine. However, World In Conflict, Red Alert 3, Gears of War and even some flash games online have caused my PC to stutter. Here's my stats:

Pentium D 2.66
Windows Vista Business Ed.
580W PSU
ATI Raedon 3650 HD 512MB AGP
2 Gig DDR2 RAM

On a side note, I have an additional stick of 1 Gig DDR2 RAM that isn't being recognised but is correctly installed.

Any help on either issue would be brilliant.

Riskyone101 · 06-21-2009, 07:53 AM

Hello and Welcome to TSF,

Turn off pc and remove the additional stick of ram that is not being recognised.

Go here for the graphics driver: (vista 32bit)
http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...common-vista32

1. uninstall old video driver through add/remove in control panel
2. reboot pc
3. upon bootup if a new found hardware wizard appears, cancel it out.
4. install the graphics driver and reboot pc.

How does the pc run now?

Gregg Bayes · 06-22-2009, 04:49 AM

It's not had much effect, but thanks anyway. Any other suggestions?

Gregg Bayes · 06-22-2009, 05:07 AM

In fact, I just tried to play Crysis, and the stuttering began even on the credits at the start. I also suspect that the fan on the card may not be working.

06-20-2009, 08:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gregg Bayes Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 OS: XP Home	Stuttering issues Hi all, I have a problem with my PC. I'm getting stuttering on games. I think this could be something to do with my card, but I have been unable to solve it on my own. Strangely, it's not all games that are causing problems. Sims 3, Fallout 3, Half-Life 2 and it's many spin offs all work fine. However, World In Conflict, Red Alert 3, Gears of War and even some flash games online have caused my PC to stutter. Here's my stats: Pentium D 2.66 Windows Vista Business Ed. 580W PSU ATI Raedon 3650 HD 512MB AGP 2 Gig DDR2 RAM On a side note, I have an additional stick of 1 Gig DDR2 RAM that isn't being recognised but is correctly installed. Any help on either issue would be brilliant.

06-21-2009, 07:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,715 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: Stuttering issues Hello and Welcome to TSF, Turn off pc and remove the additional stick of ram that is not being recognised. Go here for the graphics driver: (vista 32bit) http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...common-vista32 1. uninstall old video driver through add/remove in control panel 2. reboot pc 3. upon bootup if a new found hardware wizard appears, cancel it out. 4. install the graphics driver and reboot pc. How does the pc run now? __________________

06-22-2009, 04:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gregg Bayes Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 OS: XP Home	Re: Stuttering issues It's not had much effect, but thanks anyway. Any other suggestions?

06-22-2009, 05:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Gregg Bayes Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 OS: XP Home	Re: Stuttering issues In fact, I just tried to play Crysis, and the stuttering began even on the credits at the start. I also suspect that the fan on the card may not be working.