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I've tried nearly everything to fix this. Windows XP SP3 includes the "dual core hotfix", and the individual 2.2 megabyte patch can't be installed on its own because it was included in SP3.
So, running an AMD X2 5600+, with a nVidia 9600GT, and 2 gigabytes of PC800 RAM, here is what happens in a game of Counterstrike: Source:
Twenty seconds of great, 80 fps game play, followed by twenty seconds of 3-4 fps game play. Repeat the above status to a constant.
I watched my system stats as WoW ran and found the following:
Look at the lower right, the task manager shows CPU usage at 93% while running WoW, and goes back down to 5% when WoW is closed. Same goes for Counterstrike.
I'm totally baffled, as I've played both WoW and Counterstrike flawlessly on this machine before, and I have no idea how this is slowing up on a fresh OS reinstall like this.
Any thoughts?
So, running an AMD X2 5600+, with a nVidia 9600GT, and 2 gigabytes of PC800 RAM, here is what happens in a game of Counterstrike: Source:
Twenty seconds of great, 80 fps game play, followed by twenty seconds of 3-4 fps game play. Repeat the above status to a constant.
I watched my system stats as WoW ran and found the following:

Look at the lower right, the task manager shows CPU usage at 93% while running WoW, and goes back down to 5% when WoW is closed. Same goes for Counterstrike.
I'm totally baffled, as I've played both WoW and Counterstrike flawlessly on this machine before, and I have no idea how this is slowing up on a fresh OS reinstall like this.
Any thoughts?