Game Hiccups

Rydis · 04-02-09, 06:45 PM

Trying to figure out why I keep getting random short freezes when playing games. Every now and then it will stop for a second or so before continuing. Like a lag. I ran report monitors and such and I never overload the CPU or memory. Even on a old game like WC3 when I dont even go above 16% CPU it happens quite often.

Vista 32 - home
8800GTS
2gig Corsair
athlon x2 5500

Pntgrd · 04-02-09, 07:55 PM

Running Raid by any chance?

don'tknow · 04-02-09, 08:14 PM

Vista and 2GB is the problem. Upgrade your RAM to 4GB.

Leviathan41 · 04-03-09, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by don'tknow

Vista and 2GB is the problem. Upgrade your RAM to 4GB.

2GB is plenty to run most games, he said it even happens in old games. He also said he is running 32-bit Vista so adding more RAM wouldn't help much anyway as the OS won't be able to see it all.

Usually these types of issues are caused by video drivers. Have you recently changed drivers? Try rolling back to the older versions (or update to the newest version if you haven't tried that yet).

Theocnoob · 04-03-09, 01:03 AM

Also make sure your drive is totally free of malware and viruses and nice and defragged.

It's also possible your hard drive is in the very early stages of failure.

Rydis · 04-03-09, 04:57 PM

no, drivers are still the same old ones. Any good way to test if HDD is failing?

ratbuddy · 04-03-09, 05:57 PM

Is Vista fully patched including SP1? Did you install the chipset drivers?

Rydis · 04-03-09, 07:28 PM

it has SP1 yeah, but as far as the hotfixes and stuff...I usually leave automatic updates off. Yeah...the chipsets are installed

SteveLord · 04-03-09, 07:49 PM

Check out your PROCESSES.

I use to have a problem like this a long time ago when I used Norton Systemworks (and didnt know better.) Once I killed the Norton process, it fixed it.

Rydis · 04-03-09, 07:54 PM

I dont norton installed.

ratbuddy · 04-03-09, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rydis

I dont norton installed.

Not just Norton that can do that. Hit (windows key)-R and run 'perfmon.'

See if something is spiking your CPU or disk or anything when you see the stutters.

Rydis · 04-04-09, 05:28 PM

I have done that (stated originally it hasn't gone above 16%). It isn't spiking the CPU at all. which makes me think its a ram problem? Or like someone said a HDD problem...

I have ran memtest and got no errors

Leviathan41 · 04-04-09, 05:34 PM

If you can, watch your hard drive activity light as you play a game. See if it lights up corresponding to the freezes in game.

ratbuddy · 04-04-09, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rydis

I have done that (stated originally it hasn't gone above 16%). It isn't spiking the CPU at all. which makes me think its a ram problem? Or like someone said a HDD problem...

I have ran memtest and got no errors

CPU, disk, and memory, perfmon shows you all of that, and for all processes.. You already did that?

Rydis · 04-04-09, 07:04 PM

yeah, thought im not sure whats a normal response time for the hardisk? but from the graph, its not passing 30% and no response time over 1.8k

Rydis · 04-05-09, 05:43 PM

my pagefile though seems to be around 60-70 million...is that normal>

Theocnoob · 04-08-09, 02:22 AM

of what?

Rydis · 04-08-09, 08:20 PM

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04-02-09, 06:45 PM	Thread Starter #1
Rydis Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL	Game Hiccups Trying to figure out why I keep getting random short freezes when playing games. Every now and then it will stop for a second or so before continuing. Like a lag. I ran report monitors and such and I never overload the CPU or memory. Even on a old game like WC3 when I dont even go above 16% CPU it happens quite often. Vista 32 - home 8800GTS 2gig Corsair athlon x2 5500 __________________ ASUS M4A77D AMD Phenom II X2 555 (unlocked to x4 555 be) @ 3.5 3gb Ram GTX 460 SE 1GB
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04-02-09, 08:14 PM	#3
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04-03-09, 01:03 AM	#5
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04-03-09, 04:57 PM	Thread Starter #6
Rydis Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL	no, drivers are still the same old ones. Any good way to test if HDD is failing? __________________ ASUS M4A77D AMD Phenom II X2 555 (unlocked to x4 555 be) @ 3.5 3gb Ram GTX 460 SE 1GB
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04-03-09, 07:28 PM	Thread Starter #8
Rydis Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL	it has SP1 yeah, but as far as the hotfixes and stuff...I usually leave automatic updates off. Yeah...the chipsets are installed __________________ ASUS M4A77D AMD Phenom II X2 555 (unlocked to x4 555 be) @ 3.5 3gb Ram GTX 460 SE 1GB
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04-03-09, 07:49 PM	#9
SteveLord Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa	Check out your PROCESSES. I use to have a problem like this a long time ago when I used Norton Systemworks (and didnt know better.) Once I killed the Norton process, it fixed it. __________________ Core i7 2600k w/ Corsair H50 @ 4.0ghz ASUS P8P67 Deluxe 16GB GSkill Ripjaws 1600 DDR3 MSI GTX 560Ti Twin Frozr II 2GB 2x OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 1x Corsair M4 256GB 2x WD 640GB Black RAID 0 1x WD 1TB Black Corsair 750TX PSU Windows 7 Pro 64bit ---------------------------
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04-03-09, 07:54 PM	Thread Starter #10
Rydis Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL	I dont norton installed. __________________ ASUS M4A77D AMD Phenom II X2 555 (unlocked to x4 555 be) @ 3.5 3gb Ram GTX 460 SE 1GB
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04-04-09, 05:28 PM	Thread Starter #12
Rydis Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL	I have done that (stated originally it hasn't gone above 16%). It isn't spiking the CPU at all. which makes me think its a ram problem? Or like someone said a HDD problem... I have ran memtest and got no errors __________________ ASUS M4A77D AMD Phenom II X2 555 (unlocked to x4 555 be) @ 3.5 3gb Ram GTX 460 SE 1GB
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04-04-09, 05:34 PM	#13
Leviathan41 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: @Home, Folding	If you can, watch your hard drive activity light as you play a game. See if it lights up corresponding to the freezes in game.
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04-04-09, 07:04 PM	Thread Starter #15
Rydis Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL	yeah, thought im not sure whats a normal response time for the hardisk? but from the graph, its not passing 30% and no response time over 1.8k __________________ ASUS M4A77D AMD Phenom II X2 555 (unlocked to x4 555 be) @ 3.5 3gb Ram GTX 460 SE 1GB
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04-05-09, 05:43 PM	Thread Starter #16
Rydis Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL	my pagefile though seems to be around 60-70 million...is that normal> __________________ ASUS M4A77D AMD Phenom II X2 555 (unlocked to x4 555 be) @ 3.5 3gb Ram GTX 460 SE 1GB
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04-08-09, 02:22 AM	#17
Theocnoob Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Toronto Canada	of what? __________________ I've forgotten more than I've learned.
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04-08-09, 08:20 PM	Thread Starter #18
Rydis Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL	schvhost __________________ ASUS M4A77D AMD Phenom II X2 555 (unlocked to x4 555 be) @ 3.5 3gb Ram GTX 460 SE 1GB
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