Same problem everyone else has

[Belial]

I got a bad case of the stutters here is my system info as best I could obtain as I am not good with computers.


OS Name   Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version   6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001
Other OS Description    Not Available
OS Manufacturer   Microsoft Corporation
System Name   DERELYQUE-PC
System Manufacturer   Dell Inc.
System Model   Inspiron 530s
System Type   X86-based PC
Processor   Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  E2160  @ 1.80GHz, 1800 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date   Dell Inc. 1.0.13, 3/20/2008
SMBIOS Version   2.5
Windows Directory   C:\Windows
System Directory   C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device   \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale   United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer   Version = "6.0.6001.18000"
User Name   Derelyque-PC\Derelyque
Time Zone   Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM)   3.00 GB
Total Physical Memory   3.00 GB
Available Physical Memory   2.29 GB
Total Virtual Memory   6.19 GB
Available Virtual Memory   5.55 GB
Page File Space   3.29 GB
Page File   C:\pagefile.sys
Name   Realtek High Definition Audio
Manufacturer   Realtek
Status   OK
PNP Device ID   HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_1028020D&REV_1000\4&18CA5B6A&0&0201
Driver   c:\windows\system32\drivers\rtkvhda.sys (6.0.1.5555, 1.96 MB (2,054,872 bytes), 1/24/2008 10:06 AM)
Name   NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
PNP Device ID   PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0622&SUBSYS_058F10DE&REV_A1\4&22F4F1A2&0&0008
Adapter Type   GeForce 9600 GT, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description   NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Adapter RAM   512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)
Installed Drivers   nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version   7.15.11.8250
INF File   oem44.inf (nv_G9x_HD section)
Color Planes   Not Available
Color Table Entries   4294967296
Resolution   1440 x 900 x 74 hertz
Bits/Pixel   32
Memory Address   0xFA000000-0xFAFFFFFF
Memory Address   0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF
Memory Address   0xF8000000-0xFBFFFFFF
I/O Port   0x0000CF00-0x0000CF7F
IRQ Channel   IRQ 16
I/O Port   0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port   0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address   0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver   c:\windows\system32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys (7.15.11.8250, 7.38 MB (7,738,816 bytes), 3/28/2009 12:03 AM)

[Denholm]

Could you try reducing the size of your paging file? Your virtual memory is set for 6.19 GB. Virtual memory is space on your Hard-drive which is accessed slower than your RAM. The more you can get Vista to move files to your RAM, the faster your applications will run. Reduce the paging file to about 500MB or so. Another thing to check is your list of processes. Most likely you have around 40-60 processes running (Vista trademark). If that's the case you will want to reduce it to the 20's-30's before playing AH. There are software utilities out there to assist you in accomplishing this goal.

[TwinBoom]

Could you try reducing the size of your paging file? Your virtual memory is set for 6.19 GB. Virtual memory is space on your Hard-drive which is accessed slower than your RAM. The more you can get Vista to move files to your RAM, the faster your applications will run. Reduce the paging file to about 500MB or so. Another thing to check is your list of processes. Most likely you have around 40-60 processes running (Vista trademark). If that's the case you will want to reduce it to the 20's-30's before playing AH. There are software utilities out there to assist you in accomplishing this goal.

how about this?
User Name   DELLXPS\Admin
Time Zone   Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory   3,072.00 MB
Available Physical Memory   2.54 GB
Total Virtual Memory   2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory   1.96 GB
Page File Space   5.84 GB
Page File   C:\pagefile.sys

[Chalenge]

Decreasing page file size is a BAD IDEA! If you do anything to your page file increase it to three times the amount of RAM you have (minimum and maximum size the same). Also its a good idea to have a page file on every hard drive you have and all the same size of course.

Allowing Windows to manage the size of your page file is what causes problems in memory intensive applications especially when running more than a single app at the same time. As the page file is changed (if it occurs during your playing AH for instance) you WILL see it show up in the game with warping at the very least and worst case scenario lockups. This affect is worse if you have a single hard drive in your computer. People that turn their page file off are begging for lost information. Now though I say it causes problems its only gamers that might think so because we see things in terms of frames.

You can move the page file to a separate hard drive than AH and Windows if you have more than one drive.
If you have more than one hard drive you can have more than a single page file.
For any one of the page files you can choose between system managed and custom sizes.
If you choose a custom size you can specify minimum and maximum sizes.

If you have more than a single physical disk (dont try this on partitioned single physical disks) moving the page file to your fastest disk that does not contain your Windows system file is a good idea. Using multiple page files split over two or more physical drives is an even better idea because your disk controller can process multiple requests to read and write data concurrently. If you have limited disk space on multiple drives then take three times your RAM size and divide by the number of drives you use and set all page files on those drives to that amount (minimum and maximum). If disk space is not a problem set all page files on those drives to three times your RAM size (minimum and maximum). Because you have set the minimum and maximum to the same amount they will not change and so will not cause frame issues.

Also it is very important when doing this to be patient as Windows (Vista in particular) shuts down and restarts any time it does so. During these times the system is making adjustments within the page file and you most certainly do not want to force a shut down.

[DrBone1]

how do u reduce or increase ur pagefile ? where can i find this setting

[gyrene81]

DrBone...with WindowsXP...right click on "My Computer"...then left click on "Properties"...look for the tab labeled "Advanced"...under the top section marked "Performance" click on the box labeled "Settings"...then look for the section marked "Virtual Memory" and click on the box labeled "Change"...be careful.




I have to agree with Chalange about decreasing the paging file size and allowing Windows to manage it...very very bad ideas.

But as far as increasing it to the levels he recommends...I wouldn't do it unless your running Unix or Linux...Windows just does a very bad job of utilizing virtual memory...even with SATA2 standards...just messy...1 gigabyte over the system RAM for max works just fine unless you have a really messy system.