Author Topic: Yikes! Im in trouble..... (Read 530 times)

Hobodog · « **on:** March 04, 2002, 06:09:58 PM »

Major Video problem.

Ok heres the scoop about a week ago I ran into a major problem i started FS2K2 and its started but it stuttered itself all the way through. So i tried and tried to run it right but it wouldnt. I reinstalled and it was still dead. So i started AH same thing but tho a lesser extent. I started AOSII same thing. I started (god forbid) CFS2 same thing. I started OFP same thing. Ghost Recon same thing. Its getting very very depressing as you can see. I try in vain to fix it. New drivers, updates, reinstallations, scans, diagnostic, all in vain. Nothing would work i finnally decided to give it a break started Steel Panthers World At War! and it ran well but then i noticed. When i scrolled really fast through it it stuttered to. Also of not in AH i was hovering around 35 fps and not droppign more than 10fps at any time but still suttering through. I usually redline on through most of my games at 75fps which is the monitors max at this resolution and setting. I just need help, I AM IN SERIOUS AH WITHDRAWL, not to mention i cant even attempt to quench these thirsts with OFP, FS@K@, etc. Its very depressing. Im gonna kill my self over it.

Dell Dimension 8200

2ghz PIV
M991 Monitor
512mb Ram
GeForce3 64mb
dual 80mb HDs only one is used though

SKurj · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2002, 11:30:59 PM »

Ok Hobo..

you reinstal DirectX?
have u checked sound?

does the HDD light go off when the stuttering is happening?

have u virus scanned?

when installing drivers for geforce, FSAA is often enabled by default.

check your AGP aperture in your BIOS set it from 128-256

what OS are you running?
Have you had to restore it lately?

SKurj

Sox62 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2002, 11:42:51 PM »

Sounds like your geforce is dying.If possible,install an older video card if you have one,and see if it still has problems.If not,you'll know the card is dead.

Hobodog · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2002, 03:54:54 PM »

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Originally posted by SKurj
Ok Hobo..

you reinstal DirectX? Couldnt Find one for XP
have u checked sound? Yes its working if thats what you wanted to know.

does the HDD light go off when the stuttering is happening? No.

have u virus scanned? Yes and im virus free. Norton.

when installing drivers for geforce, FSAA is often enabled by default. At the games discretion. And in FS2K2 i had turned it off im fuzzy on how i messed with the other games.

check your AGP aperture in your BIOS set it from 128-256. Argghhh refresh my memory.

what OS are you running? XP Home 2k2
Have you had to restore it lately? Never.

SKurj

Camel · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2002, 07:33:21 PM »

Any USB devices plugged in? Are you using DDR ram?

Kind of a long shot, but I've noticed some posts on other boards running DDR P4 type solutions describing similar type problems, with one of the USB ports being populated. Mostly on the SIS645(which I own), but im sure i've seen a couple posts re: 845D

Hobodog · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2002, 09:51:23 PM »

No usb.
And just popped up bout a week ago. Was runnign fine since 16 october.

SKurj · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2002, 11:38:13 PM »

too tired will post in the am

SKurj

SKurj · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2002, 09:04:39 AM »

Would you be able to post your dxdiag info Hobo?

Hmm I don't know now how we find out if its sound related as we can't turn sound of... ..

Do you run a firewall?

AGP Aperture is in your system BIOS. WHen the machine boots check all the BIOS settings and you should find this setting.

SKurj

mrsid2 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 06, 2002, 09:08:28 AM »

Check that your CPU fan is working - and that your cooler is attached properly.

If your CPU won't have proper cooling it will go to throttling mode, droping your performance to a fraction. That could well cause the stuttering.

Hobodog · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2002, 03:51:04 PM »

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Originally posted by mrsid2
Check that your CPU fan is working - and that your cooler is attached properly.

If your CPU won't have proper cooling it will go to throttling mode, droping your performance to a fraction. That could well cause the stuttering.

Thtat would kill fps too though wouldnt it?

dxdiag info? I just havent ever had this kind of prob. before and thus have almost nil expierience.

No firewall oncesoever. But i am running through a hub to the network but this happens in everything not just online. Though i have been having a bunch of network probs.

bloom25 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 06, 2002, 05:33:19 PM »

The Pentium 4 has the ability to "clock throttle" itself down if it gets too hot. My experience with some Pentium 3 era Dells was not very good. I personally felt they ran too hot. I'm wondering if your system is getting too hot and your CPU is reducing clockspeed to keep from killing itself. If you have a way of monitoring clockspeed and temperature that would help a lot in determining if this is the problem. Maybe MBM 5 "motherboard monitor" would work on your board. (Also, make sure the CPU and case fan(s) are running.)

Hobodog · « **Reply #11 on:** March 08, 2002, 04:02:50 PM »

I had a techie phone guide me through it. ANd dont ask me how cuz i couldnt figure out if my life depended on it.