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Title: the evil frame rates
Post by: Box1 on September 18, 2004, 01:18:29 PM

frame rates of 11-12 are common place for me now.  the only time i can get 30 fps i'm @30k.  heres what i have.

Pentium 4 1.9 ghz
512 mb pc133
128 mb PNY Nvidia Geforce

ive killed auto xp downloads
closed all "known" background programs

Title: the evil frame rates
Post by: Skuzzy on September 20, 2004, 07:08:35 AM

If a big change in game performance happens (check offline too) then something else is probably using up CPU time.  You might have some spyware/malware prgrams running and not be aware of it.
Look in the Task Manager, and watch the CPU percentage used.  If it is bouncning around 0-2 or 3 percent, then it is running normally.
While in the task manger look for a process named 'rundll32.exe' or run32dll.exe'.  I cannot recall which is the correct spelling.  If it shows up in the task manager, then you definately have some malware programs running in background.
They will not show up in the process list as they are DLL's.  Only EXE's show up in the task manager.

Title: the evil frame rates
Post by: Box1 on September 20, 2004, 01:42:52 PM

everything is within range skuzzy....that isn't the problem

Title: the evil frame rates
Post by: Skuzzy on September 20, 2004, 01:48:17 PM

Well then, shoot me a copy of the DXDIAG output.  Time to start digging.