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Title: How I solved my connection problem
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on August 24, 2007, 12:09:13 AM

Since that might help others in the "My connection sucks!":mad: department.

I'm runing a Fujitsu Laptop Centrino 1.8GH, 2 Gig RAM, X600 vid card.

I'm using COMCAST cable from Salt Lake City. My variance was spiking at -1 every 30 secs or so rending the game unplayable. Reading Skuzzy's thread, he claimed that variance issues are CPU issues.

So I looked at my CPU loading while playing, having AH only runing as a process, the loading was 88% spiking to 99% every 30 secs or so. Althrough my frame rate was already at 60, I tried to lower the graphic settings to AH minimums but to no avail. My frame rate was still around 60 FR, my CPU loading still spiking, and my connection miserable.

I noticed that when I first turn on the laptop, and the game right away, the variance is a solid flat line, but within 5 minutes, the spikes starts.

Suspecting a heating issue, I removed the back cover of my laptop, and had it seat on a cooling mat.

My connection is now solid to a flat line variance with some minor ondulations. AH is playable.:aok

... My connection problem was actually a cooling problem.

Title: How I solved my connection problem
Post by: Krusty on August 24, 2007, 12:12:51 AM

Wow... stranger things have happened, but I can't think of many.

Good to know! :aok

Title: How I solved my connection problem
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on August 24, 2007, 02:19:41 AM

Krusty, I'm about to fly to Denver, I'll be in Centenial all day :p

Title: How I solved my connection problem
Post by: Krusty on August 24, 2007, 08:10:37 AM

Heh! Enjoy the rain!

Title: How I solved my connection problem
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on August 24, 2007, 11:27:00 AM

The landing was interesting, landed next to the sotrm. I just woke up, blue sky, might be a nice flight back to SLC. I'll take off around 1930, if you are in the area (and curious), I can let you check out my plane.

Title: How I solved my connection problem
Post by: Tigeress on August 24, 2007, 11:41:07 AM

There is another recent thread which touched on frame rate related heat problems with laptops running Aces High.

http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=209026 (http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=209026)

TIGERESS

Title: How I solved my connection problem
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on August 24, 2007, 06:24:34 PM

Thx Tigeress, but I do not have a FR issue, the kicker is that my FR is at 60 no matter the heating nor resolution/graphic settings.