Frame Rate

[Denholm]

NO!!!

AVG is basically the mirrored image of Norton. A little more friendly, but Norton none the less. If you want security, check into ESET's product line:

www.eset.com

Less intrusive also using much less resources.

[Skuzzy]

Norton and McAfee are both more intrusive than the viruses they are supposed to protect your computer from.  What they do to a computer should be considered criminal.  Please avoid them at all costs.

[Shuffler]

<<< Firm believer in NOD32

[mia389]

NOD32 and Kaspersky are both ones that I have used. I dont think they kill your computer live Norton and McAfee do. They both do a good job.

[Goat1]

Then could the AVG I have be my problem?

[Eagleclaw]

Im sorry, I forgot about AVG, I used it before I got Aces High and worked well but after I got it AVG screwed  around with it. Kaspersky is the best of all the choices i gave you, takes up the least space, doesn't mess with Aces High and has the best updating time of any anti-virus I've seen. Sorry about the misinformation, my memory hasn't exactly been the most reliable.

[Goat1]

Thanks I'll look into it

Goat1

[Denholm]

Then could the AVG I have be my problem?

It could quite possibly be part of the problem. The active system monitoring might be looking at aceshigh.exe as it performs its various tasks. In doing so it interrupts the game data from being processed flawlessly causing stutters or loss of frame rate.

Once again, it could be part of the problem. It is in no way guaranteed to be the source.

[Eagleclaw]

It could quite possibly be part of the problem. The active system monitoring might be looking at aceshigh.exe as it performs its various tasks. In doing so it interrupts the game data from being processed flawlessly causing stutters or loss of frame rate.

Once again, it could be part of the problem. It is in no way guaranteed to be the source.

Just remember, most viruses today go deeper into your system (rootkits, spyware, worms, etc) So adjust your anti-virus settings to go VERY deep into your computer during a scan. Set up a time for the anti-virus to run, I like to use a time when Im not on much, say 4 o'clock AM. I usually scan every day when Im sure a virus is on my comp and switch the settings every time i dont find one.
Did you happen to click on an ad on the internet about protecting your computer from CONFICKER? All of those ads I heard were viruses themselves.

[Denholm]

I wouldn't set up a schedule on which to scan. That in itself reduces system resources while AVG runs the timer for when it will execute the scan. The only scheduled task I would allow to run is a boot scan along with automatic updates.

[gyrene81]

I hope some of this advice is helping with your issues Goat...the anti-virus advice from skuzzy is dead on...also AVG is ok but I've been able to intentionally infect a system with trojans and ad-ware and AVG couldn't stop them...so I never recommend it.

If you're looking for a good freeware anti-virus I recommend Avast first, Avira second...both have effective freeware versions that will stop stuff even Norton and McAffee won't stop...daily anti-virus definition updates...email client, web browser, etc...protection...very light system process load...and if you want to use the "pro" versions, it's only $30/year.

Never schedule a system virus scan...nearly all anti-virus programs have resident real time file scanning protection processes running, and if a virus gets past that, it's too late for a scan to do anything more than tell you "oops"...if you suspect a virus just perform a manual system scan so you know what's happening.

[Goat1]

 Thanks for all the help, I did have my AVG on a schedule, which a halted.
I've ran virus scans and it comes up clean.
I'll try the free version of Avast and see what happens.
Also I've received some good tips on my other post concerning processes.

[Eagleclaw]

If you haven't tried Kaspersky yet they have a free download of their product on their home page and doesn't take up much space at all, Wont delete viruses it finds but rather just lets you know they are there, Kaspersky has two thumbs up from me. Takes up hardly any memory, has a HUGE virus bank, has immediate response to the newest viruses. <S>

[Goat1]

I was able to reduce my processes to 23 in game, now my frame rate is up to 59fps, but still jumps a bit sometimes down to around 25.
But it's a heck of alot better now.

Thanks for all the help

Goat1

[Eagleclaw]

good, after you take viruses out of your computer you MUST defragment your hard drive if you want the best performance, defragmenation cleans up unwanted files and "fixes" files that are messed up by deletion, viruses and installation. Because deleting a virus is like deleting a real program. Good to hear its better <S>