Wierd warping issues

[breadroll]

Hi guys,

For about 2-3 months now I have been having issues when I play the game, whether it is online or offline. Now I know that my machine isn't the flashest out there. A PIII 1.7Ghz Laptop, 512Mb RAM, standard gear for something about 2 years old. Anyway my problem is that for some reason I can start up and fly for a few minutes without probs, but then my frame rate drops from around 30-40 to 10-15. This continues for about a minute or so, and then it will increase to about 2-3 time the normal pace, as if I was flying in 'Accelerated time mode'. This stops and goes back to normal after about 30-60 seconds. Throughout this wacky period  I get terrible warping.

I have tried changing game resolution, had problems with my internet connection fixed, tried frreing up memory but nothing seems to work.

Please help me!!

Thanks in advance.

[FTJR]

Bread,
What are your present video settings? from the splash screen.

Max texture size and the other settings?

I dont know anything about these things but lets go through it.

Also how many processes do you have running on your machine before you play?


JR

[Getback]

Lot of room there to work with. Have you checked system temp? JR is on the right trail though, It's seems to be a resource issue. What are your power settings? Maybe some of your memory went bad. Had that happen before. Have you upgraded or changed any programs?

That's about all I know.