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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:21 pm
Post subject: -HL2 and ATI RADEON X800 PRO: Anyone else experiencing massive hiccups?!?!
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Like everyone else here, I've waited for HL2 a long time and I even picked
up a X800 PRO last week to prepare myself.
So after wrestling Steam into letting me play the game I purchased this
morning (my CD-key still isn't authenticated yet), I'm finding myself
staring at a slideshow every few minutes of gameplay. It just chokes,
hiccups and slows down to a crawl intermittently. I just don't get it. I've
tried both 800x600, 1024x768 and a variety of video options from the
suggested to high and down to medium.
This is what I've got:
INTEL P4 2.53
INTEL 845 MOBO
ATI RADEON X800 PRO 256MB AGP (CATALYST 4.11)
SAMSUNG 512MB DDR333 SDRAM
HITACHI 160GB SATA HDD
SB AUDIGY LS
PLEXTOR 8X DVD+/-RW
WINXP PRO SP2
I have a feeling it has something to do with the SB AUDIGY LS because it is
a software-based sound card but DOOM3 runs like a charm and the only other
game I'm having similar issues with is Medal of Honor Pacific Assault. Then
again is it because I don't have a 1GB of RAM?
Is anyone else having this problem? All I want is to play HL2 at 60fps
without hiccups. HELP!!!
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:21 pm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:53 am
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In article <PtAmd.31143$z3.14044@bignews5.bellsouth.net>, Visceral_Syn
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> you don't 1gb of ram, but what you do have is a cpu thats running at 533mhz
> on it's FSB and memory chokin it at 333mhz.
ROFLMAO you clueless gimp.
P4 is QUAD PUMPED, i.e it runs at FOUR TIMES the FSB. The RAM is DDR so
it runs at TWICE the FSB. THe FSB for both is 166MHz so the RAM runs at
333MHz and the CPU at ~ 533MHz.
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Conor
Normality will be restored once we work out what normality actually is.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: -HL2 and ATI RADEON X800 PRO: Anyone else experiencing mas.. |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:42 pm
Post subject: Re: -HL2 and ATI RADEON X800 PRO: Anyone else experiencing massive hiccups?!?! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Konfucius" <konfucius.RemoveThis@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:M4-dnYMGgrM3TAfcRVn-hw@rogers.com...
> Like everyone else here, I've waited for HL2 a long time and I even picked
> up a X800 PRO last week to prepare myself.
>
> So after wrestling Steam into letting me play the game I purchased this
> morning (my CD-key still isn't authenticated yet), I'm finding myself
> staring at a slideshow every few minutes of gameplay. It just chokes,
> hiccups and slows down to a crawl intermittently. I just don't get it.
> I've tried both 800x600, 1024x768 and a variety of video options from the
> suggested to high and down to medium.
>
> This is what I've got:
>
> INTEL P4 2.53
> INTEL 845 MOBO
> ATI RADEON X800 PRO 256MB AGP (CATALYST 4.11)
> SAMSUNG 512MB DDR333 SDRAM
> HITACHI 160GB SATA HDD
> SB AUDIGY LS
> PLEXTOR 8X DVD+/-RW
> WINXP PRO SP2
>
> I have a feeling it has something to do with the SB AUDIGY LS because it
> is a software-based sound card but DOOM3 runs like a charm and the only
> other game I'm having similar issues with is Medal of Honor Pacific
> Assault. Then again is it because I don't have a 1GB of RAM?
>
> Is anyone else having this problem? All I want is to play HL2 at 60fps
> without hiccups. HELP!!!
>
>
> [[[Konfucius]]]
On my setup (XP2400, 768mb Sdram and 9700 NP) HL2 defaults to
1024x768 all high settings. It doesnt play smoothly on that tho. HL2 needs
a lot of RAM - 256mb minimum is utter bollocks. Secondly after you've
installed
all 3.5 gb you need to defrag it before playing. I've opted to force dx8
shaders to
boost performance by adding -dxlevel 81 to the command line.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: -HL2 and ATI RADEON X800 PRO: Anyone else experiencing mas.. |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:42 pm
Post subject: Re: -HL2 and ATI RADEON X800 PRO: Anyone else experiencing massive hiccups?!?! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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If Your HD is really chugging even after it loads a level, a defrag
might be what you need. But find a third party utility like Norton
(oh man I know someone is going to say "Are you F*cked!!? Not
Notron!!") but thier defrag works well on large drives.
HU
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:42:53 GMT, "Sleepy"
<nospamthanksbpespley.RemoveThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
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>"Konfucius" <konfucius.RemoveThis@rogers.com> wrote in message
>news:M4-dnYMGgrM3TAfcRVn-hw@rogers.com...
>> Like everyone else here, I've waited for HL2 a long time and I even picked
>> up a X800 PRO last week to prepare myself.
>>
>> So after wrestling Steam into letting me play the game I purchased this
>> morning (my CD-key still isn't authenticated yet), I'm finding myself
>> staring at a slideshow every few minutes of gameplay. It just chokes,
>> hiccups and slows down to a crawl intermittently. I just don't get it.
>> I've tried both 800x600, 1024x768 and a variety of video options from the
>> suggested to high and down to medium.
>>
>> This is what I've got:
>>
>> INTEL P4 2.53
>> INTEL 845 MOBO
>> ATI RADEON X800 PRO 256MB AGP (CATALYST 4.11)
>> SAMSUNG 512MB DDR333 SDRAM
>> HITACHI 160GB SATA HDD
>> SB AUDIGY LS
>> PLEXTOR 8X DVD+/-RW
>> WINXP PRO SP2
>>
>> I have a feeling it has something to do with the SB AUDIGY LS because it
>> is a software-based sound card but DOOM3 runs like a charm and the only
>> other game I'm having similar issues with is Medal of Honor Pacific
>> Assault. Then again is it because I don't have a 1GB of RAM?
>>
>> Is anyone else having this problem? All I want is to play HL2 at 60fps
>> without hiccups. HELP!!!
>>
>>
>> [[[Konfucius]]]
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>On my setup (XP2400, 768mb Sdram and 9700 NP) HL2 defaults to
>1024x768 all high settings. It doesnt play smoothly on that tho. HL2 needs
>a lot of RAM - 256mb minimum is utter bollocks. Secondly after you've
>installed
>all 3.5 gb you need to defrag it before playing. I've opted to force dx8
>shaders to
>boost performance by adding -dxlevel 81 to the command line.
><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: -HL2 and ATI RADEON X800 PRO: Anyone else experiencing mas.. |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:48 pm
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Visceral_Syn wrote in message ...
>you don't 1gb of ram, but what you do have is a cpu thats running at 533mhz
>on it's FSB and memory chokin it at 333mhz. anytime u run cpu/mobo/memory
in
>a non-optimal configuration funky stuff is gunna happen!
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>
> ...Syn...
don't listen to any of this bullshit. your pc should be fine to run the
game. try completely removing your drivers and then reinstall them. perhaps
grab the cat 4.12 beta drivers (goto the forums at rage3d.com -> catalyst
discussion)
when you say slideshow, how bad is it? the x800pro should be running the
game really well, it benches at around 60-70fps in most tests.
make sure you don't have any other prog sucking up your cpu /memory in the
background too.
this is probably just a driver issue I reckon.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: -HL2 and ATI RADEON X800 PRO: Anyone else experiencing mas.. |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:38 pm
Post subject: Re: -HL2 and ATI RADEON X800 PRO: Anyone else experiencing massive hiccups?!?! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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I was having this same problem on an AMD 3200 with a 9700 Pro and 1 gig of
ram. I thought it might be a sound issue, so I turned off sound. No help.
I cured the problem by using EndItAll to shut down all the superfluous crap
and running the game on highpriority.
"Konfucius" <konfucius RemoveThis @rogers.com> wrote in message
news:M4-dnYMGgrM3TAfcRVn-hw@rogers.com...
> Like everyone else here, I've waited for HL2 a long time and I even picked
> up a X800 PRO last week to prepare myself.
>
> So after wrestling Steam into letting me play the game I purchased this
> morning (my CD-key still isn't authenticated yet), I'm finding myself
> staring at a slideshow every few minutes of gameplay. It just chokes,
> hiccups and slows down to a crawl intermittently. I just don't get it.
I've
> tried both 800x600, 1024x768 and a variety of video options from the
> suggested to high and down to medium.
>
> This is what I've got:
>
> INTEL P4 2.53
> INTEL 845 MOBO
> ATI RADEON X800 PRO 256MB AGP (CATALYST 4.11)
> SAMSUNG 512MB DDR333 SDRAM
> HITACHI 160GB SATA HDD
> SB AUDIGY LS
> PLEXTOR 8X DVD+/-RW
> WINXP PRO SP2
>
> I have a feeling it has something to do with the SB AUDIGY LS because it
is
> a software-based sound card but DOOM3 runs like a charm and the only other
> game I'm having similar issues with is Medal of Honor Pacific Assault.
Then
> again is it because I don't have a 1GB of RAM?
>
> Is anyone else having this problem? All I want is to play HL2 at 60fps
> without hiccups. HELP!!!
>
>
> [[[Konfucius]]]
>
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:57 pm
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:53:14 -0000, Conor <conor.turton RemoveThis @gmail.com>
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>In article <PtAmd.31143$z3.14044@bignews5.bellsouth.net>, Visceral_Syn
>says...
>> you don't 1gb of ram, but what you do have is a cpu thats running at 533mhz
>> on it's FSB and memory chokin it at 333mhz.
>
>ROFLMAO you clueless gimp.
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>P4 is QUAD PUMPED, i.e it runs at FOUR TIMES the FSB. The RAM is DDR so
>it runs at TWICE the FSB. THe FSB for both is 166MHz so the RAM runs at
>333MHz and the CPU at ~ 533MHz.
There seems to be a flaw in your math. 166 x 4 is NOT 533, but 664,
166 X 3 is 533. If the CPU runs at 4 x the FSB, and it is running at
533, then his FSB must be 133. Or is there something I'm missing?
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You should start drinking prune juice and KY jelly cocktails right now,
that will make things a lot smoother.
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:39 pm
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It's not likely a video driver issue, it's more likely some app running in
the background, I'd guess the sound card as per the op, if no other games do
this (I still lean toward a small app that runs in the background). Try
disabling most processes in the task manager, especially ones with dynamic
icons in the taskbar.
And Paul, try learning a bit about computers before you post rude remarks
about other people's post when their theories are just as sound as yours.
Mike
"Paul" <paul.RemoveThis@gooboo.com> wrote in message
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> Visceral_Syn wrote in message ...
>>you don't 1gb of ram, but what you do have is a cpu thats running at
>>533mhz
>>on it's FSB and memory chokin it at 333mhz. anytime u run cpu/mobo/memory
> in
>>a non-optimal configuration funky stuff is gunna happen!
>>
>>
>> ...Syn...
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> don't listen to any of this bullshit. your pc should be fine to run the
> game. try completely removing your drivers and then reinstall them.
> perhaps
> grab the cat 4.12 beta drivers (goto the forums at rage3d.com -> catalyst
> discussion)
>
> when you say slideshow, how bad is it? the x800pro should be running the
> game really well, it benches at around 60-70fps in most tests.
>
> make sure you don't have any other prog sucking up your cpu /memory in the
> background too.
>
> this is probably just a driver issue I reckon.
>
>
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:58 am
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:46 pm
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Taking a moment's reflection, Mike mused:
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| It's not likely a video driver issue, it's more likely some app running in
| the background, I'd guess the sound card as per the op, if no other games
| do this (I still lean toward a small app that runs in the background).
Judging by the threads in the www.steampowered.com forums ("Audio
Stuttering") *many* people are having this, or similar issue. Currently, my
money is on bad coding. >> Stay informed about: -HL2 and ATI RADEON X800 PRO: Anyone else experiencing mas.. |
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