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nadriel

Tech help

Oct 06, 2008 22:53

Okay, I've been poking at this on and off for a while now, and it's got to the point where I'm stumped ( Read more... )

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ginasketch October 6 2008, 21:55:51 UTC

I have the same problem with Doom 3 on my machine. I assume you have craploads of RAM? You are Mike after all.

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nadriel October 6 2008, 22:00:22 UTC

I'll have a look at that, but I have 3 gigs of RAM, so it shouldn't be due to a lack.

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nadriel October 6 2008, 22:03:09 UTC

Indeedy.

matgb October 6 2008, 22:45:28 UTC

Is all your RAM still working properly? Try one of those online system scans that tells you what your actual working spec is instead of the supposed spec?

Also check that your graphics/sound cards are fully functional as well.

Beyond that, nope, whenver I get problems like this it's due to not enough spec (Jennie's PC, although currently quaranteed, doesn't have seperate grpahics/sound card, thus isn't good for gaming although it outspecs my tower, which is OK for gaming, which confused me completely for awhile).

ginasketch October 6 2008, 22:00:31 UTC

Yeah my Photoshop misbehaves when I have Itunes open at the same time because they are both memory hogs.

I'm kind of picturing mike's computer as being a RAM beast though...

nadriel October 6 2008, 22:05:47 UTC

Okay, checked: Resource use outside the game is minimal, and CPU usage outside the game almost nonexistent.

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nadriel October 6 2008, 22:11:00 UTC

I have AVG running regular updates and scans, but I'll force an immediate check just to be sure.

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alawston October 6 2008, 22:50:01 UTC

Yeah, I had all sorts of useful suggestions - all of which have been made here, and all of which wither and die in the face of someone who already knows what they're doing.

The idea that all the RAM might not necessarily be working properly is a goodun though, and one which caused me much heartache a couple of years back.

Have you tried scaling back the graphics options to see if that makes any difference?

nadriel October 7 2008, 06:02:12 UTC

I have, it unfortunately doesn't. Also, some other games work fine.

ginasketch October 6 2008, 22:08:07 UTC

Yikes. There we go then.

Of course I have the habit of stubbornly having 10 windows/tabs open at the same time anyway.

nadriel October 7 2008, 06:02:43 UTC

That doesn't seem to make a difference, 0 or 10 still affects the games that won't work in the same way.

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