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Thread ID: 111019	2010-07-10 11:06:00	Gaming performance doesn't seem to be what it should be	Agent_24 (57)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1117631	2010-07-11 23:06:00	I'm having problems with bad performance in some games, and it seems like my PC just isn't running as good as it should be.. maybe. Just tried playing Crysis. Resolution 1152x864 on medium settings, no anti-aliasing and v-sync disabled, and it was lagging. But it was weird lag, not just continuously low frame rates. It would lag for a few seconds, then speed up, then lag... it's hard to describe I checked CPU and GPU utilization which was 50% and 40% respectively - so if the game is using only half of my system resources - why the weird lag problem?? (And yes, the video card was running at full speed and not stuck in 2D mode) I don't have the fastest PC but I thought it wasn't too bad: Phenom II 945, Radeon HD5770, 4GB DDR3 running on an MSI 790GX-G65 Does this sound like typical performance for this hardware? Because to me it seems that something is wrong... Change to DX9 API, DX10 will be too much for the GPU	SolMiester (139)
1117632	2010-07-12 00:40:00	Yeah, have you checked that windows firewall isn't blocking some aspects of Crysis? I don't use Windows firewall, and it wasn't just Crysis. PassMark benchmark was pretty bad too, Furmark lagged as well. Could be something such as Anti-Virus interfering? I suppose it could have been, can't check until I reinstall though. Change to DX9 API, DX10 will be too much for the GPU The problems were on XP with DX9. When I installed Windows 7 and used DX10 I could run on higher settings with better performance. It was definitely not the game.	Agent_24 (57)
1117633	2010-07-12 00:45:00	Erk! I'm glad I learned that from you and not the hard way... to use the right keyboard after swapping a monitor between my XP and W7 machines!] It's pretty stupid how Microsoft has NOTHING warning you that this could happen. (Funny thing, Linux can now detect a hibernated filesystem. When it does, it warns you, and will only mount the volume read-only) Hibernation is a standard feature, and Windows has multi-boot capability built in. This problem I think could be caused by accident more times than you would think. If it ever happens to you, do NOT run CHKDSK. It will find all the new and modified files, decide they shouldn't be there, and then delete them all.	Agent_24 (57)
1117634	2010-07-12 01:12:00	I don't use Windows firewall, and it wasn't just Crysis. PassMark benchmark was pretty bad too, Furmark lagged as well. I suppose it could have been, can't check until I reinstall though. The problems were on XP with DX9. When I installed Windows 7 and used DX10 I could run on higher settings with better performance. It was definitely not the game. Sounds like a driver issue then!, it is an ATi card after all!	SolMiester (139)
1117635	2010-07-12 01:41:00	Sounds like a driver issue then!, it is an ATi card after all! :lol: :lol: :lol:	Chilling_Silence (9)
1117636	2010-07-12 02:10:00	Must have been a pretty bad driver issue According to Passmark PerformanceTest 7.0, system memory read\write was about 500MB/s slower on the XP install...	Agent_24 (57)
1117637	2010-07-12 02:31:00	Are you overclocking the video card at all?	Deimos (5715)
1117638	2010-07-12 03:29:00	Are you overclocking the video card at all? No, everything in my system is running at stock speeds as far as I know.	Agent_24 (57)
1117639	2010-07-12 03:50:00	No, everything in my system is running at stock speeds as far as I know. Have you ever notice when installing Geforce drivers, on the reboot, the native resolution is selected 9 times out of 10,but not with ATi?..... Seriously, try another driver, then install DX9 again if using XP...	SolMiester (139)
1117640	2010-07-14 03:37:00	prolly nothing to do with the card i gt same card and run crysis on dx10 ultra high 1400x1200 2xAA with 25-35ish fps	Sum1 (15140)
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