I just got into playing the origins game, and have run into a bit of an issue.
Sometimes my game drops fps at what seems like random (though it does seem to occur after cutscenes, etc.) Also, during cutscenes, the scene might freeze and the speech becomes static and garbled. This doesn't happen often, but I usually need to alt+tab to fix it.
I am running the game at low settings, includign buffer events off.
My system specs are Intel Core 2 Duo @2.4 GHz, ~6GB RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT (3GB memory).
Any suggestions? Its usually the only process taking CPU (though it is a CPU hog).
Random FPS Drop and Cutscene freezes/Garbled sound
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RickyTicki
, avril 20 2011 05:17
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Posté 20 avril 2011 - 10:26
RaenImrahl
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Are you using a laptop? I would monitor overheating...
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Posté 24 avril 2011 - 09:56
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Yes I am using a laptop (HP Pavilion dv7). How would I go about monitoring/regulating overheating issues? I do believe it is a heating issue, but I am not sure how to attempt to resolve it without purchasing new hardware. I get FPS drops in many games, so I do believe it has to do with overheating. Sorry for the late response... I had a bit of homework to do.
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Posté 27 avril 2011 - 04:13
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RickyTicki wrote...
Yes I am using a laptop (HP Pavilion dv7). How would I go about monitoring/regulating overheating issues? I do believe it is a heating issue, but I am not sure how to attempt to resolve it without purchasing new hardware. I get FPS drops in many games, so I do believe it has to do with overheating. Sorry for the late response... I had a bit of homework to do.
Sorry for the delay in responding. There are links to some free montoring software in the Solutions Roundup, pinned towards the top of the forum (also linked in my sig below).
If you confirm it is an overheating issue, your solutions may be limited by the laptop's form factor. Certainly, getting a can of compressed air and blowing out any dust may help... but you need to be careful not to blow debris futher into the chasis. I have not had any experience with third-party laptop cooling products... so I can't speak to their worth... hopefully someone else online can. Finally, you can try playing at lower graphics settings and see if that will help. If possible (don't know with your particular laptop) you can try playing on AC power without the battery connected... that use to help my ancient Dell business laptop, although I wasn't playing games on it (video editing).
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Posté 27 avril 2011 - 04:46
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Thanks for the tips. I am almost certain its a overheating issue combined with a cluttered hard drive. I use speedfan to monitor temps, and sometimes the temperatures are in the 70C range when idling (which I assume is rather high). I also notice that sometimes my CPU jumps up to 50 or 60% idling, (usually svchost acting up). I am thinking about updating to a desktop after my exams are over, but for now I may need to settle with low settings and a sporadic framedrop.
