ME2 for the most part's been playing fine for me on the PC save for that
minorly annoying not autoconnecting since downloading Arrival (logging in manual after the initial timed out message works fine). As of
Sunday, when trying to play, everything moves very sluggish so that the
pins minigame is unplayable when the game does actually allow me to
attempt to open a door/access a console. Those will show up red framed
with a maybe hiccuping of blue that makes it clickable.
Tried to see if it was something isolated to the save or that particular
Shep, but it happens with all of them, and even effects cutscenes.
Figured it was possibly new video card driver update, did that and it'll
start off fine for all of 20 seconds tops then back to the
sluggishness. Since it's the Steam version, I verified the game files
along with defragged the game files, no changes.
Did a disk cleanup and defrag on my computer, still no change on game.
Redid the game verify and game file defrag, still no change.
Backed up my saves and did an uninstall/reinstall of the game. Still no change.
At this point I'm at a loss as to figuring what else to do. I've not modded anything, and last download of anything on my computer was the Kindle for PC app over a week ago. Startup upon boot is only the basics of firewall/antivirus and core OS files.
My system specs:
Mass Effect2.exe: v1.02
Launcher: v1.01
Config: v1.03
Processor: amd athlon II X2 245
Clock speed: 2908 MHz
Physical Memory 2.00GB
VRAM: 1.00GB
Display Adapter: Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
Driver version: 267.24
Sound: REaltek HD Audio output
OS: XP home SP3 (5.1.2600)
DirectX 9,0c (Mar 2009)or later
Any suggestions at this point are appreciated.
Mysterious sluggishness with ME2
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M-Sinistrari
, mai 31 2011 01:39
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Posté 31 mai 2011 - 05:57
mcsupersport
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If the game plays fine for 20 seconds then gets slow, my first thought is heat in your video card. Have you checked out other games since it started??
You may want to if it is a tower unit either crack the case and verify the CPU and GPU fans are turning when you are running the computer or dl a monitor program that can list the heat of them when you are playing.
Otherwise you have to ask what has changed in software since the last time you played that it worked fine, until now. It shouldn't just for the heck of it start messing up out of the blue if it is a software issue unless something updated or installed that changed something.
You may want to if it is a tower unit either crack the case and verify the CPU and GPU fans are turning when you are running the computer or dl a monitor program that can list the heat of them when you are playing.
Otherwise you have to ask what has changed in software since the last time you played that it worked fine, until now. It shouldn't just for the heck of it start messing up out of the blue if it is a software issue unless something updated or installed that changed something.
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Posté 31 mai 2011 - 06:50
M-Sinistrari
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mcsupersport wrote...
If the game plays fine for 20 seconds then gets slow, my first thought is heat in your video card. Have you checked out other games since it started??
You may want to if it is a tower unit either crack the case and verify the CPU and GPU fans are turning when you are running the computer or dl a monitor program that can list the heat of them when you are playing.
Otherwise you have to ask what has changed in software since the last time you played that it worked fine, until now. It shouldn't just for the heck of it start messing up out of the blue if it is a software issue unless something updated or installed that changed something.
Other games are playing fine, made sure to test a cross section of Bioware/non-Bioware games and Steam/non-Steam games. I do have an old paranoia over heating issues, so my tower's elevated with the side panel off. All fans are going and I'm not feeling any difference in heat than the norm. I also have a house fan going with air directed towards the tower area as a backup since the apartment's a bit of a heat trap when the sun's in full blast.
I did adjust the pagefile size on recommendation from a friend which now gives me about 30-35 seconds before the sluggishness starts again.
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Posté 01 juin 2011 - 02:58
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Could possibly be an CPU affinity issue. This problem is more prevalent in AMD processors than with Intel.
From eshrafel's report, as mentioned in Kloreep's TEch FAQ.
You will have to do this every time you fire up ME2, or you can use a 3rd party app like MassAffinity to launch the game.
From eshrafel's report, as mentioned in Kloreep's TEch FAQ.
1. Start Mass Effect 2.
2. Alt-tab out, and start Windows Task Manager. You can do this by right clicking the taskbar and pressing 'Start Task Manager' or use the menu after pressing ctrl+alt+del.
3. In the processes tab, find MassEffect2.exe, right click on it and press Set Affinity...
4. Select a single processor, so only CPU0 or CPU1 is checked. Press ok.
5. Go into Set Affinity... again.
6. Enable both processors once more.
7. Alt-tab back into Mass Effect 2 and test
You will have to do this every time you fire up ME2, or you can use a 3rd party app like MassAffinity to launch the game.
