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peopleofthedas2011-03-16 06:06 am
jannifer) wrote in peopleofthedas2011-03-16 06:06 am
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Help with Game Video Issue, I Hope
For well over a year, my game ran beautifully. Now, I am desperately seeking help for a problem with DA:O that's suddenly gotten much worse. I'm hoping that someone more technically savvy than I am can come up with a solution.
EDIT: Problem solved thanks to the lovely amhran_comhrac. A new video card is in my future.
To get the technical stuff out up front, here's what I'm running:
Intel(R) Core Duo E6550 @2.33 ghz.
2 gigs of ram
Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS w/ 512 ram
Windows XP v.2002 w/ SP 3
40 gig hard drive with half the drive free.
The problem is that the game video -- while playing and during cutscenes and conversations -- gets kind of jerky, for lack of a better word. It's as if it kind of hangs for the barest fraction of a second, then jerks forward about five frames. It'll do this for about a minute or so, then all of a sudden the game will run perfectly for about 15-20 seconds. Then, it starts jerking again. This even happens when I'm in the Character Creator, it's not just during game play.
It used to be that this problem only occurred right after I booted up the computer and then immediately started the game. I assumed it was something going on in the background because it'd stop after a while and the game would run smoothly for however long I cared to play. If I exited the game and restarted it later without turning off the computer, things would still be fine.
However, the last couple of days, I've had to deal with this the whole time I've played, and I'm getting very frustrated. The game doesn't crash or hang up, it just does this weird jerky thing. Audio is fine, the mouse doesn't slow down, keyboard commands respond properly, and cutscenes and dialogue play (though they're jerky just like the game). It's all in the video.
Here's a list of everything I've done:
I've run dxdiag, and everything checks out. (DirectX 9c)
I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game.
I've adjusted the video settings for more or less quality, anti-aliased and not. (I had NOT made any changes in these settings when the problem started.)
I've tried starting a new game with all DLC disabled and my Override folder cleared out.
I've downloaded and installed the latest driver for my video card.
I've checked the thermometer which keeps track of the heat inside my computer case. It's not running hot.
Disabled or stopped any background programs. (Again, there's not anything running now that wasn't running before.)
EDIT: I've also tried rolling back my video driver to an earlier version. Still no luck.
I want to repeat that the game ran perfectly for over a year, then this became a problem only when I started the game right after booting up the computer (although it would resolve itself after playing for an hour or so), now it looks to be a permanent problem.
Does anybody have any idea what's happening?
EDIT: Problem solved thanks to the lovely amhran_comhrac. A new video card is in my future.
To get the technical stuff out up front, here's what I'm running:
Intel(R) Core Duo E6550 @2.33 ghz.
2 gigs of ram
Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS w/ 512 ram
Windows XP v.2002 w/ SP 3
40 gig hard drive with half the drive free.
The problem is that the game video -- while playing and during cutscenes and conversations -- gets kind of jerky, for lack of a better word. It's as if it kind of hangs for the barest fraction of a second, then jerks forward about five frames. It'll do this for about a minute or so, then all of a sudden the game will run perfectly for about 15-20 seconds. Then, it starts jerking again. This even happens when I'm in the Character Creator, it's not just during game play.
It used to be that this problem only occurred right after I booted up the computer and then immediately started the game. I assumed it was something going on in the background because it'd stop after a while and the game would run smoothly for however long I cared to play. If I exited the game and restarted it later without turning off the computer, things would still be fine.
However, the last couple of days, I've had to deal with this the whole time I've played, and I'm getting very frustrated. The game doesn't crash or hang up, it just does this weird jerky thing. Audio is fine, the mouse doesn't slow down, keyboard commands respond properly, and cutscenes and dialogue play (though they're jerky just like the game). It's all in the video.
Here's a list of everything I've done:
I've run dxdiag, and everything checks out. (DirectX 9c)
I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game.
I've adjusted the video settings for more or less quality, anti-aliased and not. (I had NOT made any changes in these settings when the problem started.)
I've tried starting a new game with all DLC disabled and my Override folder cleared out.
I've downloaded and installed the latest driver for my video card.
I've checked the thermometer which keeps track of the heat inside my computer case. It's not running hot.
Disabled or stopped any background programs. (Again, there's not anything running now that wasn't running before.)
EDIT: I've also tried rolling back my video driver to an earlier version. Still no luck.
I want to repeat that the game ran perfectly for over a year, then this became a problem only when I started the game right after booting up the computer (although it would resolve itself after playing for an hour or so), now it looks to be a permanent problem.
Does anybody have any idea what's happening?
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I can't borrow a card to check things out, but after eliminating all other possibilities, one must face the inevitable.
I was trying to figure out how to come up with the $$ for a new card thinking that I'd be looking at a minimum of a few hundred dollars. I can find $60.
Thank you so much for such practical help. It is most appreciated.
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The 8xxx series was a big leap forward for Nvidia so I think you'll be plesantly surprised with the 9500 compared to the 7700. It's got a bit more power (not a TON since it's pretty firmly midrange, while the 7700 was closer to upper), but the dx9 to dx10 leap is HUGE. Plus, if you went with 1gb of ram you'll absolutely see a difference.
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