Games Not Working

Ok as you can tell from the title my games are not working correctly on my pc. Such games as BF vietnam and battlefield 2, Hitman Blood Money now these are quite demanding games and they run well slow so just moving around the map is a problem.

I have got 256 mb ram 266 with 2.70 ghz 2,71 ghz processors also 256 mb nvidia geforce graphics card and a 128 creative sound card any ideas. ?

Thanks

 

hmm well thats the problem i have only got in 256 mb of ram because i took out 256 to see if either one or both pieces of ram are defective.

The problem started when i installed Battlefield Vietnam and tried playing it, it was well slow like framerate and AI etc so i put in my My nvidia Geforce 6600 256 mb and still no luck i have also bought a new hard-drive since. So it's got to be either the motherboard or cpu or something else i reckon.

Thanks Halo.

 

To run BF2,Hitman blood money and pretty much all new games you need minimum 768mb to 1gig of ram

 

nope its not the ram because my brother also plays them and to run BF Vietnam is very low specs. My brother has 512 ram. Is there any video options that are wrong or do you know of any good pc diagnostics tools?

 

Do you have the latest NVidia drivers?
If you have an AMD processor (which I'm guessing you don't unless you have an FX), the Dual Core Optimizer and latest drivers do wonders.
Have you tried playing at lowest settings possible without taking out any RAM (so you have 512)? Do your brother have similar computer specs?

 

I think so,
No i don't but do i need to install drivers for my processor ?
Yes i Have,
Yes I Have,
and yes we do lol

 

Give us your full system specs neatly lol I cant read it and tell us what Power supply you have.Do you have 256mb of ram or 512mb?

 

Sorry for neglecting my own Thread! But its just hassle ive been trying to find a program that can give all of your system specs but you can also output to a log so its a simple matter of cut & paste.

Anyone know of any Good System Specs analyzer ? I'm using Aida32 atm.

 

Try Everest. Hit the report button and make a summary report in plain text. You can copy and paste that.

http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181

 

Thanks Cochese for the link, very useful.

OK i made a report and was thinking of just pasting it here but it would be huge and i didnt know wethere or not to cut bits and pieces out. So i have it as an attachment to this post.

Normally when i see attachments it puts me off of helping the user. Simply because it's more hassle but please can someone have a gander. I really baffled and i've been battling this problem for almost a year now.

Thanks in advance.

 

No problem. I am not sure what the minimum specs are for those games, but I would imagine(like the others said) that your ram is the problem.

I would go with what Halo said and try and kill some processes.
How many do you have running?

 

Well i know i definately meet the system specs for BF1942 and BF vietnam but still have problems. Old games but so good .

I think it's the motherboard i'm not sure if you can tell from the report i gave, but that's the only thing i hav'nt changed.

I have taken out 1 ram and still problem put that back in and taken out the other still same problem.

I changed the cpu still problem.

I changed the hard-drive because of failure got new one and still i had 'The Problem'

I had the problem before i put in the graphics card and the sound card.

The only thing left i can think of is the mother board is'nt comunicating properly with the other pieces of hard-ware.

I have shut down some services before playing BF vietnam and still no luck.

These are the services i have running atm.

C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ups.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\D-Link\AirPlus XtremeG\AirPlusCFG.exe
C:\Program Files\ANI\ANIWZCS2 Service\WZCSLDR2.exe
C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_09\bin\jusched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE
C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

I went onto the BF vietnam website trouble shooting and shut down the process's that they said didnt need to be running and still i had 'the problem'

 

Are these idle temps?
Are your temps always this high?

Temperatures:
Motherboard 64 °C (147 °F)
CPU 69 °C (156 °F)
Aux 38 °C (100 °F)
GPU 71 °C (160 °F)
Hitachi HDS728080PLAT20 37 °C (99 °F)

How many fans do you have? What size? Where are they?

Do you have problems when you're not playing games, playing a DVD maybe?

 

Erm this is when the computer is on

I hav'nt tried running a DVD

I only have 1 fan on top of my CPU heat sink running at 3345 rpm

Do you reckon the temps are to high ?

 

Are you saying you don't have any case fans?
Overheating might be the problem.

I have three case fans plus the cpu fan.

120mm exhaust on back
80mm intake on side
80mm intake on front

case fans...

 

Do you reckon a case fan would, sort this out ?

 

You can test by removing the side of the case,if your temperatures drop considerably some case fans will help,you could also use a deskfan to blow cool air into the case also clean the dust from the heatsinks

Post the specs from the side of your power supply and check your video card properties to make sure the card is running AGPX8 if it isnt it will say PCI mode

I have also ran BF2 on a machine with 512ram,1900 cpu and a FX 5700 and it runs fine

 

some fall but the mobo stays the same. Some times increases :S

 

^*Bump*^

So Do you reckon i should install a case fan if so where?

 

Have you tried running it with just the case open?

You should have at least two fans(intake/exhaust) for good air circulation.

This is what I have.

120mm exhaust on back
80mm intake on side
80mm intake on front

Temperatures:
Motherboard 32 °C (90 °F)
CPU 47 °C (117 °F)
Aux 29 °C (84 °F)
Seagate ST3160812AS 30 °C (86 °F)

Cooling Fans:
CPU 3428 RPM
Front 5079 RPM
Rear 576 RPM

 

When i installed Sid Meier's Railroads and than tried to play it said i didnt have minimum system requirments..here is my info

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Dimension 4600
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A03
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Memory: 510MB RAM
Page File: 292MB used, 957MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

 

When i installed Sid Meier's Railroads it said i didnt have the minimum system requirments can anyone help here is my info

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Dimension 4600
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A03
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Memory: 510MB RAM
Page File: 292MB used, 957MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

 

Welcome to MG!

You might want to try starting your own thread. It will be easier for you to get help that way. Also, you didn't post what video card you have.

 

Yeah so anyway,

ere are my temps with the side of case of and it's been on for a while

 

soz 4got to post them last time :S lol

Here they are:

Drum roll please


Temperatures:
Motherboard 60 °C (140 °F)
CPU 28 °C (82 °F)
Aux 42 °C (108 °F)
GPU 74 °C (165 °F)
Hitachi HDS728080PLAT20 39 °C (102 °F)

 

Have you tried playing any games with it open?
Notice any difference?

 

sorry for the late reply been busy with college and work etc,

and yes i have still no luck, shall i install another fan if so where?

thanks for your interest in helping me cochese

 

^Bump^

So far it looks like there is'nt an actual reason for this problem, hopefully someone with greater experince would spot this and help.

 

Alright, first of all, cooling with the side off doesn't *look* like a problem. I recommend killing some unneeded services in Windows to free up RAM.
http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12
This will supply you with the information needed. Read through *all* of them to see if you don't actually need that service, and then close it down. This'll free up enough to improve your system's performance somewhat.
Also, when looking back on your RAMs speed, it's seriously lacking. 266 is just... well, bad. Consider upgrading to the 400 something RAM. I'm running with a gigabyte of that, and it works fine. The only other thing that could be dragging down system performance is malware (at least this is what I presume, I wouldn't know because I specialize in making computer systems their most efficient, and working with networks and gaming, *not* dealing with malware. I only hear that malware slows down computer systems, and from my personal experiences, does it significantly.)
Sound card, video card, and processor looks good, so you don't need to change those. Other than that also, follow the advice given and get the drivers for the dual-core and the latest drivers for your video card. That can do a lot of performance damage. I can think of nothing else that can help you.
-The Zorkman

 

i think you just need to put a new stick of ram in there, i'm running on 512 ram and i can run f.e.a.r. (yay!!!!) so you know if you got everything else just add some ram 512=$50 or go for 1gig=$100 XD

 

hmm.. well i have tried shutting down the process's before but no change.

Also where would i find these drivers for my processor ive searched and searched with no luck.

Could my hardware not work well together and because of that it uses up alot of system resources?

If so how would i overcome this?

Why is 400 Mhz better than 266 MHz ? I know its faster but surely it shouldnt matter if the games require 256 and i got 512 ?

 

Speed is important in RAM. The more speed it has, the faster it can put things, and take things, off and on the chip itself.
Anyway, I want you to look at your IRQ settings. Right-click the My Computer icon, click properties, then Hardware, then device Manager. Inside the Device Manager, click View, then Resources By Connection. As soon as you've done that, check the Interrupt Request area. If any two things have the same IRQ, that may be your problem right there.
It's not about killing processes either, thats a one-time thing. You want to disable them from automatically come up and chew up valuable resources.

 

Ok well i have got two pairs:

SCSI/Raid Host controller

and

Microsoft ACPI-Compliant system

Both have number 9 and :

D-Link Airplus DWL -G520 Wirless PCI Adapter

and

SiS 900-Based PCI Fast ethernet adapter

Both have number 19.

Is this wrong, i dont have any experince in this area

 

Okay, yes, it's bad. Any two things under the same IRQ port is fighting for the attention of the processor, ultimately slowing down the system, but those are not used in any game other than on the internet, so I wouldn't worry about it-- unless you want faster response times for your internet.
The two ways to change them are in your BIOS, or change the location of the card itself (only on some motherboards). I don't have much experience in this field either, but I had an IRQ problem with my 6600GT, and I just moved around my sound card and it was fixed. But your motherboard may be different. Remember, go into your BIOS to change it if you want, otherwise don't mess around with it.
The only thing I can see that could possibly be dragging down game performance is your RAM. I suggest you get more, and faster, RAM.

 

Surely if the game only requires 256 and ive got 512 then the problem isnt down to Ram?

What ram do you recomend ? 400 Mhz 1 gb ?

Also is there anything else i can do on whole to make my computer better?

you may see another post pop up again if the ram dosent fix it.

 

400 MHz of 1 gig RAM'll be sufficient, for a while. And the only way to make your computer better is to start on an upgrade spree. Don't forget to look up reviews for any product you're going to purchase.

 

Ok thanks for your help Zorkman, *Goes out to buy new Ram* Ill post back on my progress

 

Just downloaded Ram Def Text it says i was running 448 mb of Ram running WarHammer 40K then defragged my ram it went down to 225mb and stayed for a while. Does this prove the point that i neede more ram ?

 

but bf2 is completely different than bf vietnam i had a hard running that bf2 smooth with a e6400 processor and 1 gb of ddr2 ram i just had to much stuff running and my memory need to be more.listen to me i have a 7900gtx,4.2 ghz processor,new egg was sold out my ram so i couldnt buy more but 1 gb of ddr2 and i couldnt run it on low with it not skipping.

 

AFAIK he never mentioned trying to play BF2.


The temps you posted seem fine to me, except the motherboard looks a little hot.
In terms of case fans, the most ideal airflow would be intake on (or near) the front and exhaust on the back, to make sure everything's covered. I have three case fans (side, top, back), and the case temp is quite cool. Two should be enough, though, with one near the front and one on the back.

If and when you install more RAM, plus fans (or other method of airflow, such as the side panel off and a regular plug-in fan blowing inside), and that doesn't help your problem...*shrugs*

 

Hmm.. i got some new ram, i got an extra 512 running at 400 mhz but because i only have 2 ram ports its only upgraded by 256. So now i have 768 mb ram.

I installed CS:S today and to my utmost annoyance i have this problem in this game. I think it may be FPS because i play CS:S at FPS of 10.46 average. I know this is seriously crap.

I think i have found the problem, I went into my IRQ settings again and next to my Vidia geforce 6600 (IRQ 16) it says PCI next to it any help ?