FPS slow down problem..

Discussion in 'Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners' started by Hanney, Nov 27, 2006.

  1. Hanney

    Hanney Geek Trainee

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    First of all heres my specs

    GFX Card: Nvidia 6800 GS 512 MB

    AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor
    3200+
    2.20Ghz
    1.00 GB of RAM

    Latest Nvidia graphics card drivers installed and other various drivers tried previously.

    When ever i start a game up when it reaches the point of the game where there is 3D graphics displayed on screen the fps is usually good then drops way down. For example i start up Grand Theft Auto San Andreas and when it reaches the main menu the background has no actual 3D graphic models or anything and then when i load a game and the game has loaded up and there is graphics displayed the FPS on screen is around 41 - 45 then around 7-10 seconds later it drops from that to around 15-24 for over 10 minutes then goes back to normal and the sound also crackles while like this. Even sometimes the game dosent go back to its normal FPS. Yeah i can run the game fine before any one asks.

    There is also another small problem that COULD be related to this. Sometimes after quiting a game then going back in say it crashes and the error report comes up and i go back in seconds later after the game had loaded the computer will freeze and the sound will loop (Nvidia loop?) It used to do this constantly but i solved it by updating my motherboard drivers and it wasnt so frequent anymore. Its as if the computers is running low in memory with opening games alot causes it to just lock up and crash. Im not really sure about what this could be? people have said things like dust? which sounds really strange... Could it be anything to do with faulty sticks of ram?
     
  2. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    Heyyyyyy :)

    Ok, first off, i would suggest running memtest86 overnight, this will test your ram and check for errors.

    link: Memtest86 - Memory Diagnostic Page

    Also, try re seating your graphics card, checking the power connector is plugged in.

    Is it possible for you to get some temperature readings of your graphics card
    and cpu?, Check that the heatsink/fan on the graphics card is running ok too.
     
  3. Hanney

    Hanney Geek Trainee

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    Hey iv still to try the memtest thing but i can tell you the temperature of the CPU and GPU at the moment. While in a game the temperatures are at GPU: 68
    and CPU: 66 while out of a game GPU: 62 and CPU: 56/57..

    Off topic: Havent i seen you somewhere before? :L
     
  4. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    thats abit too high for an AMD 3200+!, check your fan/heatsink, when you put it in did you leave the thermal paste on?, with my overclocked 3700+ my idle is 32 and load about 40!

    [ot] Me?, no you havent seen me, but i am talking to you on msn now LOL :p [/ot]


    ~~Edit** What is your powersupply?? (Make / Model)
     

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