SC: Conviction - no problems previously, now repeated slowdowns

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Been playing Splinter Cell: Conviction off/on for the past month. I took the video settings down one notch from the default to low-medium, and it ran fine on my system, even with Windows visual effects set to "Best appearance".

Now it's suddenly getting slowdowns nearly every time other characters/enemies come into the picture.

Any ideas what might be causing this sudden change in system behavior? The videocard driver is current and I've been downloading/installing all Windows updates as they're released.

Thanks in advance.
 

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and again splinter cell conviction shows more and more probs
 

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Next time your playing the game press the Windows key on your keyboard which will pop you back to your desktop while the game is running in the background and check the task manager see what's happening. Maybe a memory leak in the game causing RAM overload.

Also, check your event logs and paste the most recent errors before the failure. This can sometimes lead to solving your problem.

Nick

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Maybe you can try to reinstall the game (ubisoft drm eh). Haha,not a good solution,sorry!
 

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nickiler said:
Next time your playing the game press the Windows key on your keyboard which will pop you back to your desktop while the game is running in the background and check the task manager see what's happening. Maybe a memory leak in the game causing RAM overload.

Also, check your event logs and paste the most recent errors before the failure. This can sometimes lead to solving your problem.

Nick

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Thanks, Nick. When I get some time to play this weekend, I'll give that a shot, and check back in with the results.
 

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-- installed a video card
-- installed a 2nd hard drive
-- installed Windows 7
MisterAlexGuy said:
The videocard driver is current and I've been downloading/installing all Windows updates as they're released.

Thanks in advance.
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The video card may be current but if you allowed Windows Update to update your drivers, there could be some corruption there. DO NOT let windows update update your drivers (Audio & Video) do these manually.

Download latest drivers, save to a temp folder, uninstall drivers, if you use Nvidia cards, uninstall PhysX as well, restart, install a fresh copy of the drivers and check back.

Heat is also a problem after a while, check your temps.

Another thing, like others mentioned, it could very well be the DRM, their servers are almost always down or with problems, although this would cause you to stop playing completely :confused:
 

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AstaLaVista said:
MisterAlexGuy said:
The videocard driver is current and I've been downloading/installing all Windows updates as they're released.

Thanks in advance.
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The video card may be current but if you allowed Windows Update to update your drivers, there could be some corruption there. DO NOT let windows update update your drivers (Audio & Video) do these manually.

Download latest drivers, save to a temp folder, uninstall drivers, if you use Nvidia cards, uninstall PhysX as well, restart, install a fresh copy of the drivers and check back.

Heat is also a problem after a while, check your temps.

Another thing, like others mentioned, it could very well be the DRM, their servers are almost always down or with problems, although this would cause you to stop playing completely :confused:
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Thanks for the tips! I checked all that and I was good to go.

The problem turned out to be a virus. My friend installed stuff on my computer in my absence, and it had been making repeated outbound communications or whatever you call that. So I'm going to reformat later this weekend.
 

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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"

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My friend built this system for me several years ago, and I've performed the following upgrades since:
-- added 2 GB of RAM
-- replaced the CPU
-- installed a video card
-- installed a 2nd hard drive
-- installed Windows 7
nickiler said:
Next time your playing the game press the Windows key on your keyboard which will pop you back to your desktop while the game is running in the background and check the task manager see what's happening. Maybe a memory leak in the game causing RAM overload.

Also, check your event logs and paste the most recent errors before the failure. This can sometimes lead to solving your problem.

Nick

Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

Thanks for the tip! It turned out to be a virus from something my friend installed in my absence.
 

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Custom built by friend.
OS
Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Brisbane 2.9GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M2N-VM DVI AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV
Memory
G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 800 - F2-6400PHU1-1GBNR (4GB Total)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 512MB
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None
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1912wb (19 in.)
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3250318AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
PSU
Startec 400W
Case
GLite Cooler Master
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse
Microsoft Optical Mouse (corded)
Internet Speed
Cable
Other Info
My friend built this system for me several years ago, and I've performed the following upgrades since:
-- added 2 GB of RAM
-- replaced the CPU
-- installed a video card
-- installed a 2nd hard drive
-- installed Windows 7
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