Lag with video games

DrNick · Dec 22, 2009

Hi all, I really like the new operating system alot, but I've never had a problem with my games like this before. All my video games either steam related or other. I'd start up my game and for seven minutes or so they run fine, normal fps for my copmuter and what I've always had, then after eight minutes of playing I get very low fps and lag for ten seconds maybe every twenty seconds. I've done what I've read in a nother thread, switched to an earlier combatibility and disable those two features and run as administrator. Nothing has worked and I'd like a solution please.
Thanks for your help.

Crispy · Dec 22, 2009

Please fill in your system specs and operating system.

DrNick · Dec 22, 2009

Dell Studio 1440
Nvidia Geforce 9400M G
Intel Core Duo CPU T6500 @2.10GHz
Nvidia High Definition Audio
64-bit
3.00GB memory

Anything else?

Fumz · Dec 22, 2009

What exactly did you try in another thread?

Pinstripe posted this fix, which has worked wonders for many:

Leave the multimedia class scheduler service running, but disable its network throttling "feature":

Open regedit

Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile

There will be an entry for network performance throttling, default value is 10; set it to FFFFFFFF hex (willl look like 0xFFFFFFFF to the right of the entry)

Reboot

DrNick · Dec 22, 2009

Umm that didn't work, it was a thread that read FPS is horrible for offline games

DrNick · Dec 23, 2009

Anyone know?

Fumz · Dec 23, 2009

I've done what I've read in a nother thread, switched to an earlier combatibility and disable those two features and run as administrator.

I'm still waiting to hear what exactly you did and with what settings the machine has now? It does not sound like an overwhelming problem, but we've got to know our starting point... so tell us.

DrNick · Dec 23, 2009

Hmm ok well I switch combatablilty on my games to Windows Vista service pack two since I had Vista, and checked off run as admin and disable visual themes and disable desktop composition.

Fumz · Dec 23, 2009

Are these older or newer games? Have you tried running them in XP compatibility mode?

DrNick · Dec 23, 2009

I think I have but I'll give that a shot. The games are Crysis and it's editor and The Orange box games

EDIT: Didn't change anything

Frostmourne · Dec 23, 2009

Crysis on a 9400M? GIve up, that laptop will barely play DirectX9 games - update your drivers but that probably won't help much.

DrNick · Dec 24, 2009

I really just use the editor that comes with it and it's worked fine for me in medium graphics settings. But it seems like this problem with games is happening with a lot of people, and not just on super high graphics games. All my Half Life 2 games can run fine accept with my problem.

P.S I use about 45% of all the space on my copmuter

TaraSWinTeam · Dec 24, 2009

Check for program compatibility: Open the Program Compatibility troubleshooter.

If they are older games (XP or older) you can try compatibility mode: Make older programs run in this version of Windows.

Cheers,
Tara
Windows Outreach

DrNick · Dec 24, 2009

I've already done that

Frostmourne · Dec 25, 2009

Have you updated all your drivers? Use the guide in my sig and get the latest DirectX 9 too.

DrNick · Dec 26, 2009

I'll give that a shot and report back

DrNick · Dec 27, 2009

I've installed the new drivers, but should I still run in all the combatibility modes?

DrNick · Dec 27, 2009

Nope, didn't work really, made it go a little longer without lagging though

Frostmourne · Dec 28, 2009

Try compatiblity mode with Vista SP1 and Running as Administrator. I don't think you need any extra options. Disable any unessential background processes too.

DrNick · Dec 28, 2009

It just doesn't work

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