Bad Slow downs

Sean01 · 04-28-2006, 09:53 PM

Hey everyone,

I guess this is an appropriate topic, sorry if it is not.

Ok so for the past few months I have had some problems with my performance. Every TWO or THREE minutes my computer slows down drastically. It is really only noticeable when I'm playing games (Half-life 2/mods, Guild Wars), which were working perfectly before.

I am running on a...
Athlon 64 3000+ (1.8ghz)
512 RAM
Mobility Radeon 9600 (64 mem)

If anyone could give me some insight or some way to find out the cause of this I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks

Rip_Uk · 04-28-2006, 10:01 PM

it could be that you have too many programs running at the same time. Try closing some down. Also try defragging, and maybe using a tune-up utility. It could possibly be that you have a virus, do a system scan for spyware and viruses.

PC eye · 04-28-2006, 10:18 PM

With Half LIfe 2 as well as some other new games out you should plan on adding more memory. HL2 loves ram! But even with 2gb of ram there are other possible causes like temps, drive fragmentation, and an unstable psu. The games like HL2 pounce on system resources where a good supply keeps a little extra onhand to meet demand there. Cpu and other temps as well play a role when taxing a system. Source however eats memory.

Counter Strike along with HL2 and other games always seem to run smooth at the time they are first run. Then the demand on cpu time as well as temps and a need for more memory creep in. The old Socket A board here has held up by going from a pair of 512mb performance dimms to 2gb and additional cpu cooling added. This was on a custom desktop.

spamdos · 04-29-2006, 01:00 AM

firstly your computer is not ideal for running that game.

i think that it could be as RIP said: virus or you are running another app while running this game or something. with only 512 of ram, hl will chew almost all of this, which doesnt leave much for anything else.

have you tried msconfig in run to sort out your start up apps and so on

computerhakk · 04-29-2006, 09:01 AM

Probably background programs you aren't aware of and if you have broadband, something is sending message in/out from your computer taking up memory. I.E. viruses/spywares.

Run some of the programs you find in the stickies and see if it clears up.

04-28-2006, 09:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sean01 New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1	Bad Slow downs Hey everyone, I guess this is an appropriate topic, sorry if it is not. Ok so for the past few months I have had some problems with my performance. Every TWO or THREE minutes my computer slows down drastically. It is really only noticeable when I'm playing games (Half-life 2/mods, Guild Wars), which were working perfectly before. I am running on a... Athlon 64 3000+ (1.8ghz) 512 RAM Mobility Radeon 9600 (64 mem) If anyone could give me some insight or some way to find out the cause of this I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks

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Rip_Uk Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 24 Posts: 1,563	it could be that you have too many programs running at the same time. Try closing some down. Also try defragging, and maybe using a tune-up utility. It could possibly be that you have a virus, do a system scan for spyware and viruses. __________________ Antec Three Hundred Samsung SM226BW 22" TFT Msi P55 CD53 Intel Core i5 750 XFX HD 4870 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 PC3-12800 (8-8-8-24) Samsung Ecogreen F2 1.5TB HDD Samsung SH-S223 22x DVD±RW/RAM/DL Corsair 650W TX Logitech G15 Keyboard and G5 mouse

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spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 20 Posts: 1,163	firstly your computer is not ideal for running that game. i think that it could be as RIP said: virus or you are running another app while running this game or something. with only 512 of ram, hl will chew almost all of this, which doesnt leave much for anything else. have you tried msconfig in run to sort out your start up apps and so on __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

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computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,634	Probably background programs you aren't aware of and if you have broadband, something is sending message in/out from your computer taking up memory. I.E. viruses/spywares. Run some of the programs you find in the stickies and see if it clears up. __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

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04-28-2006, 10:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	With Half LIfe 2 as well as some other new games out you should plan on adding more memory. HL2 loves ram! But even with 2gb of ram there are other possible causes like temps, drive fragmentation, and an unstable psu. The games like HL2 pounce on system resources where a good supply keeps a little extra onhand to meet demand there. Cpu and other temps as well play a role when taxing a system. Source however eats memory. Counter Strike along with HL2 and other games always seem to run smooth at the time they are first run. Then the demand on cpu time as well as temps and a need for more memory creep in. The old Socket A board here has held up by going from a pair of 512mb performance dimms to 2gb and additional cpu cooling added. This was on a custom desktop.