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Geek Culture / COD MW2 speed problem

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Kryogenik
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 00:39
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When I first bought COD MW2, it ran really slow on high settings. I thought it was weird, because the game had these requirements

RECOMMENDED System Requirements
• CPU: 2.4 GHz dual core or better
• RAM: 1 GB on XP / 2 GB on Vista and Windows 7
• Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 7800 / ATI Radeon X1800 / or better Shader 3.0 video card
• Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting: To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2 GHz dual-core or better processor is recommended

I have:

3.2 GHZ Dual Core I5 processor
4 GB of ram (Windows 7)
ATI HD Radeon 5670 (1GB of video memory)

My computer is an Alienware Aurora Desktop, so it has all that fancy liquid cooling and stuff.

Anyway, it ran too slow. Yesterday I decided to give it another try on campaign. It told me that my game had changed since the last time I had played. The only thing I had done recently was update my video drivers. Anyway, it opened it up, and when I played the game, it got virtually constant 91 fps, and it looked awesome. I played online, and it was the same thing, I rose like 8 ranks and got a bunch of new weapons and stuff.

Today, it runs like crap again, only getting 91 fps on absolute low quality while staring at the floor. What happened yesterday that made the game so much faster? Is it my computer, or the game? I run TF2 and Starcraft 2 fine, but I'm not sure how demanding they are. Thanks in advance.

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Interplanetary Funk
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 00:57
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It's my understanding that most games (including MW2) only really work well when only 2 cores are running (I5 is 4 right?) so try disabling them, also, try defragging, updating windows 7, turning off ALL automatic updates for EVERYTHING, open task manager and KILL anything that isn't need (generally you can kill everything that you don't recognise, if it doesn't pop back up, it isn't needed) and turn off the aero effects.

Also: nice PC. I wish I had something that powerful

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Quik
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 02:04
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Quote: "open task manager and KILL anything that isn't need (generally you can kill everything that you don't recognise, if it doesn't pop back up, it isn't needed) and turn off the aero effects."


or download Gamebooster...? XD


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Interplanetary Funk
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 02:08
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Gamebooster just made my pc slower lol.

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ionstream
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 02:20
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Update all drivers. Keep automatic updates on. Disable unnecessary programs things from starting up, and disable services that you don't need.

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Interplanetary Funk
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 02:49
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Quote: "automatic updates on"

turn them off when you're in game. They download in the background eating up your bandwidth/latency as well as system resources.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 07:30
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Are you using any antivirus software?
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Quik
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 09:09
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Quote: "Gamebooster just made my pc slower lol."


havent used it myself, but a friend of mine says it work, you have to personally tell it what to disable though, and after you have(one time progress) it will work great
something like thta
ive seen it in action aswell ^^


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Kryogenik
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 10:12
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@Planetary Funk I think i5 is dual core, if not, I probably have i3. I don't have anything running in the background (I always exit skype, messenger, etc.)
@Quik I've never heard of gamebooster. Does it exit certain stuff when you're in a game or something? Sounds pretty cool.
@Benjamin No, I don't have any antivirus aside from windows defender. Calling that an antivirus program is kind of generous, anyway.

I followed a guide to install drivers with these 4 steps.

1. Identify your graphics card

2. Download New Drivers

3. Uinstall Old Drivers

4. Install New Drivers

I got to step 3 and I got a Blue Screen of Death. How do they make a guide on the website that gives you a BSOD Also, it's like my card doesn't have any drivers on their website. They have 5700 series, 5800 series, and 5900 series drivers, but no 5600. At any rate, I'm installing drivers that might work and I need to restart my computer.

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Quik
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 11:00
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Quote: "@Quik I've never heard of gamebooster. Does it exit certain stuff when you're in a game or something? Sounds pretty cool."


basically it terminates all unnecessary processes when you start it =P


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lazerus
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It could be as said aload of crap plugging your resources up.

I really do hope your wrong about the anything over 2 core thing, Because im on six, and it wouldnt be very promising if only two gave the best performance...


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Interplanetary Funk
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 20:26
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I'm not entirely sure if having more cores does affect it, but I've been told it does by several hardcore gamers. Its not difficult to disable extra cores if it does though.

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charger bandit
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 20:58
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BSOD you say? Maybe it is a problem with ram or overheating. Check your temperatures a bit.

And NO,more cores do not make games slower,why the hell would it do that? It is like you would have four computers but you would only use two,would you be slower because of that?


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Quik
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 23:40
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Quote: "four computers but you would only use two,would you be slower because of that?"


yes! because i cannot google, check this forum, play SC2 and play wow at the same time!
Duuh!! xD


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lazerus
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Posted: 27th Aug 2010 00:46
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Quote: "yes! because i cannot google, check this forum, play SC2 and play wow at the same time!
Duuh!! xD"


An i have just enough power to do 3d model work and play in PS aswell


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Indicium
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Posted: 27th Aug 2010 14:32
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Quote: "yes! because i cannot google, check this forum, play SC2 and play wow at the same time!
Duuh!! xD"


You would be the same speed then lol

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Quik
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Posted: 27th Aug 2010 16:02
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You would be the same speed then lol
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did you not know i have 4 arms and 8 eyes?! :3


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Fatal Berserker
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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 03:15 Edited at: 31st Aug 2010 03:18
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Quote: "yes! because i cannot google, check this forum, play SC2 and play wow at the same time!"

Is that meant to be bad doing all that stuff?
I used to play WoW with either civ(3/4), RTW or on wow forums at the same time when i was in a wow raid lol. (Its not hard being good at wow, if someone shouts on vent or an addon makes a sound you just hold down strafe. And then normally you spam your rotation, as an enh shaman i had to real rotation, but after many hours of playing on him i can do it w/o looking at the screen...)
Providing ur not a healer or a tank that isnt a pally, in wow u dont need to look at the screen...
That alagon the observer whatever, hes hard, shame he isnt up with icecrown content...

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Quik
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Quote: "I used to play WoW with either civ(3/4), RTW or on wow forums at the same time when i was in a wow raid lol. (Its not hard being good at wow, if someone shouts on vent or an addon makes a sound you just hold down strafe. And then normally you spam your rotation, as an enh shaman i had to real rotation, but after many hours of playing on him i can do it w/o looking at the screen...)"


i meant, at the SAME TIME literarily :3


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