prezpoonly
10-06-2008, 11:32 AM
Hi guys, been having a graphics problem when gaming that I *think* is software related, not hardware.
Here are the symptoms. I'll be playing a game (list of affected games below) when suddenly, usually after about 10-15 minutes of smooth play, the graphics start slowing down and everything gets laggy and bogged down. If I alt+tab out of the game, there is usually no performance hit to other programs. Sometimes, the problem will resolve itself, but usually it won't. If I exit the game and restart it, the lagginess usually persists.
The reason why I think this is a software problem is that some of the games that this is affecting used to run just fine on the same system. I can't remember what driver upgrades or system settings changes I've made in the past months, but what should I be watching out for that could cause these new problems?
Some games that I've noted with similar symptoms:
Call of Duty 2
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Star Wars Republic Commando
Spore
I get my graphics drivers from a 3rd party website that releases nvidia driver updates for laptop cards. All other drivers I haven't touched.
Thanks in advance!
Here are the symptoms. I'll be playing a game (list of affected games below) when suddenly, usually after about 10-15 minutes of smooth play, the graphics start slowing down and everything gets laggy and bogged down. If I alt+tab out of the game, there is usually no performance hit to other programs. Sometimes, the problem will resolve itself, but usually it won't. If I exit the game and restart it, the lagginess usually persists.
The reason why I think this is a software problem is that some of the games that this is affecting used to run just fine on the same system. I can't remember what driver upgrades or system settings changes I've made in the past months, but what should I be watching out for that could cause these new problems?
Some games that I've noted with similar symptoms:
Call of Duty 2
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Star Wars Republic Commando
Spore
I get my graphics drivers from a 3rd party website that releases nvidia driver updates for laptop cards. All other drivers I haven't touched.
Thanks in advance!