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SirCez




Posts: 357
Location: UK
PostPosted: Sat, 8th Jul 2006 00:50    Post subject: Low Performance in games
Lately I've been having this problem where in games i get low frame rates around 17fps after playing for 5-10 minutes. After rebooting the games play normal but then suddenly the fps drops to 15-20/ This has happened in several games such as, SC:Chaos Theory, Brothers in Arms, Rogue Trooper and now Prey. I don't know what causes this and it's really annoying.

System setup
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DELL XPS GEN 2

2.13 Mhz
1024 Ram
GeForce 6800 Ultra

Any help appreciated
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Jenni
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Posts: 9526
Location: England.
PostPosted: Sat, 8th Jul 2006 05:20    Post subject:
Summer, could it be overheating the graphics card. It also maybe the dreaded spyware.
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s_hole




Posts: 765
PostPosted: Sat, 8th Jul 2006 20:53    Post subject:
you checked your running processes in taskmanager?
i'm guessing you have some adware or some shit like that there
also, have you cleaned the old display drivers out when updating?
overlapping new and old driver files can cause slowdowns and instability

also try reduce sound acceleration
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SirCez




Posts: 357
Location: UK
PostPosted: Sat, 8th Jul 2006 22:24    Post subject:
Jenni wrote:
Summer, could it be overheating the graphics card. It also maybe the dreaded spyware.


I don't think it's over heating because when i reboot the system the games play fine. It could be due to spy & adware because I havent scanned my system for ages other than virus scanning. Can you recommend me a good spyware remover guys? I have tried some such as Webroot Spyware Remover; it finds and removes many but after rebooting the system and when i re-scan it re-finds them and this process goes on.

And also because my system is a laptop (XPS GEN 2) I can't install the regular GeForce drivers from Nvidia's site and they don't seem to release updated drivers for their GeForce 6800 GO series.

I'm just going to disable my Anti Virus software and see if that's the cause of the problem.
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Parallax_
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Location: Norway
PostPosted: Sat, 8th Jul 2006 22:34    Post subject:
Spybot Search & Destroy

Upcoming PC games 2009 and onwards
Bravery is not a function of firepower.
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panzieman




Posts: 288
PostPosted: Sun, 9th Jul 2006 00:24    Post subject:
I find it works best to use Spybot Search and Destroy and then use AdAware SE Personal. It should kill most spyware.
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SirCez




Posts: 357
Location: UK
PostPosted: Sun, 9th Jul 2006 02:57    Post subject:
I've used Spybot Search & Destroy to remove spyware which found 131 problems : ) I played Prey for more than 30 minutes and didn't encounter any fps drops. I guess it was sypware that was causing all this trouble. Thanks everyone.
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elislider




Posts: 53
PostPosted: Sun, 9th Jul 2006 12:08    Post subject:
SirCez wrote:
I've used Spybot Search & Destroy to remove spyware which found 131 problems : ) I played Prey for more than 30 minutes and didn't encounter any fps drops. I guess it was sypware that was causing all this trouble. Thanks everyone.


yep, that'll do it. 131, thats quite a few. if you run adaware also, that will remove some other stuff that spybot didnt catch (and vice versa, spybot catches some things adaware doesnt)

also if youre really stumped, download, run, and save a log file with "HijackThis" (google for it, its a tiny app), post the log here and i/we can help you clean out some more stuff
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Oleander




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PostPosted: Sun, 9th Jul 2006 19:04    Post subject:
DID YOU MAKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER IS PLUGGED IN???????
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SirCez




Posts: 357
Location: UK
PostPosted: Sun, 9th Jul 2006 20:57    Post subject:
Oleander wrote:
DID YOU MAKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER IS PLUGGED IN???????


Yep, I'm 100% sure.

Here is my HiJackThis log:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 19:42:29, on 09/07/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\WLKeeper.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Netropa\Multimedia Keyboard\nhksrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Service\AdskScSrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3dsMax8\mentalray\satellite\raysat_3dsmax8server.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\NICCONFIGSVC\NICCONFIGSVC.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\RegSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\ZcfgSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Intel\Wireless\Bin\1XConfig.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\ifrmewrk.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe
C:\Program Files\Netropa\Multimedia Keyboard\MMKeybd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Netropa\Multimedia Keyboard\TrayMon.exe
C:\Program Files\Netropa\Onscreen Display\OSD.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\Program Files\Digital Line Detect\DLG.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\Ad-Watch.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\MemZin\Desktop\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.dell.co.uk/myway
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://google.co.uk/
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.dell.co.uk/myway
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: DriveLetterAccess - {5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelWireless] C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\ifrmewrk.exe /tf Intel PROSet/Wireless
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\ISUSPM.exe -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MULTIMEDIA KEYBOARD] C:\Program Files\Netropa\Multimedia Keyboard\MMKeybd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KAVPersonal50] "C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro\kav.exe" /minimize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Digital Line Detect.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: SpeedUpMyPC.lnk = C:\Program Files\LIUtilities\SpeedUpMyPC\speedupmypc.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\npjpi142_03.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\npjpi142_03.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {14B87622-7E19-4EA8-93B3-97215F77A6BC} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsPAClient.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {410A8B3C-7CCB-40E8-8B11-28B099E5C488} (Trend Micro Security Services Control) - http://tmss.trendmicro.com/Dashboard/controls/activex_11/en-US/TMSSReportW.CAB
O16 - DPF: {58EF1388-AF07-4D13-A069-D107671B8819} - http://www.gamegarden.net/game/ggsecure.cab
O16 - DPF: {990D211C-FBA4-47FB-A764-A2D7A78A79E4} (SecureLogin) - http://www.gamegarden.net/game/ggsecure.cab
O16 - DPF: {A90A5822-F108-45AD-8482-9BC8B12DD539} (Crucial cpcScan) - http://www.crucial.com/controls/cpcScanner.cab
O16 - DPF: {B8BE5E93-A60C-4D26-A2DC-220313175592} (ZoneIntro Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/ZIntro.cab32846.cab
O16 - DPF: {C4925E65-7A1E-11D2-8BB4-00A0C9CC72C3} (Virtools WebPlayer Class) - http://a532.g.akamai.net/f/532/6712/5m/virtools.download.akamai.com/6712/player/install3.5/installer.exe
O18 - Protocol: livecall - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O20 - Winlogon Notify: IntelWireless - C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\LgNotify.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Autodesk Licensing Service - Autodesk - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Service\AdskScSrv.exe
O23 - Service: EvtEng - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: kavsvc - Kaspersky Lab - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro\kavsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Macromedia Licensing Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macromedia Shared\Service\Macromedia Licensing.exe
O23 - Service: RaySat_3dsmax8 Server (mi-raysat_3dsmax8) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3dsMax8\mentalray\satellite\raysat_3dsmax8server.exe
O23 - Service: Netropa NHK Server (nhksrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Netropa\Multimedia Keyboard\nhksrv.exe
O23 - Service: NICCONFIGSVC - Dell Inc. - C:\Program Files\Dell\NICCONFIGSVC\NICCONFIGSVC.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: RegSrvc - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\RegSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Spectrum24 Event Monitor (S24EventMonitor) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe
O23 - Service: WLANKEEPER - Intel® Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\WLKeeper.exe

I've also scanned with AdAware which also found 95 entries. Most of them were IE cookies. I will test other games just to make sure.
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maxiepaxie




Posts: 1732
Location: Belgium
PostPosted: Sun, 9th Jul 2006 22:14    Post subject:
About that Hijackthis log, I would fix this
O16 - DPF: {C4925E65-7A1E-11D2-8BB4-00A0C9CC72C3} (Virtools WebPlayer Class)
The rest looks clean...
BTW the perfect combination is Spy Sweeper + Sunbelt Counterspy, should find almost everything...
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