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Argonath RPG Community => Hardware/Software support => Resolved issues => Topic started by: Emre on December 14, 2010, 10:53:08 am
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What's crackin',guys.
Recently,I've installed Windows 7 x64 Ultimate on my Acer Aspire 6935G.And it pretty much shows,how slow it can be.Meaning,that the laptop runs slower,than it used to be at Vista(And that means something!)
Anyways,I've decided to post here,to get suggestions,to make my Laptop run at its best.
PC Specs :
Acer Aspire 6935G
449 Gigabite intern HD
4GB Random access memory (RAM)
nVidia Gefore 9600GT
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400 @ 2.00GHz
2.00GHz
Which means,i have a pretty powerful Laptop here,actually!
So my question is.What can i do,to make this run smoothly and without big obvious problems?Because even playing SA:MP makes trouble,which isn't supposed to be.
Kind Regards,
Emre
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Is there anyone,who might help me with this? :roll:
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Are you using Windows 7 64 bit?
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Put 32 bit on it. Also drivers drivers and drivers.
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Blast the fan out with air (not too powerful) this helps sometimes, the cores will not overheat and slow down as easily.
You could also try disabling some of the Appearance features.
I believe in Vista, if you type 'msconfig' into the 'search' tool in the start menu, you could disable some programs starting up. For example if you have a useless utility such as 'PC Help' you can disable it.
Please Note that Live Messenger CAN be disabled, but miraculously Makes itself start up again for unknown reasons.
Hope this helped.
Joe/Julio
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Did you do a clean install?
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If x64 is malfunctioning, try x32 and see if the problem continues.
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Yes its x64,yes,it was a quite fine installing,i already configured with msgconfig.exe (works on all,julio ;) ) and mainly my PC goes quite smooth now,but still not much smoother,as it should be. I have observed a mad issue ; I turned on NFS HP to check whether it goes smooth now (it does) and so does FIFA 11 now. BUT suddenly my laptop shutted down by itself,like "The player runs ... runs .. WOOSH!Off".And it all without a battery in the laptop(cable only).And i assume its the temperature.
How to adjust it,how to avoid it or how to get rid of the "rise" at all?
I'm looking forward for further help of you guys,in the meanwhile i'll install some drivers :)
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Yes its x64,yes,it was a quite fine installing,i already configured with msgconfig.exe (works on all,julio ;) ) and mainly my PC goes quite smooth now,but still not much smoother,as it should be. I have observed a mad issue ; I turned on NFS HP to check whether it goes smooth now (it does) and so does FIFA 11 now. BUT suddenly my laptop shutted down by itself,like "The player runs ... runs .. WOOSH!Off".And it all without a battery in the laptop(cable only).And i assume its the temperature.
How to adjust it,how to avoid it or how to get rid of the "rise" at all?
I'm looking forward for further help of you guys,in the meanwhile i'll install some drivers :)
Get a battery. This can stop power surges and crap like that from making your computer turn off.
Is the laptop used on a desk, as a desktop PC, or is it used in different places/on the move ?
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If you're gonna get a battery, get a cooler.
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I started removing the battery and using the cable only,as IT STARTED while having the battery on it,while playing.Obviously i have to adjust a cooldown while playing or smth.
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Just lift the rear end of the laptop off the desk with some books.
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Just lift the rear end of the laptop off the desk with some books.
lmfao thats what I have to do, in fact, I'm doing it now! My comp gets to almost 100C, at which point performance has dramatically decreased. GTA SA is a big strain on it, so it obviously heats up the system xD
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Just lift the rear end of the laptop off the desk with some books.
Yup, its better than buying a
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Oh,so that the laptop's air doesnt remain muggy?
Anyway,i am trying it out now :)
Though,what makes my games like Gta SA on lowest resolutions lag,and games like Fifa 11 Not?
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Think about it, imagine how many textures SA loads.
Try turning the draw distance down a bit, that could help
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Well,the thing is.NFS is on the highest resolution,and SA at 600x800,what the hell on a 512mb card
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Hi Emre,
A few questions for you, along with a few answers!
In term of performance, how much slower would you say it is in comparison to how it was before?
As always, I would make sure that you have the latest drivers for your computer. I would think that if anything Windows 7 should run faster because of the way it is designed.
I always have issues with SpeedStep ( in the bios options ) its function is to slow down the laptop to save $$$ but i find it sometimes slows it down when I dont want it too!
As always with new operating systems, make sure that your configuration is similar to your Vista. What i mean by that is, make sure in the Performance settings, (right click computer go to properties) check your performance rating. If it is nearly identical as what it was in vista, its probably a games setting like shadows for example that is causing the slow down. If you have a lower number in your rating compared to Vista, I would investigate into that!
Hope That It helps!
Happy Gaming!
Regards,
DellStorm
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Oh,so that the laptop's air doesnt remain muggy?
Anyway,i am trying it out now :)
Though,what makes my games like Gta SA on lowest resolutions lag,and games like Fifa 11 Not?
Please get rid of x64 and install x86 on it. Then go to all of the components' manufacturers' websites and download the latest drivers. If that doesn't work out try the last stable drivers you've had. If you have cooling issues the least you can do is raise the lappy on its four corners with books/cd cases etc. If that doesn't work out get a laptop cooler or make your own. Your main problem with heat is that you have both a very hot CPU and GPU. Most of the times on laptops as there isn't much space they are forced to use the same heatsink. If it's out of warranty I'd suggest stripping the plastic shites off it and then taking off that heatsink. Remove all residue of TIM and replace it with new, good stuff. I'd suggest Arctic MX-3/4 or Noctua NT-H1. Just read around the net if it's a common issue or something but seriously, start off by installing x86 on it.
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Dellstorm,vista had become worse than ever,and windows 7 only a bit better.Pity though
Todor,i am getting around 40 updates now,including some atheros shit .I'll leave a message here to post,whether it worked out or not,what to do.
Just,why is x86 /32 better than 64?
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Got vista ultimate x86(Its eating 1GB of my RAM,thanks alot) and i am playing games without problem ... For a while!
E.G. : Half a week ago i was playing GTA:IV for around 30 minuntes,after a while the Laptop got very noisy by the process inside.I thought "meh,its acceptable".
And BANG!Guess what!My Laptop overheated.I restarted asap and got a bluescreen with hieroglyphics.I took the vacuumcleaner(whatever its called) and hoovered the laptop.
Now today,i started playing IV again,but this time i did the book thingy.Played for around an Hour and again a overheating-shitdown aka shutdown due to system error after reaching over 100 degrees Celsius.
I started,got BSOD again,re-started and started CoreTemp checked temperatures,and one CPU was at 96C,the other one at 105,and that really started to frighten me,as that is basically the beginning of the Laptop's end.and the Laptop is actually not that old that it cant run GTA IV and also at a low resolution.
PLUS,the PC got even down at SIMS 3 and a high temperature while using mozilla firefox.
So ... what is this all about?It started while it wasnt a big issue but now its damn deadly.The keyboards left half is even damn hot.