Random Hangs

[PseudoHappy]

Hello,

I just switched to an nVidia 8800gt from an ATI X600. After this switch, Nexuiz freezes for about an 8th of a second, every second. It's like my graphics card can't keep up, but the framerate is at 150-300. I tried setting the graphics to the lowest possible, didn't help.
It doesn't matter what programs I close, or whether I have the card overclocked or not. Oddly, If I open the hardware monitor in RivaTuner, it fixes the problem. But only sometimes, and only after I restart Nexuiz.

System Specs:
- WinXP Professional, Service Pack 2
- 2.80 GHz Pentium D
- 2 Gigs of RAM
- EVGA 8800gt 512mb GC
- 160 GB HD
- 500 W PSU

Other Stuff:
- It's a Dell
- Ubuntu installed on other partition
- No viruses, have NOD32 AV and Comodo Firewall
- Regularly run CCleaner, defragment, and clean the registry
- I keep it so clean, it runs like new. It's been a year and a half since I reinstalled.
- List of running processes and hardware: Here
- I have all the background processes set to one core, and F@H has the lowest priority
- My drivers are up to date, and all the OpenGL settings are set to default.

Thanks

[aikbix]

Are you sure NOD32 / Comodo isn't slowing it down?

[PseudoHappy]

Now I am. I unloaded both processes for both programs. The first time, Nexuiz started up nicely, no stutters. The second time, it went back to its usual lagginess.

[Urbanshenkie]

what i said in other topic , put treathed optimalisation off in nvidia panel , or you have amd download the dual core fix ,

I looked up your 2.80 GHz Pentium D its dual core if im not wrong , so there is your problem , nvidia has treathet optimalization put it off , on newer drivers can put auto but old , always put off

just read this it makes more sens then my crappy englische

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=983781

[PseudoHappy]

Thanks, that fixed it.

BTW, they made a mistake in Fix #5, it says,
"3. Open the "0000" directory and enter a new key called OGL_ThreadControl and give it a value of 2. This will disable multithreading in the driver for all OGL apps."
It should be,
"3. Open the "0000" directory and enter a new DWORD called OGL_ThreadControl and give it a value of 2. This will disable multithreading in the driver for all OGL apps."

[iSuck]

Wait, I don't have this problem, but I think you would know how to answer a question I have.
What's a DWORD? There's something in Quake 3 in some servers that says something like "OP_Block not DWORD aligned" This probably has nothing to do with that kind of DWORD, but I was just hoping it was a relevant question.

[KadaverJack]

What's a DWORD?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_(computing)#Dword_and_Qword

[iSuck]

Haha, only half your link got linkified. I went to the wikipedia article on "Words"

[KadaverJack]

Haha, only half your link got linkified. I went to the wikipedia article on "Words"

I know, but there's nothing i can do about that. If i use the url tag either the entire post vanishes or the tag won't be replaced by a link.