Hey Shazzbotz here!- need some computer help

[shazzbotz]

my computer used to run great then all of a sudden i started receiving these lag spikes, which drop me to 4 fps for about 30 seconds.. they used to happen every hour and now they happen every minute. these lag spikes have disabled me from playing these past few months, and i would like to get it fixed! ive tried everythign i can think of. if u have an idea post it here. or email me at r.lindsey@cox.net

Thanks!

shazzbotz 50 shaman merlin

[Bakerton]

it could have to do with some of your settings not working with the game. I found out that my moniter refresh ratre was set lower than what DAoC likes. try searching their sometimes useful but typically useless help page

also Foundations and SI have made DAoC run worse and worse. I am thinking of running old school DAoC when I RvR now to see if it is better than the SI version.

[Aenslaed Kasugano]

Well, if it lags like that, its obviously system side. First of all, have you defragged lately? Secondly, is your c:\ nearly full(system swap file)? Thirdly, do you have any new programs running in the background (apparantly the download tool from gamespot is also an involuntary p2p file trader)?

[shazzbotz]

I have reformated my comp. changed video cards. changed monitors... my C:/ is nearly empty... dont know what else i cna do besides just getting a whole new computer which is somehtign i cant do at the moment. also it is not just this game but also games like Counter-strike, warcraft3 etc. basicallly things that need motion i cant watch dvds on this comp anymore becuase fo the periodic lag.

[Aenslaed Kasugano]

Maybe verge of hardware failure? Run some system benchmarks like sisoft sandra and 3dmark 2001 and compare with similarly built systems. If anything is really out of whack, then you'll have a much narrower focus to work off of.

[barbos]

what operating system?

[Elfdroper Gravelender]

Maybee your fan is overheating.

[shazzbotz]

Windows XP home

[barbos]

Sounds like something is running in the background thats dragging the system.

How much memory do you have?

Have you tried installing the latest driver for your IDE (harddisk) controller. I've had bad performance with the standard XP drivers before, and when my harddrive would read or write the whole system would come to a crawl...

(was a pain in the ass in DAOC)

Try disabling your antivirus software...

Make sure that your floppy drive light (if you have one) doesn't come on every time it pauses (I've seen that happen before)... (or see if the CD busy light blinks every time it pauses as well)

I can try and throw out more ideas if you want...

[shazzbotz]

512 ram
1.7 processor
p4
cahnged video cards
reseated all cards including memory
re-installed processor
some other stuf cant remember atm..

if u could fire off some more ideas emoticon(':sleepy:')