As of the past few weeks, Warcraft 3 has started to have an annoying problem on my laptop. The video performance seems to be degrading. I'll start a game and it will be just fine, chugging along at 60 FPS, but as the game goes on, it slowly degrades and starts to have video lag spikes where the FPS will drop down to 5 or lower for a few seconds, then go back up to 60 for 30 seconds are so. it happens most frequently when I'm watching large battles, multiple spell effects, and other video intense (as much as the term can apply to a near decade old game). The longer the game goes, and the longer i go without restarting warcraft and\or my computer entirely, the worse the problem gets. I've tried a number of things with no luck, including various game video settings and system video settings as well as virus\spyware\adware removal, and reinstallationg. No luck. It is of note that I can run Civilization IV and Mass effect with no problems whatsoever.
similiar posts online recommend the AMD dual core optimizer. but i've heard that is already included in a Vista update, and when i download, installed, then tried to run it, I got a .5 sec load cursor, then nothing happened.
Windows Vista 32 bit
AMD dual core turian 2.2 Ghz processor
4 Gigs RAM (so like 3.3 in 32 bit vista)
ATI mobility Radeon HD 2600
similiar posts online recommend the AMD dual core optimizer. but i've heard that is already included in a Vista update, and when i download, installed, then tried to run it, I got a .5 sec load cursor, then nothing happened.
Windows Vista 32 bit
AMD dual core turian 2.2 Ghz processor
4 Gigs RAM (so like 3.3 in 32 bit vista)
ATI mobility Radeon HD 2600
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