Slow / Choppy Video and slow window redraw
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j0n
July 13, 2011 4:36:29 PM
I just built a new system and I noticed VLC/Media Player Classic and other players are choppy when watching AVI files. MKV files seem to be OK, but AVI (DivX, Xvid, etc) all seem to start playing but gets choppy shortly after. Flash videos on say Youtube are fine up to 1080p.
I've read quite a few sites online saying to turn on hardware decoding and such which I have, and they seem to help a little but nothing substantial. I went from a AMD x2 6000 running the same videos flawlessly to my new system being so choppy I have to turn the video off (by sheer annoyance). I should note that I'm streaming it from a file server I have running, but that ran fine even on my old system. I tried copying the video locally and same problem.
Things I've tried:
1. Disabling (and re-enabling) Intel SpeedStep
2. Disabling (and re-enabling) C1E
3. Setting affinity to VLC/MPC/WMP to 1 core
Whats frustrating is that gaming is AMAZING, but something as simple as a top gear episode jitters.
Here is my current build (I should note I used TH to piece it all together, thanks for all the reviews!):
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost)
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Motherboard: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3)
GPU: EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570
PSU: CORSAIR Professional Series HX750
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb (2x in a raid 0)
Wireless: Linksys WUSB600N (connecting at 270Mbps)
PS: I will be going SSD soon but it wasn't in my original build cost.
Any help would be appreciated.
I've read quite a few sites online saying to turn on hardware decoding and such which I have, and they seem to help a little but nothing substantial. I went from a AMD x2 6000 running the same videos flawlessly to my new system being so choppy I have to turn the video off (by sheer annoyance). I should note that I'm streaming it from a file server I have running, but that ran fine even on my old system. I tried copying the video locally and same problem.
Things I've tried:
1. Disabling (and re-enabling) Intel SpeedStep
2. Disabling (and re-enabling) C1E
3. Setting affinity to VLC/MPC/WMP to 1 core
Whats frustrating is that gaming is AMAZING, but something as simple as a top gear episode jitters.
Here is my current build (I should note I used TH to piece it all together, thanks for all the reviews!):
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost)
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Motherboard: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3)
GPU: EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570
PSU: CORSAIR Professional Series HX750
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb (2x in a raid 0)
Wireless: Linksys WUSB600N (connecting at 270Mbps)
PS: I will be going SSD soon but it wasn't in my original build cost.
Any help would be appreciated.
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j0n
July 13, 2011 5:02:29 PM
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j0n
July 13, 2011 5:39:23 PM
j0n
July 13, 2011 5:42:13 PM
j0n
July 13, 2011 6:13:06 PM
Pyree said:
What is the gpu usage (i doubt it because dvix is not accelerated) but check anyway.What software can I use for that? NMonitor crashes my system, and RivaTuner doesn't have an option for it?
EDIT: Found GPU-Z, back in a moment.
das_stig said:
What video card are you using? Hopefully not the integrated Intel® HD Graphics 2000, they still suck.EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570
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j0n
July 13, 2011 6:21:21 PM
j0n
July 13, 2011 6:46:31 PM
j0n
July 13, 2011 7:33:11 PM
j0n
July 13, 2011 8:23:02 PM
Another update, spoke to ASRock (mobo manufacturer), then had me check a few settings and all were correct in the motherboard.
Their answer "well with video decoding if you are doing other items it may cause playback issues".
My question to them then was "how was it that my X2 6000 with 4gb of ram out performed this new rig when watching DVD's on my 2nd monitor and I could browse the internet without skipping".
They didn't have much to say.
I uninstalled K-Lite and installed CCCP, thanks for the tip, didn't fix the problem, but I really like how minimal it is.
Their answer "well with video decoding if you are doing other items it may cause playback issues".
My question to them then was "how was it that my X2 6000 with 4gb of ram out performed this new rig when watching DVD's on my 2nd monitor and I could browse the internet without skipping".
They didn't have much to say.
I uninstalled K-Lite and installed CCCP, thanks for the tip, didn't fix the problem, but I really like how minimal it is.
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"I just built a new system and I noticed VLC/Media Player Classic and other players are choppy when watching AVI files. MKV files seem to be OK, but AVI (DivX, Xvid, etc) all seem to start playing but gets choppy shortly after. Flash videos on say Youtube are fine . "
Had that too. I have Sapphire (HD 5550 2GB under WinXP-Sp3, C2D6750) and video started to act like yours(choppy, but not only avi - all video for me. Online video was fine)...
Installed and re-installed drivers for HD 5550,Installed and re-installed windows too. Fixed by installing oldest driver for HD 5550...
<Did not happened at all when used Media Player Classic>
Beets me how that happens, maybe just updating drivers has to do something with it....?
Also no problem under Win 7 or Linux
Had that too. I have Sapphire (HD 5550 2GB under WinXP-Sp3, C2D6750) and video started to act like yours(choppy, but not only avi - all video for me. Online video was fine)...
Installed and re-installed drivers for HD 5550,Installed and re-installed windows too. Fixed by installing oldest driver for HD 5550...
<Did not happened at all when used Media Player Classic>
Beets me how that happens, maybe just updating drivers has to do something with it....?
Also no problem under Win 7 or Linux
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j0n
July 13, 2011 9:42:11 PM
nikorr said:
Had that too. I have Sapphire (HD 5550 2GB under WinXP-Sp3, C2D6750) and video started to act like yours... Installed and re-installed drivers for HD 5550,Installed and re-installed windows too. Fixed by installing oldest driver for HD 5550... Also no problem under Win 7 or Linux
That's a good idea, I generally just grab the latest online, but I'll go back and install from the CD and see if that helps or pull one from archive to see and test from there.
I'll report after I've tried that.
AntiZig said:
well I just wanted to make sure you are using the latest codecs.I appreciate the tip, definitely like it better!
Thanks to all the folks offering advice so far!
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j0n
July 14, 2011 12:43:23 AM
Still no luck with either the first gen drivers that support the 570 GTX (nVidia 266.58) all the way through to the most recent (275.33). I tried installing the beta drivers (275.50) but I haven't seen any improvement.
Could this be something todo with the hard drive speeds and maybe needing to upgrade to a SSD setup?
Could this be something todo with the hard drive speeds and maybe needing to upgrade to a SSD setup?
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j0n
July 14, 2011 1:11:19 AM
Well Good morning then! Heh.
Exactly! That's why this is so strange, if I was OCing and did a setting wrong I could see that, but ASRock went through each setting and verified its setup perfectly.
I went back through and verified the MB is compatible with the Memory, CPU compatible with both MB and Memory, verified with EVGA that the video card is compatible. I did speak to G.Skill, EVGA, and ASRock and they all verified the hardware should work fine together, each item is certified to be used with each other.
ASRock is overnighting me a new board to be sure, should be here tomorrow afternoon so I'll swap and try that.
I also have my old X2 6000 and will load the card into that with my Win7 install there and see if I have the same problem, if so, then its the video card.
Lots to do lots to do... I'll test the VC here in a few minutes.
Exactly! That's why this is so strange, if I was OCing and did a setting wrong I could see that, but ASRock went through each setting and verified its setup perfectly.
I went back through and verified the MB is compatible with the Memory, CPU compatible with both MB and Memory, verified with EVGA that the video card is compatible. I did speak to G.Skill, EVGA, and ASRock and they all verified the hardware should work fine together, each item is certified to be used with each other.
ASRock is overnighting me a new board to be sure, should be here tomorrow afternoon so I'll swap and try that.
I also have my old X2 6000 and will load the card into that with my Win7 install there and see if I have the same problem, if so, then its the video card.
Lots to do lots to do... I'll test the VC here in a few minutes.
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j0n
July 14, 2011 2:20:29 AM
j0n
July 14, 2011 2:35:10 AM
You have to set the program to allow unofficial overclocking by editing MSIAfterburner.cfg. In your folder where the program is installed make a backup copy of the cfg file. Also make another copy in another location for editing. Change the extension of the edit copy of MSIAfterburner.cfg to txt and open it with notepad. Enter without qoute "I confirm that I am aware of unofficial overclocking limitations and fully understand that MSI will not provide me any support on it" to UnofficialOverclockingEULA and set UnofficialOverclockingMode = 2. Save and exit and change extension back to cfg and replace original file.
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j0n
July 14, 2011 3:07:46 AM
I will try this and let you know shortly.
So here's a strange thing.. I noticed this was happening on my 2nd monitor (extended) [sorry, I'm so used to doing this I didn't think about bringing it up]. If I move my browser to my primary monitor and place my browser on the extended monitor, and then browse, the video has no jitters (the test video I'm using).
Even VLC that jittered before now plays the video flawlessly.
So it looks like if the video is NOT on the primary monitor, it jitters... Ever heard of this?
So here's a strange thing.. I noticed this was happening on my 2nd monitor (extended) [sorry, I'm so used to doing this I didn't think about bringing it up]. If I move my browser to my primary monitor and place my browser on the extended monitor, and then browse, the video has no jitters (the test video I'm using).
Even VLC that jittered before now plays the video flawlessly.
So it looks like if the video is NOT on the primary monitor, it jitters... Ever heard of this?
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July 14, 2011 3:18:03 AM
j0n
July 14, 2011 3:21:44 AM
j0n
July 14, 2011 3:38:49 AM
j0n
July 14, 2011 4:30:22 AM
At this point I'm just going to chalk it up to a random weird issue, I'll swap out the mobo and if that doesn't solve it I'm just going to throw in the towel. The videos work on the primary screen just fine so I'll just run it that way.
It plays games perfectly so I'm not going to rock the boat any more then I have to.
Thank you for all the assistance Pyree!
It plays games perfectly so I'm not going to rock the boat any more then I have to.
Thank you for all the assistance Pyree!
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July 14, 2011 4:42:10 AM
j0n
July 18, 2011 3:13:51 AM
Just an update.
I RMA'd the motherboard and that didn't solve it.
I swapped the video card for my old 8800GT and that didn't solve it, so its not a GPU / driver issue.
I'm going to swing by the local computer store and pick up some different RAM and test with that, if that resolves it I'll be returning my current RAM and trying something different..
I RMA'd the motherboard and that didn't solve it.
I swapped the video card for my old 8800GT and that didn't solve it, so its not a GPU / driver issue.
I'm going to swing by the local computer store and pick up some different RAM and test with that, if that resolves it I'll be returning my current RAM and trying something different..
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joker11
July 20, 2011 11:41:14 PM
j0n
July 21, 2011 4:41:22 AM
It didn't.
BUT, I figured out the issue. I feel a little stupid but I've NEVER had to check this before.
I went in to the physical monitor settings (Windows Configuration, not nVidia's) and it showed the refresh rate at 60 Mhz (which is right for my LCD's), but there was another option for 59 Mhz. I change it to that and BAM, everything is working better then amazing.
I have no idea why, but it must have something to do with drivers or something, but I can't be happier with my setup now.
BUT, I figured out the issue. I feel a little stupid but I've NEVER had to check this before.
I went in to the physical monitor settings (Windows Configuration, not nVidia's) and it showed the refresh rate at 60 Mhz (which is right for my LCD's), but there was another option for 59 Mhz. I change it to that and BAM, everything is working better then amazing.
I have no idea why, but it must have something to do with drivers or something, but I can't be happier with my setup now.
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July 22, 2011 1:50:21 AM
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