Can some1 help me really quick. (stalker)

I have
e4300 running at 3.0 ghz
2 gig of Gskill ram
Sata harddrive.
8800gts 320 mb.

Ok so anyway im playing stalker its running good on high settings. As soon as i walk outside. I drop down to about .5 fps. Sometimes when i start Company of heros it runs this terrible. but sometimes it runs perfect at full settings. Whats wrong here. Is it stupid vista 64 bit im running?

i didnt update yet. But ur saying not to? i have Vista 64?

If you have Vista 64, then you should use the Vista 64 driver. If you're using the 32-bit driver version and it let you install the driver, that's probably the source of your problem. Remove the driver completely, then go get the latest Vista 64 driver.

If that doesn't work, check your temperatures for CPU, GPU, and chipset. Try backing your overclock down to lower settings, maybe even -gasp- stock speeds. It could be a stability issue.

another question i have. In vista 64 with my GTS everytime i open and close a certain window the whole screen looks blocky yellow and flashs superquick. I thought it was a vista/driver problem but i updated driver to the 2nd newest 1 and it did nothing. Then i thought it was my slow monitor with crappy refresh rate and i got 1 with 5 ms refresh and it still does it. Any1 else have this?

You are dealing with a driver configuration problem.Un-install your video drivers,restart in safe mode,and then re-install them.Hopefully that will fix your problem.Goodluck.

Dahak

AMD X2-4400+@2.6 TOLEDO
EVGA NF4 SLI MB
2X EVGA 7950GT KO IN SLI
4X 512MB CRUCIAL BALLISTIX DDR500
WD300GIG HD/SAMSUNG 250GIG HD
ACER 22IN WIDESCREEN LCD 1600X1200
THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 850WATT PSU
COOLERMASTER MINI R120
3DMARK05 13,471

no im just playing on high settins not maximum. NO Antialising not really anything is 100%

This might sound like a basic question, but is the 6pin PCI express power connector attached firmly to your card? I ask this because the game is running fine inside but then when you go outside the card needs to draw and calculate longer distances. The card can only pull about 75watts max from the PCI Express slot which might be enough to get the game going till it needs more power for the outside areas. If the cable is securely attached it could be your power supply failing or lack of power on the 12 volt rail. What type of power supply do you have? How much wattage and how many amps are on the 12 volt rail?

Stalker is a b*tch of a game, kinda wish i'd never got it. It's dodgy to run and IMO the gameplay is crap.

Patch 1.1 caused more problems than fixes. When i patched Stalker it always crashed after 5mins(when i got to the exact same bridge everytime) but unpatched it ran stable(ish).

I also read somewhere that Stalker optimises itself after around 3-4 plays, i.e. keep settings the same -> load game -> play -> quit to windows -> load game again.....

Some people have reported that this solves some problems... making sure settings remain constant throughout..

not sure if this works, but worth a shot.

What happens if you disable dynamic lighting?

i just noticed in my Task manager and my core 1 core 2 and ram On idle on my windows vista. And at idle my Ram is at 46%........ and im like wtf normally its 20's.. So i open it up and i have a bunch of SVCHOST.exe which is host process for windows services. I never seen this before. how the hell do you get rid of it.

you won't get rid of the svchost processes. Might want to check which services you might not need though. But some svc's are completely normal. Might want to check that or just google it...

http://www.computerhaven.info/svchost.htm

Well; there are some bad boys out there that disguise themselves as svc processes. Mostly they contain some spelling errors in the process name. However there are some that look real. I suggest you run the following (trusted and widely recommended) two programs: (adaware and spybot)

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/product [...] rsonal.php

http://www.spybot.info/

(Forgive me if I ask; but you are using up to date virus protection and a decent firewall I suppose...)

man so i got down to 23% idle ram. But when i go into the game i get 5 fps on high and even medium on levels i havent been on yet and reloading and reloading does nothing. The only time the game plays 100% smooth and doesnt take 15 min to load is when its on low. Then it runs great........... doesnt look good thou.

If you have a good copy of XP 32 us it if you have 64 it sucks a bad as vista but get rid of vista give it a year or 2 and then try again

ok now im running it fine. i dropped down from full lighting and full grass to 50% grass and it loads 100x quicker and runs supersmooth. Also updated the driver. that prolly helped 2.

you will probably have to cut the Dynamic lighting and 1024x768 no aa or af you should really up the vid card to r600 or 8800gts 640 there is alot of anomiles that look like distortions and they constantly run and the draw on the system alot but you still should be able to run it my son has the 8800gts 640 and its TIT'SSSSS

ooooooopppppppssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok.. w/e I don't plan on upgrading for while... But how will it look on "mediumish" settings compared to other popular titles that I run on max/high... Oblivion FEAR and the regulars...

1280x1024 HDR... NO AA... max draw distances max textures modded distace textures (less blurry more clear) slightly thinned grass... and ya... thats it.. usually 25 FPS.. but there are the spikes to 15 but no lower... i usually run around 25-30 FPS forest.. a nice bit more in towns and inside....

I will usually give up a setting or 2 if I have to to get a 1280x1024 res... like on carbon....

So yeah.. I do run almost max... I can deal with that FPS on Oblivion. But no carbon I can't stand below 40ish

So at 12x10.. how good can I run stalker? with at least a solid 30+ and how will it look compared to other games on high.. I guess im asking.. is stalker on medium/what I can run at, simliar to other games I run high? Or is Stalker a bit bloated in terms of Performace/Eyecandy ratio..

u got a 7900gt?? u should run stalker fine enough, jsut get the game and play it on whatever settings. and if u get a new pc 2 years from now?? just beet it again on maxed settings

So, If anyone cares.. I got stalker.. I run at around 35 FPS @ 12x10, full dynamic lighting, 50 draw distance, 80% object detail, 50% grass, 100% texture.. NO AA, NO AF (but do I really need AF when HDR is on with full dynamic lighting?? And I read that AA doesn't really work) Sun Shadow, No grass shadow.. 40% lighting distance, 80% shadow quality, No V sync, 60HZ.. (What if I turn off the 60HZ???)

So yeah.. It still looks good, and gameplay is fun and also challenging.. Quite creepy at times too, I hate that cat cry in the night....

see told ya it would run fine!! , i m broke as hell i need that game, care to burn it and send me a copy??> 8O

I don't know if anyone else noticed this but what a hilarious title for a computer thread.