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Hello :)

Since i've installed windows 7, my graphic card is always at full activity when I run a not so 3d-intensive game and when I open it 2 times, it goes really slow and choppy.

The thing is, on windows xp, i could open 4 or 5 times the game without any lag :/

I suspect the windows 7 driver is the cause of my problem

When I check my gc with gpu-z, i see the catalyst drivers being used but when I run dxdiag, here's what i see

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6296/wtf2d.jpg

Is there some kind of conflict between ati drivers and HDDM 1.1?

I've tried HDDM 1.1, catalyst 9.8 and 9.9 but they all give me the same problem.

I'm starting to get really desperate and considering buying windows vista. Could somebody please help me? :(


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Windows 7 ULTIMATE
e4300 @ 3ghz
ballistix 4gb ram
Sapphire HD4850 512mb
WD 250gb

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Don't make more than one thread if you don't get an answer within like five minutes. All it does is clog the forums. I already replied to the last one, asking what game it is, and if it supports Windows Vista/7.

Reply to jedimasterben
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My bad, i thought the uk and us forums were different.

The game is called Knight OnLine, it is about 10 years old and yes it supports windows vista and 7 because i know a lot of people using 5/6 instances of the game with no lag at all.

Reply to Purplz

is that a crossfire setup or a single card with 2 gigs of memory?

Reply to Attila_the_pun
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I know this is a bit off topic, but why do you need to open multiple instances of the game? I'm just curious.

Was this a fresh install, in other words no previous drivers or anything like that?

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Reply to EXT64
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EXT64 wrote :

I know this is a bit off topic, but why do you need to open multiple instances of the game? I'm just curious.

Was this a fresh install, in other words no previous drivers or anything like that?


Some people get so addicted to MMOs that it's not enough for them to just play it all the time, they have to play it all the time as several avatars.

Reply to notzaar
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Attila_the_pun wrote :

is that a crossfire setup or a single card with 2 gigs of memory?



Single card with 512 mb memory

EXT64 wrote :

I know this is a bit off topic, but why do you need to open multiple instances of the game? I'm just curious.

Was this a fresh install, in other words no previous drivers or anything like that?



It doesn't matter and yes it was a fresh install.

Reply to Purplz
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Maybe try installing updated drivers.

Reply to coltman
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9.9 are the updated drivers and they do not work either.

Have you even bothered to read my topic?

Reply to Purplz

I am not familiar with the directx diagnostic tool but I assume that it is displaying amount of video memory as 2 gigs. Why is it doing so.

Reply to Attila_the_pun
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How would I know?

Reply to Purplz

It most likely displays as 2Gbs of memory because of the integrated chip. My old computer did that for some reason. I don't think you can actually use the integrated memory, but it still shows it. As for your problem, try a fresh install of the card like someone else said.

Reply to thesupermedium

Purplz wrote :


It doesn't matter...



That's what I thought when I first read the thread, and then with this you confirmed it. :pfff:

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Reply to TheGreatGrapeApe
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thesupermedium wrote :

It most likely displays as 2Gbs of memory because of the integrated chip. My old computer did that for some reason. I don't think you can actually use the integrated memory, but it still shows it. As for your problem, try a fresh install of the card like someone else said.



I've already done that but it doesn't work. I'm out of solutions, that's why i posted here :(

Btw, thegreatgrap, what do you mean?

Reply to Purplz

Bu... LOCKED !! [:thegreatgrapeape:7]

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