Integrated graphics.. help please!!

[sean458]

I am running an i3-2100 using built in graphics. I have the latest driver installed, as well as adobe flash, but youtube videos are not playing smoothly. This happens both in fullscreen and the normal size.

I noticed in my Sony laptop there is java, MSXML 4.0 SP2, microsoft visual c++, directx, shockwave player, and .net framework 4.0. These programs are not installed on the pc in question, because I built it myself and used a windows 7 x64 fresh install.

How can I get smooth playback? Do I need any of these things installed? Can anyone suggest trying something else?

btw, 1080p movies in vlc play no problem.

Thanks in advance, very appreciated.

 

[mcnumpty23]

try it in a different web browser and see if its the same--presumably your internet is fast enough to stream youtube?

also use windows update to get the stuff you are missing that is on the sony

 

[sean458]

try it in a different web browser and see if its the same--presumably your internet is fast enough to stream youtube?

also use windows update to get the stuff you are missing that is on the sony

Thanks for your reply.

I have tried different web browsers, including IE9, Chrome and Firefox. Yes, the internet is more than fast enough.
The computer is up-to-date regarding Windows updates.

Surely other people are having the same problem. This is the second pc i've built with this very same problem.

 

[mcnumpty23]

is it only youtube?

what about other sites that stream video? do they play ok?

 

[sean458]

is it only youtube?

what about other sites that stream video? do they play ok?

No. Any site that streams videos produces the same problem.

 

[mcnumpty23]

do they play ok on the sony laptop you mentioned?

out of interest what is your broadband download speed?

 

[sean458]

Yes they play perfectly in the laptop.
The connection speed is around 5Mbps (measured by speedtest.net) if I remember correctly.

 

[mcnumpty23]

5mbs should be plenty

peculiar you have built 2 with the same problem

how much ram do you have?

 

[sean458]

I have 4gb of DDR3 1333mhz ram. I know, it's driving me insane.

 

[mcnumpty23]

enough ram as well--which version of flash player? latest one is 10.3 i believe

when you say not playing smoothly does it stop and start or look bad or some thing else?

 

[sean458]

I have Flash 10.3 as well lol.

It doesn't stop and start. It buffers fine, and plays constantly.
But when playing.. if a car is driving from the left to the right of the screen (for example) the motion is similar to playing a game with low fps. Another example would be when the camera is moving or zooming, it is like the camera man doesn't have a steady hand. A bit like comparing the movement of a ticking quartz watch to a sweeping rolex.
It is not the youtube video either, because I tested the same video on my computer, which played as smooth as silk.

 

[mcnumpty23]

whats your cpu usage like when playing it? its not running it at 100% for some weird reason?

also did your 2 pcs that do it have identical hardware?

 

[sean458]

No, it definately doesn't run anywhere close to 100% usage.
They both have different cpu's and motherboards. The only thing identical excluding the hard drive is the wireless pci card:
Tenda Wireless-N300 PCI Adapter, W322P.

It would make sense to blame the wireless card, except in theory, when the video is fully buffered, the video file is stored on the hdd temporarily. Therefore, the wireless card has already done its job and is not being used. correct? But even when fully buffered, the same problem exists. Weird

 

[mcnumpty23]

if the only identical hardware is the wireless card then try connecting it with an ethernet cable to see what happens--as you say it should be in a temp file if its fully buffered but see what happens

other than that it looks like a software problem of some sort--not sure if you can play youtube in safe mode with networking as have never tried but may be worth a go just to see what happens

 

[sean458]

if the only identical hardware is the wireless card then try connecting it with an ethernet cable to see what happens--as you say it should be in a temp file if its fully buffered but see what happens

other than that it looks like a software problem of some sort--not sure if you can play youtube in safe mode with networking as have never tried but may be worth a go just to see what happens

I will give that a try.

Thanks for all your help mate.