diablo 2 running choppy

[fralexandr]

when running diablo 2 on my main computer, the video (gameplay) looks kind of choppy.

Win 7 Professional 64bit
core i7 860
4gb ddr3 1066
1tb seagate 7200.12
8800gts 320mb

with /fps i get a constant 60fps, but for some reason the game isn't using physical memory
it says Phys: 1/1024m Page: 1025/2048m

is there some way i can force it to use physical memory?
thanks

 

[Zenoth]

I had the same problem when I played it under Windows 7 64-Bit, I fixed it by running it under Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode. Additionally, if the compatibility mode doesn't work you can try to use a Glide wrapper, more precisely Sven Labusch's wrapper, just Google it, and follow the installation instructions, it's very easy. Finally, you can combine both, meaning that you can make the game run by using the wrapper and also make the main executable run under Windows XP (or perhaps Vista) compatibility mode.

Hope it helps.

 

[fralexandr]

already tried the compatibility mode guess i'll try the glide wrapper, thanks

 

[I4AT]

Try setting it to directdraw instead of direct3d.

 

[fralexandr]

the glide wrapper works to fix the choppyness, i wonder why d2 isn't using phys memory though :S
directdraw didn't help when i tried it