Games "stutter" a lot if I haven't recently restarted.

[Valuum]

Here's my current system
Asus A8N-E
AMD 4400X2
ATI 1900XT
Corsair 2Gigs 3200 DDR RAM
SB Audigy 2

Now, here's the problem. If I leave my computer on for a long amount of time (I can't really tell when it starts) my gameplay in games will start to stutter. Even the 3D preview in the Catalyst Control Center will stutter when it previews. I still get high FPS, but there are constant stutters. I have no clue what this could be, I make sure everyone extra is closed when I play the games. I have also tried logging off and back on then trying to play, but it stays the same.

The only way I can get the games to run stutter free is if I restart before I play a game. I do not have the slightest idea on why this happens and how to fix it. Does anyone else have any suggestions?

 

[Fistandantilis]

peak around in the task manager and see what the processes are making for footprints.

 

[Valuum]

Originally posted by: Fistandantilis
peak around in the task manager and see what the processes are making for footprints.

What do you mean by footprints?

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: Valuum

Originally posted by: Fistandantilis
peak around in the task manager and see what the processes are making for footprints.

What do you mean by footprints?

Whats taking up processing power in the background? Even I'm not really sure.

 

[moonboy403]

Originally posted by: wizboy11

Originally posted by: Valuum

Originally posted by: Fistandantilis
peak around in the task manager and see what the processes are making for footprints.

What do you mean by footprints?

Whats taking up processing power in the background? Even I'm not really sure.

he means spyware at work?

 

[Tig Ol Bitties]

Defragment your HDD if you havent done so in a while. This may help a bit, it helped A LOT with the annoying stutters I used to get in Oblivion after I installed new drivers for my GPU. Just a simple suggestion, wont solve all your problems, but it could...

 

[Killrose]

What about CPU throttling? Maybe cool n quiet not shifting properly?

 

[orangat]

Check to see if its a process eating cpu time or some swapping going on. Is the disk light on?

 

[Valuum]

I don't see any wierd processes, maybe something starts to lag after a long time. I've tried turning off all processes once my machine gets in the state of stuttering but it didn't help.

 

[darXoul]

It can be helpsvc.exe which sometimes goes crazy. It can be your HDD or a heat issue. It can also be your dual core CPU - make sure CnQ is off and that you have the hotfix and new drivers installed.

 

[jim1976]

Originally posted by: Killrose
What about CPU throttling? Maybe cool n quiet not shifting properly?

Does he have C&C on? If so that's his problem..

 

[orangat]

Originally posted by: jim1976

Originally posted by: Killrose
What about CPU throttling? Maybe cool n quiet not shifting properly?

Does he have C&C on? If so that's his problem..

C&C doesn't cause stuttering. At least not in my experience.

 

[BFG10K]

Do you have all of the dual-core patches/updates installed for your system?

 

[VERTIGGO]

I know our motherboards are different, but I had the same problem until I updated to the latest BIOS.

 

[Valuum]

Originally posted by: BFG10K
Do you have all of the dual-core patches/updates installed for your system?

Like for the games? Or are there patches for just like, windows? I checked AMD's site and found nothing.

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: Valuum

Originally posted by: BFG10K
Do you have all of the dual-core patches/updates installed for your system?

Like for the games? Or are there patches for just like, windows? I checked AMD's site and found nothing.

its on this page. http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Tec...lResources/0,,30_182_871_13118,00.html just scroll down to the dual core driver for windows xp. there is also a hotfix for windows that you need but GO HERE and read first. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=81429