GTX 560 TI windows detected computer's performance is slow

[wand3r3r]

I have a GTX 560 TI but I have found a few issues that are really annoying.

Basic specs:
Core i7 960
6 GB
GTX 560 TI (950/2100)
1680x1050

I have dual monitor which works fine, but everytime I enter a game the other monitor either quits updating (has system monitoring running etc.) and freezes that frame, or it turns blank. Every time I play BFBC2, or BF3 after about a minute I get this warning:



Do you want to change the color scheme to improve performance?
Windows has detected that your computer's performance is slow. .....
Change the color scheme to Windows 7 Basic
...

I always just choose keep the current scheme and don't show this message again.

I've had AMD cards for the past couple generations and never got this message even if they may have been running a bit slow, and dual monitors always works perfectly with the second monitor displaying information as if your not playing a game.

Is there anything I can do about this?


In BFBC2 I have all settings maxed plus AA transparency 4x in the console. Its still 60(?)+ fps dropping to about ~40 or so at minimum.

 

[blackened23]

Thats windows aero. Just ignore it, keep the current scheme. Windows aero doesn't know what to do when a game is running, when the GPU is occupied by something other than drawing stuff on your desktop. The other thing you can do is right click properties of your game executables, and put a check mark by "disable visual themes". That will disable aero during the game and you won't get any annoying popup.

Some games disable windows aero and some don't, I have figured out whats what with that. I think dx9 games disable it and others don't, but i'm not certain.

 

[toyota]

almost everybody gets those from time to time.

 

[wand3r3r]

Thats windows aero. Just ignore it, keep the current scheme. Windows aero doesn't know what to do when a game is running, when the GPU is occupied by something other than drawing stuff on your desktop. The other thing you can do is right click properties of your game executables, and put a check mark by "disable visual themes". That will disable aero during the game and you won't get any annoying popup.

Some games disable windows aero and some don't, I have figured out whats what with that. I think dx9 games disable it and others don't, but i'm not certain.

I may have to consider this. This presumably won't affect the game from using dx11 or anything?

almost everybody gets those from time to time.

I never got these in BFBC2, with the same setup except with my previous 4830 crossfire cards. Actually I've never got them period before upgrading to the gtx 560 ti. They also come consistently whenever I begin playing it happens every startup. (when the computer has been rebooted)

 

[toyota]

I may have to consider this. This presumably won't affect the game from using dx11 or anything?



I never got these in BFBC2, with the same setup except with my previous 4830 crossfire cards. Actually I've never got them period before upgrading to the gtx 560 ti. They also come consistently whenever I begin playing it happens every startup. (when the computer has been rebooted)

well I should say that every Nvidia user will get this at some time. its nothing to worry about at all and I think I probably get that message less than 10 times a year.