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Ginsu Victim:
Okay, my tests with the borrowed video card have shown no slowdowns, other than those related to the fact that it's an older card. Now I just need to get my hands on a more modern card and see how that goes.

Edit: Nevermind. The slowdowns are happening with that card as well.

Grrr....

I really appreciate everything you guys have done for me thus far.

Fordman:
Goto www.pcpitstop.com, you'll have to register, then download an ActiveX control and run the performance test. It will run a 2D & 3D test, tell you if that is where your issue is. Also it will do a drivers test to make sure your drivers are up to date. It will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about your setup. Your screen will do funny things for about 3 minutes, then it will give you results and compare with other testers to see where your system stands

It's free but beware, they are trying to sell you Antivirus and Driver UPdate software. They tell you whats wrong, you just have to hunt for the correct drivers from the mfg if they are out of date. Their driver update software is kinda like an all-in-one thing; tell whats wrong, download the latest driver from mfg, install for you.

give it a try!

 :cheers:

Fordman

Ginsu Victim:
I ran Speedfan and watched it as I played. The CPU load maxes out every 10-20 seconds for about five seconds at a time. Doesn't happen when running normally, but it does when I start anything 3D. Hmmmm.....

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on July 03, 2009, 05:35:51 pm ---I ran Speedfan and watched it as I played. The CPU load maxes out every 10-20 seconds for about five seconds at a time. Doesn't happen when running normally, but it does when I start anything 3D. Hmmmm.....

--- End quote ---

May not really point the finger at 3D... could be circumstantial since 3D is probably your most taxing usage.  Try running something that isn't 3D but would work the system just as hard.

Hoopz:
I saw you mentioned the onboard audio and possibly trying a sound card.  Assuming your driver for it is up to date, how did disabling it go?  Did you try the sound card?

Also, when you installed the OS, did you install the chipset drivers?  What about SATA drivers for the hard drive(s) or raid drivers?  Basic stuff that you probably did but it doesn't hurt to ask.

If those things all test out, I would think the next step is to try and find someone with the same specs or close to it to see any issues that they have (or not). 

When you say the slowdowns happened on a regular cycle as opposed to actual game play, was it happening every X amount of time (15 seconds or 1 minute) etc? 

Also, it looks like you've covered the game that'll test your system fairly well.  I'd say throw in a game from a few years ago and see how it does.  QIII or Unreal Tmnt etc.  Don't max out the video and see how it plays.  If you get the same issues, that may help diagnose the issue.

Does Windows still have DirectInput?  I forgot about that but it may have some issues.  It wouldn't hurt to check out their website for a known problem with directX or input and your mobo.  Check Asus' site also for it. 

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