Low fps like 1 frame every 1-3 seconds.... - Page 2

wiggbot · 03-04-2010, 01:28 PM

Using that utility, it looks like my network card drivers seem to be the culprit. They are up to date though. That said, why should it make a difference? I don't mean that rudely or anything, I'm just curious. I don't have issues with any other programs, games or not.

Saijin_Naib · 03-04-2010, 01:52 PM

DPC Background Info:
http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_c...tml#background

Windows Performance Analysis Toolkit:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/perf.../cc825801.aspx

One of the tools in there will show you what apps/processes/drivers are requesting what and will help you to determine where the issues are coming from.

Also, some DPC latency issues can be caused by a poor/faulty BIOS. Have you checked to make sure you are running the latest BIOS for your motherboard?

wiggbot · 03-04-2010, 04:03 PM

BIOS up to date. Video card drivers up to date. Uninstalled and then reinstalled network card drivers. No dice. Same issue. Seeing as I formatted and reinstalled windows less than a month ago when installing windows 7, I don't see myself wanting to do that again at the moment. Hell, to be honest I don't have the time. It's getting to be crunch time at school.
For kicks, I tried running it under windows xp sp3 compatibility mode, and I couldn't even start it. Steam would just tell me the game was unavailable. As soon as I turned off compatibility mode it would start again, but grind to a halt when trying to race.

sethsez · 03-04-2010, 06:56 PM

This game worked fine for me until it updated something a little while ago, at which point it became completely unplayable since I'd get about three frames per minute once a race started. My computer is more than up to the task and all my drivers are updated so that's not it.

Lord Rick · 06-27-2010, 02:31 PM

I just bought this game and am having the same problem. Restarting did not help. Nor did adding the EXE as an exception to DEP.

wiggbot · 11-16-2010, 09:28 PM

Been a while since I've been here, but whatever...

I formatted and reinstalled last weekend. I saw that there was an update for the game being released, so I decided to reinstall and give it another shot. It now works flawlessly. Silly windows...

Boco · 01-05-2011, 08:02 PM

I just tried to run this game for the first time and am experiencing the above issue (unplayable ridiculous framerate of about one screen update every 4 or 5 seconds). I'm running Windows 7 via BootCamp on a 2009-era MacBook with the latest BootCamp drivers; no other games I have installed have any issues at all. (edit: the problem occurs no matter what resolution I use and no matter whether I'm in windowed mode or fullscreen mode).

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...DPCLatency.png
The yellow spike is me opening the Start menu to get to the snipping tool to create the screenshot (no PrntScrn key).

02-22-2011, 08:11 PM

What about if you take a look at it while you start the game?
I'm experiencing the same issues, having a nice and clean laptop with the latest drivers, but the difference is that if I don't rush to play the game (because if I do, the UC rises to a 100%), if I let the UC down a bit, and take my time, I can start a race, no problem, even drive a few seconds. But as soon as the processor gets saturated again, hell breaks loose and I can't get more than a frame per minute.
I've looked at this latency check while playing and it skyrocketed every minute (as a matter of fact, every frame). I can't tell what's going on, but there's sureley trouble with data management on that particular game, since any other game (Steam or not) runs well and smooth.
And I run on Windows 7 x64, like any other guy having issues.
The rest of the specs of my computer won't interest you, I think, since it doesn't seem to be the problem...

cptgone · 08-26-2011, 10:51 AM

EDIT: problem solved \o/
the fix as either the new vid card driver i installed recently, or my defragging game files.
---

just bought the game but, sadly, it's unplayable cause it freezes for 1 or 2 seconds every 7 seconds or so. even at the start screen.

rebooting didn't help, neither did adding a key to the Registry as suggested in this thread.

(my pc is a few months old, runs Win 7, and i've played 30-ish other games on it so far without any problems)

Hokum · 09-01-2011, 08:45 AM

Same here, I used to play the previous version fine, now it has an unplayable frame rate. I've got Win 7 64 bit on an Asus G51J laptop with a GTS 360M graphics card. I'm thinking it might be the latest Nvidia drivers or something. Wouldn't be the first time a driver update fixed one game but broke another.

AndreWaxes · 03-23-2013, 09:51 AM

The first time I played this game (yesterday) I got no problem. Now the game is unplayable (one frame every 3-4 seconds) and I seriously doubt it's a video card issue since yesterday the game run super-fine... I see this is a two years old-discussion but... any support/help on this?

01-05-2011, 08:02 PM	#22
Boco Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 9	I just tried to run this game for the first time and am experiencing the above issue (unplayable ridiculous framerate of about one screen update every 4 or 5 seconds). I'm running Windows 7 via BootCamp on a 2009-era MacBook with the latest BootCamp drivers; no other games I have installed have any issues at all. (edit: the problem occurs no matter what resolution I use and no matter whether I'm in windowed mode or fullscreen mode). http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...DPCLatency.png The yellow spike is me opening the Start menu to get to the snipping tool to create the screenshot (no PrntScrn key). Last edited by Boco: 01-05-2011 at 08:10 PM.

02-22-2011, 08:11 PM	#23
mixman320 Guest Posts: n/a	My experience What about if you take a look at it while you start the game? I'm experiencing the same issues, having a nice and clean laptop with the latest drivers, but the difference is that if I don't rush to play the game (because if I do, the UC rises to a 100%), if I let the UC down a bit, and take my time, I can start a race, no problem, even drive a few seconds. But as soon as the processor gets saturated again, hell breaks loose and I can't get more than a frame per minute. I've looked at this latency check while playing and it skyrocketed every minute (as a matter of fact, every frame). I can't tell what's going on, but there's sureley trouble with data management on that particular game, since any other game (Steam or not) runs well and smooth. And I run on Windows 7 x64, like any other guy having issues. The rest of the specs of my computer won't interest you, I think, since it doesn't seem to be the problem...

08-26-2011, 10:51 AM	#24
cptgone Join Date: Apr 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 17	EDIT: problem solved \o/ the fix as either the new vid card driver i installed recently, or my defragging game files. --- just bought the game but, sadly, it's unplayable cause it freezes for 1 or 2 seconds every 7 seconds or so. even at the start screen. rebooting didn't help, neither did adding a key to the Registry as suggested in this thread. (my pc is a few months old, runs Win 7, and i've played 30-ish other games on it so far without any problems) Last edited by cptgone: 10-09-2011 at 11:06 AM.

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03-04-2010, 01:28 PM	#16
wiggbot Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 19	Using that utility, it looks like my network card drivers seem to be the culprit. They are up to date though. That said, why should it make a difference? I don't mean that rudely or anything, I'm just curious. I don't have issues with any other programs, games or not.

03-04-2010, 01:52 PM	#17
Saijin_Naib Foreign Legion: BoB forum Volunteer Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 663 Posts: 3,433	DPC Background Info: http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_c...tml#background Windows Performance Analysis Toolkit: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/perf.../cc825801.aspx One of the tools in there will show you what apps/processes/drivers are requesting what and will help you to determine where the issues are coming from. Also, some DPC latency issues can be caused by a poor/faulty BIOS. Have you checked to make sure you are running the latest BIOS for your motherboard?

03-04-2010, 04:03 PM	#18
wiggbot Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 19	BIOS up to date. Video card drivers up to date. Uninstalled and then reinstalled network card drivers. No dice. Same issue. Seeing as I formatted and reinstalled windows less than a month ago when installing windows 7, I don't see myself wanting to do that again at the moment. Hell, to be honest I don't have the time. It's getting to be crunch time at school. For kicks, I tried running it under windows xp sp3 compatibility mode, and I couldn't even start it. Steam would just tell me the game was unavailable. As soon as I turned off compatibility mode it would start again, but grind to a halt when trying to race.

03-04-2010, 06:56 PM	#19
sethsez Join Date: Aug 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 32	This game worked fine for me until it updated something a little while ago, at which point it became completely unplayable since I'd get about three frames per minute once a race started. My computer is more than up to the task and all my drivers are updated so that's not it.

06-27-2010, 02:31 PM	#20
Lord Rick Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 0 Posts: 148	I just bought this game and am having the same problem. Restarting did not help. Nor did adding the EXE as an exception to DEP.

11-16-2010, 09:28 PM	#21
wiggbot Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 19	Been a while since I've been here, but whatever... I formatted and reinstalled last weekend. I saw that there was an update for the game being released, so I decided to reinstall and give it another shot. It now works flawlessly. Silly windows...

09-01-2011, 08:45 AM	#25
Hokum Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 28 Posts: 211	Same here, I used to play the previous version fine, now it has an unplayable frame rate. I've got Win 7 64 bit on an Asus G51J laptop with a GTS 360M graphics card. I'm thinking it might be the latest Nvidia drivers or something. Wouldn't be the first time a driver update fixed one game but broke another.

03-23-2013, 09:51 AM	#26
AndreWaxes Join Date: Jul 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 43	The first time I played this game (yesterday) I got no problem. Now the game is unplayable (one frame every 3-4 seconds) and I seriously doubt it's a video card issue since yesterday the game run super-fine... I see this is a two years old-discussion but... any support/help on this?