CS:S Windows 7 issues - general discussion

[buhhhaj]

(Since I'm not native English speaker some of terms I'm using may not be apropriate, if there are any, please correct me)

My PC specs:
Windows 7 32bit
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+
GPU: GeForce 9800GT 512MB
HDD: WD 320GB
Monitor: HP w2207 (22" widescreen)

I realized that some people here, including me, are encountering problems with running CS:S on Windows 7. Purpose of creating this thread is to collect all of them and try to solve them collectievly.

Here are the most common issues people encounter. If there are any other non mentioned below, please write them in your replies and I'll add them to the first post.

1. Screen resolution and scaling (widescreen monitors mostly).

#Problem: When choosing resolution smaller than the monitor native resolution CS:S appears as a box in the center of the screen with black borders around.

#Solution (for nVidia cards users, worked for me): go to nVidia Control Panel -> Display -> Adjust desktop size and position -> Choose: Use nVidia scaling with fixed aspect ratio

Worked for me. After that I can pick any resolution I want, a the game box does not get smaller after picking res like for example 1024x768

2. CS:S blackout after starting the game

#Problem: Some people got black screen after starting the game, it may be some issue with resolutions, but no full solution yet.

3. CS:S FPS drops

#Problems: Here's how it looks like in my case. Game runs smoothly on full detail, with everything turned on, resolution 1650x1080 but every few seconds I've got sudden FPS drop. Moreover things like barrels, granades act weird. The move laggy and slowly. At first i thought It's CPU causing problem with physics somehow, but when looking at falling bodies I don't have any problems.

#Solution: Solution below makes game run a bit better but does not solve the problem fully:

Originally Posted by bgaimur
UPDATE: turning off AA and lowering AF to trillinear makes problem go away 100%...

Problem solved: Adaptive Anti-Aliasing was on. Turning it off lets me look into bushes all day.

Full solution for this problem is something many people are looking forward to because it makes you unable to play this game normally.

[mikesin]

Just wondering, whats your average fps with that rig?

Also i don't know whether to change to Windows 7 64 Bit from windows xp 32bit :l

[ShWiVeL]

#1 is a driver "issue" if anything. XP computers could be set up the same way. It is, as you stated, a driver option, not even a problem.

#3 is also an option in the ATI driver options, and it may reduce or increase performance depending on the game. It wouldn't surprise me that it wouldn't work well in CSS, a game rather old at this point.

Maybe people just haven't reformatted in a long time.

[NitrousX]

The 3700+ is really bottlenecking that 9800GT.

[wq94wq]

Originally Posted by NitrousX

The 3700+ is really bottlenecking that 9800GT.

Definitely.

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I have been playing CS for years,but I haven`t played CS:S before.

Friends around all recommend me this wonderful game,so I will buy CS:S on Steam when the Christmas comes.

I`ll come here frequently since this thread may help me a lot in the near future,thanks.

[jerman885]

My cs:s crashes sometimes with windows 7, I've mostly avoided this by running it in compatibility mode with windows vista sp1. But then I encounter more problems.

[Shifter]

Originally Posted by mikesin

Also i don't know whether to change to Windows 7 64 Bit from windows xp 32bit :l

Just made the same switch last week. Havn't encountered any troubles yet apart from forgetting to download the 64bit drivers for my mouse. It only took me 3 days to realise the drivers didn't do anything haha!

CS:S seems to run just fine, maybe a tiny FPS drop but mine is still consistantly over 100 so no worries. Only other game I have tried is Stalker which also runs fine with an FPS boost! Oh and Audiosurf is fine too.

[PLAY_MAKER]

Same CS:S run pretty nicely on my windows 7 64bit. The only issue i suffer from still is huge choke in a lan game with bots. Other then that no other problem.

[FLIFLET]

When windows 7 give CSS problems people always say your rig is to blame. The performance of css on W7 was so bad i want back to vista home basic

[Cz0]

I am running CSS perfectly well on Windows 7 64bit. I am however having problems geting my scripts in autoconfig.cfg to work. Does anybody know how to apply them in windows 7?

[inspectorts]

Yo guys, i get lag in source, like its ping lag. It will show like 30 ping when i press tab and it will show about 100 ping on net_graph. Please help guys, i need this lag to go away!!

[inspectorts]

Btw, i run source perfect on XP

[Smartbass]

Originally Posted by inspectorts

Btw, i run source perfect on XP

I got a quad core Phenonem 8 gig ram and ati 4870x2 64 bit Vista
When i installed windows 7 i got a 20 fps boost it works great

[inspectorts]

Originally Posted by Smartbass

I got a quad core Phenonem 8 gig ram and ati 4870x2 64 bit Vista
When i installed windows 7 i got a 20 fps boost it works great

I am not receiving low FPS i am getting lag spikes, nades lag in the air and stuff. Its like i am running wireless. Please someone help

[EVIL-JURA]

Originally Posted by buhhhaj

(Since I'm not native English speaker some of terms I'm using may not be apropriate, if there are any, please correct me)

My PC specs:
Windows 7 32bit
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+
GPU: GeForce 9800GT 512MB
HDD: WD 320GB
Monitor: HP w2207 (22" widescreen)

I realized that some people here, including me, are encountering problems with running CS:S on Windows 7. Purpose of creating this thread is to collect all of them and try to solve them collectievly.

Here are the most common issues people encounter. If there are any other non mentioned below, please write them in your replies and I'll add them to the first post.

1. Screen resolution and scaling (widescreen monitors mostly).

#Problem: When choosing resolution smaller than the monitor native resolution CS:S appears as a box in the center of the screen with black borders around.

#Solution (for nVidia cards users, worked for me): go to nVidia Control Panel -> Display -> Adjust desktop size and position -> Choose: Use nVidia scaling with fixed aspect ratio

Worked for me. After that I can pick any resolution I want, a the game box does not get smaller after picking res like for example 1024x768

2. CS:S blackout after starting the game

#Problem: Some people got black screen after starting the game, it may be some issue with resolutions, but no full solution yet.

3. CS:S FPS drops

#Problems: Here's how it looks like in my case. Game runs smoothly on full detail, with everything turned on, resolution 1650x1080 but every few seconds I've got sudden FPS drop. Moreover things like barrels, granades act weird. The move laggy and slowly. At first i thought It's CPU causing problem with physics somehow, but when looking at falling bodies I don't have any problems.

#Solution: Solution below makes game run a bit better but does not solve the problem fully:

Full solution for this problem is something many people are looking forward to because it makes you unable to play this game normally.

you forgot hl2.exe crash after exiting game