Portal Issues

atix1906 · 07-21-2012, 03:35 AM

Hey,

i have issues with Portal. When i launch the game it rather starts up really fast or gives me a black screen and when switching to desktop tells me that its not responding, or it starts up but takes forever to get to the startscreen...
but thats just the first half of my problem. In game while playing for the first minute or two it works just perfect, but after the first time, it starts to get really laggy...even with the video settings set as low as they can be...
does anybody know whats going on? i havent tried portal 2 yet but i do have both games installed.

thank you for your help!

my system information:

Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Speed: 1996 Mhz
8 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Windows 7 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 323 0x7e 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

DirectX Driver Name: nvumdshim.dll
Driver Version: 8.17.13.142
DirectX Driver Version: 8.17.13.142
Driver Date: 15 May 2012
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0xdf4
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1366 x 768
Desktop Resolution: 1366 x 768
Primary Display Size: 18.98" x 10.67" (21.73" diag)
48.2cm x 27.1cm (55.2cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 2047 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: Lautsprecher (High Definition A

Memory:
RAM: 6055 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Microphone: Not set
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 244095 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 115990 Mb
OS Install Date: Jan 01 1970
Game Controller: None detected

AI-#15837 · 07-21-2012, 09:10 AM

Uh oh…multiple processors…click here for information on how Portal 2 doesn't like multiple processors. Here's another thread about it…try setting Options to only use two cores??
Also, the information about downloaded programs isn't entirely necessary, and causes IT to get distracted wishing they had all that…*gets distracted wishing for Adobe AfterEffects and Photoshop; OMG, you have the whole collection?!*

atix1906 · 07-24-2012, 05:42 AM

hmm okay, i'm gonna try that as soon as i have some more time

oh and thanks for the advise concerning the downloaded programs, i didn't want to cause any distraction!

thank you for your help!

nrnoble · 07-25-2012, 04:46 PM

See what happens when running the game in Window mode. In steam set the launch option -Window

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07-21-2012, 03:35 AM	#1
atix1906 Join Date: Jul 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 2	Portal Issues Hey, i have issues with Portal. When i launch the game it rather starts up really fast or gives me a black screen and when switching to desktop tells me that its not responding, or it starts up but takes forever to get to the startscreen... but thats just the first half of my problem. In game while playing for the first minute or two it works just perfect, but after the first time, it starts to get really laggy...even with the video settings set as low as they can be... does anybody know whats going on? i havent tried portal 2 yet but i do have both games installed. thank you for your help! my system information: Processor Information: Vendor: GenuineIntel Speed: 1996 Mhz 8 logical processors 4 physical processors HyperThreading: Supported FCMOV: Supported SSE2: Supported SSE3: Supported SSSE3: Supported SSE4a: Unsupported SSE41: Supported SSE42: Supported Network Information: Network Speed: Operating System Version: Windows 7 (64 bit) NTFS: Supported Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 323 0x7e 0x0 0x0 Video Card: Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M DirectX Driver Name: nvumdshim.dll Driver Version: 8.17.13.142 DirectX Driver Version: 8.17.13.142 Driver Date: 15 May 2012 DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M VendorID: 0x10de DeviceID: 0xdf4 Number of Monitors: 1 Number of Logical Video Cards: 1 No SLI or Crossfire Detected Primary Display Resolution: 1366 x 768 Desktop Resolution: 1366 x 768 Primary Display Size: 18.98" x 10.67" (21.73" diag) 48.2cm x 27.1cm (55.2cm diag) Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x Primary VRAM: 2047 MB Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x Sound card: Audio device: Lautsprecher (High Definition A Memory: RAM: 6055 Mb Miscellaneous: UI Language: English Microphone: Not set Media Type: DVD Total Hard Disk Space Available: 244095 Mb Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 115990 Mb OS Install Date: Jan 01 1970 Game Controller: None detected Last edited by atix1906: 07-24-2012 at 05:38 AM.

07-21-2012, 09:10 AM	#2
AI-#15837 Join Date: Jun 2012 Reputation: 83 Posts: 175	Uh oh…multiple processors…click here for information on how Portal 2 doesn't like multiple processors. Here's another thread about it…try setting Options to only use two cores?? Also, the information about downloaded programs isn't entirely necessary, and causes IT to get distracted wishing they had all that…gets distracted wishing for Adobe AfterEffects and Photoshop; OMG, you have the whole collection?!

07-24-2012, 05:42 AM	#3
atix1906 Join Date: Jul 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 2	hmm okay, i'm gonna try that as soon as i have some more time oh and thanks for the advise concerning the downloaded programs, i didn't want to cause any distraction! thank you for your help!

07-25-2012, 04:46 PM	#4
nrnoble Join Date: May 2008 Reputation: 1117 Posts: 7,621	See what happens when running the game in Window mode. In steam set the launch option -Window