Games occassionaly slow down

[shatogtar]

Hi there i have a problem,
sometimes when i reboot my pc all my games are slowed down by the half of the speed. They only go back to normal when I reboot again for a few times. Its just about luck. I dont know what to do or where the problem lies.
Maybe its the Dual Core CPU or the Raid? I dont know.

My Configuration:
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
Motherboard ASUS P5K-E Wifi-AP Edition
Memory 2x G.Skill DDR2-800 1 GB
Graphics card XFX GeForce 8800 GTX
Hard disk 2x Samsung 500GB (as Raid 0)
Optical drives LG GSA H62N and LG H20N
Sound card onBoard SoundMax
Case Cooler Master Centurion 534 black
Power supply beQuiet BQT E5-600W
CPU cooler Zalman CNPS-7700Cu
Monitor Iiyama ProLite E2200WS Specs
OS Windows XP SP2

[Ajmukon]

Post a HIjack this LOG:
www.trendmicro.com
and look for "free tools"

it probably is malware

[shatogtar]

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 05:28:00, on 04.12.2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXPService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
E:\security\kaspersky\avp.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Iaantmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
D:\tools\Alcohol 52\StarWind\StarWindServiceAE.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Iaanotif.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\Smax4.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe
E:\security\kaspersky\avp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
D:\tools\active sync\wcescomm.exe
D:\tools\ACTIVE~1\rapimgr.exe
C:\Program Files\ASUS WiFi-AP Solo\RtWLan.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\internet\opera\Opera.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
D:\security\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Catcher Class - {ADECBED6-0366-4377-A739-E69DFBA04663} - D:\xda\FLV Downloader\MoyeaCth.dll
O2 - BHO: TGTSoft Explorer Toolbar Changer - {C333CF63-767F-4831-94AC-E683D962C63C} - C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\TGT_BHO.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IAAnotif] "C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Iaanotif.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [JMB36X IDE Setup] C:\WINDOWS\RaidTool\xInsIDE.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [36X Raid Configurer] C:\WINDOWS\system32\xRaidSetup.exe boot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAX] "C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\Smax4.exe" /tray
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVP] "E:\security\kaspersky\avp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Ad-Watch] D:\security\Ad-aware\Ad-Watch2007.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BluetoothAuthenticationAgent] rundll32.exe bthprops.cpl,,BluetoothAuthenticationAgent
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AlcoholAutomount] "D:\tools\Alcohol 52\axcmd.exe" /automount
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [H/PC Connection Agent] "D:\tools\active sync\wcescomm.exe"
O4 - Global Startup: ASUS WiFi-AP Solo.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Anti-Banner - E:\security\kaspersky\ie_banner_deny.htm
O9 - Extra button: Web Anti-Virus statistics - {1F460357-8A94-4D71-9CA3-AA4ACF32ED8E} - E:\security\kaspersky\SCIEPlgn.dll
O9 - Extra button: Create Mobile Favorite - {2EAF5BB1-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - D:\tools\ACTIVE~1\INetRepl.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {2EAF5BB2-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - D:\tools\ACTIVE~1\INetRepl.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Create Mobile Favorite... - {2EAF5BB2-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - D:\tools\ACTIVE~1\INetRepl.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: E:\security\KASPER~1\adialhk.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 (AVP) - Kaspersky Lab - E:\security\kaspersky\avp.exe
O23 - Service: ##Id_String1.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762# # (Bonjour Service) - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor (IAANTMON) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Iaantmon.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nero\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: ServiceLayer - Nokia. - C:\Program Files\PC Connectivity Solution\ServiceLayer.exe
O23 - Service: StarWind AE Service (StarWindServiceAE) - Rocket Division Software - D:\tools\Alcohol 52\StarWind\StarWindServiceAE.exe
O23 - Service: StyleXPService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXPService.exe

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End of file - 5224 bytes

[George Hallam]

Also what games are you running?

By half do you mean they are near unplayable?

Have you updated drivers?

Have you made any hardware changes recently?

Any overheating?

[shatogtar]

Hey thanks for your concern first.
Also what games are you running?
Bioshock, Portal, UT3 and Guitar Hero 3.
But when one game runs slow all of the above do till I restart a few times, then all games run fine.
By half do you mean they are near unplayable?
No in fact its nice sometimes, UT3 in Slo-Mo = Killing everyone ^^
But sooner or later it sucks. The game is running smooth but slow.
Have you updated drivers?
yep I did, though the entire system is nearly new
Have you made any hardware changes recently?
No
Any overheating?
No I dont think so. There was no message or bluescreen.
Theres nothing overclocked, too.

[George Hallam]

Ok have you tried lowering the setting like the AA and AF in Nvidia control panel and see if it still runs just as slow..

I have played portal and i have near same specs as you and i get 80FPS so i think its defiantly something wrong

[shatogtar]

Ok when I lower all the configurations in portal to minimum I have 300 fps
when I maximize it all I have 200 fps. But its still running slo mo even the sound and the videos.

[TheTree718]

try ending all programs execpt explorer.exe and taskmgr.exe and anything in the category of network, system, local service, unless you need the program to safely run the game.

[shatogtar]

Thanks for the help but nothing changed...

[shatogtar]

I rebooted a few times until portal runs normal again, and now i have constantly 60 fps with highest config.
So the Slo-Mo isn`t occuring because my systems lacks performance, but it somehow doesnt uses its potential. It just runs slo. But with 200 fps.
Did you ever here about something like that?

[saphalline]

Did you ever here about something like that?Yes. It happened to me once, long ago...

Perhaps you would like to hear the tale? :D

[George Hallam]

Perhaps you would like to hear the tale? :D

haha better get some reading glasses out :p

[saphalline]

Long ago, in the beforetimes...

I built my first computer during the 2000/2001 holiday season (right about this time in 2000 was when I gathered the last few major components). It was my first, and thankfully it was mostly jumperless. :rolleyes: I did my research, learning about computer stuff for a full year before buying my first component (the case). But even then, I didn't know everything that was required to get a Windows-based gaming system running flawlessly.

With my first system done and under my belt, I went crazy on the games!! :D I upgraded from an old "family PC" from 1997 to a modern 2001 $1200 gaming powerhouse! :cool: I bought dozens of games in that first year, plowing through them in multitudes late into the nights! Older games and new games alike! Even all the old games that the ancient "family PC" could barely run! And it was awesome! For instance, the load times for Fallout 2 were reduced from 3-5 minutes on the ancient "family PC" to a mere 1-7 seconds on the new modern gaming powerhouse! :eek: It was insane! And so was I... so insane... so happy... ;)

Then I hit a snag. I don't remember what game it was that originally caused the problem, but it did the slo-mo thing. And then after that, until I rebooted again, my entire computer was in slo-mo! All games were slo-mo! :( Like you said, it's kinda fun at first, but then it quickly degrades into an annoying problem when a so-called 5 minute deathmatch game turns into an hour. :rolleyes: Back when I had this problem, it wasn't just one thing that wasn't working. Not like a "switch" you can hit that "fixes" everything. It was a system-wide incompatibility problem. It was a combination of several things, including errant BIOS settings, older hardware drivers, and the generally bad practice of letting Windows manage your resources by itself.


So what's the ultimate problem in this case? I don't know. List all your BIOS settings, hardware drivers, and Windows resource management data! :p

[shatogtar]

Whoa what a story, it seems like I really do have the same problem you went through.
And now my hope has grown to find a cure for my weakening machine.
I uploaded an everest system report here (http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddrfpfnr_44czx5p3cv)

[saphalline]

Oh my! Let's go through your temps!

What are your CPU idle and case/system temps as listed in the BIOS after letting your system sit for 20 minutes?