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chaz47
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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 Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject: Doom 3 audio stutter |
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I installed Doom 3 on my laptop a few days ago and the first day I played it it ran fine. I never had to reboot it after the install and the thing worked like a charm.
Days later after a restart, the thing keeps stuttuering. Things like the sound of a door opening will echo and clip and echo and clip while new audio comes in underneath that sound and has the same glitch.
My processor is a P4 Centrino, 1.5 Ghz and I have 512 MB of RAM, so my machines specs should be adequate.
I installed it onto a USB HD.
It really seems odd that it ran fine the first day and now is utter shite. It makes me think that the drivers that installed with it are actually older than the ones that were originally on my PC.
Any thoughts? |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: Doom 3 audio stutter |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
I installed Doom 3 on my laptop a few days ago and the first day I played it it ran fine. I never had to reboot it after the install and the thing worked like a charm.
Days later after a restart, the thing keeps stuttuering. Things like the sound of a door opening will echo and clip and echo and clip while new audio comes in underneath that sound and has the same glitch.
My processor is a P4 Centrino, 1.5 Ghz and I have 512 MB of RAM, so my machines specs should be adequate.
I installed it onto a USB HD.
It really seems odd that it ran fine the first day and now is utter *beep*. It makes me think that the drivers that installed with it are actually older than the ones that were originally on my PC.
Any thoughts? |
Your machine specs are barely adequate. Anyhow, aside from your hardware deficiencies, you probably have onboard graphics, or at least shared graphic memory with your system. Not good.
Try defragging, check the pagefile size, update drivers, then uninstall.  |
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corroonb
Joined: 04 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, get a new system. Doom 3 is an old game but your specs are poor.
Did you change any settings or change drivers? What video card do you have?
This site is good for optimising and has a Doom 3 guide.
http://www.tweakguides.com/ |
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chaz47
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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The problem was with my audio, not my video... does a video card affect audio playback?
I've got a Dell Inspiron 6000 circa 2004.
1.5 Ghz, 512 MB RAM, SigmaTel C-Major Audio Card, ATI Mobility Radeon X300 |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
The problem was with my audio, not my video... does a video card affect audio playback?
I've got a Dell Inspiron 6000 circa 2004.
1.5 Ghz, 512 MB RAM, SigmaTel C-Major Audio Card, ATI Mobility Radeon X300 |
A system that is pushed too far can exhibit all manner of weirdness, audio problems being but one of them.
"...was..." So, its running now?
The X300 has only 64MB of RAM. Problem.
You will be lucky to get 30FPS @ 800x600 with everything on "low". |
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chaz47
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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I gave up and uninstalled it temporarily.
Do you think it's OK to run it from the USB HD? The transfer rate should be adequate shouldn't it? |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
I gave up and uninstalled it temporarily.
Do you think it's OK to run it from the USB HD? The transfer rate should be adequate shouldn't it? |
No, it won't be ok to run Doom 3 on an inadequate machine from a USB hard drive. 
You are pulling our chains here, right? |
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chaz47
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not a gamer, so, yeah... no chain pulling.  |
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