Slowdown In Need For Speed Underground
Slowdown In Need For Speed Underground
I recently got hold of Need For Speed Underground 1. I am running my game on an IBM Thinkpad with 1.5 gig processor, 256 meg of ram and 64 meg video card (Intel 82852/82855 Graphics Controller). I installed all files off the CD and downloaded a NOCD Patch so now it runs directly off the harddrive. During some races in particular parts of the tracks(s) I experience slowdown, is there anyway I can fix this? I have tried running in compatiblity mode on XP and deleting the gimme dll but to no avail, any help would be appreciated! Thanks.
Well I tried a number of solutions but it still won't run 100% on my system. It seems a lot of people are having problems with the framerate in NFSU. I only experience slowdown on certain parts of tracks for maybe 2-3 seconds then it reverts to running at a constant rate throughout the remainder of the race, but it's still an annoyance.
I have heard there are some issues with RAM?? On other forums people have stated that with XP you should really have 512MB of ram to run the game smoothly? Is this correct? Would running on a Windows 98 system make a difference as it uses less system resources to run the OS?? I have a copy of Windows 98 SE, which in the past I found was more effecient as a gaming platform, I may consider running a dual boot system so I can use 98, but I'm not 100% sure if it's worthwhile...
I have heard there are some issues with RAM?? On other forums people have stated that with XP you should really have 512MB of ram to run the game smoothly? Is this correct? Would running on a Windows 98 system make a difference as it uses less system resources to run the OS?? I have a copy of Windows 98 SE, which in the past I found was more effecient as a gaming platform, I may consider running a dual boot system so I can use 98, but I'm not 100% sure if it's worthwhile...
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i have 1GB RAM and a decent Athlon64 clocked at 2.3GHz..... the problem lies somewhere else, i think..... in the beginning, i used to run NFSU2 with enhanced contrast and overbright turned on.... as time went on, i noticed that during a lot of races, enhanced contrast made the game run really slower... nowhere was this more apparent than in the dual level strretX and drift races (the tracks that have more than one leve)... so now, i play with enhance contrast, overbright, and motionblur turned off and that gives me much better framerates
try turning those options off and see what happens...
as for windows 98 over windows xp, xp itself uses up more resources than 98.... but, if you're willing to sacrifice a few luxaries, even xp can be tamed
try turning those options off and see what happens...
as for windows 98 over windows xp, xp itself uses up more resources than 98.... but, if you're willing to sacrifice a few luxaries, even xp can be tamed
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I did some computer parts shopping earlier today for my new PC setup. I bought a Titan P4 motherboard w/ onboard sound, 2.8 gig Celeron Processor, 128MB Nvidia Geforce 5200 video card w/ TV-Out, single channel 512MB DDR RAM, 80 Gig Western Digital HDD & Dual Layer 16X DVD Burner, all that I am lacking is a case, keyboard & mouse, which I will buy soon. So I hope that's sufficient enough for NFSU & other newer titles
I bought a new PC case today. I went to install everything as I have done in the past with previous PC's. The problem is this PC doesn't seem to work, I connected all the cables, hdd, cd-rom, processor and heatsink as outlined, but the thing is when I leave the processor in the motherboard it doesn't try to read the hdd or cd-rom but when I take out the processor it does try to read the hdd and cd-rom, you can hear the cd-rom and hdd making odd sounds, like they r being turned on and off every 10 seconds. Obviously the power is getting through to the motherboard, as the led lights function and the fans, hdd and cd-rom power up.
Now another thing I found odd was when the processor was installed the hdd and cd-rom did NOT power up when connected to the IDE, but when not connected to their respective IDE whilst the processor was installed they did power up....
Any idea what the problem is?? Is it the processor, the motherboard?? Any help would be appreciated.
Now another thing I found odd was when the processor was installed the hdd and cd-rom did NOT power up when connected to the IDE, but when not connected to their respective IDE whilst the processor was installed they did power up....
Any idea what the problem is?? Is it the processor, the motherboard?? Any help would be appreciated.
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i remember my first custom-built PC..... my mobo needed the usual ATX power connector as well as a ATX 12V connector.... i only plugged the ATX in and the processor kept turning on and then turning off.....
yea, you probably don't have enough power....
and this <i>should</i> go in the hardware/software forum
yea, you probably don't have enough power....
and this <i>should</i> go in the hardware/software forum