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Title: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Cable on August 24, 2011, 11:27:16 PM
So for the last few days, I've been noticing this weird thing with my TF2.
I plays normally, and then freezes for a split second. Similar to a hiccup.
It really pisses me off and makes me not even want to play sometimes.
My PC can handle the game at max settings with 30 - 60 fps.

Here is a video I recorded. (forgive the low frames. Fraps does that to me.)
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And here are my PC specs. (You probably wont need these)
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I've already tried:
1. Updating drivers
2. Changing TF2 settings. (Visual settings, Resolution, Etc)
3. Verifying the cache.
4. Changing the CPU priority.
5. Closing every other program while running the game.

Its probably valve's fault for fucking the game up, or its just my PC.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Ἆxule on August 25, 2011, 12:26:55 AM
Even with the "hiccups", I wish my game ran like that.
it's so slow, and I get these random lag spikes.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Deathie on August 25, 2011, 12:45:40 AM
It's called Micro Stuttering. Your CPU is having problems rendering the game.

If you know how to set CPU Priority, you should know how to set CPU affinity. Give TF2 a core of it's own. Source isn't optimized for multi-threading.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Deacon on August 25, 2011, 12:48:42 AM
best. video. title. ever.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Cable on August 25, 2011, 01:29:22 AM
Quote from: Snivy M.D. on August 25, 2011, 12:45:40 AM
It's called Micro Stuttering. Your CPU is having problems rendering the game.

If you know how to set CPU Priority, you should know how to set CPU affinity. Give TF2 a core of it's own. Source isn't optimized for multi-threading.
Okay. I gave it its own core.
Still does it.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: John on August 25, 2011, 01:39:57 AM
I don't know alot about this, but isnt that your connection falling away every few seconds?
Your game runs smooth besides the freezing, your pc can handle it.
have you tried putting it on very low settings? if it still lags, its not your pc that can't handle it
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Cable on August 25, 2011, 01:40:57 AM
Quote from: John on August 25, 2011, 01:39:57 AM
I don't know alot about this, but isnt that your connection falling away every few seconds?
Your game runs smooth besides the freezing, your pc can handle it.
have you tried putting it on very low settings? if it still lags, its not your pc that can't handle it
I did try that.
As I stated in the OP.

I'm fully aware my PC can handle it, and I'm sure its not my internet.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Peetah on August 25, 2011, 08:20:07 AM
Ohh I know this.
This has happen to me.
Disable Multi Core rendering in Video Advance options.
Hopefully that will work.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Tomcat on August 25, 2011, 12:32:52 PM
Quote from: Peetah on August 25, 2011, 08:20:07 AM
Ohh I know this.
This has happen to me.
Disable Multi Core rendering in Video Advance options.
Hopefully that will work.


That should fix
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Deathie on August 25, 2011, 12:33:26 PM
Quote from: Peetah on August 25, 2011, 08:20:07 AM
Ohh I know this.
This has happen to me.
Disable Multi Core rendering in Video Advance options.
Hopefully that will work.

And do the CPU affinity thing with that.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: » Magic « on August 25, 2011, 03:00:24 PM
ctrl + shift + esc, set Steam.exe priority to Low, and set Core Affinity to Core0

return to game

Steam often has lag spikes, even on hexa core

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Quote from: Snivy M.D. on August 25, 2011, 12:45:40 AM
Source isn't optimized for multi-threading.

Please, Tell me what multi-core rendering is?

also, disable multi-core rendering

only really works well on quads
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Deathie on August 25, 2011, 03:17:58 PM
Quote from: » Magic « on August 25, 2011, 03:00:24 PM
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Please, Tell me what multi-core rendering is?

also, disable multi-core rendering

only really works well on quads

Multi-core rendering is really when it loads shit, or if you say spawn a prop in Gmod.

It's not optimized for it though. You'll perform much better (especially on the dual core he's running) if you give it one core, and make sure nothing else is running off it.

I usually run all core processes on core 0, then other applications and shit on the other.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Supertoaster on August 25, 2011, 04:09:43 PM
Quote from: Snivy M.D. on August 25, 2011, 03:17:58 PM
Multi-core rendering is really when it loads shit, or if you say spawn a prop in Gmod.

It's not optimized for it though. You'll perform much better (especially on the dual core he's running) if you give it one core, and make sure nothing else is running off it.

I usually run all core processes on core 0, then other applications and shit on the other.
My cpu likes to put most of the load on the fourth core and then the others run like 10%
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Peetah on August 25, 2011, 04:40:38 PM
Quote from: Supertoaster on August 25, 2011, 04:09:43 PM
My cpu likes to put most of the load on the fourth core and then the others run like 10%
Thats mabe just the game using only 1 core, and the other stuff is like windows and stuff.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: » Magic « on August 25, 2011, 05:51:35 PM
Both my cores get 30-50% being from hl2.exe (laptop) desktop quad is often 20% at times

Just try all the methods in here thread
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Cable on August 26, 2011, 05:17:39 AM
Okay so I:
Changed affinity on hl2.exe to core 0, Instead of Core 0 and 1.
Changed Steam.eve priority to low.
Disabled Multi-Core rendering.

Still doing it.
I am mad.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Peetah on August 26, 2011, 08:13:08 AM
Hmmm, one of us might have to suggest deleting system32.
But thats to drastic at the moment.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: blαh2355 on August 26, 2011, 08:57:32 AM
I found these suggestions on a forum help

1. Disabled Multi-Core Processing in tf2
2. "optimized" multi core processing in tf2 (added like 5 lines of code to my autoexec.bat that apparently helped some people)
3. Set my settings to as low as they can go
4. Checked if video card was overheating during game play
5. Ran a multitude of memory checks on RAM
6. defragged hard drive
7. checked integrity of tf2 through steam (an option if you right click tf2 in Games)
8. updated drivers to newest
9. downgraded drivers to an older version

It might be your graphics card overheating?
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Deathie on August 26, 2011, 09:38:40 AM
Quote from: Cable on August 26, 2011, 05:17:39 AM
Okay so I:
Changed affinity on hl2.exe to core 0, Instead of Core 0 and 1.
Changed Steam.eve priority to low.
Disabled Multi-Core rendering.

Still doing it.
I am mad.

Doingitwrong

Set HL2.exe on core 1

Set all the other shit that remotely taking any resources like steam, firefox, w/e onto core 0.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Cable on August 27, 2011, 05:06:33 PM
Quote from: Snivy M.D. on August 26, 2011, 09:38:40 AM
Doingitwrong

Set HL2.exe on core 1

Set all the other shit that remotely taking any resources like steam, firefox, w/e onto core 0.
Okay so I:
Set hl2.exe on core 1,
Skype, Steam, and Chrome on core 0.

STILL
DOES
IT.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Deathie on August 27, 2011, 05:13:21 PM
Quote from: Cable on August 27, 2011, 05:06:33 PM
Okay so I:
Set hl2.exe on core 1,
Skype, Steam, and Chrome on core 0.

STILL
DOES
IT.

You probably have a shitty svhost using all of your CPU while you're playing.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Cable on August 27, 2011, 05:26:26 PM
Quote from: Snivy M.D. on August 27, 2011, 05:13:21 PM
You probably have a shitty svhost using all of your CPU while you're playing.
Ok how do I fix that
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Doctor Who on August 30, 2011, 10:52:53 PM
Quote from: Cable on August 27, 2011, 05:26:26 PM
Ok how do I fix that

Had the same problem, i just ignore and keep on playing
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: » Magic « on August 31, 2011, 05:07:17 PM
GPU is running at the right clocks, right?
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Dale Feles on August 31, 2011, 06:29:14 PM
Bitch doesn't know about my 7 cores.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: blαh2355 on August 31, 2011, 07:01:11 PM
Quote from: .:~RND`=-$ilent on August 31, 2011, 06:29:14 PM
Bitch doesn't know about my 7 cores.
Bitch doesn't know about my 8 logical cores.
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: Cable on August 31, 2011, 07:01:25 PM
The problem just fixed its self magically.

/thread
Title: Re: TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.
Post by: blαh2355 on August 31, 2011, 07:02:15 PM
Quote from: Cable on August 31, 2011, 07:01:25 PM
The problem just fixed its self magically.

/thread
Cool story bro kthxbye

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