TF2 HICCUPS THEY MAKE ME SO MAD.

[Cable]

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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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZp2I30w2r4

And here are my PC specs. (You probably wont need these)

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Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU e5200 @ 2.50GHz (2CPUs) ~2.5GHz
4gb's of ddr2 ram. (Yeah, fucking ddr2)
NVIDIA GeForce 210
DirectX 10

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.

[Ἆxule]

Even with the "hiccups", I wish my game ran like that.
it's so slow, and I get these random lag spikes.

[Deathie]

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.

[Deacon]

best. video. title. ever.

[Cable]

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.

[John]

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

[Cable]

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.

[Peetah]

Ohh I know this.
This has happen to me.
Disable Multi Core rendering in Video Advance options.
Hopefully that will work.

[Tomcat]

Ohh I know this.
This has happen to me.
Disable Multi Core rendering in Video Advance options.
Hopefully that will work.

That should fix

[Deathie]

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.

[» Magic «]

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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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

[Deathie]

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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.

[Supertoaster]

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%

[Peetah]

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.

[» Magic «]

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