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Marker
08-31-2009, 11:39 PM
My comp gets hiccups whenever I play a game. I noticed this when I started a new game in Crysis. Can anyone tell me what the common causes for hiccups are? And maybe someone can help me in identifying the exact problem

Thanks to anyone who helps!
[Jett]-Jartin
09-01-2009, 11:24 AM
Describe the "hiccups" better, because I'm almost positive that your computer doesn't have these. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiccup)
[Jett]-Willow
09-01-2009, 11:35 AM
System specs would be the most help
Marker
09-01-2009, 08:08 PM
Describe the "hiccups" better, because I'm almost positive that your computer doesn't have these. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiccup)

My pc may not have a diaphragm, but it does have "...small and unrepeated aberration[s]..." wikipedia defines.

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My specs are
2GB DDR2-667
Athlon 64 x2 5000+ w/ Thermaltake Heatsink
XFX HD 4850 1GB
Thermaltake 430W
2 HDD on a PCI SATA controller @ 1.5GB/s, not 2nd-gen

All on an ECS AM2/+ micro-ATX board
screen is 18.5
[Jett]-Willow
09-02-2009, 02:57 PM
Hiccups are normally caused by something taking over priority for a second or two, then releasing. Also can be associated with Hard Drive write issues, but I don't think this is your problem.

While your PC specs are on the low end of playing Crysis well, I think you're having an issue with some software running in the background. Maybe give us a HijackThis (http://download.cnet.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html) log?
Marker
09-02-2009, 03:35 PM
Well I do have quite a few processes running in the background if that's what you mean. Idk why, but I have like 6 svchost.exe's running.

And, sure, I'll get a hijackthis post here asap.

[oh, and i forgot to mention that it only happens when the game loads up after the menu screen, then it's mostly smooth sailing]
[Jett]-Jartin
09-03-2009, 05:21 PM
While I know the macros are commands for WoW, you might want to look at the programs in the edits of the first post.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=44047.0
[Jett]-Willow
09-04-2009, 11:11 AM
While I know the macros are commands for WoW, you might want to look at the programs in the edits of the first post.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=44047.0

Wow.... console commands refereed to as macros. n00bs these days.