During the windo$e installation procedure, u get the option to hit F6 to install stuff, ultimately u can press f5/7/10 and go into a dos style selector which asks you what kind of processor setup your computer has.

I haven`t mentioned this as anything that I think has a bearing on the fps drop, but as a AMD x2 user I was interested as to what you selected.

Often during windows installations, if nothing is selected from the hal, it will assume the ACPI Processor arrangement and install windows accordingly - this will include all the hibernate/standby/power-saving stuff that as a desktop game playing pc - the average game player will not want/need and it does effect the efficiency of windows, including fps.

When I looked in hal, all I could see that was semi-relevent was ACPI Multiprocessor, so I selected it - but I`d rather not have coz the ACPI stuff is not required and hampers the system unecessarily.

I just asked out of interest, you can tell if your pc is using the x2 as a dual core and not a single processor by going to CP->System->Hardware->Devicemanager and see if 2 processor drivers are installed in the Processor listing. If there`s only 1, windows is using u`r x2 as a single core.

HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer ;)

Scaarj - what hal setting u install wondo$e under ?

You've got me there too mate. Erm the Windows kernel or the device driver I guess rofl :crazy: :confused: :rollingla

I'm thinking it's ventrilo that's part of the issue. Try deactivating direct sound and using wave, and see if that helps.

Oh Hi :wavey: too Scaarj. I see Telstra DSL, you must be an Aussie :D

vent doesnt have to be running for it to happen, it makes it worse though >_> but ill try that, ta

sure am aussie

does Vent have any animations to it? that could be a problem aswell. is your graphics card OCd?

does Vent have any animations to it? that could be a problem aswell. is your graphics card OCd?

im not sure bout the animations question?? but my graphics card isnt OC'd id prefer to keep it that way :D

I just asked out of interest, you can tell if your pc is using the x2 as a dual core and not a single processor by going to CP->System->Hardware->Devicemanager and see if 2 processor drivers are installed in the Processor listing. If there`s only 1, windows is using u`r x2 as a single core.

two processor drivers are installed

if that tells you anything :D

Could it be that CS is trying to split itself between the two cores? And as its not a multi-threaded program (yet) its getting confused?

possibly, when i play and it happens it seems like the cpu power has halfed itself.. the normal fps i should be getting is halfed where ever i am.. yeh i dont know. any chance you know what i need to do?

probably just wait for an update or something >_>

ooh and how come other non multi-threaded programs dont do the same.. i dont think neway?

I dont know if the X2 patch fixed this or what, but llwyd used to have to launch the game, alt+tab out, ctrl+alt+del to bring up task manager and allocate hl2.exe & steam.exe to single cores. It think he put hl2.exe on core 0 and steam.exe on core 1.

If he didn't do that it made the models look liek they were having fits standing up.

lol okay thank you i will try that