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nellemento · Aug 25, 2008, 02:09 PM // 14:09

Hi there my problem is that i have lag in game so my specs are 8600Gt
4 GB Ram Core 2 Duo
how to fix this is Guild wars Compatabile with XP 64-bit i have Guildwars Platinum edition

moriz · Aug 25, 2008, 02:17 PM // 14:17

describe your lag for me: is it stuttering animation, or randomly teleporting characters/poor response?

Zidane Ortef · Aug 25, 2008, 02:40 PM // 14:40

The past few weeks ingame haven't been the smoothest it could just be server side see if smooths out in a week or so.

Ministry Of Peace · Aug 25, 2008, 03:44 PM // 15:44

Since you didn't mention your internet, my best guess is that is the problem... I run guildwars just fine with a x64 duo cpu, and a 8600gt at school with broadband internet, then when I come home and get on wireless, it is almost unplayable lag...

Taisayacho · Aug 25, 2008, 04:14 PM // 16:14

Yep, I've got x64 (altho vista), plays just fine. Prolly internet.

nellement · Aug 25, 2008, 05:42 PM // 17:42

Yes and its stuttering sound and a game too please help!!i have Broadband connection too ,and before this when I played it on Xp 32 bit with wireless connection it was great but now on 64bit and DSL it sucks

Elder III · Aug 25, 2008, 08:37 PM // 20:37

Mouse over the little button in the bottom right corner: What does it say?

Also, if you are using a different version of XP, check your Windows Firewall and any virus protection programs firewalls, make sure that Guild Wars is listed as a full exception.

Hyper.nl · Aug 26, 2008, 09:56 AM // 09:56

Guild Wars works fine on Windows x64. (As 32-bit process)
Lag cannot be caused by only running 64 bit.

nellement · Aug 26, 2008, 10:55 AM // 10:55

hey it shows avg ping 56 ms and fps 65-125

nellement · Aug 26, 2008, 10:56 AM // 10:56

And the thing that really makes me mad is sound stuttering

Brianna · Aug 26, 2008, 11:51 AM // 11:51

Well, Network lag is not going to cause you sound stuttering. It would be more like when you start lagging (network wise) the sound slowly fades to a dead stop because actions have ceased to continue, or they briefly stopped.

The thing is, XP 64-bit is not very supported, in fact it was kind of the ''Abandoned Child'' of operating systems, therefore it's drivers are usually going to suck. That isn't going to hinder Guild Wars in general, but if the drivers that you run your hardware off of suck, then it probably will.

To me, this sounds like a driver problem. I would be willing to assume it's most likely your sound card/mobo sound card driver or your graphics card's drivers. I'd say give them an update, or even a roll back, then come tell us what the results are.

Oh and one more thing, please try this before you do anything else:

Start up Guild Wars, and Minimize it (Or if you run in window then don't bother), then open your Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL). Now, go to the "Processes'' tab, and find "Gw.exe" - Right click that process, and go down to the ''Set Affinity'' option, then just uncheck all of the cores until only one remains checked, then hit ''Ok''.

Sometimes Guild Wars does not like Dual Cores/Quad cores and so on, and it can cause some problems. Setting the affinity in the aforementioned way will allow it to execute on only one core - thus if your Multi-Core processor was the problem, this will show us just that. If the problems still persist, then that wasn't the problem.

nellement · Aug 26, 2008, 12:26 PM // 12:26

Thanks brianna but that task manager thing didnt fix it

Brianna · Aug 26, 2008, 01:24 PM // 13:24

Alright, at least we eliminated that.

There's two kinds of lags though, you have your Network types of lag which are usually just bad latencies and unplayable pings, usually caused by A-Net's side, or your side. Things on your side that can cause the Network lag are: Firewalls, Anti-Virus programs, Routers, Wifi Connections, your ISP, and other mis-configured things.

Then you have your Hardware type of lag, which can be caused by faulty hardware, slow hardware, bad drivers, dust, over-heating and anything that has to do with the physical properties of your computer and such.

So finding out which one that is would easily lead us in the right direction for a fix here. Since you mentioned ''Sound Stuttering'' I kind of figured a hardware thing, cause usually I wouldn't assume that coming from a networking type of problem.

What Anti Virus or Firewalls are you using?

Do you know more specific details about your hardware? (Mainly Mobo and CPU)

What drivers are you running right now, when is the last you updated them?

More detailed information will help out.

nellement · Aug 26, 2008, 01:54 PM // 13:54

My motherboard is Asus P5B 965 chipset,Cpu Core 2 Duo 8400 3Ghz
On the same sistem but with windows xp 32bit It runs smootly but on this 64bit i don';t know what to do

moriz · Aug 26, 2008, 01:56 PM // 13:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by nellement

hey it shows avg ping 56 ms and fps 65-125

wait, your ping is 1/5th that of mine, and your FPS is consistently above 60. judging by that, you are not lagging at all.

you need to be more detailed in your description of your problem. we can't see your computer monitor.

Brianna · Aug 26, 2008, 02:12 PM // 14:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by nellement

My motherboard is Asus P5B 965 chipset,Cpu Core 2 Duo 8400 3Ghz
On the same sistem but with windows xp 32bit It runs smootly but on this 64bit i don';t know what to do

Then I bet it is your drivers. It would be the most practical thing because as moriz said, your ping and FPS is way better than average.

Try and update your drivers, and if you have already updated, maybe try rolling back to a previous version, like I said 64 bit drivers can tend to be quirky.

nellement · Aug 26, 2008, 03:15 PM // 15:15

Do u know some free or cheap program which is good for driver updating

moriz · Aug 26, 2008, 03:37 PM // 15:37

i'm guessing the problem is your sound drivers.

http://driver.wareseeker.com/Sound-C...hql.zip/318855

i did some searches with your motherboard model, and this is the one i'm coming up with. download and install that driver. it might fix your problem.

Brianna · Aug 26, 2008, 03:38 PM // 15:38

You don't use programs, and updating drivers is always free.

You just go to your manufacturer's website and get the appropriate drivers for your hardware/OS version.

For example for your 8600GT you would go to www.nvidia.com, go to their download drivers section, and pick your 8600GT and get the drivers for Windows XP 64 bit. Though with the new drivers it's all one giant unified thing, so you just go to their download drivers section and do:

Product Type: GeForce
Product Series: GeForce 8 Series
Operating System: Windows XP 64-Bit
Language: Whatever language you want, but probably English obviously.

Anyway, every manufacturer is going to have it's own way of deploying the new drivers, but you just select your hardware and OS version and download those drivers for it.

In your case you're going to the official ASUS website for your Motherboard drivers, if you are using the onboard sound then you should find some sound drivers there.

Baratus · Aug 26, 2008, 07:19 PM // 19:19

Guys, look at his framerate. Turn on vsync in GW so the game's framerate cannot exceed the vertical refresh on the monitor. I have seen warping and such before in other games when the framerate of the game is double the vertical refresh on the monitor. Not many games do this, but it's worth a shot.

On top of that, has anybody suggested that the OP try another game? If it happens across all games, then it's his drivers or something, but if it is only in GW, then chances are it's a problem with GW. For example, if he upgraded to the 64bit version of XP and simply copied his old gw.dat file over, or if he used the same install that he used on the 32bit version, there will be numerous issues due to the configuration files for GW being stored inside the gw.dat file. I figured that out myself when copying my gw.dat file from this 32bit system with an nVidia card over to my 64bit laptop with an ATI card. I had to download the entire 3.57GB file from ANet before the game ran properly. Bad design on ANet's side here.

Also, XP Pro x64 is supported just fine, and runs 32bit and 64bit applications just fine. The thing that x64 edition lost was 16bit support, so no more "Lords of The Realm II" or the like. I sue it on multiple systems that have 64bit chips and it yields a boost to Windows performance over the 32bit XP Pro, but not as much to 32bit games. Still, GW runs flawlessly on a Pentium D system with an 8800GTS, the AMD Turion laptop with a cheap ATI1100M behind me, and an old P4/630 system in the office with a 6800 Ultra, so unless he used 32bit drivers or hacked drivers (there are tons of unofficial drivers for x64 that cause issues) I fail to believe that x64 is his problem.