Hey guys, I've recently noticed certain games kinda seem as if they "Slow down" with my computer which is more than capable of running. This happens mostly with GTA.

My computer cant run GTA IV the greatest, and it slows down, but I also have San Andreas, it SEEMS to slow down when Im trying to drive at fast speeds. Its kinda hard to explain but it feels like its pushing my car back and preventing it from speeding too fast as if its slowing my game down on purpose.

Im using Win 7 64 bit with an AMD DUAL Core Processor @ 2.8 ghz, and I got a ATI Radeon HD 4200 gfx card.

It should run smoothly. ANYONE think they know why and/or to prevent this. Someone said I should make my GTA run only on one processor.

If you need any more specs its on my "Specs" profile field.

Thoughts?Hiya,

Have you tried disabling the frame limiter / V-sync?

It is possible that your games are running at 60FPS until you start to get a lot of motion, in which case the V-sync will kick in if your output drops below 60, forcing it down to 30 to prevent page tearing. this can make it look like the game is suddenly 'slowing down' because the frames per second your eye sees, HALVES almost instantly.

Note that having it disabled will still cause the game to drop below 60 at high speeds, but the drop is hopefully only 5-10fps, enough to trip the V-sync limiter, but not enough to notice unless you are turning the camera. Also note you will get "page tearing" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_tearing

KurtisTheres no V-Sync option, but I have already disabled the frame limiter. Not seeming to really do much. Other suggestions?Quote from: WillNeedsHelpFast on June 16, 2011, 11:00:08 PM

Theres no V-Sync option, but I have already disabled the frame limiter. Not seeming to really do much. Other suggestions?