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quake 4 jerky......

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santu_29
santu_29 Original post #1
Apr 14, 2006 at 12:33 PM
i am getting a jerky gameplay for quake 4,i.e., it hangs for a fraction of a second after every 10 or 8 seconds, why is that so.... :cry:

cpu- p4-2.4
agp- 256mb geforce 6200
ram- 512mb ddr
hdd- 80gb baracuda
Darthvader
Darthvader #2
Apr 14, 2006 at 1:04 PM
Dude wat detail level are u running the game in
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drvarunmehta #3
Apr 14, 2006 at 1:26 PM
Try running it at 800x600@16bpp with AA/AF off. Does it still jerk?
deathvirus_me
deathvirus_me #4
Apr 14, 2006 at 1:57 PM
Well .. a 6200 with 512 MB is not the greatest high end hardware u know ..... i don't think u'll be able to run Q4 at anything higher that 800*600 , Medium settings .....
mayanksharma
mayanksharma #5
Apr 14, 2006 at 5:46 PM
simply choose 640x480 resolutions with high details and try sampling at 2X level with 4x anisotropic filtering.
download latest drivers for ur card.
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gxsaurav #6
Apr 14, 2006 at 6:42 PM
Quake 4 runs bad with 512 MB RAM, better get 1 GB which is the sweet spot for Quake 4
santu_29
santu_29 #7
Apr 14, 2006 at 8:37 PM
i am playing it at the lowest resolution, but still...
ambrewz
ambrewz #8
Apr 15, 2006 at 9:09 PM
Try updating ur dispaly drivers and make all the settings to the lowest possible That should give u ok LAG free PLAY...
fnatic@play
fnatic@play #9
Apr 16, 2006 at 9:46 AM
I rather think its the problem wit the P4 and the mobo's bus bandwidth... even still.. do u have problems wit other games like those having skipping sound or somethin? ... ur HDD is a fry...

jus telling from my friends experience.. he has a similar config.
Ethan_Hunt
Ethan_Hunt #10
Apr 16, 2006 at 10:36 AM
Basically the Outdoor sequences will take a lot of pressure on the Graphics card as it has to Draw multiple textures but as soon as you Go indoors it might get a little better.Considering the 512MB of RAM is the bare minimum requirement and the relatively low bandwidth of 6200 GPU I reckon you better sacrifice every detail of the Advacned settings including turning Off the Shadows which will buy You some frame rates.Also Check for the latest Nvidia drivers and keep em upto date.