Recent content by Tim James

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor includes a short campaign or two that are vaguely similar to the DoW2 style. The Warcraft 3 expansion pack includes a campaign like that, in case you missed it. Have you tried the new Jagged Alliance game? I don't know how much RPG there is. Otherwise, for...

I switched to Nvidia to get away from ATI driver issues that caused hitching in some games. But this GTX670 has made me even more paranoid and sensitive to it. I think for step 0, you should abandon framerate as a unit of measure. If you want to dig into this, measure frame times using FRAPS...

I'll have to play with it some more. All my test locations seemed fine, if I'm at 60 fps. If it drops down it hitches a bit like it used to. In other words, more than you'd expect for, say, 57 fps even with vsync enabled. Anyway, if Dxtory got most of it and the windowed mod gets even more...

I'm using the Simple Borderless Window mod: http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4 Seems fine. As far as mods go, skyrim4gb patch did nothing for me (though similar patches lessened Gamebryo microstutter in previous games). This is a totally different type of stutter I've seen...

Windowed mode works for me! I get no stuttering in my test location, even without a frame limiter. Thanks for the tip. adrift02, I'm surprised it didn't help you. Maybe I'll find some other places that stutter. I did by chance just notice some Gamebryo microstutter in one area (at 60 fps)...

[H], Did you guys notice any stuttering on the 6970 like you did at release? If you mostly benchmarked outdoor areas this time, I bet you didn't see it. But I still get bizarre stutter (framerate jumping between 60 and 59 fps but feels like half that) with certain indoor lighting and smoke...

After playing a few more hours, I agree it's not completely gone. I still get jerky framerates in certain dungeons with lots of lighting. Sometimes the framerate is below 60 but it still feels like it's much lower than that. Anyway, it's 95% playable.

Glad it worked. Thanks for the confirmation. And yeah, I'm running with vsync. Now that shadows and jitter are fixed, it's time to play!!

I just fixed this using a framerate limiter. I used Dxtory. Click Advanced tab, click the checkbox next to Limit Video FPS (60), and run Skyrim. Does that work for you? It fixes every spot I used to have jitter -- dungeons, near certain lights, in certain rooms. Nice and smooth to my eyes...

Well, what is it? I don't have any problems with BF3, but maybe I didn't notice them. Please keep me informed. Yes I've seen the same kind of feel in other games. The framerate says 60 but it feels like it's half that. It worries me that it won't be fixed.

Could you describe the original problem some more, and also what you did? The jittery effect is noticeable in dungeon areas with a light source. When I move the mouse in slow circles it's not smooth at all, even at 60 fps. (Fraps usually jitters between 60 and 59 fps when I notice this...

Well, it's definitely not the G9X with either grip. The squared off part in the bottom right digs into my palm where my ring and pinky fingers meet. I'll see if I get used to it.

I'm getting really obscure here. I need a basic, no-frills, standard layout keyboard. I like relatively firm keys like you'd get in a normal Dell keyboard that I'm sure everyone is familiar with. But I need a spacebar that is attached more firmly than usual. Most of them seem to only have one...

I'm going nuts researching computer mice. I'm trying to locate a mouse with a similar size and shape to the Logitech MX310. I don't like the larger size of a mouse like the G500 just because I'm not used to it. I've been to a few local computer stores but they didn't have any wired mice to wrap...

Have you followed my posts? I have the exact same system (including CPU overclock) except XP at 1920x1200. I get about 30 fps right outside the tent, anywhere from minimized settings to maximized (without uber) and even on different resolutions. The best guess seems like the dual core trying to...