What could be causing the hitches?

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GJSNeptune

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I recently unlocked my Sapphire x800GTO to 16 pipelines. After OCing it to 430:520 (safe OC), I scored a bit under 10,000 on 3DMark03. I'm using the Catalyst 7.4 display drivers.

In FEAR Combat and FarCry, the gameplay is choppy. I'm quite certain that it isn't an FPS problem, as I had ATI Tray Tools running while playing FarCry and I averaged probably 50. For some reason, moving around isn't 100% fluid. Every second it's like the graphics refresh. It's too annoying to continue playing. This wasn't a problem before I reinstalled Windows onto the new hard drive listed below.

Could there be standard Windows culprits running in the background maybe? What can I do to help you help me?

AthlonXP 3000+ Barton
Abit NF7-S v2.0
1.5GB Corsair VS DDR400 (PC3200), dual channel enabled
WD1600YS 16MB cache - Windows/Program Files
 
It's not. I took canned air to the video card and my case a few days ago. It didn't fix it.
 
Anyone else? Even The Sims 2 is hitchy. No idea what could be hindering my graphics performance.
 
Is it possible you forgot to install your latest/correct chipset drivers and you're getting drive access hitching?

Are you positive that your unlock/overclock isn't getting too hot? ATiTool artifact free?
 
quadnad said:
Is it possible you forgot to install your latest/correct chipset drivers and you're getting drive access hitching?

Are you positive that your unlock/overclock isn't getting too hot? ATiTool artifact free?
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Chipset is up-to-date. I didn't have this problem until after I reinstalled XP Pro a couple months ago.

Even with my video card running stock, I get the hitches. ATITool .26 has never shown to have detected artifacts, and the 3D display looks perfect.
 
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