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Why does my general frame rate slow down to 40fps randomly?
This has been bugging me for a while. Every once in a while, I find my computer to be sort of laggy and I thought it was because it was busy or something. However, I recently noticed that it wasn't ...
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How do I prevent screen tearing in Windows 7 desktop with Aero disabled?
After disabling all the Windows 7 visual enhancements, I began noticing some screen tearing while playing YouTube videos, dragging windows, etc.. It's very noticeable while looking at this:
Barcode ...
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FPS issues with new acer aspire 5755G
I've been having some FPS/lag issues with my laptop and I hope you guys can help.
The title is kind of self explanatory, as my new laptop lags and has FPS drops. For example my FPS in Starcraft 2 ...
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Why does Windows Media Player play 30fps videos at 60fps?
I've tested it with FRAPS, and WMP plays 30fps videos at 60fps where VLC and MPC play them at 30fps. I would like to be able to play the video at the intended fps, is there a way to turn this off? I ...
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How to limit FPS for a DirectX application (e.g.: game) if it uses a launcher?
There are many games without an FPS cap. Most of them are free2play. The better PC you have, the more tearing you'll get. (Also, your PC may turn into a heater.)
What I found as a workaround for ...
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Radeon X300/X550 card running slower/faster than other box with onboard graphics?
I have two new (compared to my Win95) boxes (OK, they're both over 3 years old but whatever). One runs WinXP SP3 and the other one has WinVista SP2.
The XP box has an onboard VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP ...
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Recording a video game on a P4… speed me up, Scotty?
I'm trying to record a d3d game, but I have HUGE lag issues. I'm on a p4 with an onboard 128mb 3d video card and 2 gigs of RAM. I'm trying to record quarter-size video with only 15 fps, but I'm ...
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Problem with some games - extremely low framerate in menus (~1 fps)
(I know Superuser isn't for games, but I suspect this issue technically stems from a non-gaming problem. Since it's likely computer hardware or software related, I figured it's relevant.)
Hey guys, I ...
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Programatically read FPS of a game? [closed]
I was thinking that it's be cool to write a script or an app that could run through all the graphics settings of a game, and report the FPS that's displayed for each specific configuration.
The ...
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3d building modeller with FPS-style viewer? [closed]
I'm looking for software that will allow me to create a 3D model of a building and then allow children to explore that building using first-person shooter style controls, with proper collision ...
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Video encoding: How much does the video file size increase with fps?
Given that the next blockbusters of e.g. Peter Jackson (The Hobbit) and James Cameron (Avatar 2) are going to be shot with a frame rate of 48 fps (or even more) - i.e. more than the usual 24 fps - I ...
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Is there a Switchable Graphics utility?
I just bought an Inspiron 14R (N4110) for my brother who loves to play Minecraft. I made sure to get the discrete ATI card. Now, in the ATI CCC program, I placed Minecraft and Java on the list of ...
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How to convert 1080@50i -> 720@50p using ffmpeg?
I really like 50fps video, but I cannot make ffmpeg convert it to 50fps for me.
720p resolution is absolutely fine with me, just need more FPS.
50i just looks much smoother in proper players (for ...
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Intermittent massive graphics slowdown (25fps->1fps)
I'm seeing the following frustrating behaviour with my home PC (running Windows XP Home; dual 2GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS graphics card).
I'll be doing some fullscreen application - ...
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What is a good webcam & audio chat software for low-bandwidth usage?
The Scenario
I just moved away for university, and am living on campus. The internet is terribly slow. To further add to my troubles, I'm in a long-distance relationship with my girlfriend, whom ...
