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- use fullscreen
- reduce draw distance to medium
- disable foliage transparency in the settings
- set extra effects quality to low and extra effects in sniper mode to off
- disable any fancy xvm configs
- use wot tweaker
- for even more reduction: use four's fps mod
- after using one of these mods defrag your wot folder (not with the windows utility but with a serious one, i.e. this)
I usually skip defraggler altogether, and just run auslogics disk defrag. It's signifigantly faster than defraggler and does just as good a job, if not better.
Website: http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/
Portable Version: http://downloads.auslogics.com/en/disk-defrag/ausdiskdefragportable.exe
When it won't let you resize more than that it means there are immovable system files located near the end of the drive. I would try Auslogics Defrag and do the Optimize option to see if it can move those files closer to the beginning of the drive. It may or may not be possible though.
Ok, that means that there probably is something wrong. To be perfectly blunt, your rig is somewhere around the mid-range given today's standards. That's just the nature of the industry; roughly every generation of graphics cards are 1.5 times better than the previous.
Now, I don't know any specific benchmarks for a machine like yours, but I'm almost positive that TF2 still shouldn't be giving you any problems given the information you've provided. So this is what you should do:
Verify integrity of game cache and then defragment cache files. These two operations are under TF2 properties under the local files tab in steam.
Update your video card drivers if you haven't. They can be found here. There is a special way to do it to avoid any sort of conflicts. Download this and follow the directions.
If you're still having trouble, make sure your hard drive itself isn't terribly fragmented. This shouldn't be a problem if you use windows 7 or vista. It doesn't hurt to check though, so feel free to use this handy tool.
If you're STILL having trouble, then it may be either one of these two things. Then the issue is either a hardware based one that may be a bit complicated to discern. If you're persistent though, pm me and I can give you more instructions. The other option is that TF2 simply isn't going to run well at the setting you expect it to :(. If you're willing to spend money, there are a couple things you can do. Otherwise, you'll have to turn down setting or use a performance config :(.
Auslogics Disk Defrag is the best product out there... The free version will do what you need but the pro is worth every penny. I've never used anything as efficient and fast. Even has a feature to move certain data to specific parts of the disk
Have not seen that issue before but could be a local drive issue? Try running a defrag and see if things run any better. If you are already using a solid state drive I would not bother but if you are using a mechanical drive it will make a difference. I use http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ on some of my servers. Good luck man.
So you dont appear to be low on RAM (at least when the system info was run) and you have plenty of drive space. I echo what pbrianq said and run checkdsk to see if the drive has errors. Lastly, if you arent using a SSD (solid state) drive, download http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ and run the defrag + optimization. If that doesnt fix it, then I'm wondering if you have some left over bits from prior AV products.
Download Auslogics Defragmenter. It will show you the list of fragmented files which will allow you defrag specific files.
I am not aware of any utilities which can fragment at start or beginning of the disk (and honestly even do not think it to be possible). You can however, move all files to the beginning of the disk. Ultimate defragmenter works the best for the same (just my opinion).
HDD or SSD? If HDD, try to download something like Auslogic Disk Defrag and do an analysis. If you're over 10% fragmented I'd run a defrag. No need to do this on SSD. Also, try downloading CCleaner and running that. It should never take more than 10 seconds for CCleaner to analyze/clean. If it does, you're system is getting bogged down with junk.
Definitely try several passes at defragging first with a decent tool like Auslogic. If it is simply fragmentation that you are trying to recover from, that should do it. Unless the fragmentation has hit some files that are now corrupt, then you might require reinstall. Usually you should be good with a few defrag attempts.
Sounds a lot like a virus. Use malwarebytes. Friend once had this and issue was an insanely fragmented HDD so link to a good disk defragger too.
If you wanna get someone from Windows, onto a Ubuntu/Windows dual-boot, then Auslogics Disk Defrag is the way to go.
Windows stores shit all over the drive, so if you got a laptop with only one hard disk partition, run that defrag app (windows own doesnt work, it gets stuck on system files, etc) then run Computer Management and shrink your primary partition, and create a second one for Ubuntu.
Then you can run wubi from windows and it will leave you with a nice easy start-up selection bootloader to choose which one you want.
Worth bearing in mind, you wont even have to log in to play Steam games in a year or so. Even hardcore gaming will be catered to in the FOSS world.
Nows the time to get in training noobies :)
Might need to defrag the drive, iirc windows can't shrink a volume if there is something at the 'end' of the disk.
I think I used Auslogics Disk Defrag when I was trying to partition my drive, dunno if there's better
Auslogic's Disk Defrag. Depending on what you're doing on the machine, defragging daily or weekly can make a huge difference. When you're doing incremental compiles of assemblies all day the PDBs and DLLs themselves tend to get very fragmented, which can add minutes to your build times. Defragging every night fixes that up, and if you schedule it to run every couple days it never takes very long.
Use some canned air and blow out dust that might be lurking in among the vents and slowing things down.
Download a free defrag utility and set up a defrag schedule for times when you won't be using it (e.g. every Wednesday at 3am or something). Especially if you've never defragged or don't know what defrag even means, this will make a big difference.
Scan for and remove any spyware with tools like Microsoft Security Essentials, SpyBot, Malwarebytes, etc.
How much free space do you have on the drive? You need at least 15% free disk space for the built in defrag utility to work -- at least in Windows XP that was the case, may have changed for Windows 7.
You might try the free version of Auslogic Defrag and execute and defrag then an optimize. The optimize option will take longer to run, but is more aggressive in performing the defrag.
You pose an entirely different question in the title than in the post. A system lockup isn't a performance issue it's a serious error.
Right click "Computer" from the start menu and select "Manage". Event Viewer→Windows Logs. Then check "System" and "Application" sections for errors whose recorded times coincide with the system lockups. And/or those that are serious and recurring. This is easiest if you select "Filter Current log" on the right panel and tick "Critical", "Error", and "Warning". Freezes and reboots don't always leave an entry, but when they do it can take the guess work out of this process.
That is a good first step. On to performance, if Compaq provided you with their own install discs with a bunch of bundled software, you're probably starting off in the hole already. If they gave retail windows discs, I'd give serious consideration to starting over. It's a lot easier to keep a system clean than it is to revamp a lagging bloated system. Every time you install a new program, check it's options for "Start with windows" or "start automatically", and check task managers process window (CTRL+Shift+Esc) for new processes. Descriptions are pretty good on windows 7 and it is usually apparent just from the name of the app you installed. Scant few programs actually need to start with windows or always have a process running. If it's not a security app or something like an email/IM notifier that you need to keep running, then consider looking for an alternative that doesn't keep a process 24/7. Using IMGBurn over Nero/Roxio is a great example.
Always a good idea to keep the hard drive defragged too. And if you are not faint of heart look up overclocking (though few OEM prefabs are well capable), Intels almost always have decent headroom without raising the voltage any, just mind your stability testing.
Set it up to run when your system is idle, and you won't even know it's there.
You computer just stays super fast seemingly by magic.
It even has an option to re-arrange something in your hard drive, to make the programs you use the most launch faster.
My computer still hasn't gotten that old and slow feel to it after two years use, and I attribute that to this program.
Also, it's free.
In that case, you may wish to defrag if your spindle disk is rather fragmented. The increase in file sizes brought on by updates often cause fragmentation, which will mean more seeking for the HDD & thus slower speeds. I personally recommend the AusLogics defrag application over the windows defrag. Since windows 7(?) windows defrag should be scheduled to run once a week, but may never run if you power off when not using the machine.
Alternatively (or as well as!), you could invest in an SSD (prices are very reasonable these days). Having a 120gb drive for your system & a small steam library would speed things up for you an awful lot :)
If you are still using Windows 7, and standard / mechanical hard drives, use a GOOD defrag program. http://www.oo-software.com/en/products/oodefrag O&O Defrag is arguably my favorite Defrag program. Auslogic's disc defrag is also good, and you can set it to run on a schedule. http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ I WOULD NOT DOWNLOAD IT VIA CNET! Cnet has become the quickest way to get a virus / spyware infection on Earth. Avoid that shithole like the plague. http://www.ninite.com To download Auslogics, and any / all the other cool free programs you might want to use. Also, Auslogics Disc Defrag will check your drive, and if it happens to be an SSD, will allow you to run OS optimizations on it, so it's not a waste of bandwidth to download it and give it a try, regardless of the type of hard drive you have.
Copy the 1.07GB movie from one folder to another folder, within the same hard drive(not to an external hard drive).Is it 1min and 10sec?
Backup your data just in case. 4 yo hard drive has a very high risk of failure.
Open My Computer> rigt click on C drive> Properties>Tools tab>click Check Now>check the box that says "Scan for and attempt recovery">click Start and click OK if it shows a popup.Restart your computer and let it check for errors.It might take an hour.It will restart by itself and automatically show you the results.Read and see if it found any errors.It should automatically repair the errors.
You can also try to Defrag and Optimize the hard drive
http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/
And alternative method is "Repair Install" of the operating system.This will keep your programs and files but it will restore the system files so if you modified system files they might be restored to default.You'll need to insert Windows operating system disk while the operating system is running, go to My Computer, right click on the oprical drive and click "Run".Then choose the "Repair" option (not the install option).
Also what could be causing your slowness is that when copying the files over it basically scattered them all over the hard drive creating a lot of fragmentation. A reinstall would fix it and probably install the OS files to the optimal parts of the hard drive (closer to the center of the disk) or you could try using a disk defragger
CCleaner is robust enough that it's really all you need for regular maintenance and cleaning of a machine.
For an uninstaller, I'd recommend Revo. It will fully remove and clean leftover files of programs.
If the machine has an HDD not an SSD, I'd recommend using Auslogics Disk Defrag to defrag and optimize the disk.
Custom sound files will become "completely fucked" if the file is fragmented (meaning the file is physically split up into different parts on the sd card / hard disk / etc.).
Defragment your SD card and everything should work fine.
This is the program I use: http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag-pro/
Windows' defragmenter is terrible. Use Defraggler or Auslogics. They have a pretty simple scheduler you can use. Once a week might be a bit much if you're a light user, so I would recommend bi-weekly.
Defrag with the Windows utility or the Auslogics one. Before that, though, run CCleaner for temporary files and over your registry.
Add Win+Pause to quickly open System Properties, Win+E opens up a Windows Explorer window on Libraries. I find I use these a lot.
You didn't have a defrag tool, so allow me: Auslogics Disk Defrag. It is fast, and has an optimization option.
EDIT: Forgot to add, your post is brilliant.
an awesome list indeed.
my changes would be:
- Gizmo Drive (Alternative for Daemon tools)
- Auslogics disk defrag (like Smart Defrag 2, automatic "defrag disk in idle time" utility)
I didn't actually say anything to be correct about, but yes, this is where I was going.
Move everything off of the drive onto the external that isn't needed to keep the computer running.
My defrag program of choice is http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ this one. The reason I like it is honestly because it's pretty. And I think I heard about it in a good review from Maximum PC.
Also, is the computer using FAT32 or NTFS? NTFS is significantly less bothered by fragmentation than FAT32 is.