Left 4 Dead not running properly

donttrustevery1 · Jun 19, 2009, 02:54 AM

Hey my roommates laptop isn't playing Left 4 Dead right. The game will randomly freeze for 2-6 seconds and then act normal and keeps doing that. He also notices a few issues in COD4; It's skippy but not near as bad as left 4 dead. His laptop specs are:

2.4ghz intel dual core
2x2gb OCZ DDR2 800
9600m gt
XP 32bit

All his other games run fine and we can't figure out what is wrong

erocker · Jun 19, 2009, 02:55 AM

Background processes. Turn them off.

donttrustevery1 · Jun 19, 2009, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by erocker

Background processes. Turn them off.

We are pretty good at turning off background processes. It only acts up in left 4 dead and a little bit in cod4.

Every other game runs fine.

reverze · Jun 19, 2009, 02:58 AM

Format and update all drivers..

donttrustevery1 · Jun 19, 2009, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by reverze

Format and update all drivers..

Nevermind, we just figured it out. We had multicore rendering enabled.

u2konline · Jun 19, 2009, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by donttrustevery1

Nevermind, we just figured it out. We had multicore rendering enabled.

I put on multicore rendering and it runs just fine. Why are you gaming with a laptop, just curious.

Corrosion · Jun 19, 2009, 06:41 AM

I had the same problem with my old XP formated and its fine now. was about to tell you.

Kenshai · Jun 19, 2009, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by u2konline

I put on multicore rendering and it runs just fine. Why are you gaming with a laptop, just curious.

Portable desktop replacements are actually very popular. I would game on a laptop just so I could take it with me wherever I go.

human_error · Jun 19, 2009, 08:39 AM

Glad you've sorted it - incase you want to try getting multicore rendering working in the future i had a problem with L4D freezing up every few seconds for a couple of seconds because my mouse's usb report rate was too high - i lowered it and L4D ran fine again with multicore rendering on.

Jun 19, 2009, 02:54 AM	#1
donttrustevery1 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 107 (0.06/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	Left 4 Dead not running properly Hey my roommates laptop isn't playing Left 4 Dead right. The game will randomly freeze for 2-6 seconds and then act normal and keeps doing that. He also notices a few issues in COD4; It's skippy but not near as bad as left 4 dead. His laptop specs are: 2.4ghz intel dual core 2x2gb OCZ DDR2 800 9600m gt XP 32bit All his other games run fine and we can't figure out what is wrong

System Name:	Dont have a name
Processor:	Intel Q6600 at 3.0 GHZ
Motherboard:	Gigabyte P45
Cooling:	Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7
Memory:	4 GB OCZ ATI Crossfire Certified
Video Card:	ATI 1 GB 4870
Hard Disk:	250 GB Western Digital
Optical Drive:	16X DVD R/RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 19" Widescreen
Case:	Antec 900
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
PSU:	1000W OCZ Xtreme
Software:	VISTA HOME PREMIUM X86

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

System Name:	Dont have a name
Processor:	Intel Q6600 at 3.0 GHZ
Motherboard:	Gigabyte P45
Cooling:	Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7
Memory:	4 GB OCZ ATI Crossfire Certified
Video Card:	ATI 1 GB 4870
Hard Disk:	250 GB Western Digital
Optical Drive:	16X DVD R/RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 19" Widescreen
Case:	Antec 900
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
PSU:	1000W OCZ Xtreme
Software:	VISTA HOME PREMIUM X86

Processor:	AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE Deneb @ 3.7GHz
Motherboard:	GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
Cooling:	ZALMAN CNPS9700 CPU Heatsink
Memory:	OCZ 4GB DDR3 1600 @ 7-7-7-24 1.85v
Video Card:	ATI Sapphire OC 7850 1200c/5800m @ 64c Full Load
Hard Disk:	Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB + Western Digital 1TB External Drive
Optical Drive:	Pioneer 20X
CRT/LCD Model:	SAMSUNG ToC T240 24'' LCD
Case:	Silverstone FT01-BW
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	ZALMAN ZM-750
Software:	Win 7 x64 SP1

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Jun 19, 2009, 02:58 AM	#4
reverze Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,271 (0.65/day) Thanks: 86 Thanked 132 Times in 102 Posts System Specs	Format and update all drivers..

System Name:	Intel Quad Core
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Cooling:	House
Memory:	4GB DDR2 Memory
Video Card:	PNY GTX 550TI 1GB Gddr5
Hard Disk:	WD 500GB
Optical Drive:	DVD
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 21inch Monitor LCD
Case:	Thermaltake
Sound Card:	Real-Tek Audio HD
PSU:	PSU 430 Watts
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Jun 19, 2009, 06:41 AM	#7
Corrosion Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maplewood, Mn Posts: 362 (0.14/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 74 Times in 51 Posts System Specs	I had the same problem with my old XP formated and its fine now. was about to tell you. __________________ “lol..is that cats head through a painting ?” -azazel

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz @ 3.45
Motherboard:	ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe SLi
Cooling:	ZALMAN 9500A
Memory:	CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) @ 860
Video Card:	ATi Asus 5770
Hard Disk:	Seagate Barracuda ES 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s X2
CRT/LCD Model:	ViewSonic X Series VX2245wm Black-Silver 20" 5ms
Case:	APEVIA X-Navigator
Software:	Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate DVD

System Name:	Current
Processor:	i5 2500k @ 4.5
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Cooling:	Xigmatek Gaia
Memory:	2x4G G-skill Sniper
Video Card:	GTX 680
Hard Disk:	128 Crucial M4, 1 TB Seagate Baracuda
Optical Drive:	Sony Optiarc
CRT/LCD Model:	Shimian Achieva 27"
Case:	Corsair 400R
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsais HX-620
Software:	Windows 7

Jun 19, 2009, 08:39 AM	#9
human_error Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 1,443 (0.87/day) Thanks: 261 Thanked 421 Times in 322 Posts System Specs	Glad you've sorted it - incase you want to try getting multicore rendering working in the future i had a problem with L4D freezing up every few seconds for a couple of seconds because my mouse's usb report rate was too high - i lowered it and L4D ran fine again with multicore rendering on. __________________ Steam id: human_error/XBOX Live: human error/PS3 id: tom_will Human_error's guide to USB IR receivers and media center remotes My BF3 stats \| BF3 name: "human_error" - add me!

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Motherboard:	Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition
Cooling:	Triple 120 rad WC with Danger Den MC-TDX Water Block
Memory:	12GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 @ 1440mhz 8-9-9-24
Video Card:	XFX 5970 BE 850/1200(4.8ghz effective)
Hard Disk:	2xVertex 32gb ssd's in RAID 0, Seagate Barracuda 1.5tb, Maxtor 500gb[dead], Samsung Spinpoint F1 1tb
Optical Drive:	LG Blu-ray RW+HD-DVD combo drive & HP dvd1070 DVDRW
CRT/LCD Model:	24" 1920x1200 HP LP2475w(H-IPS panel) + 1920x1080 21.5" Zalman 3D monitor (passive polarised screen)
Case:	Corsair Obsidian 800D
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