no idea whats wrong...

hackdot

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have no idea whats going on my computer has been fine for awhile, updated drivers last week, now all of a sudden today after playing a game for 15 mins (legaue of legends) my fps drops from 71 to 8 for 30 seconds them goes back up...i alt tab out and my internet browser is fine...netflix works pefect when its going on but if i switch back to game it is slow...
and it does not matter what game.....does it to guild wars, divinity II and others...
i got a nvidia geforce gt 120, vista 64bit quad core....
anyone got any ideas? i defragged last night
 

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Welcome
With System Restore I would go back to pre driver install.
The install one by one and test the game. Once satisfied you can install the next driver.
Once you know which driver or drivers is the problem, do not update them.

With drivers current is not always the best
I had to roll back a current graphics driver due to monitor problems.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Welcome
With System Restore I would go back to pre driver install.
The install one by one and test the game. Once satisfied you can install the next driver.
Once you know which driver or drivers is the problem, do not update them.

With drivers current is not always the best
I had to roll back a current graphics driver due to monitor problems.


problems seems system protection was off..and no restore point was made...so i cant go back
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
might have to do a factory restore at this rate..no idea whats causesing it...worked fine last week when i updated the drivers, the same games i played last week are messing up today...
 

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Sounds a bit drastic. Did you try the suggestions.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
well i went to bed 8 hrs later i got back on and all is fine, computer crashs and i get the problem....i power down then up and now same problem even with the power down, yet if i dont play over night and when i get on its fine hm
 

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Dont really know what the cause of the problem is.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
thanks richc ive been following that fourm to...ive looked my problem up on goggle and seems alot of people are having the same problem (recent) and they have same brand of graphic cards like me so i am thinking it might be that is there a way to go back to past drivers? un-update?
 

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You can replace the card and its easy to roll back the driver
Go to device manager
Go to the driver in question
Go to the driver tab, on top
and then just roll back.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Work from an adminstrator account.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Dont understand why you cant update. In lieu of update go back a few days before you updated the driver with a System Restore. I am giving this answer in response to the fact that you implied that the new driver may be the problem and you cant see to rollback.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
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