Quake 3 "Stuttering Issue"

Post by **craniumxd** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:43 pm

Hi everyone.

I am a long term Quake 3 player, I mainly stick with Ra3 and Threewave and consider myself an intermediate level user of the program.

I have been having issues with Quake 3 ever since I installed an AMD X2 4800+ Let me explain what is happening......

When I start Q3 weather it is in the main Q3 menu, or threewave, I get a constant shuttering occurring every 5-7 seconds. This is most noticeable once I am online in game, my lagometer spikes consistently every 5-7 seconds making the game unplayable. This was never the case befor the X2 installation, and since thus time, I have reinstalled Windows clean, installed all of the AMD drivers and hotfixes to no avail. No matter what I get this stuttering, and it is consistent, not random. I play other games on this CPU, UT 2004, BF2, with no problems or lag at all.

Anyone have a clue as to what my problem is? :icon23:

TIA.

Here are my specs:

AMD X2 4800+
Geforce 8800 GTS
Soundblaster X-FI Platinum
Windows XP SP2
Plextor PX-716A
DFI NF4-SLI-D

Post by **spookmineer** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:34 pm

Sounds like a connection problem? Or maybe a PB problem...
Do you still use the same config as before?

Maybe this will help Q3 connection tweaks

In the FAQ there is a question directly related to this: I get regular stuttering problems, what can I do?
The suggestion made here makes my system lag though, so I've got r_finish "0"

Post by **^misantropia^** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:52 pm

Firewall, virusscanner, wireless, PB, etc. What happens if you run with any or all disabled? Beware though, exposing an unprotected Windows(R) PC to the Internet might not be the smartest thing to do.

Post by **craniumxd** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:56 pm

spookmineer wrote:Sounds like a connection problem? Or maybe a PB problem...
Do you still use the same config as before?

Maybe this will help Q3 connection tweaks

In the FAQ there is a question directly related to this: I get regular stuttering problems, what can I do?
The suggestion made here makes my system lag though, so I've got r_finish "0"

I have read that link and followed it. Thanks, upset chaps are great, but i still have the same issue.

Post by **craniumxd** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:23 pm

OK, I isolated the problem, it is punkbuster.

When I update PB using the pbweb tool and install the latest version from a clean install, the stuttering issue sets in. i verified this by removing punkbuster completely and the stuttering stopped.

Anyone have a clue here?

:icon33:

Post by **^misantropia^** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:58 pm

Set pb_sleep to 500 and check if it alleviates matters.

Post by **craniumxd** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:24 pm

No, it makes it "a little" further apart in intervals.

Post by **craniumxd** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:50 pm

Here is what I have submitted to Punkbuster online support.

I am not sure they will even respond?

Note #1

Hi Peeps,

Long time Quake 3 player here, I need a little help please. I have a new copy of Q3 I installed recently, it has the latest 1.32 patch included on the disc. I load everything up, configure my cfg, and there are no problems. I then use PBWEB to update punkbuster and once it is installed I load the game back up. This is where the problem begins, a stuttering happens (like lag) every 3-5 seconds, and it makes the game unplayable. This stuttering does not occur just while online mind you, it happens in the "main menus" of each mod or the baseq3 master menu. I have been trying to identify the issue for a month now, and this morning I did another clean install with the 1.32 patch....no problems. I used PBWEB to update the punk buster files and the stuttering began. I verified by deleting the punkbuster folder, and then the stuttering stops. Can you please help me I really want to play Quake 3 again?

Concerned,

C

Note #2

By the way my specs are:

Windows XP Pro SP2
Athalon 64 x2 4800+
Geforce 8800 GTS
Soundblaster X-FI
NO OVERCLOCKING

Note #3

You know the more I play with this more I am finding out.

When I set pb_sleep to "500" this lag issue decreases in frequency, but it still occurs enough to make the game unplayable?

Could this be a setting in my router that doesn't like the punkbuster commands?

Perhaps?

Post by **craniumxd** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:59 pm

Also....

I notice this when I boot up Quake 3 in the console.....

Punkbuster Client: Error: unable to set cl_guid

Post by **DooMer** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:29 pm

pb_system 1 if it isn't already. I also like to update pb with pbsetup before I join a game. http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php

Post by **prince1000** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:20 pm

are you sure it's pb? are you using r_smp 1? q3 and some X2's don't get along.

Post by **plained** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:03 pm

hello hey craniumxd did you ever find the cause or resolve the issue somehow?

or anybody else have this?

Post by **prince1000** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:00 pm

rule out r_smp 1 and X2 core issue first. i had massive stuttering when i first upgraded to an X2 cire.

http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=30766

put that in same dir as q3 exe and add it to your startup shortcut. you should get a com console starting before q3 starts. all it does is set affinity to 1 core. my shorcut looks like this:

"D:\Quake 3\nosmp.exe" "D:\quake 3\quake3.exe" +set fs_game cpma +nologo

Post by **plained** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:34 pm

ey i appreciate ur help p1k!

i did all that and everyother thing!

none of them worked ecept waste my time! never agin!

anyways i finaly got it going!

minty smooth as silk!

i hardly rememberd how great it is!

sooo awesome!!

Post by **prince1000** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:57 pm

well how did you fix it?

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