I am in dire need of help - Page 2

vurt · 02-08-2010, 04:13 PM

Well I'll tell ya that's a head scratcher. I don't know why it runs just fine now, but it does.

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Yeglas · 02-08-2010, 04:54 PM

I can tell you I have alot of trouble since installing Windows 7 as well. mine is from page pool memory giving me a looping sound crash though. I have done everything it says in the steam troubleshooting guide and still have problems. It gets worse every patch too.

My expierence is that TF2 just doesnt really like something on windows 7. it pisses me off having to dial down my graphics when I have 2 GeForce 275 in SLI mode and 8 gigs of ram.

Anyways Dont mean to hijack. Im glad its working for you.

I think stabby covered this but make sure you have the multicore option turned off. That causes tons of problems for people.

stabby stabby · 02-08-2010, 05:29 PM

Try the mem_max_heapsize cvar, Yeg. And remember, turning down your graphics settings will hurt more than help. Because the CPU is the bottleneck, those settings shift the load to the GPU or something, which is not maxed out.

I also recommend troubleshooting multicore rendering before disabling it; the FPS boost is pretty huge.

The best first step in troubleshooting TF is to try windowed vs. fullscreen view. I myself can hardly run the game in fullscreen, but windowed is no problem.

Yeglas · 02-08-2010, 06:17 PM

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I also recommend troubleshooting multicore rendering before disabling it; the FPS boost is pretty huge.

FPS I got. Well over 100fps. Ill give the one a try. I can play at least. Just not how I want too.

mighty stephen hawking · 02-08-2010, 11:58 PM

Oh, in steam, try verifying and defragging your TF2 game files a couple times.

Yeglas · 02-09-2010, 08:22 AM

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Oh, in steam, try verifying and defragging your TF2 game files a couple times.

Ive veriefied my game cache and defragged my TF2 files with no success. will play with the mem heap file thing when im on again.

02-08-2010, 04:13 PM	#11
vurt (-TN-) Server Admin vurt the vurtacular Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 139	Well I'll tell ya that's a head scratcher. I don't know why it runs just fine now, but it does. :\ Last edited by vurt; 02-08-2010 at 04:36 PM.

02-08-2010, 04:54 PM	#12
Yeglas (-TN-) Member Yeglas - Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,280	I can tell you I have alot of trouble since installing Windows 7 as well. mine is from page pool memory giving me a looping sound crash though. I have done everything it says in the steam troubleshooting guide and still have problems. It gets worse every patch too. My expierence is that TF2 just doesnt really like something on windows 7. it pisses me off having to dial down my graphics when I have 2 GeForce 275 in SLI mode and 8 gigs of ram. Anyways Dont mean to hijack. Im glad its working for you. I think stabby covered this but make sure you have the multicore option turned off. That causes tons of problems for people. __________________ View my medic guides here

02-08-2010, 05:29 PM	#13
stabby stabby (-TN-) Server Admin stabby stabby keep a clean nose and always carry a lightbulb Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,056	Try the mem_max_heapsize cvar, Yeg. And remember, turning down your graphics settings will hurt more than help. Because the CPU is the bottleneck, those settings shift the load to the GPU or something, which is not maxed out. I also recommend troubleshooting multicore rendering before disabling it; the FPS boost is pretty huge. The best first step in troubleshooting TF is to try windowed vs. fullscreen view. I myself can hardly run the game in fullscreen, but windowed is no problem. Last edited by stabby stabby; 02-08-2010 at 05:36 PM.

02-08-2010, 11:58 PM	#15
mighty stephen hawking Banned mighty stephen hawking gni kwah nehpets yth gim Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: california Posts: 2,166	Oh, in steam, try verifying and defragging your TF2 game files a couple times.