Playing COD4 on ASUS G1, help!

pantner · 24th November 2008, 2:26 PM

ok, i have an ASUS G1 notebook
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...74&l3=464&l4=0

This is the first generation of the notebook.

T7200 2.0GHZ CPU
2x2GB DDR2 RAM (upgraded myself. Computer only sees ~3GB. This is a mainboard problem, not X86/X64!)
160GB 7200.2 Seagate HDD (upgraded myself)
1680x1050 15.4" screen
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit (preinstalled)

everything else is as per the website.

now, it can play most games fine, even if i have to turn down the settings.
but i can't get COD4 to play smoothly...even @ 800x600 res and all settings on the lowest they will go.

The HDD light seems to be pretty constant while playing, could it be trying to read from the HDD while playing and this makes it jerk?

i've even downloaded the 180.48 WHQL drivers with a modified inf file from laptopvideo2go.com but that didn't make any difference.

any suggestions???

mrturkey · 25th November 2008, 7:13 AM

I think you will find that the notebook is throttling your CPU.

1. Make sure that you have plenty of ventilation under and behind your G1.
2. Use a utility called RMCLOCK to disable throttling on your notebook. You can also monitor temps with this.

RMCLOCK home: http://cpu.rightmark.org/products/rmclock.shtml

Resources for the G1S but useful for the G1 too:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=146088

Let us know how you go....

pantner · 25th November 2008, 7:59 AM

well, my G1 is always plugged in...i know its probably not good for the battery...i try to run it flat every so often...

but yea, barely gets below 98% let along 90%

but i will have a look at the page and try RMClock thx

pantner · 25th November 2008, 6:38 PM

had a look at that and it hasn't helped

still jerking a lot.

I restored COD4 to the default settings and it pushed the GFX up a little, doesn't seem any worse, so i think that means its not my video card.

The HDD is still going constantly...am thinking that might be it?

i might even install a copy of Win XP FLP on here and see how that performs?

pantner · 7th December 2008, 8:19 PM

well, incase you were wondering, i got it sorted

i posted on that forum you linked too, and while their specific suggestions didn't help, someone put me on the right path and i sorted it.

long story short. had a 8GB SD card which i had ReadyBoost enabled on.

Turned it off and COD4 is all sweet

(computer was constantly writing to SD card which was making COD4 jerk!)

mrturkey · 8th December 2008, 10:58 AM

Awesome, good to hear u have had a win

icepick · 11th December 2008, 10:33 PM

I was going to say to disable anti virus. I had issues with CA causing stuttering especially during airstrikes.

24th November 2008, 2:26 PM	#1
pantner Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 1,095	Playing COD4 on ASUS G1, help! ok, i have an ASUS G1 notebook http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...74&l3=464&l4=0 This is the first generation of the notebook. T7200 2.0GHZ CPU 2x2GB DDR2 RAM (upgraded myself. Computer only sees ~3GB. This is a mainboard problem, not X86/X64!) 160GB 7200.2 Seagate HDD (upgraded myself) 1680x1050 15.4" screen Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit (preinstalled) everything else is as per the website. now, it can play most games fine, even if i have to turn down the settings. but i can't get COD4 to play smoothly...even @ 800x600 res and all settings on the lowest they will go. The HDD light seems to be pretty constant while playing, could it be trying to read from the HDD while playing and this makes it jerk? i've even downloaded the 180.48 WHQL drivers with a modified inf file from laptopvideo2go.com but that didn't make any difference. any suggestions???

25th November 2008, 7:13 AM	#2
mrturkey Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Barnawartha, VIC Posts: 421	I think you will find that the notebook is throttling your CPU. 1. Make sure that you have plenty of ventilation under and behind your G1. 2. Use a utility called RMCLOCK to disable throttling on your notebook. You can also monitor temps with this. RMCLOCK home: http://cpu.rightmark.org/products/rmclock.shtml Resources for the G1S but useful for the G1 too: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=146088 Let us know how you go....

25th November 2008, 7:59 AM	#3
pantner Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 1,095	well, my G1 is always plugged in...i know its probably not good for the battery...i try to run it flat every so often... but yea, barely gets below 98% let along 90% but i will have a look at the page and try RMClock thx

25th November 2008, 6:38 PM	#4
pantner Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 1,095	had a look at that and it hasn't helped still jerking a lot. I restored COD4 to the default settings and it pushed the GFX up a little, doesn't seem any worse, so i think that means its not my video card. The HDD is still going constantly...am thinking that might be it? i might even install a copy of Win XP FLP on here and see how that performs?

7th December 2008, 8:19 PM	#5
pantner Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 1,095	well, incase you were wondering, i got it sorted i posted on that forum you linked too, and while their specific suggestions didn't help, someone put me on the right path and i sorted it. long story short. had a 8GB SD card which i had ReadyBoost enabled on. Turned it off and COD4 is all sweet (computer was constantly writing to SD card which was making COD4 jerk!)

8th December 2008, 10:58 AM	#6
mrturkey Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Barnawartha, VIC Posts: 421	Awesome, good to hear u have had a win

11th December 2008, 10:33 PM	#7
icepick Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 506	I was going to say to disable anti virus. I had issues with CA causing stuttering especially during airstrikes.