Gaming is just about one of the most intensive things you can do with a PC
so you need to ensure the rest of the PC is up to spec.... lots of RAM, a
good CPU and plenty of fans in the PC case. Ensure as little other programs
are running as possible....
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies, Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows


"davids" <davids.1zzr6b@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
news:davids.1zzr6b@pcbanter.net...
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> I have a problem with my 3d video games. When I load a game in it
> becomes unplayable after 10 to 20 seconds as the movement becomes
> jumpy. I am using XP pro with a Radeon 9550 256mb video card. I do not
> think it is the video card as I have tried it with another type of card
> and it still does the same thing I am using Direct x 9c and all tests on
> this seem OK Any ideas?
>
>
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> davids