Do you have any virus scanning programs running?  If so, did you disable
them before running the game?  If you move your mouse around on the desktop
(you need to keep it moving constantly to test this), do you see any
hesitations in it's movement?  I've seen network cards that were installed
but not connected cause this problem.  There could be an IRQ steering
problem as well.  You haven't told us what OS, what other programs you might
be running, type of hardware (i.e. video, cpu, RAM), ect.  It's hard to give
a good diagnosis without a complete description of the system.

Kyle Elmblade
Distinct Computer Solutions
Sales - Upgrades - Training - Consulting
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From: "andre chiasson" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 10:20 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Computer slow with games but not with Digital Audio


> Hi,
>
> I have a computer that is slow when playing games, but with digital audio,
> the performance is OK.  I changed the cd Rom player, reinstalled the
games,
> tried different games, connected the IDE drives on the ATA 100, installed
> the Promise ATA drivers. I tried connecting the CD Rom player on a ide
port
> by itself in master mode, but the problem still persist.
>
> The computer motherboard ia a Asus A7V.  The hard disk is a 15 Gb 7200 RPM
> drive.
>
> Here are the symtoms: when playing the game, the audio is heard before any
> actions.  Furthermore, the image freezes temporarily for a few seconds and
> them starts back. On and on...
>
> What could be the problem?
>
> Andre Chiasson
> Quebec City

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