Outsidebox Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I'll play the game, and every ten seconds or so the game will skip a few frames or something. The game runs perfectly, even with the highest settings and all, except for that problem. I tried running at lower res and I still get the lag. tried messing around with other stuff in the settings like lowering them and turning off the frame limiter and that didn't help. Additional info: Windows 8 (I tried it with XP service pack 3 compatibility mode), no mods, drivers should be up to date and if they're not I updated them not long ago, downloaded via Green Man Gaming. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil weasel Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Windows 8 is not kind to old games: Usually the problem will be in the Graphics Card dedicated memory. How does your machine specs compare to these:Minimum System Requirements • 1GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon Processor • 256MB of RAM • 8x DVD-ROM Drive • 3.6 GB of free Hard Disk space for a minimal install • 64MB Video Card with DirectX 9 compatible drivers ("GeForce3" or better) • DirectX 9 compatible Stereo Sound Card • Keyboard & Mouse Recommended System Requirements: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP processor (or better) 384(+) MB of RAM 16x DVD-ROM drive 4.7 GB of free Hard Disk space for a full install 128(+) MB Video Card with DirectX 9 compatible drivers ("GeForce4" or better) DirectX 9 compatible Surround Sound Card Game pad** with twin axis analog controls (USB or Joystick Port) Keyboard & Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsidebox Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 according to canyourunit I have: Intel® Core i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2.4 GHz Performance Rated at: 5.52 GHz, 16 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 670M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Your system is more than good enough for this game. What you're facing could be a simple driver related issue. SA is an old game and newer drivers are not necessarily optimized to run well with older games. I suggest switching to an older driver version. This is a trial and error method though so you might have to try quite a few drivers before you find one that works well for you. This solution worked for me when I was having texture pop-in issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizqan7 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) Just one thing to say: change your Windows to Windows XP Edited June 6, 2013 by Rizqan7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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