Did the antilag tool help any from post #7? My motherboard is 5 years old at the moment. AMD Phenom 9950 Quad core 2.6 GHZ processor with only 4 GB of DDR2 RAM. My old ATI 4670 cards had 512 MB each, so crossfired they equaled what Peter had, too. for video RAM. The newer video card I mentioned made the biggest difference. I have a 600-700 watt power supply for my system.
Peter brought up a good point about the power supply. You can do a Google search for power supply calculators and see if your Dell is underpowered, especially for SH5 demands. Does your NVidia cards have a control panel where you can tweak graphics settings? Latest drivers etc? Are you using PCI Express X 16 graphic card slots on motherboard? Can anything be changed in BIOS that would effect transfer rate? X 16 slots have a data transfer rate of 4.0 GB/s.
Any excessive programs running while SH5 is? This batch file below was converted from XP to Windows 7 purposes. Advanced System Care 8 has a game mode for similar functionality. I got the files I needed to stop between what I found in services.msc and the task manager.
Code:
:: A "batch file" that stops unnecessary services to maximize performance of an XP pc while playing internet games.
::
:: ***Note*** Some services may or may not be necessary for your particular configuration.
::
:: For a detailed descriptions of XP services that may be stopped visit http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/xptweaks/supertweaks6.htm
::
:: The "::" leave room for definitions of each command.
:: Change directory to root.
::
echo off
cd\
:: Turns off excessive display while the batch file runs.
echo .
echo .
echo .
echo ..
echo ...
echo Stopping Services
echo ...
echo ..
echo .
echo .
echo .
:: Automatic Updates - Enables the download and installation of critical Windows updates. If the service is disabled, the operating system can be manually updated at the Windows Update Web site.
net stop wuauserv
:: Enables ClipBook Viewer to store information and share it with remote computers. If the service is stopped, ClipBook Viewer will not be able to share information with remote computers. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
:: net stop ClipSrv
:: Cryptographic Services - Provides three management services: Catalog Database Service, which confirms the signatures of Windows files; Protected Root Service, which adds and removes Trusted Root Certification Authority certificates from this computer; and Key Service, which helps enroll this computer for certificates. If this service is stopped, these management services will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
:: net stop CryptSvc
:: Help and Support - Enables Help and Support Center to run on this computer. If this service is stopped, Help and Support Center will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
:: net stop helpsvc
:: HomeGroupListener - Makes local computer changes associated with configuration and maintenance of the homegroup-joined computer. If this service is stopped or disabled, your computer will not work properly in a homegroup and your homegroup might not work properly. It is recommended that you keep this service running.
:: net stop HomeGroupListener
:: Indexing Service - Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.
:: net stop cisvc
:: IPSEC Services - Manages IP security policy and starts the ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE) and the IP security driver.
:: net stop PolicyAgent
:: IPv6 Internet Connection Firewall - Provides intrusion prevention service for a home or small office network.
:: net stop ip6FwHlp
:: Logical Disk Manager - Detects and monitors new hard disk drives and sends disk volume information to Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service for configuration. If this service is stopped, dynamic disk status and configuration information may become out of date. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
:: net stop dmserver
:: Messenger - Transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. This service is not related to Windows Messenger. If this service is stopped, Alerter messages will not be transmitted. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
:: net stop messenger
:: Nero Media Index Service - Helps Nero Scout Indexing
:: net stop NMIndexingService
:: Nero Media Index Store Server - Helps Nero Scout Indexing
:: net stop NMIndexStoreSvr
:: Net Logon - Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain.
:: net stop netlogon
:: OpenVPN Service - http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/
:: net stop openVPNservice
:: Print Spooler - Loads files to memory for later printing.
net stop spooler
:: Remote Desktop Help Session Manager - Manages and controls Remote Assistance. If this service is stopped, Remote Assistance will be unavailable. Before stopping this service, see the Dependencies tab of the Properties dialog box.
:: net stop RDSessMgr
:: Remote Registry - Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer. If this service is stopped, the registry can be modified only by users on this computer. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
:: net stop RemoteRegistry
:: superfetch - Maintains and improves system performance over time.
net stop SysMain
:: Task Scheduler - Enables a user to configure and schedule automated tasks on this computer. If this service is stopped, these tasks will not be run at their scheduled times. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
net stop schedule
:: Terminal Services - Allows multiple users to be connected interactively to a machine as well as the display of desktops and applications to remote computers. The underpinning of Remote Desktop (including RD for Administrators), Fast User Switching, Remote Assistance, and Terminal Server.
:: net stop TermService
:: Universal Plug and Play Device Host - Provides support to host Universal Plug and Play devices.
:: net stop upnphost
:: Virtual Disk - Provides management services for disks, volumes, file systems, and storage arrays.
:: net stop vds
:: Windows Intaller - Adds, modifies, and removes applications provided as a Windows Installer (*.msi) package. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
net stop msiserver
:: Windows Image Acquisition - Provides image acquisition services for scanners and cameras.
:: net stop Stisvc
:: Windows Search - Provides content indexing, property caching, and search results for files, e-mail, and other content.
net stop WSearch
:: Windows Time - Maintains date and time synchroniztion. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
net stop W32Time
echo .
echo ..
echo ...
echo Services Stopped
echo ...
echo ..
echo .
echo ..
EXIT