game will stutter frequently in race

[The Ronin of Wrong]

when i play and get in a race it seems to stutter like itll constantly freeze for a second frequently. im running it on a 60 fps 1920x 1080 monitor. i have a nvidia gtx 670 card in my comp so i know i can run the game just fine. plz help thank you!

[DarthNocturnal]

To be on the safe side, what are your other PC specs? OS, RAM, and CPU.

Also, do you have Vsync enabled?

[JP32]

I had same problem, make sure vsync is disabled in nvidia control panel, and then goto config window and set vsync on(or off if its on), that fixed it for me.

But sambas studio track likes to shutter even when everything else rans fine(1080 @ 60fps).

[The Ronin of Wrong]

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.9GHz
16384MB RAM
GeForce GTX 670
1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz) monitor

[The Ronin of Wrong]

Originally posted by J^P:

I had same problem, make sure vsync is disabled in nvidia control panel, and then goto config window and set vsync on(or off if its on), that fixed it for me.

But sambas studio track likes to shutter even when everything else rans fine(1080 @ 60fps).

this sounds dumb but how do i do that

[The Ronin of Wrong]

i turned of v sync in bot the game and control panel but it still persists although it happens less now

[BlackLionPT]

Hello there. Let's see if i can Help! Let's try a few things, and see if any of this solutions can fix your problem properly! But, as J^P Said, you will always have frame drops and stutter in the Water part of Samba Studios, that is the most intensive level of the game, you can only run it at 60 FPS if you overclock your CPU past the 4.2 Ghz mark.

So, let's try a few things then!

Solution 1:

- First off, check for a driver update! On Nvidia control panel, or NVidia's website, search for updates and install the latests driver!

- On Nvidia Control Panel, find the "Reset to Defaults" button, and reset the 3D settings to it's defaults.

- Now go to the Game's configuration tool. make sure that VSync is *ENABLED*.

- Reboot your PC after the new driver is installed, and try the game!

If that doesn't work, then let's try a few more things!

Solution 1.1:

- On the Game's Configuration Tool, Select the "Windowed / Fullscreen" mode. Save and Exit the configuration tool.

- Go to you Windows Control Panel, Find the Energy Options. Select the "High performance" option. This will prevent your CPU from downclocking, keeping the performance more smooth.

- After the game starts, call the Windows Task Manager. Find the All Stars process in the Process list tab.

- Right click the All Stars process, and click on "Afinity". Since you have a i7 CPU, leave only checked the CPU cores 2 3 4 5 6 and 7, leave UNCHECKED the CPU0 and CPU1.

- If you still encounter stutering, Do the same as above, but this time, leave only checked the CPU cores 2 4 and 6. This will prevent the game from getting in contact with the Hyper Threading threads from your CPU.

- Close everything you can, from Browser, MSN, Skype, all the things before playing! Flash player is specialy known for being a pain in the ass!.

Try and see if it works now! If it doesn't, i have one more thing you can try!

Solution 1.1.2:

There is this magic d3d9.dll file i've got that fixed the Older All Stars game under Windows 7 and other OS's. The game would have this incredibly horrible framerate and stutering, and with this DLL the game is as smooth as butter.

Download and place the .dll file next to the game's .exe in the game's folder, and try running the game with the solutions above too, but using this dll. If it works / doesn't report back so we know!

PS: You can see the thead i got the dll file from here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2681565

[The Ronin of Wrong]

i did those and it improved way better i get the stutter everyonce in awhile but at least its not to the point that i cant play now

[BlackLionPT]

Good to know :) The only way you can get stutter-free expirience, is by overclocking your CPU. For that you need a better cooler for you CPU, and a bit of time to find the best settings for your CPU. a 4 ~ 4.2 Ghz overclock, since you have the 4XXX series from intel, should be able to keep the game as smooth as butter in every single track. If you need more help, just say so ;)

[DarthNocturnal]

Originally posted by BlackLionPT:

Good to know :) The only way you can get stutter-free expirience, is by overclocking your CPU. For that you need a better cooler for you CPU, and a bit of time to find the best settings for your CPU. a 4 ~ 4.2 Ghz overclock, since you have the 4XXX series from intel, should be able to keep the game as smooth as butter in every single track. If you need more help, just say so ;)

Is overcloaking really needed for 60 FPS on water parts? I haven't done any extensive testing, but the game doesn't feel like it's slowing a bit (or a lot) on water portions. I'm running Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.4 GHz, in case you're wondering.

[The Ronin of Wrong]

i fixed it thanks guys you

[BlackLionPT]

DarthNocturnal, please test using fraps or other software like RadeonPro (in case you have a AMD card) to see the FPS that are being rendered. This game uses VERY VERY well the Blur mechanism, and to a lot of people the blur will almost perfectl hide the slowdowns the game shows during those parts. If you use a program to see the FPS being rendered, you'll notice that the game will fall below 60 a lot in samba studios, but specialy in the first Water area. But if you have the time, please do some testing and report to us, the more data on CPU's we have, the better! ;)

[DarthNocturnal]

Originally posted by BlackLionPT:

DarthNocturnal, please test using fraps or other software like RadeonPro (in case you have a AMD card) to see the FPS that are being rendered. This game uses VERY VERY well the Blur mechanism, and to a lot of people the blur will almost perfectl hide the slowdowns the game shows during those parts. If you use a program to see the FPS being rendered, you'll notice that the game will fall below 60 a lot in samba studios, but specialy in the first Water area. But if you have the time, please do some testing and report to us, the more data on CPU's we have, the better! ;)

Got fraps... rather amazed how simple it was to use. I ticked "FPS" in the FPS tab. Ran game. Played three tracks with lots of water (Samba Studios, Temple Trouble, and Burning Depths). According to fraps, the game was running at a solid 60 FPS all throughout (well, minus the dip to 59 for a split second, but what game doesn't have that?), even on water parts of tracks (and while racing normally.... assuming that makes a difference).

I did save screenshots... but they don't seem to have the FPS number on them. There is a number, but it's a single digit (perhaps the FPS at the split second I took the snapshot?)

[BlackLionPT]

You can take screenshots with Fraps too! Check the tab screenshots, and configure a button to do it!

Also, if you please, could you use CPU-Z or some other program to check at what frequency your CPU is running while you game? Windows Task Manager is no good, it reports a wrong frequency. CPU-Z is the best in my opinion. Run the game in "Windowed/Fullscreen" mode so you can have the CPU-Z Window on top (or if you have 2 screens like me, just leave CPU-Z on the second screen) and check the maximum CPU frequency your CPU reaches.

The new i7 4XXX CPU's have better performance per clock than Sandy Bridge have (i7 2XXX), so, if for my CPU 4 Ghz to 4.2 Ghz is enough to keep 60 FPS, it's possible that for your's 3.8 to 4.0 or even 3.9 to 4.1 Ghz is enough to keep it at stable 60 FPS!

There are also some cases where some computers have the bios by default increasing the CPU Clock Speed of the CPU to beyond stock values. I know a person here on Steam to whom it happens, and it's because of that that his game wont have frame drops (His CPU boosts up to 4.2 Ghz while playing the game, he also has a i7 2XXX CPU).

After the testing, please do come back to us! Keeping tabs on CPU Performance is good, and i also like to stay informed on this kind of things, i just love hardware here ;)

[DarthNocturnal]

Originally posted by BlackLionPT:

You can take screenshots with Fraps too! Check the tab screenshots, and configure a button to do it!

Also, if you please, could you use CPU-Z or some other program to check at what frequency your CPU is running while you game? Windows Task Manager is no good, ir reports a wrong frequency. CPU-Z is the best in my opinion. Run the game in "Windowed/Fullscreen" mode so you can have the CPU-Z Window on top (or if you have 2 screens like me, just leave CPU-Z on the second screen) and check the maximum CPU frequency your CPU reaches.

The new i7 4XXX CPU's have better performance per clock than Sandy Bridge have (i7 2XXX), so, if for my CPU 4 Ghz to 4.2 Ghz is enough to keep 60 FPS, it's possible that for your's 3.8 to 4.0 or even 3.9 to 4.1 Ghz is enough to keep it at stable 60 FPS!

There are also some cases where some computers have the bios by default increasing the CPU Clock Speed of the CPU to beyond stock values. I know a person here on Steam to whom it happens, and it's because of that that his game wont have frame drops (His CPU boosts up to 4.2 Ghz while playing the game, he also has a i7 2XXX CPU).

After the testing, please do come back to us! Keeping tabs on CPU Performance is good, and i also like to stay informed on this kind of things, i just love hardware here ;)

I did take the screenshots in fraps, but the FPS number isn't there (as is the number I saw earlier). Any idea on how to get them to show up in screenshots?

I believe my CPU is capable of going beyond the listed clock rate when needed, at least, according to my brother, and he's the one who put this rig together. I can't remember by how much. But that likely explains why it doesn't drop.

I feel I should mention that this is with everything at either "High" or "On" in the options, and at 1920 x 1080 resolution.

Thanks for the info on CPU-Z. I'll see about trying it out sometime.

[BlackLionPT]

Hi again. Oh, so your brother made it, he might have overclocked it himself and you are not aware of it ;) On Fraps, for the FPS number to appear on the screenshit, you need on the "Screenshots" tab to tick the "Include Frame Rate Overlay on Screenshots" option!

But yes, in that case that might be it, you have a OC'd CPU not knowing it :p