Games run too fast

[kermit454]

Did these things with the control panel,  Now I went to HitMan 2 and the screen just turns brown and I can't tell if the little man is working or not.  I must of Done soothing wrong,  Now it's worse.....

[Azzaboi]

Sounds like it crashed out the graphic card. Graphic card crashing normally goes all one colour. Sometimes it's brown, but other times it can be grey, black, red, blue, etc. Reboot and try again, same result?

Check your temepratures, video card and CPU and ensure your fans are running (just to be safe), a crash like that might be heat related if it isn't frequent.

What version of drivers are you using now?

Was Physx turned on causing the issue?

You might want to do a GPU stress test on your graphic card?

[JJ 3000]

Are you using a controller/joypad? If so, have you tried using the keyboard? Have you tried a different keyboard or controller?

Did these things with the control panel,  Now I went to HitMan 2 and the screen just turns brown and I can't tell if the little man is working or not.  I must of Done soothing wrong,  Now it's worse.....

Restart the computer and tap the F8 key repeatedly as the computer is starting up. This will take you to the advanced startup options. Choose "Last known good configuration" from the list of options. This should remedy the brown screen.
Also, you may try doing a system restore to a date when the games were working like they're supposed to.

[+Asking]

Cant you limit the amount of fps in games?

[mroilfield]

Cant you limit the amount of fps in games?

If it is just the main character that is moving too fast I doubt it is a problem with the FPS.

[kermit454]

I have no clue as to what any of this means, but perhaps it will assist in resolving the issue.

Name   NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
PNP Device ID   PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0640&SUBSYS_055110DE&REV_A1\4&21C46A15&0&0010
Adapter Type   GeForce 9500 GT, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description   NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Adapter RAM   512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)
Installed Drivers   nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version   6.14.11.9745
INF File   oem18.inf (Section005 section)
Color Planes   1
Color Table Entries   4294967296
Resolution   1024 x 768 x 60 hertz
Bits/Pixel   32
Memory Address   0xFA000000-0xFAFFFFFF
Memory Address   0xD0000000-0xFEBFFFFF
Memory Address   0xF8000000-0xFBFFFFFF
I/O Port   0x0000CC00-0x0000CC7F
IRQ Channel   IRQ 18
I/O Port   0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port   0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address   0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver   c:\windows\system32\drivers\nv4_mini.sys (6.14.11.9745, 9.76 MB (10,232,128 bytes), 8/4/2004 12:29 AM)

If anyone needs further information, you may need to direct me to it, but I will be happy to provide what is needed.

[Azzaboi]

So you do have the latest Nvidia Drivers compatible for Geforce 9500 GT installed right:
Version: 197.45 WHQL
Release Date: 2010.04.13
Operating System: Windows XP
Language: English (U.S.)
File Size: 78.2 MB 

Website:
http://www.nvidia.com/

Download Drivers >
Product Type: Geforce
Product Series: Geforce 9
Operating System: XP

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_197.45_whql.html

[kermit454]

Did have 191.07,  Now I have the new one.  Thanks, now I have to go test and see if that fixed the prob.  be back later.

[kermit454]

Darn Dang Fiddle-Styx and all that,  I have tried everything.  I don't have a good restart point because I replaced the main "C" hard drive about 10 days ago.  and did not do a backup until two days ago,  so the backup contains the problem.  The games worked just after the new drive was installed, I tested the first few as I installed them.  but then I just started loading them up.  123GB worth of games.  then just after maybe a day or two I started noticing that some were not running right,  I actually think oblivion is affected but having that little guy move faster is a blessing, so I just keep playing the thing. I really cant tell because he wears a ring that increases speed 20pts, This is the first time I thought about it, if I can remember I can remove the ring next time I play that game.  Good grief what on earth could be causing this??  does anybody know where I can chat, or IM  somebody that can look at a diagnostic report and figure this thing out. AOL used to have live help, but I have a free aol mail so I don't qualify to use it.  Is there anyway to speak with a live tech at Microsoft.  phone call?  anything?

[Azzaboi]

It's one strange bug, I've known of speed viruses (very rare and old now), but they attack, overclock and thrash the hard-drive in attempt to create bad sectors. Your computer would seem to perform well, speed up over time quickly, blue screen/overheat, damage the components. (No, it doesn't blow up the entire computer or create a fire, that was just an april fools joke if you heard that one) Motherboards protect your system against most overheating these days anyway.

It might be your hardware like the graphic card or processor is damaged? Unless you have the graphic card on a failing rail and getting too much power or something? In which case it would be the Power Suppy Unit (PSU).

The settings and drivers only do so much and if not overwritten by another piece of software, they should not make your games speed up to the point of being out of sync.

Vertical Sync is an option in most games to stop a tearing affect when some computers can't keep up with the display. It would also limit the FPS to 60.

I don't think calling a tech will help, without them actually psychically going over it.
Also in this case, what does Microsoft have to do with it? Probably a lot in most issues, lol, but this one is hardware or device drivers/software.

NVIDIA has Customer Care and support forums on their site if you wish to ask them about the graphic card issue.

[quaxo]

but they attack, overclock and thrash the hard-drive in attempt to create bad sectors.

You can't overclock a hard drive. The only way to make a hard drive spin or work faster is to physically alter it. It can be forced to read and write repeatedly in the same places, causing bad sectors eventually, but that's about it.

[the_mad_joker]

Is Overclocking Of HDD Nice Or Sometimes Nice

What Is The Use Of It ?? Does It Speed Up Our Hard Drive 

[macdad-]

Is Overclocking Of HDD Nice Or Sometimes Nice

What Is The Use Of It ?? Does It Speed Up Our Hard Drive 

Another time, right now the OP just needs help.

Azzaboi, the speed bug you mentioned is an improbability(He said he ran scans..) but we can't completely disregard that possibility.

Kermit, I agree with Azzaboi, the best course of action as of now would be NVIDIA Tech Support.

[Azzaboi]

It's probably worked as quaxo said, thx for the correction (overclock is probably the wrong word, you can't overclock the drives RPMs), and yes it's not likely to affect computers these days and could be detected with any proper virus scanner.

[kermit454]

I went to NVIDIA.com,  Found No help.