starcraft 2 slows my computer down when i exit! :S

PlaGuE_R

France1151 Posts

December 27 2010 19:26 GMT

Whenever I quit SC2 my computer is suuuuper slow for like 5 minutes, and I mean super super slow.

i have 2gbs of RAM
an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33ghz (4 cpus)
and a GeForce 9500 GT with 512mb memory
also Windows XP SP3

I wonder if there's any way to fix this. whenever I exit SC (normally, no Alt-F4-ing or anything) it's excruciatingly slow.

Also I play in windowed full screen mode and I usually have chrome and/or iTunes up in the background

Selemender

Netherlands54 Posts

December 27 2010 20:09 GMT

Have you looked at your Task Manager whats taking so much CPU? Check also in your processes tab which program is taking up much memory. Maybe you can find something there

vek

Australia936 Posts

December 27 2010 23:46 GMT

You need more ram. What is happening is when SC2 loads it forces all other programs and windows into virtual memory (which is located on your hard drive, a lot slower than RAM). When SC2 closes, your previous programs and windows are sitting in virtual memory. This makes accessing them extremely slow until they get moved back into physical ram (which takes time also).

The solution is to add another 2GB of ram. XP won't be able to access all 4GB (it will use about 3.5) because it is only a 32 bit OS but it will still eliminate the performance problems you describe.

semantics

10040 Posts

December 27 2010 23:53 GMT

On December 28 2010 08:46 vek wrote:
You need more ram. What is happening is when SC2 loads it forces all other programs and windows into virtual memory (which is located on your hard drive, a lot slower than RAM). When SC2 closes, your previous programs and windows are sitting in virtual memory. This makes accessing them extremely slow until they get moved back into physical ram (which takes time also).

The solution is to add another 2GB of ram. XP won't be able to access all 4GB (it will use about 3.5) because it is only a 32 bit OS but it will still eliminate the performance problems you describe.

That would be my guess is that during that time it's moving the ram that was put on your hdd back onto the much faster dram and so you're running on hdd speed which is never too fast. I mean sc2+chrome and i tunes would take up all 2 gigs pretty easily. Does this still happen if you open it up for 1 min then close the program?

Hablian

Canada2 Posts

July 08 2011 23:51 GMT

I have been having this same problem for a few days. I recently switched from my laptop to a pal's desktop as he needs it for a trip. I can't go without my SC2 fix so he let me install it on his machine. His desktop is faaaar superior to my desktop, and can run Ultra with no problem whatsoever. However, every time I exit SC2 the computer slows to an inoperable crawl, forcing me to manually reset the system. I've managed to check the task manager and the only large process running is an svchost, and even after killing that it's still extremely slow.

Running 64bit Vista with 6 gigs of ram and an Intel 2.4 Quad Core

Hablian

Canada2 Posts

July 10 2011 04:52 GMT

Apologies for the double-post, but after some trial and error I found out a bit more info that might help others with the same problem.

I tried running the game on medium graphics settings as opposed to Ultra. After popping into an AI game and back out, I exited the game and the rest of my CPU was running fine. I thought I had solved the problem! 2 hours of MP later, I exit and find the same lag. Checking my task manager (which was excruciating) I discovered in the processes tree that it was actually my video card drivers that were taking up massive amounts of CPU usage. I'm running dual nvidia Geforce9800s, so it could be a problem with Nvidia cards in general. I can't remember what my laptop has, but I'll try it on low settings here and if that doesn't work then I'll try out exiting the game in alternative ways...

Also, if this has actually all been dealt with before then I apologize and request a link. A smack upside the head would be in order as well

I searched for a while before finding this thread in particular, so I figured it hasn't been fully addressed as of yet.

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