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I've got Europa Universalis 1,2 & 3, Victoria, HoI, HoI2, HoI Anthology Pack. The problem they seem to have with my computer is that after playing these games for a while it starts to slow to a crawl.

This is my computer stats:
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name ENIGMA
System Manufacturer NVIDIA
System Model AWRDACPI
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 75 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~2411 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 5/30/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.2
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.33 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.85 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0421&SUBSYS_09601462&REV_A1\4&5E1D6BE&0&0078
Adapter Type GeForce 8500 GT, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Adapter RAM 512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)
Installed Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.11.6371
INF File oem22.inf (nv_G86_1 section)
Color Planes 1
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1600 x 1200 x 60 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Driver d:\windows\system32\drivers\nv4_mini.sys (6.14.11.6371, 6.54 MB (6,853,088 bytes), 4/20/2007 6:05 AM)



I should be running circles around these games yet it just chugs along. Why can't they share CPU and GPU resources than to lug it all onto the GPU?

Based on my own experiences with EUIII, the game uses a hell of a lot of temp HDD space during an extended session, and its the constant need to access all this information for the 100+ nations in play that screws things up, especially in the late game. My setup is a few steps up from yours, but I find I have less than an hours gameplay before a CTD if I have less than 20GB free space. I'd recommend simply freeing up 40GB for your setup, and see how long you can keep a game going.

Archaic` wrote:Based on my own experiences with EUIII, the game uses a hell of a lot of temp HDD space during an extended session, and its the constant need to access all this information for the 100+ nations in play that screws things up, especially in the late game. My setup is a few steps up from yours, but I find I have less than an hours gameplay before a CTD if I have less than 20GB free space. I'd recommend simply freeing up 40GB for your setup, and see how long you can keep a game going.

You mean my pagefile?

For EUIII, it slows down around the 150th year, but in HoI2 it slows down in the second year and in the HoI2 DD (from the Anthology pack) it practically stalls the computer in my second month (or was it week?).

EDIT: Raised the pagefile to 40GB but it did nothing to improve the game's performance.