Input Lag v. 2.0
By
Cadaver,
Posted on: 2010-04-16 21:55 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
Looks like you're running on 197.16, I've installed Driver Version 195.81 for my friend's laptop (ASUS G72, exact same specs as yours) since the NVidia advisory came out about new versions of the driver causing overheat problems... Anyhoo, give that driver a spin, and see if it works better.
Edit: Also, there is a BIOS issue identified with that particular laptop, where the gameplay FPS on most titles drops to 1-2 FPS on it's RTM BIOS. Read more about it here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10278100-1.html If you've never used ASUS Live Update to flash your BIOS at least once after buying it, you should do so.
Bleh. Tried both. Seemed to be going fine in RV until I rotated my camera underneath my character to catch a flier. Then it kicked back in. Checked my GPU temp and it was at 100' C... >_>
And actually, after it all, all of my components are running much hotter.
Anyone else have any ideas? I'm about ready to just call ASUS and see what they say.
well after the 4/22 patch i'm still getting the input lag issue 
Where you come from, is gone,
Where you thought you were going to, was never there,
Where you are ain't no good, less you can get away from it.
Patch on test...?
Regardless, the laptop is being sent to ASUS for free diagnostics and repair...
Okay, new problem has surfaced.
Now running at any graphics except absolute minimum, the game doesn't register my input for a few seconds.
Example of the typical scenario:
I boot up the updater, no problems. Fast. Load to the Log-In screen, no problems. Fast. Log in, go to Character screen. Framerate drops dramatically for a few seconds, then averages out to about 20fps. I move my mouse over to the character I want to play, mouse moves steadily, no lag, works great. When I hover over the character, it takes it a second to light up and register that I'm hovering over it. I click on the character, it takes it a second to select the character. etc.
Does that with every interface in-game.
Here's my HelperLog
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.8---
DxDiag gathered at April 17, 2010 00:48 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
System Model: G71GX
BIOS: BIOS Date: 07/27/09 18:24:52 Ver: 08.00.14
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8700 @ 2.53GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 6142MB
.Net Memory Report: 3831MB out of 6142MB available
Page File: 10424MB (2020MB currently in use)
C Drive: (ST9500325AS) 107455MB out of 464937MB (23%) free
E Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 7.00.6002.18107 (64-bit version)
Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
No problems found.
No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce GTX 260M
Video Memory: 3821 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.0011.9716
Driver Date: 3/16/2010 8:01:53 PM
Driver Language: English
Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5836
Driver Date: 4/20/2009 11:21:57 AM
Sound Device Description: Realtek HDMI Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5836
Driver Date: 4/20/2009 11:21:57 AM
Sound Device Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5836
Driver Date: 4/20/2009 11:21:57 AM
WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: G71GX
Motherboard Version: 1.00
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: BIOS Date: 07/27/09 18:24:52 Ver: 08.00.14
BIOS Version: _ASUS_ - 7000927
BIOS Release: 20090727000000.000000+000
Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1440x900
3D Resolution: 1440x900 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes
Physics Quality: High
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No
Anti-aliasing: 4x
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: High Quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Unknown (3)
World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 2.000
Entity Detail Level: 2.000
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes
Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: Yes
FX Sound Volume: 0.128
Music Sound Volume: 0.000
Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 1.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 230047 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1600.20100114.11T
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes
Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found