cant play gmod10 on windows 7 - Garry's Mod

Type into the console cl_showfps 1 and in the corner it should have a number, tell us what that is on average (it should change alot, but if it's anything 60+ you should be ok).

ok well i will do the cl_showfps 1 thing right now...hold on [editline]12:38AM[/editline] ok well i did that and when i stay still my fps is well over 200 then drops way down VERY quickly (not even a second,to im not sure how much probably 60 or so) then if i move or turn around it has good FPS for not even a second then drops down to about 10-20 fps (pretty much REALLY big lag spikes,kind of)

Same problem I am having. The fps fluctuates from 20-70 constantly causing a horrible lag making the game unplayable. This is not due to my hardware nor internet but something to do with the game that I am unaware of. It would seem like the game is not undated enough for windows 7.

yay finally somebody else with the same problem lol,but anyways some of my friends have windows 7 and it works fine

Right click garrysmod -> properties -> set launch option -> copy and paste in "-dxlevel 90" no quotes. If it doesn't work try doing 80 instead of 90.

[QUOTE=quacles;21204386]Right click garrysmod -> properties -> set launch option -> copy and paste in "-dxlevel 90" no quotes. If it doesn't work try doing 80 instead of 90.[/QUOTE] That did not work.

I think your GPU might be dying. [editline]02:33AM[/editline] [QUOTE=devined;21200562]Same problem I am having. The fps fluctuates from 20-70 constantly causing a horrible lag making the game unplayable. This is not due to my hardware nor internet but something to do with the game that I am unaware of. It would seem like the game is not undated enough for windows 7.[/QUOTE] Specs please.

Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. System Model: EP35C-DS3R BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz Memory: 6144MB RAM Available OS Memory: 6142MB RAM Page File: 1615MB used, 10667MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: Using System DPI System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce GTS 250 DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Display Memory: 3820 MB Dedicated Memory: 1005 MB Shared Memory: 2815 MB p.s. No other game has this problem. Not TF2, not CSS, not MW2, LoL, HoN, etc.

I just tried single player and that works fine. The only time I seem to have problems is when I am playing on any multiplayer server.

Its not win 7 im running it on a laptop that cant play cod 4 right. And gmod is very smooth

I have windows 7 fukken HOME edition and it works fine. I think it's your GPU, just a hunch

[QUOTE=elite879;21210727]I have windows 7 fukken HOME edition and it works fine. I think it's your GPU, just a hunch[/QUOTE] I can personally run every other game I own on high everything. It's not my hardware.

yeah devined i have the same problem,singleplayer works perferctly fine,but multiplayer doesnt

GMod works fine on my laptop (such as it is...) Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard System Model: HP G60 Notebook PC BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 900 @ 2.20GHz, ~2.2GHz Memory: 3072MB RAM Available OS Memory: 3004MB RAM Page File: 2011MB used, 3993MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: Using System DPI System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled ----- Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family DAC type: Internal Display Memory: 1309 MB Dedicated Memory: 64 MB Shared Memory: 1245 MB Also, I'm running from a wireless network and get <100ms ping to most servers. Multiplayer works fine for me.

Right at this moment I am playing GMod 10 on Windows 7 Home Premium, with a shitty 2.66 ghz dual core and 2gb of ram. I have at least 1800 props on screen, wind is right up, I fucked with the gravity, and everything is on full settings. I'm getting 50+ frames per second. [editline]04:35PM[/editline] [QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;21223457]Also, I'm running from a wireless network and get <100ms ping to most servers. Multiplayer works fine for me.[/QUOTE] Ping goes from your router -> the servers. Not your computer -> servers.

ok well i just did the system restore thing and it helped the lag some,but it still lags a bit every about 1-3 seconds or something

[QUOTE=dr.bean;21242829]ok well i just did the system restore thing and it helped the lag some,but it still lags a bit every about 1-3 seconds or something[/QUOTE] Is the system restore deleting your gmod folder? If it is that didn't work for me.

no its not,i still have all my stuff, (singleplay stuff, multiplayer stuff that i downloaded from the servers etc)

[QUOTE=Riverthief;21225881]Right at this moment I am playing GMod 10 on Windows 7 Home Premium, with a shitty 2.66 ghz dual core and 2gb of ram. I have at least 1800 props on screen, wind is right up, I fucked with the gravity, and everything is on full settings. I'm getting 50+ frames per second. [/QUOTE] I hope that 1800 props was sarcasm cause I call bull shit on that. [QUOTE=Riverthief;21225881] Ping goes from your router -> the servers. Not your computer -> servers.[/QUOTE] and you are wrong about that. The ping being a test of speed, would travel from the computer through the router and then to the server. Think about it this way, if your using wifi and you have a poor signal your not going to have the same ping as with a strong signal. dr.bean, All of this problem has nothing to do with your hardware. People arn't very smart about debugging this problem. If you have no lag in singleplayer then it wouldn't be a hardware problem with your computer. You are having some sort of connection issue. Are you running through a router? Are you using wireless? If so how many people are on the router? (Are you in a dorm or something) If you have access to your router try pluging your computer directly to your modem and see if the problem persists. Also run another speed test if you do that. If so, maybe your just joining a bad server. What state are you in and what location is the server you are experiencing this problem on? Try looking at all the servers and see what their pings say. Looking at your speed test it seems maybe you chose the wrong location, as it took so long to travel. There seems to be something that is routing your internet down a long path, maybe call your ISP and tell them about your Latency problems.

[QUOTE=Face Ripper;21132606]Ok one of your problems is that you have very little ram, i think that is 2GB right there. My old computer had 1.89GB and it had about the same problem. I got a new computer not too long ago that has windows 7 and it works just fine because it has 8GB of RAM , one thing i need to know though, what is your video card?[/QUOTE] It's actually 2GiB.

[QUOTE=-TB-;21262402]I hope that 1800 props was sarcasm cause I call bull shit on that. and you are wrong about that. The ping being a test of speed, would travel from the computer through the router and then to the server. Think about it this way, if your using wifi and you have a poor signal your not going to have the same ping as with a strong signal. dr.bean, All of this problem has nothing to do with your hardware. People arn't very smart about debugging this problem. If you have no lag in singleplayer then it wouldn't be a hardware problem with your computer. You are having some sort of connection issue. Are you running through a router? Are you using wireless? If so how many people are on the router? (Are you in a dorm or something) If you have access to your router try pluging your computer directly to your modem and see if the problem persists. Also run another speed test if you do that. If so, maybe your just joining a bad server. What state are you in and what location is the server you are experiencing this problem on? Try looking at all the servers and see what their pings say. Looking at your speed test it seems maybe you chose the wrong location, as it took so long to travel. There seems to be something that is routing your internet down a long path, maybe call your ISP and tell them about your Latency problems.[/QUOTE] ok well 1.yes i am 2.i dont think i am 3.i think about 2-4 people or something,and that shouldnt matter because i got a new router and it was working before windows 7 4.ok i will try that 5.i tried some other servers too but it didnt fix it,and that shouldnt matter either because it worked fine before windows 7 6.(the isp thing) ok i will try that

Im running Win7, 6GB Ram, 512MB GPU, Quad Core, It works completely fine, it could be an outdated addon.

your internet connection is obviously the problem, however 6mbps download, and 3mbps upload, is plenty of bandwidth, are you running a bittorent program in the background or is anyone else using your internet?? possibly your neighbour over your wireless????