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From: "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net>
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Subject: Re: Logitech SetPoint software causes major slow down of Wolfenstein: The New Blood.
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 06:54:07 -0400
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"Skybuck Flying" <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:c0724$5552f460$5419aafe$7141@news.ziggo.nl...
> Hello,
>
> I once installed this Logitech Driver which manifests itself as 
> SetPoint.exe in Task Manager.
>
> I installed it to be able to turn off the side buttons which could be 
> accidently pressed when browsing weg pages which causes annoying tab 
> switches.
>
> The driver installation was called: setpoint6.61.15_smart.exe
>
> Anyway I noticed how this SetPoint.exe fluctuated while playing the game 
> Wolfenstein: The New Blood.
>
> Sometimes SetPoint.exe would take 50% cpu.
>
> Even if it only takes 0% CPU it seems to somehow interfere with the 
> loading of this game... and also the playing of this game.
>
> Symptoms are:
>
> 1. Major slowdown of the loading of the game levels.
>
> 2. Major stutter during video playback.
>
> 3. Major stutter while playing the game.
>
> By simply terminating/end the process for SetPoint.exe
>
> The game becomes very well playable, even on GT 520, 64 bit memory bus.
>
> Other tips to speed up the game are:
>
> Set Virtual Texture Cache Size to low.
>
> (Possibly enable compression and cuda acceleration, not sure about this 
> last one).
>
> Also turn down lodbias to low.
>
> Also turn everything else too low as well.
>
> The cache size must be turned to low manually/custom settings via 
> advanced.
>
> Just choosing "general low settings" doesn't do it... so make sure it says 
> custom.
>
> At the top or bottom of settings is an "apply" option.
>
> Click it to save it... so scroll up or down to find the apply button.
>
> The game itself is a "context switch" resource hog, it can spawn threads 
> between 61 to 64 threads.
>
> I think somehow the SetPoint.exe software might be temporarely dead 
> locking it or cause other lock contention...
>
> Bye,
>  Skybuck.
The latest version of SetPoint is 6.65.62. You might try updating to it to 
see if it's less intrusive.

Are you using the mouse as a controller in the game? If not, uncheck Enabled 
in SetPoint under My Mouse > Game Settings > Game Detection. There are a few 
other settings there that might help also. I don't have that game, so I 
can't test it out for you. (How is the game? Decent gameplay?)
-- 
 SC Tom