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Whatever the case is with the IRQs in windows XP this is fact

Fact 1:
2 new computers both experienced a "stutter" in multiplayer
where the FPS would drop... almost like a "pulse"

Fact 2:
The vid card on both computers was sharing an IRQ
and there was either a nic card or a sound card in the
PCI slot next to the vid card

Fact 3:
The slot on both computers was emptied by moving
other cards around and the computers were rebooted.
Once rebooted the vid card no longer shared an IRQ

Fact 3:
Once the vid card was on its own IRQ, this problem
was gone and the gameplay smoothed out

So, with these 2 examples is is obvious that there
is some "Unknown" factor that is causing a problem
when the vid card shares an IRQ

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