This is another small performance tweak for Windows Vista.

This, like the Power Management writeup I did, is ONLY possible when control panel is in "Classic View"

The Problem: My framerate is amazing, but every once in awhile my game will start to 'stick'. It is almost as if for one second I drop to zero frames, and then return back to normal frames!! My CPU and RAM are not maxed out, and are great, but I still get this issue!

The Source: It is very possible that a Vista app called "Superfetch" is bugging out on your system. On many vista systems, it has been known to randomly start scanning over large video files when running games and 3d applications. This hogs up your entire hard drive and causes lag that does not involve your RAM or Processor. You could have the best CPU and RAM in the world, and it wouldn't matter. Its your Hard Drive! Take one from me and give this professional tweak a shot.

If this is you, try following these steps...

1. Go to Start, Control Panel (on the left, make sure "Classic View" is selected).
2. Double click Administrative Tools
3. Double click Services
4. Go down to "Superfetch", right click and select STOP. If this helps your performance and you wish to make it permanent, Right Click Superfetch and go to properties. From the Startup Type drop down, select "Disabled". If you do not do this, Superfetch will resume as normal on your next reboot.

Best of luck, and report your results! In the next few days I will be doing a writeup on improving performance on Nvidia cards!