On 12/09/2010, at 4:55, "RemiParks" <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ubuntu 10.4 32bit > I've tried Ubuntu proprietary drivers, and latest Nvidia drivers 256.53 or something. (gpu = evga 8600 gts 256mb) > Wine versions 1.2 and up all have my issue > > When I run Steam games windowed or fullscreened, they run amazing. Until I get a skype/pidgin/rythmbox/email notification popup, at which point the steam app drops dramatically in performance. (1 different frame every 10 seconds) > I've installed various things via wine tricks, and things just don't seem to fix it. > I'm curious if this is a common issue, or better yet is a quick fix available? > > (steam isn't effected, but the games CSS/TF2/GMOD) > This hasn't been an issue for a very long time. At least a year, maybe longer. Skype uses a different overlay to everything else (libnotify) as well so the problem is likely X related. If you're playing a native 3d game do you get the same slowdown?
