Laptop gaming help: CIV IV runs poorly in later game development

JonathanCVB

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Feb 21, 2016
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Long story short:

I am an absolute novice in the PC Gaming world. I was giving a HP Pavillion zd5000 laptop.
I use this laptop for literally nothing else besides playing CIV IV.

The problem: The game begins to lag severally when several nations begin to build and move large amounts of units. I have a small budget but I just want to be able to play Civ smoothly enough to make it enjoyable. What do I need to do to achieve this beside spending hundreds on a true gaming computer.

Thanks!

Jonathan