Why do i lag on nearly every game hd4650

[minimejmd]

Hello,
i play games like call of duty 4 or cs:s or l4d2 or league of legends and dirt 2 and i am getting severe lag and cant play

pc specs :

intel pentium d 3.4ghz
xfx hd 4650 1gb ddr2 11.11 drivers
2gb ddr2 ram
not sure on mobo
and a 300w power supply from dell dimension 3000

 

[california9]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here say your computer is pretty weak for the game's you are trying to play.

try lowering the grapics settings, those might be too high for your build.

 

[minimejmd]

atm i am on low settings and i am lagging

 

[california9]

Yeah, I could see that on COD and l4d2, but not on CSS.

does it start running fine AND THEN start lagging, or does it lag from the moment you start playing?

 

[someguynamedmatt]

What resolution are you trying to play at?

 

[minimejmd]

i play at 1360x768 resolution (native) for my monitor and it will lag at begging for 1-2 mins then it will be fine for 10 minutes then start lagging, but on some games i still lag at 1024x768

 

[mattberrytr]

Were you used to be able to play them?

 

[california9]

i play at 1360x768 resolution (native) for my monitor and it will lag at begging for 1-2 mins then it will be fine for 10 minutes then start lagging, but on some games i still lag at 1024x768

still not ruling out crappy computer, but there might be heat issues.

 

[monsta]

you def need more than 2gb of ram thats for sure....always helps to add more.

 

[minimejmd]

max my motherboard can take is 2 gb so i cant upgrade that, my comp restarts randomly when i have side of the pc on so i took it off i have an extra fan but when i plug it in the computer doesnt turn on

 

[minimejmd]

some people can play cod 4 on high with a pentium 4 and my gpu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBiaVfOpGdE) , should i try using my gpu in an old pc i have with a pentiumd 4 3ghz

 

[duxducis]

man you asked all wrong,
newer ask why my game lag our of blue, all you get is "your PC suck"

To help we need some history, like i played game all good then all sudden i visited this good site that that told me i won Nigerian lottery and now i can't play well.
other wise this will end up as discussion about hot to upgrade your pc lol

Most likely something taking bite out of your CPU (bad stuff that starts using cpu 100%) if its intermittent.

 

[mattberrytr]

you have enough ram to play this with 0 lag.

is this a new issue or was it working fine in the past

you could try running something like coretemp, run the game, as soon as it lags minimize to windows and quickly check the cpu temperature.
how much ventilation does you graphics card and computer have?

 

[minimejmd]

not much so i took the side off to prevent heating im going to play some left 4 dead 2 and test temperatures of both cpu and gpu

 

[vrumor]

Why my game lag?!?! My hardware i sonly 5 years old!

 

[Guest]

Most likely something taking bite out of your CPU (bad stuff that starts using cpu 100%) if its intermittent.

+1

it probably be painless to open your task manager (right click on taskbar) and go to your processes to see if something looks "odd" then use Ccleaner and go to tools<start up and do a little house cleaning.

 

[mattberrytr]

can you please answer whether or not this is a new issue? did it lag in the past? or did it work fine with 0 lag

 

[minimejmd]

it lagged on games all the time so i upgraded from a 6600gt to a xfx radeon hd 4650 1gb ddr2 and i still lag i went to 19 fps in l4d2 cpu never went to 100% but the temp strangely says 40 'C all the time

 

[samuelspark]

Get a new computer. Only solution.

 

[minimejmd]

guess ill play xbox after wasting over £100

 

[Sunius]

reinstall windows. Check GPU temperatures. Not just CPU.

 

[wolfram23]

my comp restarts randomly when i have side of the pc on so i took it off i have an extra fan but when i plug it in the computer doesnt turn on

Heat! When was the last time you cleaned the inside of your computer? Specifically using compressed air to blast the dust out of your CPU and GPU heat sinks? This is something that should be done every year at least once.

EDIT: Also possibly a bad power supply.

 

[vrumor]

Well the Xbox is about as old as your PC, so shouldnt be much different. Enjoy the console!

 

[j2soltau]

Heat! When was the last time you cleaned the inside of your computer? Specifically using compressed air to blast the dust out of your CPU and GPU heat sinks? This is something that should be done every year at least once.

EDIT: Also possibly a bad power supply.

Agreed, Power supply is most likely not sufficient. Clean out the PC. Also, check task manager when it slows down. Are there any processes taking up an unusual amount of CPU? Is the CPU maxed at 100%? Heck, even do some general cleanup like a defrag.

 

[mattberrytr]

best option if it's not overheating is a fresh install of windows.
will eliminate any conflicts and other hungry apps.

i don't think it will be psu