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    Lag on videogames!!! Help!!!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Khanos, Jun 3, 2009.

  1. Khanos

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    My notebook is a HP Pavilion dv2710us with 2.0Ghz Amd turion and Nvidia GeForce 7150. I used to play videogames like world of warcraft, battlefield 2, etc. Now i start having lag in every game, even low graphic games. I ran a graphic card stability test and everything is OK. One thing i noticed is that when i play games and get the lag in the performance tab of the task manager the cpu usage is around 70-90%. I also checked if there were any viruses and cleaned the fans. :confused:
     
    Khanos, Jun 3, 2009
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    sirmetman Notebook Virtuoso

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    Do you have any mess running in the background? Sounds like a classic case of program seep (I'm sure there is a better term :)) to me.
     
    sirmetman, Jun 3, 2009
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  3. Khanos

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    I removed every start up program and when i play i close every program and cancel anti virus scans
     
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    Checked for bad RAM? Could be something to do with hitting more page faults cause some of your RAM is bad.
     
    sirmetman, Jun 3, 2009
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  5. Khanos

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    I have 2gb ram how do i check if its working properly?
     
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    First, you can check that Windows is actually recognizing the full 2GB in Windows itself. Then you can d/l memcheck to doulbe check it.
     
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  7. Khanos

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    In the system properties it says i have 2014 Mb RAM, how is that i check it again?
     
    Khanos, Jun 3, 2009
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    If it's Vista(shivers) have you set "power plan" to "high performance?" i've noticed that it helps significantly.
     
    NerdyBoy, Jun 3, 2009
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    My power plan is set in balance. Should i change it to high performance?
     
    Khanos, Jun 3, 2009
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    It's worth a shot, if it doesn't help you could always change it back
     
    NerdyBoy, Jun 3, 2009
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  11. crash

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    For gaming? Yes, definitely.
     
    crash, Jun 3, 2009
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  12. Khanos

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    Still doesn't work with the power set to high performance, should i check the RAM?
     
    Khanos, Jun 3, 2009
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  13. sirmetman

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    I'd try that.
     
    sirmetman, Jun 4, 2009
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  14. mrXniick

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    I really can't see battlefield 2 running that smoothly on a 7150...
     
    mrXniick, Jun 4, 2009
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    I used to play battlefield 2 with no lag in low graphics but suddenly i start having lag in every game i played before.
     
    Khanos, Jun 4, 2009
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    your problem is your have a terrible laptop for games newer than 2002.
     
    Lethal Lottery, Jun 4, 2009
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  17. powerfull499

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    Try to reinstall windows, and I recommend to install XP because it uses less ram.
     
    powerfull499, Jun 4, 2009
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