Games laggin

coldzero SG

I'm currently into playing this game, Pro Evolution Soccer 6, and I realised my computer is getting very laggy.

Here are the specs of my comp:

Intel Pentium 4
2.40 GHz
256MB RAM
Total Disc capacity: 48.8GB
Used: 14.9GB
FreeL 33.8GB

What should I upgrade in my comp to solve the problem of lagginess? Anyway, this comp is near 5 years old soon and I used to play maple in the past for long hours at once like 15 hours at one go. May I know if my past habit of using the computer for long long hours have already damaged the computer's harddisk?

Agenda SG

ram not enough i think

fudgester SG

256MB of RAM is not enough.

You need 512MB at the very least. 1GB recommended.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

increase your RAM.

coldzero SG

Will increasing the RAM sure to solve the problem? I fear that the lag is because of some hardware failure because of my long hours of gaming in the past. =/

fudgester SG

It can be due to overheated hardware.

But the bottom line is that 256MB of RAM is not enough in this day and age.

I upgraded my laptop's RAM from 256MB to 1.2GB, and it's now much, much faster.

coldzero SG

Overheat of hardware? But any idea which hardware?

Anyway. what's the rough cost of a 256MB and 1GB RAM?

stellazio SG

my graphics card seems to be overheated after 1 hour plus of playing games.. ibought an external cooler, but after 1 month it doesn't seem to work anymore and i'll start having severe lag spikes again.

anyway to solve?

coldzero SG

I changed my graphic card once because it was damaged, and shortly after changing of graphic card, I stopped gaming because of school committments. Nowadays, I hardly game, only play my PES6 occasionally, but the lag spoils the fun, makes me sian of playing the game.

fudgester SG

Depends on what kind of RAM your motherboard's using.

But I believe it's safe to say that you can get a 256MB chip for around $50.

coldzero SG

Err.. How do I check what kind of RAM my motherboard is using? =/
What kind of RAM are there? Pardon me for my noobness.

coldzero SG

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thelesis SG

I having the same problem like you. It is not Ram problem. Is the overheat.. Try to open one side of your casing.. if still cannot, add in a cooler..

ndmmxiaomayi SG

According to Actiion Trip, the minimum requirement is 256MB of RAM, a Pentium 3 and 1.5GB of hard disk space left.

Your computer just met the minimum requirements. The game is expected to work properly at this spec, but not without lagging.

I suggest you add more RAM.

If it's still lagging, try defragging your hard disk.

coldzero SG

But the game lags even though I play the game just after I on my comp.

mhcampboy SG

Laughing

Becos u need more RAM!

mhcampboy SG

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Windows 2000/XP

Intel Pentium IV 1.4GHz processor

512 MB RAM

DVD-ROM Drive

NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti, ATI Radeon 9600, or higher

DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card

DirectX 9.0c or higher

4.7GB free hard disk space

Above is the game's recommend requirements.

Anything below than the recommended can still be played. But will be laggy or slow.

U really need to increase ur ram.

coldzero SG

May I know the price for a 512mb RAM?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

$60++ to $70++

MyPillowTalks SG

More ram.....

me oso long hours never off computer

cos bro play red alert 2 yuri's revenge, 1-2 days.... Neutral

but computer no problem, cos got 512 ram

onli bad ish my graphic card, 64 mb w/o texture and lighting

anyone can sponsor me sth better? Crying or Very sad