fps lag (problem)

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hookay, im currently using a crappy dell laptop which ive had for around 2 years. everything was spik and span till i noticed while playing cs (well when the map loaded etc) i was getting fps lag, thats how i can explain it (fps is fine then its decreased for minute secs), basically its like my screen freezes every 2 secs so i would experience normal playing then id freeze for a minute second and back to normal again. it will last for around 2-3 mins then everything would be back to normal.


ive done most of the things that i thought would fix this, ie update display driver, latest firmware for my particular onboard grafics card etc to no avil.

has anyone experienced this problem and if someone out there does know the kind of problem im getting what could i do to fix it? (if yes guess ill post my laptop spec etc)

its no biggie as it only does it for around 3 mins or so but still i get pissed off when it does happen, makes it unplayable for those 3 mins or so.
 
How much RAM, and whats the speed/timings of it? CPU? and whats your PSU like? Wattage/rails/brand name.


It sounds like you coudl either A) Be running slightly short on voltage through your PSU B)Your memory is filling up too quickly and causing those small bursts of lag or C) The CPU usage is skyrocketing during certain situations and causing burps an dhiccups in the gameplay.


Check yoru CPU usage % and Physical Memory (Available/System Cache) in the Windows Task Manager while the game is loaded.
 
i have no clue to that, could you suggest a program to find out all this info, i know theres one out there but cba 2 find it :P

and from what you suggested i think its something to do with B or C. thanks for replying much appriciated.


edit: while game is running, cpu usage around 50%, physical memory total: 515456 available:178992 system cashe: 235836
 
rofl its hardware problems not internet problems, my internet is fine why move my thread when you dont even know the problem, goosh..


like i said its fps lag, i have norm fps rates then it suddenly decreases for a minute second then goes back to normal, how would it involve my internet if it goes back to normal after 3 mins.

if you cant help then why presume its to do with my internet and move oh well.
 
Would that be the case when the entire screen has frozen? as he stated

That's how internet lag is in CS.

If it was because of the GPU then the screen wouldn't just freeze for a few seconds like that. It would become a very slow moving slide show. And for CS to lag with any graphics card is a joke. My old TNT2 ran it without lag. Any card that is 4 years old will run that came with out any lag.

Not to mention, what he explained is a common thing for CS when it is associated with a poor connection to a server, aka internet lag.

rofl its hardware problems not internet problems, my internet is fine why move my thread when you dont even know the problem, goosh..

Help requests go in the help section. That is why I moved it there.

like i said its fps lag, i have norm fps rates then it suddenly decreases for a minute second then goes back to normal, how would it involve my internet if it goes back to normal after 3 mins.

How long does it happen for? What the hell is a minute second?

if you cant help then why presume its to do with my internet and move oh well.

I say it's internet because what you explained is a common example of a poor internet connection. Could be anything from to many lost packets or a bad NIC that would cause what you described in the first post.

And help threads goes in the help section. If you don't want it there I can easily delete it for you.

You said you are playing CS, When you lag on that your game literally freezes on the spot just about. I would say either your laptop is overheating/Things have started to mess up after 2 years and require a format.

Could also be over heating. Though even throttling the speed down to 500mhz would be enough to play CS without causing lag.

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