Someone please help me with my screen lag

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i just bought a ATI RADEON 9200 video card and i have 516 mb of ram. I get lots screen lag when i play online games and my ping is fine. I tried reducing my resolution and many other tweaking utilites but nothiung seems to work. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this PLEASE LET ME KNO
THANK
Sparta()
 
Hi,

Is this a video issue, or a connectivity issue?
To be certain, test your games offline in single player first. :-)

|i just bought a ATI RADEON 9200 video card and i have 516 mb of ram. I get lots screen lag when i play online games and my ping is
fine. I tried reducing my resolution and many other tweaking utilites but nothiung seems to work. If anyone has any ideas on how to
fix this PLEASE LET ME KNOW
| THANKS
| Sparta()

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HI
I did check it offline and i still seem to have the problem with screen lag so its not my internet connection and my video card is up to date-- is there anything i can do ---this is driving me crazy :
thanks
sparta
 
Hi,

You have to realise that the 9200 is not that hot a card.. it's a
sporty card, but it's not a high performance gaming card. It's
nVidia equivalent is the one I own a Ti4200 which is a budget
card, but delivers a good bang for the buck. You should try
www.FRAPS.com and see how many FPS you're getting as
compared to tomshardware.com spec's on your card before
assuming that there's something wrong with your system.

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| HI,
| I did check it offline and i still seem to have the problem with screen lag so its not my internet connection and my video card is
up to date-- is there anything i can do ---this is driving me crazy :)
| thanks
| sparta
 
h
ok thanks i downloaded fraps and when i play the game the fps jumps all over the place. what do i do next (how do i compare it
Sparta
 
Hi,

| hi
| ok thanks i downloaded fraps and when i play the game the fps jumps all over the place. what do i do next (how do i compare it)
| Sparta

You've done the first part of my suggestion. Now grab an
average and visit Tom's Hardware to compare. :-)


"You have to realise that the 9200 is not that hot a card.. it's a
sporty card, but it's not a high performance gaming card. It's
nVidia equivalent is the one I own a Ti4200 which is a budget
card, but delivers a good bang for the buck. You should try
www.FRAPS.com and see how many FPS you're getting as
compared to tomshardware.com spec's on your card before
assuming that there's something wrong with your system."

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
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i wasnt able to figure out how to compare on the website. when i decrease the resolution on the game the fps go up but i still have that lag. it usually happens when i make turns in the game. even though my video card isnt the best as you said i have a friend that has the same card, plays the same game and has a slower computer and does not have this problem. is there any setting that i can try to configure without going the route of buying a new video card :
Sparta :)
 
Hi Sparta,

Sure, there are several settings in the game you can adjust to improve
your FPS. First, lower the game resolution to 800x600, and then you
can improve performance even more by lowering the special effects in
the game or turning them off completely. ( I just lower them myself). :-)

--
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_________________________________________________________

|i wasnt able to figure out how to compare on the website. when i decrease the resolution on the game the fps go up but i still have
that lag. it usually happens when i make turns in the game. even though my video card isnt the best as you said i have a friend that
has the same card, plays the same game and has a slower computer and does not have this problem. is there any setting that i can try
to configure without going the route of buying a new video card :)
| Sparta :)
 
Try harder?

Seriously though, experiment with the -use switches and
turn off some of the eye candy. That WILL improve the
FPS you're getting from the game. Good luck to you! :-)

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

| hi again :)
|
| I tried all of that and it seems to still give me a problem--
 
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