Keeps lagging when in town...

Icy Flame

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

11 Nov 2007 at 09:41 - 1
Hi I dont know why but it keeps lagging when Im in town with other people,I tried lowering the graphics with no luck! If you have any suggestions please post,and no I dont have dial up ...

N E D M

N E D M

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Officer's Club

Gameamp Guides [AMP]

11 Nov 2007 at 09:56 - 2
post specs of your computer

Guns Up!

Guns Up!

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

Michigan

Rt/

11 Nov 2007 at 09:59 - 3
Computer probably can't handle it. Do you have a lot of background stuff running while you play? Music players, message programs, etc, etc

Icy Flame

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

11 Nov 2007 at 12:23 - 4
Nope,I disable programs like antivirus...I have pentium 3 processor 803MHz,384MB ram,Nvidia GeForce 6800 512MB.Windows xp SP2

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

W/

11 Nov 2007 at 13:42 - 5
Towns tend to be terrible for lag seeing as they are full of lots of people. My suggestion is if your no just trading, or meeting someone there just go to international districts, MUCH less laggy for me.

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

11 Nov 2007 at 16:26 - 6
Quote:
Originally Posted by Icy Flame
Nope,I disable programs like antivirus...I have pentium 3 processor 803MHz,384MB ram,Nvidia GeForce 6800 512MB.Windows xp SP2
...and there is your problem! You have a slow as hell CPU and not enough RAM! Windows XP alone can eat up 200MB, if not more, of your RAM and then you're trying to run a game too! Not to mention that a sub 1GHz CPU just wont cut the mustard these days. My advice would be to get a new PC!

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

11 Nov 2007 at 17:42 - 7
You can try alleviate the lag by going to less populous districts.

Try Russian or Polish Districts. International is ok, too.

kaheiyeh

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

Reapers of Solace

Mo/A

11 Nov 2007 at 18:54 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by Icy Flame
Nope,I disable programs like antivirus...I have pentium 3 processor 803MHz,384MB ram,Nvidia GeForce 6800 512MB.Windows xp SP2
Even though you have a decent graphics card, that CPU is one hell of a bottleneck! That CPU is really outdated and can't really handle much of today's games. Also, your RAM is below par, which is usually 512MB for at least some optimum play.

That explains why setting your graphics lower does not alleviate the problem, it is because your CPU could not go any faster in the first place.