help, cant play due to lagging !

Joined: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7

just got this yesturday and cant play as its so laggy
is there anything i can do ?
everything else works fine (HL , CS EXT)

We have a gforce 6 graphics card and only got this computer new in march so what could it possibly be , getting really anoyed to the point i may end up taking it back !

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:27 pm

What model is your GFX card and what settings are you playing on (low/high/etc) fella? Are you experiencing lag in any other online games or is just TF2?

Joined: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7

we have a nividia gf card, we have set most things to med/low and yep only tfc 2 we have the privaalidge of the lag

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:10 pm

what model if the sries 6? If its not top of the range - ie a 6800 I'd imagine you'd be struggling. Are your nvidia drivers up to date? TF2 really stretches your rig especially on a busy server.

Joined: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7

no its a geforce 6100 ! only got this a few months ago, out of date already grrrrr
i have update it yesturday, blast looks like santa will be bringing me a new graphics card for crimbo !

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:33 pm

TBH m8 that card was never suitable for todays gaming fullstop, and was old tech when you bought it. Be careful when you buy a new card I imigine your PSU won't have much kick in it either (my guess its about 300W)

Any guys out there buying cheap off the shelf computers for gaming beware, they WILL generally not cut the mustard, unless they are an overpriced gaming spec rig Wink

My first PC was made by Tiny, so I have been in the position myself.
Homemade ftw!

Joined: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7

PSU ?

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:08 pm

Power supply unit Smile

Consoles Moderator Joined: Nov 05, 2006 Posts: 829

im running the game with a 6800. smooth sailing.

Joined: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7

if anyone can help to tell me what graphics card would go with my computer would be great , im in the ukl
i have
a acer aspire T180

and the stuff about it

Processor: ATHLON 64 4000 Dual Core
Memory: 2 x 512MB RAM
Hard Drive: 250GB Hard Disk Drive
Graphics Card: VGA On Board, nVidia GeForce6100 with nForce 405
Optical Drive: DVD Burner dual and double layer
Connectivity: Gigabyte (10/100/1000) Lan solution, 6 x USB 2.0 ports, 9 in 1 card reader
Operating System: Windows® Vista Home Premium
Additional Software: Norton AntiVirus 2006, Adobe Reader 7.0, Acer eRecovery Management
Additional Hardware: Speakers, PS2 keyboard and mouse

Joined: Oct 11, 2006 Posts: 688

What budget do you have to spend?

Running Vista with just 1GB of Ram is going to be having a big impact too, you need at least 2GB really, lots of people would say even more with Vista. I'd say increasing the Ram is just as important as getting a new graphics card.

As to cards, the Nvidea 8800 cards are king at the moment, the GT and GTS cards being very good value. If you are looking for even cheaper, you wont go far wrong with an ATI X1950pro which will run any game out now but isnt going to have as long a life as the newer 8800's.

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:07 am

If your budget stretches to the £200 mark, the 512mb 8800GT's are unbeatable (I'm gutted as I only bought my overclocked 8800 640mb GTS a couple of months ago!) You can pick a 256mb one up for a fraction over £125

here are the GT's (preorder)
512mb
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-053-BG
256mb
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=708007

BUT as Kop said these are real bargains, the X1950. Remember though these cards are not DX10 and are old technology.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=521951

Whatever you go for make sure your power supply is ample enough to handle it. (I recommend 450/500W minimum)

Also my advice would be to buy from either Overclockers or scan as these guys are cheap and do excellent daily/weekly deals.

http://www.scan.co.uk/

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

Joined: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7

thanks for that ill be buying sortly so should be able to play again