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  • mj-airness23
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    • Oct 2004
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    wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

    I have a:
    Intel Pentium 4, 1.7 ghz
    647mb RAM
    20gb hard drive
    3DFuzion GeForce FX 5500 PCI 256mb
    Logitech Dual Action Gamepad

    My friend has a 1.4ghz processor and a 64mb ATI card and 256mb ram and it runs perfect on his laptop. With my specs, my game lags a lot on high detail. Can anyone give me any suggestions? Thanks.
    "Love me or hate me, it’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I’m a veteran. A champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I’m loved, for the exact same reasons.”- Kobe Bryant
  • WTF
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    • Aug 2002
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    #2
    Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

    The first thing I would look at, is to go into your task manager and see what all is running in the background, that may be using up all of your resources. Also, the speed of the HD could be another thing. I'd just start from there.
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    • mj-airness23
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      • Oct 2004
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      Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

      Originally posted by WTF
      The first thing I would look at, is to go into your task manager and see what all is running in the background, that may be using up all of your resources. Also, the speed of the HD could be another thing. I'd just start from there.
      Thanks for replying. Umm, well I just formatted my computer and reinstalled Live, but it still lags. I have checked my task manager and my PF usage is only 112mb and my cpu usage is very low. Also, how do I check the speed of my HD?
      "Love me or hate me, it’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I’m a veteran. A champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I’m loved, for the exact same reasons.”- Kobe Bryant

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      • WTF
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        • Aug 2002
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        Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

        You have to know your part number I believe. I can't recall actually. Go into your system devices, and find out what hard drive you have. Type the part number into google, and it will either come up a 4200, 5400, or 7200 RPM drive. If it's a 4200, which a lot of 20GB drives are, then that may be the culprit. It takes longer to access data from the slower drives like that.
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        • mj-airness23
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          • Oct 2004
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          Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

          Originally posted by WTF
          You have to know your part number I believe. I can't recall actually. Go into your system devices, and find out what hard drive you have. Type the part number into google, and it will either come up a 4200, 5400, or 7200 RPM drive. If it's a 4200, which a lot of 20GB drives are, then that may be the culprit. It takes longer to access data from the slower drives like that.
          The hard drive was included in the computer that I bought in 2002, so I think its sped is 4200. But is my problem soley on my hard drive?
          "Love me or hate me, it’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I’m a veteran. A champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I’m loved, for the exact same reasons.”- Kobe Bryant

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          • WTF
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            • Aug 2002
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            #6
            Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

            Without actually looking at your computer, there's no way for me to tell. I'm sorry I can't be of any more help than that, but I'm trying my best, lol.

            If it is 4200, it will cause quite a bit of lag, because it takes some time to access the files from the HD. One thing you could try would be to up your virtual memory, and change your computer settings to adjust for best performance. To do this, right click on "My Computer". Go down to properties. Go to Advanced. Under Performance, you will see Settings... click on that.

            Now, on the first tab, you will be able to click "Adjust for best performance"... After you push Apply, go on over to Advanced Tab... On the bottom it will say virtual memory or something to that effect... Change it to around 512 minimum, and 1536 Max... or 2024 max if you have enough free space. What that does, is it takes part of your Hard Drive, and makes it sort of like extra memory for your computer.

            If that doesn't help, then I'm not sure the problem. Hope it works out for you bro.
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            • mj-airness23
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              • Oct 2004
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              Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

              Originally posted by WTF
              Without actually looking at your computer, there's no way for me to tell. I'm sorry I can't be of any more help than that, but I'm trying my best, lol.

              If it is 4200, it will cause quite a bit of lag, because it takes some time to access the files from the HD. One thing you could try would be to up your virtual memory, and change your computer settings to adjust for best performance. To do this, right click on "My Computer". Go down to properties. Go to Advanced. Under Performance, you will see Settings... click on that.

              Now, on the first tab, you will be able to click "Adjust for best performance"... After you push Apply, go on over to Advanced Tab... On the bottom it will say virtual memory or something to that effect... Change it to around 512 minimum, and 1536 Max... or 2024 max if you have enough free space. What that does, is it takes part of your Hard Drive, and makes it sort of like extra memory for your computer.

              If that doesn't help, then I'm not sure the problem. Hope it works out for you bro.
              Hmm..one more thing..could it be because of my CD-Drive? How do you find out the CD Drive speed? On the front my drive, it says 48x16x48x. Is my speed 48x or 16x? because if my problem is not based on my cd drive, i am going to get a 40gb 7200 rpm hard drive on Thursday. I will also like to thank you for taking some time to help me out.
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              • WTF
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                Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

                That's no problem. That's what I'm here for. When you installed the game, does it not have the option to install it to the Hard Drive? If it does, try doing that, and if the problem persists, then it's likely your Hard Drive. 48x16x48x... your read spead is 48x, which is plenty fast enough. Then again, if it is an old computer, it may be your drive. Case in point, my fiance's computer the other day, her drive was reading awfully slow, it is around the same speed as yours. Turns out, the drive itself was going bad.

                I would still likely say it's the HD, but I don't know for a fact. Have you been over to nba-live.com and nbalive.org? They would be more likely to have an answer for you there. I'm just going from my computer knowledge.

                Also, if you haven't already found a good deal on a HD (if that's the route you choose to go), check out surpluscomputers.com. They usually have some really good deals, and they have excellent service. I have used them for quite a few purchases.
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                • Zer0xray
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                  • Sep 2002
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                  #9
                  Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

                  i got a 6800gs and the game lags when i play on max settings. i think theres something wrong with it like it supposd to be choppy

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                  • mj-airness23
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                    • Oct 2004
                    • 174

                    #10
                    Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

                    Originally posted by WTF
                    That's no problem. That's what I'm here for. When you installed the game, does it not have the option to install it to the Hard Drive? If it does, try doing that, and if the problem persists, then it's likely your Hard Drive. 48x16x48x... your read spead is 48x, which is plenty fast enough. Then again, if it is an old computer, it may be your drive. Case in point, my fiance's computer the other day, her drive was reading awfully slow, it is around the same speed as yours. Turns out, the drive itself was going bad.

                    I would still likely say it's the HD, but I don't know for a fact. Have you been over to nba-live.com and nbalive.org? They would be more likely to have an answer for you there. I'm just going from my computer knowledge.

                    Also, if you haven't already found a good deal on a HD (if that's the route you choose to go), check out surpluscomputers.com. They usually have some really good deals, and they have excellent service. I have used them for quite a few purchases.
                    Yeh, Im planning to get myself a hard drive and see what happens there. And yeh, I have checked nba-live.com and nbalive.org but they don't really have the answer to my problem. But anyway, thanks for your time, i really appreciate it.
                    "Love me or hate me, it’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I’m a veteran. A champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I’m loved, for the exact same reasons.”- Kobe Bryant

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                    • WTF
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                      #11
                      Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

                      One last thought wuold to be updating your drivers for your video card. I'd try it and see if that helps any... Good luck
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                      • Dizmatic
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                        • Nov 2004
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                        #12
                        Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

                        Also make sure you have the latest version of DirectX installed.

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                        • mj-airness23
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                          • Oct 2004
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                          #13
                          Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

                          Alright, I just bought myself a new Maxtor 40gb 7200rpm hard drive and it still hasn't solved my solution. I upgraded from 5400rpm to 7200rpm. I have set my virtaul memory to 4096 and I have downloade the latest drivers for my GeForce FX 5500 PCI 256mb card and directx..what do I do now?
                          "Love me or hate me, it’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I’m a veteran. A champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I’m loved, for the exact same reasons.”- Kobe Bryant

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                          • mj-airness23
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                            #14
                            Re: wow, live 06 lags a lot on my pc..help please

                            Is it because I have 2 hard drives installed? I have my 5400rpm drive as the Master and the 7200rpm as the slave. If I replaced my 5400 with my 7200rpm, would it solve my solution? Would I have to install everything over again on my new 7200rpm drive? Thanks.
                            "Love me or hate me, it’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I’m a veteran. A champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I’m loved, for the exact same reasons.”- Kobe Bryant

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