Why do i lag on nearly every game hd4650

atm i am on low settings and i am lagging

What resolution are you trying to play at?

Were you used to be able to play them?

you def need more than 2gb of ram thats for sure....always helps to add more.

some people can play cod 4 on high with a pentium 4 and my gpu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBiaVfOpGdE) , should i try using my gpu in an old pc i have with a pentiumd 4 3ghz

you have enough ram to play this with 0 lag.

is this a new issue or was it working fine in the past

you could try running something like coretemp, run the game, as soon as it lags minimize to windows and quickly check the cpu temperature.
how much ventilation does you graphics card and computer have?

Why my game lag?!?! My hardware i sonly 5 years old!

can you please answer whether or not this is a new issue? did it lag in the past? or did it work fine with 0 lag

Get a new computer. Only solution.

reinstall windows. Check GPU temperatures. Not just CPU.

Well the Xbox is about as old as your PC, so shouldnt be much different. Enjoy the console!

best option if it's not overheating is a fresh install of windows.
will eliminate any conflicts and other hungry apps.

i don't think it will be psu

its a new build new windows im going to sell everything and save up for a new pc

That would be a good idea. You can get a PC to run that monitor for probably $800, maybe less. Although at that price, every $20 extra means a pretty decent upgrade lol. $1000 can get a really solid machine.

Anyway, whenever you're ready to buy, people here are happy to help configure it.

is this pc worth getting early next year ?
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GET A JOB!

ok just kidding . . . i understand what its like to be young and broke, sorta sux the big one, eh? maybe you can find things to do to make a few dollars to save.

in the meantime there are old arcade games your current set up can play to entertain you, while you first save to get a GOOD power supply; 700w with at least one/two 25 amp 12 volt rail(s). (somewhere around 90-125 dollars US)you can then throw out that 300w dell junk and use it immediately.

but then the next is your mobo, cpu and ram (too bad that ddr2 is outdated and you can't salvage that.) no matter which way you go (AMD or intel) we are talking about twice the price of the power supply.

after getting those and hooking up to that spiffy PSU you can look at your video card, which has done well for what its worth but will be holding you back from killing ginormous amount of zombies. i am sure after your hard work at earning the money for the system and effort you put into building it, you will be able to make a wise choice of what to get.

you could get lucky and earn enough in just a few short months though it probably will seem to take forever. i wish you well with that and take care

While upgrading the mobo now and the ram later and the cpu after that, 775 is a long dead socket and it would just put throwing good money after bad in the long run. Better to just use what he's got now and get a new setup as he can later.

I think loonian's advice is pretty good. Decent PSU (honestly even a 500-600W from a good brand will suffice for most single GPU setups), then a new mobo/cpu/ram combo, followed by a gpu later.

I used to play CS:S on a very similar computer (3200+ barton single core and an x800 pro) I believe I had less ram so you should be fine.

League of legends - my buddy plays on a computer with a single core amd (2800+) with an x1300se.

He has same ram as you and does not lag - he skypes at the same time...

I think COD 4 may be too much for your system. Dirt 2 I have no idea.

i just upgraded from a pentium 4 and a 6600gt and ddr1 ram and i could too play l4d2 on low graphics

You need to check also how much stuff you got running in the backround, you may have 2gb of ram and it appears sufficient but you could be maxing it out when you play a game.
Download and use CCleaner and check out whats in your start up , disable stupid things like adobe and other software updaters that are unessary resource hoggers. Reboot your pc and see the difference in ram usage and also the reduced amount of processes.
Start your game again and see if you get better gameplay , if you do go back and double check if there are any other start up programs in CCleaner you can do without, do a celan up using CCleaner and also do the registry clean, then give your hard drive a good defrag, hopefully your system will be more responsive, nothing worng with giving it a tune up sometimes its the cheapet performance boost your pc can get.

Ah good to hear , it really does help on older systems , have a look at anything that hogs your system resources, and disable them.

Yup thats true.

Here is a really good guide I recomend you read , follow the steps to learn about reducing services in which windows you are running, it makes a huge difference, hope it can help you, I recomend it to many people with older systems to use.
You will find your ram usage drop and your pc will become more responsive and may also reduce the lag you are suffering in games.
Goodluck!
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