Why does every game I play on Vista Home Basic lag?

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mike2014

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Old or not, I bought Halo 2 a few months back. When I got it set up, it lag'd bad. I've played Halo 2 on the xbox. It goes MUCH faster. Could anyone help me on what I can do to get it, and any other game I may by, going faster.

NOTE: This is the first PC game I have bought.. so, help?
 

My Computer

System One

what are your system specs?

Halo 2
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Bungie Software Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows Vista
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 2 GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Hard Drive: 7 GB Free
Video Memory: 128 MB (800×600 Resolution MINIMUM) Pixel Shader 2.0 (Nvidia 6000/ATI x700)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows Vista
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 3 GHz (32-Bit or 64-Bit)
Memory: 1 GB
Hard Drive: 7 GB Free
Video Memory: 128 MB (Pixel Shader 3.0, Aero Capable) (Nvidia 7800/ATI X1800)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive
XBOX 360 Gamepad
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CUSTOM BUILT BY ME
    CPU
    AMD PHENOM II X3 710 2.6GHZ Overclocked to 3.25GHZ Stable
    Motherboard
    Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard
    Memory
    8BG PC5300 4 x 2GB OCZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI-E ATI HD 4670 1GB Overclocked 4GB Total
    Sound Card
    Onboard 7.1 HD AUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    55" Vizio LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 HD
    Hard Drives
    1TB Seagate, 1TB Hitachi, 250GB Maxtor, 250GB Seagate
    PSU
    Kingwin ABT-610MM Maximum Power 610 Watt ATX 12V
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED Universal CPU Cooler, 4 CASE FANS
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS KEYBOARD
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS MOUSE
    Internet Speed
    CABLE 15MBPS
easy way, what brand / model # is your computer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CUSTOM BUILT BY ME
    CPU
    AMD PHENOM II X3 710 2.6GHZ Overclocked to 3.25GHZ Stable
    Motherboard
    Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard
    Memory
    8BG PC5300 4 x 2GB OCZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI-E ATI HD 4670 1GB Overclocked 4GB Total
    Sound Card
    Onboard 7.1 HD AUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    55" Vizio LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 HD
    Hard Drives
    1TB Seagate, 1TB Hitachi, 250GB Maxtor, 250GB Seagate
    PSU
    Kingwin ABT-610MM Maximum Power 610 Watt ATX 12V
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED Universal CPU Cooler, 4 CASE FANS
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS KEYBOARD
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS MOUSE
    Internet Speed
    CABLE 15MBPS
I, uh, made a mistake on what I have. I actually have Vista Home Basic.

And model #? I went to System and Maintenance, and then to System, and it said

Model: a6683w

Is that it?
 

My Computer

System One

is an HP a6683w?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CUSTOM BUILT BY ME
    CPU
    AMD PHENOM II X3 710 2.6GHZ Overclocked to 3.25GHZ Stable
    Motherboard
    Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard
    Memory
    8BG PC5300 4 x 2GB OCZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI-E ATI HD 4670 1GB Overclocked 4GB Total
    Sound Card
    Onboard 7.1 HD AUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    55" Vizio LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 HD
    Hard Drives
    1TB Seagate, 1TB Hitachi, 250GB Maxtor, 250GB Seagate
    PSU
    Kingwin ABT-610MM Maximum Power 610 Watt ATX 12V
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED Universal CPU Cooler, 4 CASE FANS
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS KEYBOARD
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS MOUSE
    Internet Speed
    CABLE 15MBPS

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CUSTOM BUILT BY ME
    CPU
    AMD PHENOM II X3 710 2.6GHZ Overclocked to 3.25GHZ Stable
    Motherboard
    Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard
    Memory
    8BG PC5300 4 x 2GB OCZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI-E ATI HD 4670 1GB Overclocked 4GB Total
    Sound Card
    Onboard 7.1 HD AUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    55" Vizio LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 HD
    Hard Drives
    1TB Seagate, 1TB Hitachi, 250GB Maxtor, 250GB Seagate
    PSU
    Kingwin ABT-610MM Maximum Power 610 Watt ATX 12V
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED Universal CPU Cooler, 4 CASE FANS
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS KEYBOARD
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS MOUSE
    Internet Speed
    CABLE 15MBPS
Here are the specs of your PC... link below

HP Pavilion a6683w Desktop PC*-* Product Specifications*

I don't know much (anything really) about AMD or ATI but I do believe that the Sempron from AMD is like the Celeron from Intel, great workforce CPUs but not really ment for anything else, let alone gaming.

Aside from that, you have a cheesy PSU (Power Supply) and an even cheesier integrated video card so you are just lucky you can play a game.

Frankly, I don't even suggest you spending any money on a better PCIe video card since I doubt your PSU will be able to move it.

Sorry, don't mean to be so harsh or put you in a down mood, just stating the facts and the obvious. My suggestion is to save some $$$ and build your own rig next time... we will be glad to help you ;)

Updating your drivers and doing a windows update + defaging your hdd might help a bit though
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
AstaLaVista said:
Here are the specs of your PC... link below

HP Pavilion a6683w Desktop PC*-* Product Specifications*

I don't know much (anything really) about AMD or ATI but I do believe that the Sempron from AMD is like the Celeron from Intel, great workforce CPUs but not really ment for anything else, let alone gaming.

Aside from that, you have a cheesy PSU (Power Supply) and an even cheesier integrated video card so you are just lucky you can play a game.

Frankly, I don't even suggest you spending any money on a better PCIe video card since I doubt your PSU will be able to move it.

Sorry, don't mean to be so harsh or put you in a down mood, just stating the facts and the obvious. My suggestion is to save some $$$ and build your own rig next time... we will be glad to help you ;)

Updating your drivers and doing a windows update + defaging your hdd might help a bit though
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Thank you for this. I went into the Video section of Halo and but it on low. It runs fine now. Sucky graphics or not, they are fine for me. Thanks you guys though. I might have to do the same thing for every game I have, but oh well.
 

My Computer

System One

AstaLaVista said:
Here are the specs of your PC... link below

HP Pavilion a6683w Desktop PC*-* Product Specifications*

I don't know much (anything really) about AMD or ATI but I do believe that the Sempron from AMD is like the Celeron from Intel, great workforce CPUs but not really ment for anything else, let alone gaming.

Aside from that, you have a cheesy PSU (Power Supply) and an even cheesier integrated video card so you are just lucky you can play a game.

Frankly, I don't even suggest you spending any money on a better PCIe video card since I doubt your PSU will be able to move it.

Sorry, don't mean to be so harsh or put you in a down mood, just stating the facts and the obvious. My suggestion is to save some $$$ and build your own rig next time... we will be glad to help you ;)

Updating your drivers and doing a windows update + defaging your hdd might help a bit though
Click to expand...

the semprom is before the athlon (basically a work cpu) but you can run some games on it, value end cpu.

all HP's come with CRAP for psu's easy fix though. Buy a better one.

the only real problem with this motherboard is the fact that it is a AMD cpu but a cheap Nvidia chipset for video, and not ATI ( AMD and ATI work really well together).

Some PCI-E cards have really gone down in price like my card you can get for under $100 now.

but if you know how to build a custom rig, you can take parts from your HP machince and put them into your new rig and save some $
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CUSTOM BUILT BY ME
    CPU
    AMD PHENOM II X3 710 2.6GHZ Overclocked to 3.25GHZ Stable
    Motherboard
    Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard
    Memory
    8BG PC5300 4 x 2GB OCZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI-E ATI HD 4670 1GB Overclocked 4GB Total
    Sound Card
    Onboard 7.1 HD AUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    55" Vizio LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 HD
    Hard Drives
    1TB Seagate, 1TB Hitachi, 250GB Maxtor, 250GB Seagate
    PSU
    Kingwin ABT-610MM Maximum Power 610 Watt ATX 12V
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED Universal CPU Cooler, 4 CASE FANS
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS KEYBOARD
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS MOUSE
    Internet Speed
    CABLE 15MBPS
Hello mike 2914,
If you want to play games on this system go for it, try some of the older games, there are hundreds of great games you can play, (cheaper to buy too) the older games will not be as heavy on your system resource's and although the eye candy won't be as good you will still have a good gaming experience.
Just my two bobs worth.:)

PS. Check my post here, the same will apply to you. Good luck.

http://www.vistax64.com/gaming/234221-lag-day-defeat-no-source.html
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
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