Lag amongst computer games ...?
Okay. So lately I dont know why, but my computer has been lagging when I play games. I was trying to play Dungeons and Dragons Online, and I get massive lag. At first, I thought, hey maybe my comp specs aren't good enough. I KNOW my comp can handle it because it only lags randomly. In the beginning, I know everyone gets lag because of the server. Usually, the lag is over quickly and everyone is free to roam and play lag-free. I am the same, except that within 5 minutes or so, the game starts lagging insanely. I thought it was just the game, but I realized that games I have been playing for years on the same spec that did not lag, are starting to lag, even very very low end games such as Wolfteam.
My question is, does anyone know why this is so ? Does anyone have any solutions ? I defragmented my pc, and it is currently doing a second one, although I did one overnight. I also scanned my pc and nothing was found. I did system restore, and I did a bunch more things. No helpful answers were found online and I really want to play the game. If anyone could help, I'd be very appreciative.
Comp Specs:
Pavillion p6115y
AMD Athlon X2 7550
8GB system memory
750 GB harddrive
NVIDIA Geforce 9100 Integrated Graphics
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition
Do not say that my computer is not for gaming and etc. I understand that my computer is not a gaming powerhouse, but it gets the job done, I just needed a cheap computer at the time. Thanks again to everyone who attempts to help !
Nope, there is no scan going on.
When I click, detect optimal settings, My PC gets put on Very High. Just now, I played for about 5 minutes, then the lag started again. I played on Very High for a while and it was perfect, I know it isn't my pc that cannot handle it. I don't know why it lags randomly though ...
When I put detect optimal settings on my friend's computer, it put the graphic detail on VERY LOW. Imagine that, and it ran smoothly on medium-ish. I can't even run the game on Very low even though my optimal settings SHOW that I can run it on Very high.
This problem is extremely irritating >_>