whenver i try to play a game on the internet or on my lan, they lag horribly. sometimes they dont even load. when i play the game offline, they work smoothly and almost perfectly. i think that there might be something wrong with my network setup or something, but i am not sure. please help......
2006-10-27 14:41:02 · 6 answers · asked by Justin 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
my pc: intel pentium D dual core, 2 gb ram, dsl connection that only has problems with games on this certain pc.
the other computers on my network work fine.
2006-10-27 14:45:57 · update #1
no, the other users are not using too much of the internet connection because we have played with 3 computers and there have been no problems. it is just this new computer i am using. for some reason it only has a problem with playing games online.
2006-10-27 14:54:51 · update #2
i have the video card it came with, ATI Radeon XPRESS 200, but when i play offline some of the games work good. i think the video card may be the problem though, not the internet.
2006-10-27 14:59:09 · update #3
Once you are in a network, you have to accept the "not so easy" parts also, as in every thing/relation/day.
Being part of a network means that you are connected to other computer, connection that passes thru a server or a switch. Also, i guess you are using the Internet thru that network.
My point : the other persons in the network use sharing programs (like DC++. oDC, Bit Commet, rmDC, lmDC etc) to download stuff (music, movies, programs etc) from the Internet from other persons across the world. So, my guess is that the other people in the network are using to much part of the Internet connection you are using.
Also, if you will be so nice to share to us your PC`s characteristics, i will tell you if it`s because of the internet connection (too slow) and other people in the network or because of your computer.
The PC is a very good one .... what video card do you have ? (my guess : nVidia GeForce FX5200 or better ?)
2006-10-27 14:50:10 · answer #1 · answered by Logical-logic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An internet connection can become slow or stop working due to a number of reasons depending on the type of the connection. Many of the problems can be solved by making software changes or small hardware corrections. Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yl62gz
2006-10-27 21:39:52 · answer #2 · answered by blsruthi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My bf's xbox games were lagging really bad last night and our internet connection was horrible. He unplugged the modem overnight and that seemed to fix the problem. Not sure if this will help with pc games.
2006-10-27 14:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by call_me_t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your problem is that u r not getting enought frames per second which is cauzing it to lag out. call ur internet company to and tell them wats rong
2006-10-27 14:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by imagelessnut 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe little ram
2006-10-27 14:42:14 · answer #5 · answered by DHack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a crap connection or a crap computer.
2006-10-27 14:42:41 · answer #6 · answered by killer boot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋