Why does it LAG with so much awesome computer

[badsubby]

i have 3.0 ghz processor, 128 ati 9600 mobility card, 80 gb hard drive, 2gb of ram. my internet speed is 3 mbps. my settings are medium at 1024x768. my computer loads a map in under 30 seconds. even then it is so laggy, i dont get it. counter strike source works just fine but dont understand this problem. but when i play at 800x600 it doesnt lag that much. what is the problem please please help me out.

[BryanG]

Well after looking at your specs I assumed your video card was the weaest part of your rig, a search confirmed this. I found that your card has "GPU Core Clock 351MHz, Memory Clock: 229MHz" which I slower than my sissy x300 PCI X.

You mention turning down the resolution decreases the lagginess, I suggest running the game on low settings and 800x600 resolution and see how it performs then. Thats actually how I run it now and my FPS is 30-40. Can't wait for my x850xt to arrive...

BTW I also have 3 Ghz processor and 1.5 gigs of ram.

[C11.Nemisis]

you video card is holding back you should be running on low

[Eddy01741]

Yeah, i'm guessing you have a laptop (mobility radeon), that's all in all a sick laptop except for the vid card, get something like a Go6800 or higher for your laptop, that'll get you to high probably considering your other settings.

[Metal_Storm]

I am having somewhat similar probs, I just shelled out a crapload of money on this rig and peeps are getting into the game way before me?
Sometimes it stops ingame for about a second or two every couple of minutes to load something.... I can hear the HD going mad at this point...
DFI Lanparty SLI-DR mobo
AMD64 3800+
1 GIG of Corsair platinum ram (ultra low latency)
37 GIG WD RAptor 10k HD SATA
256MEG AUSUS Extreme 6800 Ultra 425/1100
600Watt PS
120mm Case fans and a zalman fan on the CPU

Maybe something is wrong when I put the thing together is there a website that checks that everything is running the way it should?
What is a good 3dmark for that machine I am getting around 6000 I think.
Help!

[jdogg88-Fed]

what settings do u have it on low med or high

[badsubby]

what settings do u have it on low med or high

i got medium at 1024x768. lagging is just a matter of changing the resolution.
when i change it to 1024x768 it starts lagging but when at 800x600 at the same medium setting it lags far less.

[Metal_Storm]

1024x768 All high setting except for shadows and ...umm something else that I have just forgotten.
AAx4

[imported_Wasp]

With 1GB of ram you should have no more than medium on the graphic quality settings. Exceptions are Anti-aliasing, texture-filtering and view distance. You can also try geometry on high if the other settings work ok. I run audio on hardware, medium quality and eax enabled on my Audigy 2. That seemes to reduce memory usage a bit.

[Metal_Storm]

With 1GB of ram you should have no more than medium on the graphic quality settings. Exceptions are Anti-aliasing, texture-filtering and view distance. You can also try geometry on high if the other settings work ok. I run audio on hardware, medium quality and eax enabled on my Audigy 2. That seemes to reduce memory usage a bit.

Ahh thanks man.
So off to the shop I will have to go for more ram :/

[Ion]

Original poster...you are on a laptop, correct?

[badsubby]

Original poster...you are on a laptop, correct?

yeah i got a laptop