Laptop just formated and having graphical lag.

kurtk · Oct 1, 2005, 02:37 AM

I just formated my laptop today, and everything works fine except when I run graphic intensive videogames.

Everything seems to run much laggier and at lower frames. It almost feels as if the laptop isn't using all the RAM it possibly could when I'm in the games.

What could be the problem? Could it be my clockrates are much lower than they're supposed to?

Here are my computer's specs

AMD XP 3400 64
ATI 9700 Mobility
1 GB of RAM
Windows XP PRO
Lately Omega Driver for ATI Mobility Drivers

swimtech · Oct 1, 2005, 06:37 PM

Hey kurtk,
What Omegadriver version are you running, what games do you play, and what are your frame rates? Maybe someone with a similar setup will see your figures and let you know from experience if that is typical or not, and if not, try to help you with improving the performance of your laptop.

kurtk · Oct 1, 2005, 10:17 PM

I am running the newest drivers and playing World of Warcraft. The game used to run alot smoother but now its laggy.

When I'm in Orgrimmar I used to get 15-18 fps now I get 6-8. Whenever I alt tab back into the game it starts off at 1 fps and slowly climbs to 6-8. Another note - when I used to stare into the wall (point blank) I would get 80 fps, now I only get 30.

I feels as though a World of Warcraft isn't given all the power it normally does before I formated.

Could the lag come from a few options not turned on or options that is turned on that is causing my lag?

swimtech · Oct 2, 2005, 01:10 AM

kurtk,

This looks to be a driver/game interaction problem. You'll probably get more help in the Mobility Radeon Drivers and Support forum - try starting a new thread on this problem there - OK?

I don't play the game so I can't help much, except in a general way.

kurtk · Oct 2, 2005, 02:07 AM

Thanks =)

Oct 1, 2005, 02:37 AM	#1
kurtk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Laptop just formated and having graphical lag. I just formated my laptop today, and everything works fine except when I run graphic intensive videogames. Everything seems to run much laggier and at lower frames. It almost feels as if the laptop isn't using all the RAM it possibly could when I'm in the games. What could be the problem? Could it be my clockrates are much lower than they're supposed to? Here are my computer's specs AMD XP 3400 64 ATI 9700 Mobility 1 GB of RAM Windows XP PRO Lately Omega Driver for ATI Mobility Drivers Last edited by kurtk; Oct 1, 2005 at 02:55 AM.

Oct 1, 2005, 06:37 PM	#2
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Hey kurtk, What Omegadriver version are you running, what games do you play, and what are your frame rates? Maybe someone with a similar setup will see your figures and let you know from experience if that is typical or not, and if not, try to help you with improving the performance of your laptop. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 1, 2005, 10:17 PM	Thread Starter #3
kurtk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	I am running the newest drivers and playing World of Warcraft. The game used to run alot smoother but now its laggy. When I'm in Orgrimmar I used to get 15-18 fps now I get 6-8. Whenever I alt tab back into the game it starts off at 1 fps and slowly climbs to 6-8. Another note - when I used to stare into the wall (point blank) I would get 80 fps, now I only get 30. I feels as though a World of Warcraft isn't given all the power it normally does before I formated. Could the lag come from a few options not turned on or options that is turned on that is causing my lag? Last edited by kurtk; Oct 1, 2005 at 10:43 PM.

Oct 2, 2005, 01:10 AM	#4
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	kurtk, This looks to be a driver/game interaction problem. You'll probably get more help in the Mobility Radeon Drivers and Support forum - try starting a new thread on this problem there - OK? I don't play the game so I can't help much, except in a general way. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 2, 2005, 02:07 AM	Thread Starter #5
kurtk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Thanks =)