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RR - 10 Oct 2007 06:54 GMT

Sometimes I have so much lag while playing Halo it's hard to get
anywhere. What can I do to lower the lag. I have a pretty fast cable
internet connection. I am running Halo on a system with Windows XP64
powered by an AMD 64 2800+ with 2GB RAM and an ASUS nVidia Geforce 5200
video card with 128MB RAM. Is my video card a major setback? Would it
help to overclock my video card? Motherboard? or just get a better
video card? I do have my game resolution set to 640x480. There is one or
two maps that move like a snail. Its like a movie playing frame by frame
second by second.

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JMoney - 16 Oct 2007 16:52 GMT

Is it only laggy when playing online?
If so, you can rule out quite a bit hardware wise.
You will want do some testing with your internet connection. Try
pinging the server you play on and compare it to the times you get
pinging yahoo or google or something.
Try turning off all other computers on your network. Also with cable,
your performance can be affected by your neighbors . If you live in a
highly saturated area, or have an abusive user nearby, that could be an
issue. Try taking your pc to your buddy's house and see if there is any
difference.

Also, make sure all applications that may be using your internet
connection are closed when you play. Do a scan for spyware and viruses.

What kind of router are you using? Have you forwarded the ports your
game uses to your PC? What about a software firewall? Have your tried
disabling it?

Lastly, if you have a spare NIC, try swapping that. If not, they are
pretty cheap and it's worth a try. If you have a junk network card, you
could potentially have a problem.

JMoney

> Sometimes I have so much lag while playing Halo it's hard to get
> anywhere. What can I do to lower the lag. I have a pretty fast cable
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> two maps that move like a snail. Its like a movie playing frame by frame
> second by second.

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RR - 17 Oct 2007 07:22 GMT

> Is it only laggy when playing online?
> If so, you can rule out quite a bit hardware wise.
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> Also, make sure all applications that may be using your internet
> connection are closed when you play. Do a scan for spyware and viruses.

I do scan for spyware once in a while. I do not have a virus scanner on
this computer since I haven't found one that works with XP64.

> What kind of router are you using? Have you forwarded the ports your
> game uses to your PC? What about a software firewall? Have your tried
> disabling it?

I have a Netgear 4 port cable router. Dont think I know how to forward
ports. what would that do ? I do have Windows Firewall enabled. I
haven't yet, but I could try disabling it.

> Lastly, if you have a spare NIC, try swapping that. If not, they are
> pretty cheap and it's worth a try. If you have a junk network card, you
> could potentially have a problem.
>
> JMoney

My NIC is an onboard intergrated controller on the ASUS motherboard.

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JMoney - 17 Oct 2007 14:58 GMT

>> Is it only laggy when playing online?
>> If so, you can rule out quite a bit hardware wise.
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>> an issue. Try taking your pc to your buddy's house and see if there
>> is any difference.

I think trying it at a friends would be the best thing to start with.
You can then zero in on either your computer or your network/isp.

>> Also, make sure all applications that may be using your internet
>> connection are closed when you play. Do a scan for spyware and viruses.
>
> I do scan for spyware once in a while. I do not have a virus scanner on
> this computer since I haven't found one that works with XP64.

Windows XP 64 comes with built in compatibility for most 32-bit apps.
Try AVG free - free.grisoft.com

>> What kind of router are you using? Have you forwarded the ports your
>> game uses to your PC? What about a software firewall? Have your
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> ports. what would that do ? I do have Windows Firewall enabled. I
> haven't yet, but I could try disabling it.

Check with your documentation. It should tell you how to foward ports.
You need to change your comptuers IP from being dynamic to static.
Forward the ports the game uses to that IP in your router.

>> Lastly, if you have a spare NIC, try swapping that. If not, they are
>> pretty cheap and it's worth a try. If you have a junk network card,
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>
> My NIC is an onboard intergrated controller on the ASUS motherboard.

You can still try a new NIC, simply put one in and plug your ethernet
cable into it instead of the onboard one. Your NIC is probably fine
though, that would be a last ditch effort imho.

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RR - 18 Oct 2007 07:22 GMT

ok thanks for all your help

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