client side lag / computer issue?
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:37 am
I suspect this is an issue on my side and putting here to see if you have any ideas as I have tried everything I know of (I am not a computer expert by any stretch).
So, I log in Friday evening and everything works fine, normal speed, etc.
Saturday I log in and I have a nasty 3 step lag (can take about 3 steps then lag for about 5 seconds). This is variable and changes from 3 to 10 step lag throughout the day. It is worse when I go into an area with monsters and as soon as I attack or they attack me, I freeze for 3-6 seconds between attacks (it seems the more graphics involved with the monster the more I lag, ie spell casters are worse).
I then tinker with other programs on my computer and notice lag there as well (especially internet explorer, it takes a long time to open and if I go to a site with graphics the issue seems amplified). So, I go to AMD and update my graphics drivers. This appears at first to help and everything runs a little smoother. But, when I go into game and attack a monster, it goes back to the 3 step lag/freeze. On a hunch, I dropped my firewall and logged in to see if this was the issue, but even with no firewall I still have the intermittent lag-o-death. This makes fighting extremely difficult. To verify what I am thinking as a computer problem, I log in on my daughter's computer and, sure 'nuf, I am zooming all over. So I believe this is a computer specific issue....anyone have any ideas what else I should look at?
I am running HP laptop, windows 7 64, RadeonHD 6000 series
EDIT: I also notice when I click on my Start button and choose "all programs", the list opens blank and takes a few seconds to populate
So, I log in Friday evening and everything works fine, normal speed, etc.
Saturday I log in and I have a nasty 3 step lag (can take about 3 steps then lag for about 5 seconds). This is variable and changes from 3 to 10 step lag throughout the day. It is worse when I go into an area with monsters and as soon as I attack or they attack me, I freeze for 3-6 seconds between attacks (it seems the more graphics involved with the monster the more I lag, ie spell casters are worse).
I then tinker with other programs on my computer and notice lag there as well (especially internet explorer, it takes a long time to open and if I go to a site with graphics the issue seems amplified). So, I go to AMD and update my graphics drivers. This appears at first to help and everything runs a little smoother. But, when I go into game and attack a monster, it goes back to the 3 step lag/freeze. On a hunch, I dropped my firewall and logged in to see if this was the issue, but even with no firewall I still have the intermittent lag-o-death. This makes fighting extremely difficult. To verify what I am thinking as a computer problem, I log in on my daughter's computer and, sure 'nuf, I am zooming all over. So I believe this is a computer specific issue....anyone have any ideas what else I should look at?
I am running HP laptop, windows 7 64, RadeonHD 6000 series
EDIT: I also notice when I click on my Start button and choose "all programs", the list opens blank and takes a few seconds to populate