Counter Strike keeps lagging, what could it be?

[Stitch_Kingdom]

I've looked around the sites, my computer's configuration and the like and i think i need more RAM. I have a standard 256mb but Steam shows up as me having only 253mb. The sound is also very, very jerky does anyone know why it is doing this as well?

Is it possible i need a new graphics card or is it more likely the RAM?

Much appreciated

Nath

PS If i have been too vague, just say and i will give more information!! :wave:

 

[TheOneVader]

I don't know if it's the video card, since you didn't say what kind you have, but more RAM will make the game run a lot smoother. 256MB is nothing these days. I have 2GB just so I can run Battlefield 2 at full settings without lag.

 

[imagineer99]

I've looked around the sites, my computer's configuration and the like and i think i need more RAM. I have a standard 256mb but Steam shows up as me having only 253mb. The sound is also very, very jerky does anyone know why it is doing this as well?

Is it possible i need a new graphics card or is it more likely the RAM?

Much appreciated

Nath

PS If i have been too vague, just say and i will give more information!! :wave:

Well, it's probably both. If you're playing counter-strike source, I'd say you need at least a gig of ram. As I'm not sure what your video card is, I can't judge.

 

[maelstrom]

Get more RAM. Get all the RAM you can afford.

 

[Videoteck]

Yea go with I mere 768MB RAM that should do the trick, or 1GB. Just buy a 512MB RAM card personally id suggest Corsair.

www.newegg.com

Go there cheapest ram youll ever see.

 

[wdwishes2005]

Getting a corsair 1 gig stick soon, I love my vid card because even though I only have 512 megs of RAM it lets me play BF2 fine.

 

[doop]

It is probably more likely to be your video/sound card that is causing this problem, because I know many people who play cs with 256 ram. Also try adjusting your in game rates as this may make the game smoother. Usually people go for cl_cmdrate 101 cl_updaterate 101 and rate 25000. Also are you playing 1.6 or source?

 

[Stitch_Kingdom]

Also are you playing 1.6 or source?

I am playing Source and everytime i try to change any ingame settings, i.e. make them lower, the game just crashes on me!!! :fork:

 

[wdwishes2005]

Trying to play source with 256 megs of RAM! LOL... It'd take God himself to make that work....

 

[imagineer99]

Trying to play source with 256 megs of RAM! LOL... It'd take God himself to make that work....

And, even then, God would laugh and realize things were hopeless...

Seriously, though, the source Engine is a RAM hog. I mean, I have a high-end video card and a gig of RAM, and Half Life 2 still doesn't run flawlessly (though it's pretty darn close)

 

[Stitch_Kingdom]

Ok Ok, I have no idea about computers and their specifications etc, I just wanted to play Source

 

[wdwishes2005]

Lol.. press start, then run, then type in DXdiag and tell me the following- amount of RAM and type, and your Video card, and your processor and speed.

 

[Stitch_Kingdom]

It's now been seen by my friend as a graphics card problem as mine is waaaaay too low. I'll be looking at some on eBay because I can't really afford retail prices. Thanks for your suggestions guys and girls.