Help Please

FirionFirion Join Date: 2004-04-01 Member: 27639Members
edited April 2004 in Tech Support
<div class="IPBDescription">Lag</div> For starters, my system specs:
- I have a compaq presario 6040CA with a 2.0ghz intel P4 processor with a 533mhz fsb, 512 mb of ram, an 80 gig HD.

- Soundblaster Live sound card and Nvidia Geforce 2 agp 64mb graphics card.

- Windows XP

- Open GL 800x600

- My problem is as follows: I have problems with lag on ALL games that I play on steam EXCEPT for Counter-Strike. On counter-strike I normally have anywhere form 40-90 ping. When I try to play ANYTHING other than CS on steam, I can't find any servers with less than 200 ping on the server list...but when I connect to the server, my ping is from 500-800. I have changed my settings to dsl 256k and tried dsl 768k.(I'm have a DSL 256k connection). I have tried to play DOD, HL, NS and another game called The Specialists through steam but I encounter the same problem on all of them: Lag that makes the games unplayable. I have disabled QoP(or whatever that is called) on my network settings and tried many things(like altering rate, cl_cmdrate, etc) but nothing seems to fix this problem. I would appreciate any help very much!

- I'm not running EAX.

- I have Counter-Strike retail

- I use steam.

- I'm using 3.1 beta.

*edit* I have also deactivated auto updating on all the games I have on steam.

Comments

  • Jean_Luc_PicardJean_Luc_Picard Join Date: 2003-02-03 Member: 13051Members
    Uninstall and re-install ALL your files.

    I had same problem... it happened when I changed a config file. Only way I found to fix it was a 100% complete re-install of the games afflicted.... sorry dude, only way I know of.
  • FirionFirion Join Date: 2004-04-01 Member: 27639Members
    Thanks very much dude. At least I received some information with potential to help. Much appreciated, and I'll post again to let ya know if it helped!
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