what is causing these problems with lag?

Question

whenever i try to run a game on my laptop, it runs fine for about 5 minutes, then lags badly for a few minutes, goes back to normal for a minute, then lags again. this process repeats for about half an hour before it goes normal. the fan takes ages to start working too. any problems that would cause that? note: it's a 2010 unibody macbook running windows 7 through boot camp, just in case that helps

Answer 1

Use the task manager in the Windows 7 environment to see what virtual resources are being used.

I'm not familiar with Macs, but if there's a similar too, you should compare and contrast the readings between the two operating systems.



Most likely it's a memory resource allocation problem that is causing the load to be shared on your hard drive until more memory is freed up. It's also possible that the hard drive has a problem with a particular sector, or if the computer is quite loud, there is likely an issue with the fan.



Once software issues are ruled out - If you suspect issues with the fan starting and stopping, check the BIOS on startup for operating temperatures to ensure this is functioning correctly. After that, run a scandisk (chkdsk).



A memory check (memtest) and a burnout test on the CPU can be used as a last resort, but should not be necessary provided that you have checked performance levels successfully.

Answer 2

Windows on a Macbook? BLASPHEMY!!!

Just kidding.



There are two items that push a video game;

memory(RAM) and a powerful graphics card.



That given, you might want to check the system

requirements for the game and see where you

match up.



In my business, a mac doesn't come home unless

the RAM is maxed out. Fill it up. It can't hurt.

Answer 3

hi, may well be your pc desires some severe OS updates. there is likewise a danger that some purposes, which you have those days downloaded are eating lots of the CPU ability and so it somewhat is making your pc sluggish. each and every now and then in the journey that your RAM on motherboard is wiped out, it may additionally grant such issues.