Agree.
And be aware that "lag", a loose term, can happen for a myriad of reasons, to include the game, system specs, internet connection, drivers (especially video), and even Windows updates (lack thereof), so trying to narrow the causing issue down it basically trial and error.
Anyway you can look through my troubleshooting tips guide to see if there's anything in there that might help.
Tips on Troubleshooting Game Issues
Good Luck.
Is there some way to reinstall Direct X 11?
I'm not sure, but maybe my Direct X 11 was corrupted somewhere along the way.
I guess rather than lag, I'd say stuttering or jerking. Everything would run fine, freeze for half a second, then be fine again. Repeat.
I will read more thoroughly through your guide after I get out of work. Skimming through, 5, 6, and 8 look like something I'll definitely have to try.
I don't know what else to tell you; as I said before dealing with lag is a trial and error thing. It could be the game itself. Skyrim (as well as other Bethesda games) for example is known it's micro-stuttering.
If the issue is bad enough though it needs to be dealt with… that’s the trial and error thing as only you know how bad it is. A lot of people who have lag or stuttering problems play around with various driver versions for their video card. Example, some people find that older drivers may perform better on a particular game over the newer ones. However it’s always best to have the latest but…???
That said be aware that older (pre vista) games may struggle on newer (Windows 7) systems depending on the age of the game. That’s why it’s ALWAYS best to have the latest patches for any game out.
And, just to mention it, pirated games will almost always be problematic at some point, especially if they aren’t patched. I’m not saying you are or aren’t, I’m just mentioning another possibility.
Good luck.
I doubt it has anything to do with direct x at all
It is probally a steam issue have you checked you ping while gaming also
Im experiencing lag on some of my games due to having new video cards micro lagg and choppy play
I can almost say it would be more of steam then your system try running a non related steam game and see what happens
Thank you for the well wishing. I don't have any pirated games on my laptop and unfortunately, my video card only seems to have one driver that I can locate.
My ping is usually fine, ~30 ms or so. Basically after Steam runs the Direct X installation (and in the System Restore menu, the event is Installed Direct X), all of my games made probably 2010 and onward start getting stuttering during gameplay, whether it be Steam or non-Steam. It's such a weird problem.
If it helps, I can list the games that I'm trying and the ones that end up lagging.
The ones that I try to play which trigger the Direct X installation on Steam are:
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Galactic Civilizations II
The ones that end up lagging are:
Assassin's Creed 2
Saints Row the Third
Borderlands
Vindictus
Batman Arkham City
World of Tanks (non-Steam)
I assume more would lag, but I haven't gone through my entire library yet.
What kind of card and what PSU ?
Also have you tryed re installing your video card sometimes reseating it
might help
If this is a laptop you're having the lag with, therein lays the problem. Laptops aren't exactly gaming systems per se won't run nearly as smoothly as a desktop, mainly because the desktop is usually more powerful than the traditional laptop.
And if your video card isn't up to the task, and you can't find driver updates, I truly suspect that is the issue for your "lag".
Bottom line is you need to figure out what video card you have and find updated drivers for it.
Thanks.
Edit....
Seems the card is decent enough though not ground breaking.
- NVIDIA GT 650M Benchmarks
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - Games
I seriously suggest you try to get the latest drivers for your card. You'll have to go the laptop's manufacturer's site to get the drivers for your laptop.
Video card is GT 650M. I'm not sure what the PSU is in the laptop.
It's not the greatest card in the world (it is a laptop after all, like you said) but it was fine with these games before hand. Only recently have I had issues. It is specifically after the Direct X installation that I get this problem. I say its due to the installation because when I do a System Recover to the moment right before the Direct X installation (that's the name of the event), everything is fine again. The laptop itself is only 3 months old.
I've tried getting the latest drivers, but when I do a search on the nVidia site, all I get is something along the lines of "there are no new drivers for your card". I assume that means there either aren't any drivers besides the initial release or I already have the latest ones. I DID try using the latest beta version of the driver, but that hasn't had a noticeable effect. I will try searching HP's site later and see if I can find any sort of drivers.
Again, thank you for all of your posts. Hopefully I can either get this straightened out or at least fix up my desktop so I don't have to worry about gaming on my laptop anymore.
As I said earlier, because you have a laptop, you have to get the drivers from the laptop manufacturer, not NVidia. Laptop manufacturers tweak their drivers for their notebooks/laptops, that why you have to get them there and not NVidia. That's also probably why you can't find them on NVidia’s site.
As to whether there is a new release or not is a different story, you still have to get your drivers from them (the manufacturer).
Good luck.
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