Gaming & High Latency

[heurusaga]

Ok I've been searching for answers high and low on the internet trying to figure out why windows 7 lags games. The problem is when I play the fps Combat Arms I experience horrible lag spikes. Ill move normally but everyone else in the room is moving in place or Ill be booted out of the room. When I check my latency on resource monitor my latency is in the 200's or 300's, this happens on every online game I play. I use ventrilo while playing and I notice I disconnect when I lag on CA and then Ill reconnect moments later, windows 7 seems to screw with my connection.

 

[Richardc269]

Are you using a router, and if so, do you have ports opened for the game on the router?

 

[heurusaga]

No Im on a desktop computer connected directly to the modem. Thanx for reply

 

[heurusaga]

bump. still really need help.

 

[hybridfan]

Search in Google Leatrix Latency

 

[whs]

High latency is often a driver problem. For a quick check, look into Device Manager whether anything is flagged with a yellow triangle. If yes, that is your culprit. If no, check all drivers that might play a role during your games.

 

[heurusaga]

I've installed the leatrix program and I'm still having high latency, also Ive updated the drivers using driver genius. Do you think getting a new modem would fix the problem?

 

[whs]

To be sure what's going on you may want to check with this program: DPC Latency Checker

 

[Fumz]

It would be helpful if you could more thoroughly fill in your system specs so we know exactly what we're dealing with.

However, two things I would try to start:

First read this: http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/31980-lag-online-games-windows-7-a.html Read it all the way through before you make any adjustments. The multi-media class scheduler tweak really helped me, but I didn't have your specific problem of really high pings, only spikes, which weren't that bad, but bad enough to spoil my gaming; the tweak fixed all that.

Second: use direct sound for Ventrilo. It's a checkbox on the upper right in the setup menu.

Those two things should help you out, a lot, if the problem isn't related to your modem, your ISP or some other hardware related issue we won't know about till we see your full specs.

 

[heurusaga]

Computer System
Computer Name DANTE-HP
User Name Dante
Organization Hewlett-Packard Company
Operating System
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
OS Version 6.1.7600
Product ID 00359-OEM-8992687-00010
System Uptime 8/9/2010 1:35:33 PM
Internet Explorer Version 8.0.7600.16385
Microsoft DirectX Version 10.0
OpenGL Version 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
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Status OK
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BIOS Name BIOS Date: 04/12/10 21:25:57 Ver: 6.03
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BIOS Date 4/12/2010
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ISA is supported Yes
PCI is supported Yes
Plug and Play is supported Yes
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BIOS shadowing is allowed Yes
ESCD support is available Yes
Boot from CD is supported Yes
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BIOS ROM is socketed Yes
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USB Legacy is supported Yes
LS-120 boot is supported Yes
ATAPI ZIP Drive boot is supported Yes
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Driver Date 7/6/2010
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Name HP 2010 Series Wide LCD Monitor
Screen Height 900
Screen Width 1600
Status OK
Local Area Connection
Product Name Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
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Manufacturer Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
MAC Address 78:E71:C4:6D:C9
Sound Device
Name High Definition Audio Device
Manufacturer Microsoft
Status OK

Tell me if you need anything else i hope this helps.

 

[heurusaga]

It would be helpful if you could more thoroughly fill in your system specs so we know exactly what we're dealing with.

However, two things I would try to start:

First read this: http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/31980-lag-online-games-windows-7-a.html Read it all the way through before you make any adjustments. The multi-media class scheduler tweak really helped me, but I didn't have your specific problem of really high pings, only spikes, which weren't that bad, but bad enough to spoil my gaming; the tweak fixed all that.

Second: use direct sound for Ventrilo. It's a checkbox on the upper right in the setup menu.

Those two things should help you out, a lot, if the problem isn't related to your modem, your ISP or some other hardware related issue we won't know about till we see your full specs.

I've tried this and it didnt work.. =\. btw the specs are on page 1.

 

[Solarstarshines]

if you are experiencing lags in online play sometimes the server is the issue and sometimes you need to update you lan driver because most likly one or two are doing you in i would look into updating my lan setting possinble the driver and see what that does for you

It cant be the vid card im basicly useing the same series and hadnt had any issues unless your ram doesnt match up correctly

also look at the possablity if you have mixed ram might be two different latencys going on just saying never know

 

[heurusaga]

if you are experiencing lags in online play sometimes the server is the issue and sometimes you need to update you lan driver because most likly one or two are doing you in i would look into updating my lan setting possinble the driver and see what that does for you

It cant be the vid card im basicly useing the same series and hadnt had any issues unless your ram doesnt match up correctly

also look at the possablity if you have mixed ram might be two different latencys going on just saying never know

Its not the servers. This is happening on more than one game, and I've uninstalled my modem and reinstalled it, I have no idea what else to do. What do yyou mean by the ram not matching?

 

[Solarstarshines]

If you have two different ram speed types installed for example 800mhz then a 1066 mhz 2 different timmings results could vary

and like i said before not the dsl modem but your lan card on your pc needs new drivers or needs to be repaired that is the only reason why you are getting a crappy ping latency or what ever

take the drivers that came with your mobo and fix your lan device that can be the only thing besides faulty ram making you lag

try this and reply back see if this works for you

 

[Fumz]

Having two kits that differ in rated speed won't result in higher pings. In this case, the bios selects the RAM rated at the lower speed, then runs both kits/sticks at that speed.

 

[heurusaga]

If you have two different ram speed types installed for example 800mhz then a 1066 mhz 2 different timmings results could vary

and like i said before not the dsl modem but your lan card on your pc needs new drivers or needs to be repaired that is the only reason why you are getting a crappy ping latency or what ever

take the drivers that came with your mobo and fix your lan device that can be the only thing besides faulty ram making you lag

try this and reply back see if this works for you

How would I fix the lan device?

 

[Solarstarshines]

your onboard lan should have drivers from your motherboard disc the one that came with your motherboard it has the sound driver and what ever else the disc for that board carries