laptop lags every couple of seconds, need help

[xdestinix]

Hi, my name is dan, i have had this laptop for two years and for the last year i havent really been able to play games properly because it lags. I play league of legends and day z as well as fable 3
honestly i dont know much about computers and i wish i did so i could fix this
i play with the lowest settings always and im not sure if it is graphics or if it is just the computer in general
i reformatted it and it didnt fix it.
I ran a virus check and defragged it and still doesnt seem to work
ill list the stats i know
otherwise i need help finding them
Processor: intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU@ 2.30 GHz
Installed Ram: 6.0 GB
OP: Windows 7

Model: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

 

[xdestinix]

oh, also, when it does lag i can still use the mouse, it isnt only in game, it is when i do anything... like my skype every couple of minutes says (not responding) for like 5 seconds then it is fine, or my browser(chrome) does the same thing

 

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[AstaLaVista]

By lag I take it you mean when you play online? if so, the culprit could easily be your internet or your ping is high because you are trying to play on a far away server... ie: You are in the US but you are playing on a server in Russia.

You could download an app called CPU-Z, when you run it, it will tell you all you need to know about your computer.

I doubt drivers are the culprit but, if you have never updated them, this would be a great time to do so... video and audio as well. Once you run CPUZ we can help you further.

 

[xdestinix]

nope its not internet, it does it even offline sadly, so i dont know how to fix it
im checking the maleware thing now

 

[xdestinix]

what info do you want from cpu z

 

[AstaLaVista]

most important one... Graphics Card Brand and Model

 

[xdestinix]

it gives me two options under "Display Device Selection"
Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
GPU
Revision: 9
Memory
2821MBytes
Radeon (TM) HD 6490M
Memory
1024 MBytes

 

[xdestinix]

is that helpful
is there anything else that you need or want

 

[Gornot]

Are you running the latest drivers for your graphics card? It could easily be bad GPU performance.

 

[AstaLaVista]

I'm thinking that radeo is your primary card so go to amd.com and download their latest driver for your card, save it to a temp folder you can get to it later.

Check the manufacturer of your audio an do the same, most like you will have realtek hd audio so get those drivers as well.

Google the best way to install your drivers and do that... test the game afterwards, hopefully, it will help

 

[xdestinix]

honestly i dont think it is the graphics, i just did that, same thing

 

[AstaLaVista]

Then it could be that your laptop does not meet the requirements of the game... do not go with the "Minimum" requirements, that only means your rig will install the game but the gameplay will be lackluster at best... check the recommended requirements

 

[Boozad]

Then it could be that your laptop does not meet the requirements of the game

I think this is the crux of the matter.