Troubleshooting with lag

[Revshawn]

So here we go...I've just finished installing the game and I'm facing lag with all areas of the game except for the title screen and the cutscenes. I'm not made of money so what do I need?

A better graphics card? Some more ram on my ram drive?

And how do you check for what your computer has?

[katank]

run dxdiag to see what you have and then post your system's specs. Your inquiry may be better addressed in the apothecary forum.

A free solution to better performance may be defragging your hard drive. Done that lately?

[Revshawn]

Ahh no I haven't done that lately...good idea! Though I think that it'll help minimally.

[katank]

True, RAM can never hurt. Try turning down some of the video options and updating your video drivers etc. If any of that makes a difference, it's probably your graphics card.

BTW, welcome to the .Org forums.

[Revshawn]

Alright then! I'm defragmenting my hard drive. So what kind of graphics card do you recommend? I turned all my graphics to minimal and I'm still experiencing lag. and is the graphics card truly a fix all?

And how to you check your system specs? I'm having trouble finding that right now.

[katank]

Hit windows key+R to bring up the run prompt. Type dxdiag and enter.

This should give you a run down of your machine's specs.

Graphics card is most definitely not a fix-all but is a likely candidate. Which graphics card to buy really depends upon your platform and budget. Post your specs first so we can have an idea of what may be going on.