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GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-08 15:49:52
March 08 2010 15:49 GMT
#1
I'm playing this game for a long time but still I got lags every game. It's not HW lags because other games are going well.

I have it just every 5-10 minutes I got about 10 seconds LAG and I don't know why. My Internet connection is good and latency is always very good but this lags annoying me

Do somebody have the same issue? Or do somebody know how to fix it?

I was already posted this on GG.net too in Forums:
http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft2/thread/497103-game-lags/

They said something about GFX Fan.
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
March 08 2010 15:54 GMT
#2
Can you post your computer specs?
There's a bug in a recent Nvidia driver that causes graphics cards to overheat because it messes with the default fan profiles, so it would be nice to know if you were using an nvidia card.
U Gotta Skate.
GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
March 08 2010 18:11 GMT
#3
Sure I'm using nVidia.

ASUS M2NPV-MX
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB ZOTAC
3,5 GB RAM
Windows XP Professional

I know they fixed something with ATi cards in patch 3.
rackdude
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States882 Posts
March 08 2010 18:15 GMT
#4
I found the internet can get clogged with this game easily. I can do everything else on my school's wifi and I cannot tell the difference, but the moment I turn on starcraft 2, if I'm not on ethernet the game just doesn't work.
Sweet.
NihiLStarcraft
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Denmark1413 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-08 18:29:44
March 08 2010 18:27 GMT
#5
I don't mean to hijack the thread but I actually have a similar problem. I have very good internet connection and a computer that can run the game on best settings no problem.

I get little lags for ~1-1.5 seconds maybe where everything is completely stuck and then the game goes on and for ~0.5 seconds everything that happened in the meantime just flies by as it catches up. It's really weird and happens maybe once every two minutes in-game. Now, the weird thing: it doesn't happen when I watch replays. Never. But it does happen when I play against AI.

I have no idea what this is. I have graphics set to maximum but it also happens when I turn it down. My specs:

Vista 64-bit Home Premium
Intel E8500 2x3.16Hz Core2 Duo CPU
4GB RAM
NVidia GeForce GTX 260
More than enough HD space

I have the most current NVidia drivers that you can download, not the ones that melt your card but the ones Blizzard told people to use instead.

I guess it must be the internet connection but I have the fastest DSL speed you can get in Germany and everything else is super fast (including SC1, never had lags there).
ToyotaDemon
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Australia150 Posts
March 08 2010 18:36 GMT
#6
Definitely sounds like a internet/connection issue with SC2 or BNET2.0

Not saying your internet is bad, but maybe you have something that is stopping packets from coming in or not sending some packets out. When your game just kinda lags for a second and comes back really quickly that's your game trying to catch up.

Maybe you have a firewall up or something? Maybe check your CPU usage when you play SC2, if it uses 100% your PC kind of freezes a bit (happens to me in L4D/L4D2, I fix it by setting the priority of the task to low in task manager).

Should post it up in blizzard support forums so the devs know about it and fix it if its something to do with the client. Good luck with it xP
rawr
rotinegg
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States1719 Posts
March 08 2010 18:44 GMT
#7
Exactly the same problem here, I thought it was a HW issue since my specs do not meet minimum requirements. However, with all settings set on lowest, it will run semi-decent, but I get those 2~3 second pauses and then the 0.5 second when the game tries to catch up. I am on cmu school ethernet, and it is very fast (I've seen anywhere from 500k ~ >7mb/s download speeds!)
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EasyPush
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Sweden70 Posts
March 08 2010 18:44 GMT
#8
I have the exact same problem. Thought my router might suck, but maybe not if others are having the same problem.
GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
March 08 2010 20:03 GMT
#9
Downloaded recommended nVidia drivers but it's still lagging.
_EmIL_
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden138 Posts
March 08 2010 20:23 GMT
#10
I get this too.. Really weird.

I have almost identical computer as you TS.


I had to turn my computer off today, was feeling like the graphcard would burn down or sth.. really much noise + heat from the computer Looks like ill have to get new comp to play this game.
Losing is winning
leetchaos
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States395 Posts
March 08 2010 20:32 GMT
#11
This sounds like what happens when I try to game on wireless.
NiGoL
Profile Joined September 2008
1868 Posts
March 08 2010 20:32 GMT
#12
Striker, my tips for u is to post on blizzard.com forums, they might help u a lot better than us, people here seems to have the same problem, so go to blizz forums and ask there, some people even work for blizz posting there. gl btw.
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ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
March 08 2010 20:38 GMT
#13
Ok,

My brother couldnt even get battle.net to work because of the lag in the graphics.

Heres the topic: http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23425769546&sid=5000

The solution you are looking for could be there, so you might check it. What we did was this:
1.Run regedit
2.go into computer>HKEY_CUR​​RENT_USER>Softwar​e​>Blizzard Entertainment>Bat​​tle.net
3.Delete the dirtycacheindex registry

Read the whole thread before you do it. Hope it helps!
"My sister is on vacation in Costa Rica right now. I hope she stays a while because she's a miserable cunt." -pubbanana
Fedaykin
Profile Joined February 2003
Netherlands2003 Posts
March 08 2010 20:39 GMT
#14
And I thought I was the only one...

Same problem, computer of around minimum requirements, little above it. Got nVidia and proper drivers (not the latest until they fix that).

I doubt it's my internet since it's usually fast and steady. Also, they whole game freezes, lag doesnt make your sound screw up..
GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
March 08 2010 20:42 GMT
#15
I installed that drivers they suggested and in the middle of the game I got Blue Screen of dead. So now I'm installing back the newest ones :D

Will post there since nobody knows nothing about it.
SilverSeraphim
Profile Joined March 2010
United States34 Posts
March 08 2010 20:48 GMT
#16
I know this sounds silly, but your video card could be overheating due to dust buildup. I've had games freeze/lag even though it doesn't seem like my system should be taxed. If you're computer isn't brand new there may be some significant dust build up. It's especially common in video cards with a fan like this:

[image loading]


Dust can build up inside the heat-sync and you won't be able to see it when just looking at your card. The best way to clean it is to take your video card out of your computer and use a vacuum with a soft brush end. You can also put it on reverse to try and blow some of the dust out, but go outside or open a window first. =p

Sometimes, if your card really hasn't been cleaned in a long time (over a year) you can even use a tweezers to pull the dust out. I've pulled a wooly-mammoth of out one of my old Radeons before. Something like that can really tank your card's capabilities as it keeps overheating and has to cut back.

Anyway, maybe that will help some of you guys out. Not necessarily the case for everyone, but something to check. xD
GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
March 08 2010 21:02 GMT
#17
I have this one:
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


So I will try to do as you said And if smth happen to it I will blame you to buy me new one
NihiLStarcraft
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Denmark1413 Posts
March 09 2010 01:04 GMT
#18
But there's a difference - my problem (and the one the people that posted below me) NEVER occurs when watching a replay (where the gpu surely works as hard as it does in-game). I think that rules any of the gpu- and fan-related sources for the problem out, no?

Striker and the others, do you guys have your lag problem in replays as well?
eXigent.
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
March 09 2010 01:21 GMT
#19
On March 09 2010 05:42 Striker[JC] wrote:
I installed that drivers they suggested and in the middle of the game I got Blue Screen of dead. So now I'm installing back the newest ones :D

Will post there since nobody knows nothing about it.


uhhhh you might wanna roll back your nvidia drivers. They announced on their website that their latest drivers are causing ALOT of geforce cards to overheat and melt. This is a huge problem, and has wrecked alot of video cards already.

Here is the link where Nvidia directly says DO NOT download their latest drivers (196.75) due to it causing fan problems.
uNiGNoRe
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Germany1115 Posts
March 09 2010 01:30 GMT
#20
On March 09 2010 05:32 leetchaos wrote:
This sounds like what happens when I try to game on wireless.


Exactly. I've had about 5-6 different WLAN cards and they are all different in terms of lag. Some don't lag at all (very rare). Others do lag every ~20 sec for about 1 second only on B.net, another card lags every minute about 4 seconds while playing CS...
WLAN just sucks. If any of you guys use WLAN, that's most likely the cause of your problems.
Too_MuchZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Finland2818 Posts
March 09 2010 01:38 GMT
#21
On March 09 2010 05:48 SilverSeraphim wrote:
I know this sounds silly, but your video card could be overheating due to dust buildup. I've had games freeze/lag even though it doesn't seem like my system should be taxed. If you're computer isn't brand new there may be some significant dust build up. It's especially common in video cards with a fan like this:

[image loading]


Dust can build up inside the heat-sync and you won't be able to see it when just looking at your card. The best way to clean it is to take your video card out of your computer and use a vacuum with a soft brush end. You can also put it on reverse to try and blow some of the dust out, but go outside or open a window first. =p

Sometimes, if your card really hasn't been cleaned in a long time (over a year) you can even use a tweezers to pull the dust out. I've pulled a wooly-mammoth of out one of my old Radeons before. Something like that can really tank your card's capabilities as it keeps overheating and has to cut back.

Anyway, maybe that will help some of you guys out. Not necessarily the case for everyone, but something to check. xD


This, I had same problem and finally my fan just stopped (old ati radeon card)

I had freezing lags for few seconds after some time. Then when I used any 3d related games/programs my comp would crash.
danl9rm
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States3111 Posts
March 09 2010 01:39 GMT
#22
On March 09 2010 03:27 dkh wrote:
I don't mean to hijack the thread but I actually have a similar problem. I have very good internet connection and a computer that can run the game on best settings no problem.

I get little lags for ~1-1.5 seconds maybe where everything is completely stuck and then the game goes on and for ~0.5 seconds everything that happened in the meantime just flies by as it catches up. It's really weird and happens maybe once every two minutes in-game. Now, the weird thing: it doesn't happen when I watch replays. Never. But it does happen when I play against AI.

I have no idea what this is. I have graphics set to maximum but it also happens when I turn it down. My specs:

Vista 64-bit Home Premium
Intel E8500 2x3.16Hz Core2 Duo CPU
4GB RAM
NVidia GeForce GTX 260
More than enough HD space

I have the most current NVidia drivers that you can download, not the ones that melt your card but the ones Blizzard told people to use instead.

I guess it must be the internet connection but I have the fastest DSL speed you can get in Germany and everything else is super fast (including SC1, never had lags there).


there's one thing i can think of, and that is that the sc2 equivalent of "warden" runs in all those other cases, but probably not during a replay.
"Science has so well established that the preborn baby in the womb is a living human being that most pro-choice activists have conceded the point. ..since the abortion proponents have lost the science argument, they are now advocating an existential one."
udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
March 09 2010 07:11 GMT
#23
bnet 2 is sensitive to your latency. you can create a game with just yourself and no AI, and if your connection lags, you will notice the stuttering.

it might not necessarily be causing your problem but since you mention the lag never occurring while viewing replays, your connection or some program affecting your connection might be the culprit.
E-Sports is competitive video gaming with a spectator fan base. Do not take the word "Sports" literally.
dacthehork
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2000 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-09 07:21:24
March 09 2010 07:20 GMT
#24
I've had this exact problem

It happens even when I have played the single player (not latency) (yes the real single player.. not through bnet (replays etc)

I switched video cards, same problem. It is NOT overheating (I have good drivers and know the nvidia issue)

It is not overheating or latency issues.
Warturtle - DOTA 2 is KING
MidKnight
Profile Joined December 2008
Lithuania884 Posts
March 09 2010 12:30 GMT
#25
Same for me.
My pc is hovering around minimum requirements, but generally I have about 40-50 FPS, and 20-30 during engagements.

It seems like those screen freezes happen most often when new unit is built or upgrade finishes.Screen just gets stuck with looping sound for like 5s, even though I can move the mouse just fine.
dacthehork
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2000 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-09 12:35:04
March 09 2010 12:34 GMT
#26
On March 09 2010 21:30 MidKnight wrote:
Same for me.
My pc is hovering around minimum requirements, but generally I have about 40-50 FPS, and 20-30 during engagements.

It seems like those screen freezes happen most often when new unit is built or upgrade finishes.Screen just gets stuck with looping sound for like 5s, even though I can move the mouse just fine.

same exact thing

it seems to happen far more often on a fresh bootup of SC2, if ive been playing a while it stops happening
Warturtle - DOTA 2 is KING
Naib
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Hungary4843 Posts
March 09 2010 12:58 GMT
#27
It happens to me too, but I always thought it's cause my comp is sucky and can barely run SC2 on lowest settings (so I figured some random moments I may lag up the game). Guess I'll clear the dust and see if that helps.

And just as dacthehork above me said - it's a lot more common in my first few (especially the first) game(s) after starting SC2 up, it almost vanishes after a while. Pretty weird.
Complete the cycle!
GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
March 09 2010 13:00 GMT
#28
Nope I'm not using WLAN.

I tried to clean Fan and GC and it didn't helped. Bad
GoDannY
Profile Joined August 2006
Germany442 Posts
March 09 2010 13:08 GMT
#29
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I've stumbled a couple of weeks ago over a thread with a comparable issue in which somebody recommended to add

framecap=60

to the settings file in the Starcraft II Beta folder on MyDocuments.

For me that didnt work out, tough I had perfectly working hardware. I use Windows 7 so I finally decided to reinstall the whole client making sure I ran it "as Administrator". Worked out for me and since then it works flawless.

Hope it may helps
Team LifeStyle - it's more than a game
edahl
Profile Joined February 2008
Norway483 Posts
March 09 2010 13:28 GMT
#30
On March 09 2010 03:11 Striker[JC] wrote:
Sure I'm using nVidia.

ASUS M2NPV-MX
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB ZOTAC
3,5 GB RAM
Windows XP Professional

I know they fixed something with ATi cards in patch 3.

I've got pretty much the same PC (but 6000+ processor) and it's messing just the same way. It sometimes hangs completely as well.
goszar
Profile Joined February 2010
Belarus119 Posts
March 09 2010 13:49 GMT
#31
Its pretty funny to see that almost no one in this topic mentions lost packets. I guess there is no such thing in US/Western Europe countries
Usually such lags occur if you had a significant packet loss. It seems that Bnet 2.0 uses the same crappy netcode as SC1 and WC3, and this code cannot handle packet loss.
To verify, press Win-R, type "ping eu.battle.net -t", wait for few minutes, then press Ctrl-Break. More than 5% packet loss means huge lags, 2-3% means some lag.
You can't ping us.battle.net directly, so do the following: "tracert us.battle.net", find out the last IP address that allows ping (does not block ICMP traffic), and use that IP instead.
AraqirG
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States266 Posts
March 09 2010 14:20 GMT
#32
On March 09 2010 03:44 rotinegg wrote:
Exactly the same problem here, I thought it was a HW issue since my specs do not meet minimum requirements. However, with all settings set on lowest, it will run semi-decent, but I get those 2~3 second pauses and then the 0.5 second when the game tries to catch up. I am on cmu school ethernet, and it is very fast (I've seen anywhere from 500k ~ >7mb/s download speeds!)


DId this just start happening to you?

I've played more than 300 games and this happened to me for the first time yesterday. In 2 of the games I played (2v2s) it would lag, then catch up. I'm wondering if it only recently started happening.
GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
March 09 2010 16:54 GMT
#33
On March 09 2010 22:49 goszar wrote:
Its pretty funny to see that almost no one in this topic mentions lost packets. I guess there is no such thing in US/Western Europe countries
Usually such lags occur if you had a significant packet loss. It seems that Bnet 2.0 uses the same crappy netcode as SC1 and WC3, and this code cannot handle packet loss.
To verify, press Win-R, type "ping eu.battle.net -t", wait for few minutes, then press Ctrl-Break. More than 5% packet loss means huge lags, 2-3% means some lag.
You can't ping us.battle.net directly, so do the following: "tracert us.battle.net", find out the last IP address that allows ping (does not block ICMP traffic), and use that IP instead.


Ok done 0% Packet lost
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rotinegg
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States1719 Posts
March 09 2010 17:11 GMT
#34
I definitely dont think its packet losses, it's something based on HW on client side cuz all the sounds keep looping too (like when you press ctrl+alt+del in windows 97). This usually happens when my first extractor pops and im watching it.
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HalfAmazing
Profile Joined May 2008
Netherlands402 Posts
March 09 2010 17:14 GMT
#35
Are you playing on US server? I'm from Europe and I play on the US server, lag is almost unbearable at times. I can't micro worth a damn.
You can figure out the other half.
GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
March 09 2010 17:21 GMT
#36
On March 10 2010 02:11 rotinegg wrote:
I definitely dont think its packet losses, it's something based on HW on client side cuz all the sounds keep looping too (like when you press ctrl+alt+del in windows 97). This usually happens when my first extractor pops and im watching it.


But it's sometimes lags only game not the sound. Sometime both but usually the first thing.
rotinegg
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States1719 Posts
March 09 2010 17:27 GMT
#37
^ true.. I have noticed that this never happens without a disconnect window popping up on my friends computer, which is significantly better than mine (same network though, we both live on campus). Maybe it is a connection issue after all? Never had this problem with any other game though...
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onmach
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States1241 Posts
March 09 2010 17:37 GMT
#38
It sounds like a potential bug in the game to me. Internet lag will not cause your sound to skip. This means that it is something on your local computer that is causing the cpu to spike.

It could be a pathing issue where some units end up searching the entire map for a path to a location, or it could be some deep engine thing where it gets into a loop that takes awhile to exit. I recommend you report this issue to blizzard so that they prioritize it.
GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
March 09 2010 18:46 GMT
#39
I'm already on it
GG-Striker
Profile Joined April 2008
Czech Republic112 Posts
March 10 2010 00:44 GMT
#40
Posted on BETA forum
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23710581059&postId=237083473578&sid=5010#0
Wilko
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany470 Posts
March 10 2010 00:59 GMT
#41
I have the same problem here
Untill today i made 500 games and i had not a single problem up to now
But suddenly i get this 1-2 sec lags every 5 seconds and it makes the game unplayable for me
Bowser-
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany15 Posts
March 10 2010 01:03 GMT
#42
got this too, since this evening. played 200 games absolutely smooth and lagfree and now, the last ten games were hardly playable.
so i guess I'm not the only one having trouble with this? hope blizzard will fix it soon. cannot ladder like that.
s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
March 10 2010 01:11 GMT
#43
i have the same problem
I am not good with quotes
Artrey
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany270 Posts
March 10 2010 01:21 GMT
#44
On March 09 2010 22:49 goszar wrote:
Its pretty funny to see that almost no one in this topic mentions lost packets. I guess there is no such thing in US/Western Europe countries
Usually such lags occur if you had a significant packet loss. It seems that Bnet 2.0 uses the same crappy netcode as SC1 and WC3, and this code cannot handle packet loss.
To verify, press Win-R, type "ping eu.battle.net -t", wait for few minutes, then press Ctrl-Break. More than 5% packet loss means huge lags, 2-3% means some lag.
You can't ping us.battle.net directly, so do the following: "tracert us.battle.net", find out the last IP address that allows ping (does not block ICMP traffic), and use that IP instead.


It rather sounds like a router with bad quality of service. So when someone else is using your connection and surfing the internet or some program does a check in the background, the router prioritizes that instead of the sc2 traffic which is therefor delayed.

If you want to simulate with ping packets, do not forget that a default ping packet is pretty small. You should increase the size with the -b option (calculate it depending on your bandwidth) and increase the default wait time accordingly (else it will display loss which is no real loss, just takes too long to transmit).


On the other hand I have seen it a few times now that my opponent lags for 2-5 second when a new unit of me finishes production. Oo
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
March 10 2010 01:33 GMT
#45
Maybe it's a BNET2.0 problem... or what SilverSeraphim mentioned about dust buildup in graphics cards. I clean out my graphics card pretty often for the reasons he gave.
:)
Socke
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany451 Posts
March 10 2010 02:30 GMT
#46
lag started today, not only for me but for many others in germany (or eu probably),
so it has to do with blizz eu server.

just hope they can fix it quickly
dacthehork
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2000 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-11 07:41:23
March 11 2010 07:41 GMT
#47
Still have this problem

makes me lose games
I ran cpu fan to check temps and nothing spiked.
Warturtle - DOTA 2 is KING
Perseverance
Profile Joined February 2010
Japan2800 Posts
March 11 2010 10:08 GMT
#48
On March 11 2010 16:41 dacthehork wrote:
Still have this problem

makes me lose games
I ran cpu fan to check temps and nothing spiked.



This exact thing happens to me sometimes, it's really annoying and I can't fix it.
<3 Moonbattles
jra64
Profile Joined November 2008
United States104 Posts
March 15 2010 09:17 GMT
#49
I'm having the exact same problem.

3.333 GHz
2.50 GB of RAM
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series
Realtek HD Audio Output

Every 5 min or so skips for 2-8 seconds, loops sound. Happens even in replays. I tried the recommendation of going into the registry to find dirtycache file, but it wasn't there, am I doing something wrong?

For anyone wondering the minimum requirements are:

PC Minimum Requirements:
• Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
• 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
• 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
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Marradron
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Netherlands1586 Posts
March 15 2010 09:24 GMT
#50
someone said before to run as administrator. That helped him, might help you
freelander
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Hungary4707 Posts
March 15 2010 09:27 GMT
#51
I have a quiet shitty internet connection, and for me it lags for 1 second every 10 seconds.

With other games I usually dont get this, just have a quite big delay.
And all is illuminated.
Shauni
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
4077 Posts
March 24 2010 05:15 GMT
#52
same problem as the OP. I'm starting to think it's just a bug in the beta... Nobody have any solutions yet? The Battle.net thread didn't say much either.
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mitarn
Profile Joined March 2010
South Africa293 Posts
March 24 2010 16:29 GMT
#53
There are new Nvidia beta drivers out, maybe try them just incase. I have friends that have nearly the same thing and they also said they were SURE it wasn't HW lag. This seemed to solve it for them!
Check here : http://mitarn.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/new-nvidia-drivers-sc2-improvements/
Amber[LighT]
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States5078 Posts
March 24 2010 16:35 GMT
#54
On March 09 2010 22:08 GoDannY wrote:
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I've stumbled a couple of weeks ago over a thread with a comparable issue in which somebody recommended to add

framecap=60

to the settings file in the Starcraft II Beta folder on MyDocuments.

For me that didnt work out, tough I had perfectly working hardware. I use Windows 7 so I finally decided to reinstall the whole client making sure I ran it "as Administrator". Worked out for me and since then it works flawless.

Hope it may helps


Yah the original thread can be found here:

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23307770702&sid=5000&pageNo=2

I did this, but my video card still goes wild whenever SC2 is open. I'm using an nVidia 8800 GTS
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Play
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia608 Posts
March 25 2010 12:39 GMT
#55
Mediocre.wolf feel free to add me
jmascis
xylon
Profile Joined October 2009
United States22 Posts
March 25 2010 21:39 GMT
#56
i don't know if this will help you or not but my computer was stuttering all the time and i fixed it by blowing the dust off my heat sinks. stopped pausing every 10 seconds now.
Wilko
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany470 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-09 16:08:40
April 09 2010 16:07 GMT
#57
Does the lag strike again?
Since today i have this same spiky lag i had 4 weeks ago
Is it just me or does it lag for anyone else too?
ChoboOv
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada126 Posts
April 09 2010 16:27 GMT
#58
What type of lag?

Try pressing ctrl + alt + f to show your current FPS. If your FPS is dropping low then it is your CPU that is overheating and is probably down clocking itself, There are a couple free programs to see how hot your CPU is getting that may also be the cause. If it isn't your FPS then it may be the network that you are on and you are just having bad network traffic.

Hope this helps.
Wilko
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany470 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-09 17:45:45
April 09 2010 17:39 GMT
#59
Ok, i just checked the FPS and it doesn't drop
My CPU temperature and my network traffic are also fine
Some of my mates experience the same lag now
But somehow only my german mates are affected, maybe it's a regional problem regarding the server?

~edit~
The game freezes for 0.5-2 seconds and then runs with 6x speed untill it cought up
That happens frequently all 5-10 seconds
Johnny B
Profile Joined April 2009
United States76 Posts
April 09 2010 18:24 GMT
#60
I have the same problem. My housemate and I share an Internet connection, and he never gets the lag, so I don't think it's a problem with the Internet Service Provider. My theory was that it has something to do with loading a new graphic or sound. For example, when my second Overlord pops out, it could have a slightly different model during the 0.2 seconds it takes to "grow" to full size. Similarly, when you create a new unit for the first time, you may need to load a new sound--for example, "Thor is here."

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bakedace
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States672 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-09 19:41:57
April 09 2010 19:38 GMT
#61
Starcraft 2 definitely has an issue with card fans/over heating.

My GTX260 fan kept getting really loud after a while of starcraft sessions.. not long after the game would lag really bad. I'd go to restart but it would bluescreen+crash when starting back up..

took me a while to figure out it was a heating problem, but now im pretty sure it is because it would always come back after 15-20 of cooling off.

I'm not 100% sure if it was my cpu over heating, or my video card. I cleaned them both out and haven't had problems since... but I don't think i've been putting in as many starcraft hours.
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
April 09 2010 19:42 GMT
#62
Same problem. Fuck Blizzard.
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MidKnight
Profile Joined December 2008
Lithuania884 Posts
April 11 2010 23:49 GMT
#63
There's another thread regarding this
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23425770071&sid=5000&pageNo=3
RoosterSamurai
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Japan2108 Posts
April 12 2010 00:04 GMT
#64
I find that I get lag spikes every once in a while if I am NOT streaming the game xD
Jaxx
Profile Joined July 2004
Slovakia758 Posts
April 12 2010 10:56 GMT
#65
Same problem here, happened at least once in 3-4 games during weekend. I can normally move in game, select units and buildings, music keeps playing, similar to pause. Usually it just unfreezes, got also few "fast forwards" (quick catch up in time, looked like fastestx6 in rep) and two discs I think (both games were won ).

My connection is fine, so is my hw, I have new nvidia beta drivers etc. I hope it gets fixed soon.
MidKnight
Profile Joined December 2008
Lithuania884 Posts
May 06 2010 23:39 GMT
#66
I know it's an old topic, but here's a "fix" of some sorts in case anyone is still expierencing this weird stutter-thing


Petemctee.petemctee
Here's a fix that I've found that works for me... (I don't understand why it works....)

Open up an internet browser and go to youtube then start the game.

I'm serious, it works for some reason....


http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23425770071&sid=5000&pageNo=12

As funny as it is, it did work for me.
It seems that now whenever I'm "supposed" to get this stutter, sound gets bugged, but screen only freezes for a split second instead for the full duration (3-5s).
Weird
SichuanPanda
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1542 Posts
May 06 2010 23:49 GMT
#67
TCP packets over UDP packets, this is the reason for the lag that seems unexplainable. Blizzard decided to support only TCP packets not UDP. TCP is the standard packet type (in other words at any given time there is a metric tonne of them populating the internet and/or most networks). UDP is a less common packet type often used for video games to avoid clutter with TCP packets. Blizzard really seems to have dropped the ball on this one.
i-bonjwa
Gnosis
Profile Joined December 2008
Scotland912 Posts
May 06 2010 23:50 GMT
#68
On April 10 2010 04:38 bakedace wrote:
Starcraft 2 definitely has an issue with card fans/over heating.

My GTX260 fan kept getting really loud after a while of starcraft sessions.. not long after the game would lag really bad. I'd go to restart but it would bluescreen+crash when starting back up..

took me a while to figure out it was a heating problem, but now im pretty sure it is because it would always come back after 15-20 of cooling off.

I'm not 100% sure if it was my cpu over heating, or my video card. I cleaned them both out and haven't had problems since... but I don't think i've been putting in as many starcraft hours.


Yeah SC2 killed my card, I had to get it RMA'd (gtx285).
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