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

United States2851 Posts

March 08 2010 15:54 GMT

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.

GG-Striker

Czech Republic112 Posts

March 08 2010 18:11 GMT

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

United States882 Posts

March 08 2010 18:15 GMT

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.

NihiLStarcraft

Denmark1413 Posts

March 08 2010 18:27 GMT

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

Australia150 Posts

March 08 2010 18:36 GMT

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

rotinegg

United States1719 Posts

March 08 2010 18:44 GMT

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!)

EasyPush

Sweden70 Posts

March 08 2010 18:44 GMT

I have the exact same problem. Thought my router might suck, but maybe not if others are having the same problem.

GG-Striker

Czech Republic112 Posts

March 08 2010 20:03 GMT

Downloaded recommended nVidia drivers but it's still lagging.

_EmIL_

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.

leetchaos

United States395 Posts

March 08 2010 20:32 GMT

#11

This sounds like what happens when I try to game on wireless.

NiGoL

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.

ZeroCartin

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_CURRENT_USER>Software>Blizzard Entertainment>Battle.net
3.Delete the dirtycacheindex registry

Read the whole thread before you do it. Hope it helps!

Fedaykin

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

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

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:

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

Czech Republic112 Posts

March 08 2010 21:02 GMT

#17

I have this one:
+ Show Spoiler +

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

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.

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

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.

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