| Computer games are extremely popular, but | | | | that stalls, making the game appear to run slow |
| having a game that lags is not only annoying but | | | | and lag. |
| can cost you many hours of playing time. Games | | | | To fix this problem, you need to fix the problems |
| are great but only when they run as smoothly as | | | | that cause the lag in the first place. And most of |
| possible, which makes it vital you're able to get | | | | the time, a game runs slowly because it is unable |
| your games running without any lag. Here's how... | | | | to process the settings that it needs to run. |
| In the gaming world, "lag" is characterized by | | | | Every game now has 1,000's of settings that it |
| having the screen jolting and the action of the | | | | needs to read each time you play it, and it's often |
| game being disrupted by your computer having to | | | | the case that many of these settings become |
| take longer to process the various actions that | | | | damaged or corrupted, and are saved in the |
| the game has. Lag comes in two forms - the first | | | | wrong way. This makes the game struggle to |
| is "Internet lag" and the second is "graphics lag". | | | | read the settings it needs, slowing it down and |
| Internet lag is when you play a game online and it | | | | causing the lag. |
| does not run very fast. This is nothing to do with | | | | The settings that games need are stored in the |
| your computer, but is all down to the speed at | | | | 'registry' of your computer, which is a central |
| which your game is receiving data from the | | | | database that keeps all the settings of your |
| Internet. If your Internet connection is slow, it will | | | | computer. In order to fix most cases of |
| take longer to get the information for the game | | | | game-lag, you just need to fix all the damaged |
| from the server and will consequently jolt as it | | | | settings that are causing the game to run slow. |
| updates slowly. This is only fixed by making your | | | | And that can be done by using a 'registry cleaner'. |
| Internet connection faster. | | | | A registry cleaner is a software tool that scans |
| The other type of lag is "graphics lag" where the | | | | through the settings on your PC and fixes any of |
| game will become extremely difficult to play even | | | | the damages ones that are causing problems. By |
| in single-player mode. This is caused by your | | | | using a registry cleaner which works to fix all the |
| computer taking longer to process the actions & | | | | damaged game settings on your PC, you can |
| graphics that the game needs to run, which | | | | actually make your game run extremely smoothly |
| makes it appear to run slow. It's like having a car | | | | again. |