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Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:23 pm
by Jerome
Many players complaine and blame me for laggin lately, I do also notice it myself. I barely can shoot/aim during gun fights, barely can drive without crashing into items, and when people walk, I RUN much slower, pretty annoying.
So if any of you, dear community members, has any tip to advise me I'd be more than thankful

Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:23 pm
by Jakie
delete mods
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:26 pm
by Noam
FPS lag or ping lag ?
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:29 pm
by Paulo_Jamejos
1. Close any Internet backgrounds e.g Skype and utorrent etcetera. Or use game booster.
2. C->WINDOWS -> Temp -> delete EVERYTHING ( don't afraid, I did it too )
3. Antivirus update.
4. Overheat checking
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:35 pm
by Jerome
Carlos_jordan wrote:delete mods
Got a single sasf's mandatory mod. I hardly believe it is the main problem
Noam wrote:FPS lag or ping lag ?
English please hhhh? Or even hebrew :p
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:44 pm
by Noam
FPS = Frames Per Second / Graphic related
Ping / Internet related
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:45 pm
by Jerome
Noam wrote:FPS = Frames Per Second / Graphic related
Ping / Internet related
And how do i check those ?
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:47 pm
by Yuri Zakhaev
Jerome wrote:Noam wrote:FPS = Frames Per Second / Graphic related
Ping / Internet related
And how do i check those ?
If your gameplay is slow then it's FPS problem
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:49 pm
by Jerome
Vlatko_Burneski wrote:Jerome wrote:Noam wrote:FPS = Frames Per Second / Graphic related
Ping / Internet related
And how do i check those ?
If your gameplay is slow then it's FPS problem
It's pretty slow, yea..
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:51 pm
by Yuri Zakhaev
Jerome wrote:Vlatko_Burneski wrote:Jerome wrote:Noam wrote:FPS = Frames Per Second / Graphic related
Ping / Internet related
And how do i check those ?
If your gameplay is slow then it's FPS problem
It's pretty slow, yea..
than that's FPS problem, can you tell us your PC stats? ( graphics card, processor, RAM etc .. )
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:59 pm
by Jerome
RAM: 2GB
Processor: Pentuim(R) Dual-Core CPU E5800 @ 3.20Ghz
System type: 32 bit
Display adapter(i think it's graphics card, no?

) NVIDIA GeForce 20
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 9:10 pm
by Yuri Zakhaev
nvidia geforce 20? please tell me the full name .. it cant be " 20 " , probably 210/220
BTW, do you use mods like ENB, vehicle mods etc.. ?
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 9:14 pm
by Jerome
Vlatko_Burneski wrote:nvidia geforce 20? please tell me the full name .. it cant be " 20 " , probably 210/220
BTW, do you use mods like ENB, vehicle mods etc.. ?
nvidia geforce 210** my mistake.
I only use SASF's leviathan mod.
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 9:19 pm
by Yuri Zakhaev
Well, you can increase your performance by using disk clean up, disk defragment
what's your OS, windows xp/ 7 / 8 ?
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 9:21 pm
by Vega
Draw distance - 0
FPS limit - Off
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 9:22 pm
by Jerome
Vlatko_Burneski wrote:Well, you can increase your performance by using disk clean up, disk defragment
what's your OS, windows xp/ 7 / 8 ?
I clean and defargment it once in a short while.
I use W7
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 9:26 pm
by Yuri Zakhaev
Well you can try to lower your resolution to increase your FPS, also lower draw distance and turn FPS limit OFF, it will surely increase your FPS
But if you still have low FPS then maybe you'll need to lower your visual FX quality too or
Also, close applications & processes which you dont need while you're playing ( through task manager )
EDIT:
Take a look on this thread too ( if you dont care about your graphics quality and need FPS boost )
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=8400&hilit=how+to+increase+FPS
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 10:30 pm
by Jerome
Vlatko_Burneski wrote:Well you can try to lower your resolution to increase your FPS, also lower draw distance and turn FPS limit OFF, it will surely increase your FPS
But if you still have low FPS then maybe you'll need to lower your visual FX quality too or
Also, close applications & processes which you dont need while you're playing ( through task manager )
EDIT:
Take a look on this thread too ( if you dont care about your graphics quality and need FPS boost )
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=8400&hilit=how+to+increase+FPS
Acomplished each of these. my fps is 10-15 and people still claim i lag hard

Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 10:47 pm
by Paulo_Jamejos
The problem might of them not of you ...
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 10:56 pm
by Jerome
Paulo_Jamejos wrote:The problem might of them not of you ...
I don't think so lol
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 19th, 2013, 12:55 am
by Jakie
try to run it without mods , if its better its mod
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 19th, 2013, 10:12 am
by Daci
Your PC's specs ?
And make sure that "Frame Limiter is OFF and screen resolution is normal or compatible for your PC specs.
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 19th, 2013, 12:35 pm
by Jerome
Any hardware you suggest me to upgrade/replace?
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 19th, 2013, 12:37 pm
by Yuri Zakhaev
Jerome wrote:Any hardware you suggest me to upgrade/replace?
Your graphics card + get another 2 GB RAM and upgrade your OS to 64 bit
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 19th, 2013, 12:49 pm
by Jerome
Vlatko_Burneski wrote:Jerome wrote:Any hardware you suggest me to upgrade/replace?
Your graphics card + get another 2 GB RAM and upgrade your OS to 64 bit
yessir ;P
jk, I'll try purcashing them as soon as possible, thank you very much

Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 19th, 2013, 12:53 pm
by Yuri Zakhaev
Jerome wrote:Vlatko_Burneski wrote:Jerome wrote:Any hardware you suggest me to upgrade/replace?
Your graphics card + get another 2 GB RAM and upgrade your OS to 64 bit
yessir ;P
jk, I'll try purcashing them as soon as possible, thank you very much

You can tell us your budget too
2 GB of RAM is not expensive, it's around $20-30
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 19th, 2013, 2:02 pm
by Jerome
Vlatko_Burneski wrote:Jerome wrote:Vlatko_Burneski wrote:Jerome wrote:Any hardware you suggest me to upgrade/replace?
Your graphics card + get another 2 GB RAM and upgrade your OS to 64 bit
yessir ;P
jk, I'll try purcashing them as soon as possible, thank you very much

You can tell us your budget too
2 GB of RAM is not expensive, it's around $20-30
I'm budgeted fine enough xD
and i'm not that stupid, so I can decide which will be better

Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 19th, 2013, 2:55 pm
by Noam
Try that :
McFrenzie wrote:
Here, I am going to put all possible causes/solutions to your FPS lag.

1) Lowest graphics settings.
2) Closing of unneeded applications on the background.
3) Virus check.
4) Mod removal.
5) Stream Memory Fix.
6) GameBooster.
7) Overheat checking.
8) Other ways to slightly remove lag.
1. Join a random server/or single player in GTA SA.
2. Press ESC.
3. Go to Options/Display Setup
4. Go to Advanced.
5. Eliminate Draw Distance, also Frame Limiter, and set the Visual Quality to
Low. (Something similar to the screenshot below.
1. Open Task Manager by pressing
CTRL+ALT+DELETE.
2. Go to processes tab.
3. Sort them out by Memory Usage (last tab)
4. Close all unneeded applications such as iTunes, Adobe Photoshop, Google Chrome/Firefox/IE, etcetera. (If you don't need them while playing.)
5. Find gta.sa application, and set it's priority
High.
1. Download an anti-virus software, there are a lot that are free so do your research.
2. Remove all viruses, because it may be a cause of ruining your in-game experience.
1. If you have any modifications downloaded, remove them all (How-To explained below).
2. If you have the backup of gta3.img, just replace it with the original one. (works if you only have files that you modded - such as deagle.txd/dff)
3. If you don't have any backup of the original gta3.img, you have to uninstall your game (GTA:SA).
1. Download this
file.
2. Read the instructions on the RAR file. It will fasten your texture appearing in game.
3. Any problems? Check
here
1. Download:
Gamebooster
2. Install it, and run it.
3. Put it in gaming mode. (Also defrag your gta.sa)
1. Download:
SpeedFan
2. If the results show (by a Fire ICON) that your desktop/laptop is overheated, try playing with the window open.
3. If it doesn't improve, open the cover of your desktop/laptop and with a vacuum cleaner SLOWLY and CAREFULLY clean it.
4. Cover it up again, and play.
1. Press F7 once when playing.
2. Delete gta_set from GTA San Andreas User Files.
3. Re-install your game/SAMP.
McFrenzie - For making this thread, gathering up everything and graphics.
Thomas_Jefferson - Overheat problem.
Tupac4Life' - Stream Memory Fix.
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 24th, 2013, 3:42 pm
by Peterson
Is the question been answered? add [Answered] tag to your title.
Re: Constantly lag
Posted: August 24th, 2013, 4:33 pm
by M@nster
This Kind OF Question helped me also, i have a shity PC, From 2007 and FPS is way to low