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computer game lag question , 10 points + best answer?

i have just bought the game ARMA2 for my laptop but its getting a very bad lag. THE GAME REQUIERMENTS ARE ; Minimal PC Requirements CPU: Dual Core Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon 3200+ or faster RAM: 1 GB Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM or faster OS: Windows XP Optimal PC Requirements CPU: Intel Core 2.8 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or faster RAM: 2 GB Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT / ATI Radeon 4850 with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM or faster OS: Windows XP or Vista my laptop specifications are ; Microprocessor 2 GHz AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-70 Microprocessor Cache 1 MB Level 2 cache Memory 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB) Memory Max Up to 8 GB Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8200M Video Memory Up to 895 MB Hard Drive 200 GB (5400 rpm) Multimedia Drive Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support Display 15.4” WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem Network Card Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface Wireless Connectivity 802.11b/g WLAN Sound Altec Lansing speakers 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated Keyboard 101 key compatible Pointing Device Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute button External Ports 3 USB 2.0 1 VGA port 1 HDMI connector 1 RJ11 modem connector 1 RJ45 ethernet connector 1 headphones-out 1 mic-in cable docking connector Dimensions 35.7 cm (L) x 25.6 cm (W) x 3.705 cm (min H) - 4.443 (max H) Weight 2.93kg Power 65 W AC Power Adapter 6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS PLEASE ?

Public Comments

1. Your graphics card is not as good as the minimum requirements. Theres a chart which will give you an idea of different cards. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-geforce-price,review-31602-6.html
2. Those are the MINIMUM system requirements, and you meet them.But you might set the game to high levels of detail and that may cause the problem.Try everything at Medium and see if it works, because you might not reach the Recommended system requirements, and that's why you're getting a little lag. Hope you solve your issue.
3. You do not meet the requirements for either your processor or video card. It seems that the lower requirements are pretty much the same as the optimal. Are you sure there is not a typo. You will need a faster graphics card and/or processor. Kyp is wrong your graphics card does not meet the requirements don't let th higher numbers fool you.
4. Well, it depends a little. Based on you're laptop, I'd say your issue is most likely the video card. An 8200m is actually worse than the 7800 that they recommend. Check this site for rankings of laptop GPUs. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison-of-Graphic-Cards.130.0.html Now, that doesn't necessarily mean you can't play the game. You may be able to get playable frame rates if you try lowering graphics settings. If you have shadows, anti-aliasing, etc, turn them off. Also, if needed, play at lower resolution (sucks, I know, but it could help a little bit). Another trick that may help: make sure you're in performance mode, not battery saver or such
5. If you want good performance without lag you need to meet the optimum requirements. Try to get geforce 9 series or better. Your life will change. By only meeting minimum requirements will never ever give good performance. In anyway, you could lower the graphic details to improve performance. Please also note that laptops are not optimized for intensive games.