How to Overclock?

[crizep]

Hello,

I am experiencing a poor experience while playing CSS with my computer. It lets me play the first 5-10 min. but then it starts lagging. I would like someone to teach me how to overclock my pc so i can see if that would be a solution to my problem.

Thank you,

Cristian Calo

 

[Luigi]

just google overclocking guide. and since it runs well at the start it would suggest that its overheating

 

[Toxcity]

Welcome to the forum mate.

Could you list your system specs here?

Might help figure what the problem is. So from what I understand CSS plays well until 5-10mins into gameplay and then it "lags"?

If so.. it must have something wrong. But not speed-wise.

 

[crizep]

my pc specs are:

Operating System System Model

Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Computer Corporation Inspiron 600m

Enclosure Type: Portable

Processor a Main Circuit Board b

1.60 gigahertz Intel Pentium M

64 kilobyte primary memory cache

2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer Corporation 0X8957

Serial Number: .65PHG81.CN4864358O5405.

Bus Clock: 133 megahertz

BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A17 06/29/2005

Drives Memory Modules c,d

40.01 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity

29.83 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+-RW ND-6650A [CD-ROM drive]

FUJITSU MHV2040AH [Hard drive] (40.01 GB) -- drive 0, s/n NT26T582KRPR, rev 00000096, SMART Status: Healthy 512 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_A' has 256 MB

Slot 'DIMM_B' has 256 MB

Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 40.01 GB 29.83 GB free

Network Drives

None detected

Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers

local user accounts last logon

CRIZEP 1/13/2008 1:42:54 PM (admin)

local system accounts

Administrator never (admin)

Guest never

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Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7 SigmaTel C-Major Audio

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Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection

Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.46 / 24

Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.1

Physical Address: 00:13:CE:07:60:BD

Linksys USB 2.0 Network Adapter ver.2

primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.47 / 24

Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.1

Physical Address: 00:13:10:5E:6B:5C

Networking Dns Server: 192.168.1.1

Microsoft AC Adapter

Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery (2x)

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SMC IrCC - Fast Infrared Port

Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard

HID-compliant mouse

PS/2 Compatible Mouse

USB Root Hub (4x)

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[Luigi]

do you think we really need all of that. you cant overclock a laptop...

 

[Pseudonym]

Well you could a bit, if you've got good cooling on it.

I doubt your problem is too slow a CPU anyway.

Hmm, try typing in net_graph 3 into the console next time you play. When it gets laggy, see if, your ping increases, or you fps decreases, and what happens to your choke.

Have you tried using a decent config for CS:S. It can make all the difference, it let my 1ghz laptop play on most GG servers.

OK, i have a pretty good autoexec here, don't want to fill the page with more lines of crap, so have uploaded it to uni. The link is HERE and you need to rename it to autoexec.txt and go through it. its quite well documented. Decide on which options you want and copy and paste the contents of the file into your autoexec.cfg (in C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\YOUR NAME\counter-strike source\cstrike)

Also turn off all un needed processes.

Get more RAM.

Maybe a cooling mat for your lappy, some work quite well.

Will have a look for some useful links

 

[crizep]

what do u mean by decent configuration?

 

[Pseudonym]

the config is the file CS:S checks to see what options you want turned on/off. It is much more in depth than the option menu.

I've edited a bit of my last post. Try doing the net_graph thing first, that might narrow down your problem