Oblivion Requirements

[Eredell]

Hey all,  

I recently installed Oblivion to my computer, but to my horror... It lagged during combat. (Even at lowest settings!)

Main computer specs atm:

3.2 Ghz proc
1.5 Gigs of RAM
GeForce 7600Gt card

Now don't you think this should run it perfectly or decent on LOW settings?  :-?

I checked the recommended requirements for the game, and I see no problems.

Help or comments would be awesome!

Thanks,
Mike

[Calum]

That PC should play Oblivion OK, not fantastically but OK.
Definitely better than lagging on medium settings.
Is the PC slow when not gaming?
Could be heat, could be malware, could be a bloated installation.
What OS are you using?
When was the last time you cleaned your PC out?
What protection do you have?
What kind of processor is that?
And try defragging.

[Eredell]

Is the PC slow when not gaming?- No, It plays Battlefield 2/2142 and so on on max settings.
What OS are you using?- :-?
When was the last time you cleaned your PC out?-Just a few weeks ago.
What protection do you have?- Currently I am using Norton.
What kind of processor is that?- It is an Intel.
And try defragging. -Ill give that a go

Yeah, its very weird. Everything turned off/lowest settings still lags in combat  :-/

[Calum]

OS - Operating System.
XP?  Vista?
What version and service pack?
Your processor, I guess it's a Pentium 4 then.
Try defragmenting, see if that helps, and get back to us.

[Eredell]

Sorry, XP Home Edition... as for the pentium 4, yea it is, I am retarted  
Will do , thanks !

[unlovedwarrior]

try turning your norton off then play real quick and see if that helps??

[Eredell]

After performing the defrag, the game did become less laggy.

Its only at times when its just a bit laggy. I can live  

Thanks Calum!

As for the norton idea, ill give it a go.

[Calum]

Turning Norton off is a good idea also.
It's good practice to turn off unnecessary background programs when gaming.
But if you play online, leave your AV and firewall on or you are at risk.
If the defrag helped, I bet the game files were just fragmented.
You're welcome anyway.

[unlovedwarrior]

calum the best way to do it would remove norton lol

[Calum]

Haha, good point.
Maybe a little extreme, but something to consider.
Eredell, how long do you have left on your subscription?

[unlovedwarrior]

when its over come find me or someone and well help you get rid of norton and set you up with some better software( for free and [highlight]if you want to we dont force anything[/highlight])

[Eredell]

Hah, 193 days left.
Yeah, Ill turn it off.. (Once I figure out how)
 

[unlovedwarrior]

right click the icon in the taskbar and select disable

see if that will help the game any

[Eredell]

 There isn't a choice of disable for me.

[unlovedwarrior]

what norton do you have??