My CPU isnt working right. When I play games that I should be able to handle, they lag pretty bad. My CPU usage is at about %10 when not playing games. I have done virus/spyware scans and cleaned up quite a bit. When I run System Requirements lab it shows my CPU as a bad cpu (shows it being worse then Pentium 2 which it is better then Pentium 4). I have done System Requirements Lab before and it showed me having a great CPU. It also used to show it running at a total of about 2.9-3.1ghz (not sure which one) and now it shows it at 2.39ghz.

I would appreciate any help. Do I need to reformat? Whats the matter with my CPU?

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Notebooks are generally equipped with video systems sub-par for gaming.

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I should have mentioned that I was able to play the games that I have but since 2 days ago I have been having lag problems. I dont play next-gen games, older games. HL2 ran alright on low settings as well as other games on med-high but now games lag on the lowest of settings and Sys Requirements Lab says my CPU is worse then a Pentium 2 which it is FAR Superior to it.

"I should have mentioned that I was able to play the games that I have but since 2 days ago I have been having lag problems"

Check for spyware, viruses, or unnecessary programs loading at startup.

http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/msc...

"And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"

I already have checked for spyware/viruses and such. I said so in my first post.

"I already have checked for spyware/viruses and such"

Which programs did you use?

"It also used to show it running at a total of about 2.9-3.1ghz (not sure which one) and now it shows it at 2.39ghz"

The TL-50 runs at 1.6GHz. The two core speeds are not combined.

"And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"

"I should have mentioned that I was able to play the games that I have but since 2 days ago I have been having lag problems."

Tried running System Restore yet?

Where in System Requirements Lab are you getting that your CPU is worse than a Pentium 2? In your screenshot, it shows that atleast a "Pentium 2 or Athlon equivalent" is required to play the warcraft game. Perhaps you misunderstood.

As the others have said, use System Restore. Also disable anything extra such as Aero. IMO, I wouldn't do any gaming on Vista until it matures more. XP is still the fastest for playing games.

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