Exceeding system requirements....still lags

[botpush]

I recently built a pc and though my rig greatly exceeds system requirements for many games it lags.
for instance:
bioshock 2
battlfield:bad company 2
starcraft 2
even games like-
oblivion
& company of heroes.

I played mass effect 2 and there were no problems, but most other games to experience problems despite having better than recommended hardware.

nvidia 9800gt 1GB
intel i5 750-lynnfield
4gb ddr3 ram
1tb samsung 7,200
MSI MS-7638
windows 7 ultimate 64

 

[botpush]

whoops meant to include the windows 7 in the specs not the games....

 

[Herr_Koos]

Power supply?

 

[rocky41]

What about drivers are they up to date??

 

[mi1ez]

what settings are you using and what resolution?

 

[dalta centauri]

When you say lag, do you mean the framrate suddenly drops from 50-60 to around 30? Unless it goes to 5-15 suddenly and stays that way for a few seconds it may just be common.

 

[botpush]

700w ocz stealth extreme
I should be able to run some of these at their highest settings. but even when i've gone down to medium and even low settings i still get a good deal of lag

 

[rocky41]

Try using different drivers.

 

[swifty_morgan]

trash the junk video card. the days of COD4 type games are over.

 

[55Range]

Check for latest gpu driver, also a gpu upgrade might be necessary.

 

[frozentundra123456]

trash the junk video card. the days of COD4 type games are over.

hey, that is the video card that I have: I wouldnt call it junk (LOL). However, I have only an E4500 CPU at stock and run at 1440x900, so the video card is a good match for the system.

However, the OP should definitely get a better video card to go with his cpu. Maybe something like a GTX460 1gb or Radeon HD 6870.

 

[qpstrafe]

His video card is not the problem. I have the same issue, but my GPU doesn't even heat up when I play some games like Bad Company 2 and Black Ops. Crysis and Crysis 2 run smoothly on extreme settings, but the games with terrible graphics run like sh*t. MW2 runs smoothly, Halo 2 lags even though it is outdated, and my rig GREATLY exceeds the recommended system requirements for every game.

 

[kdarosa]

I'm having the same issue. My PC exceeds recommended specs and games lag...even the computer lags every now and then. Ive got an AMD Athalon II 640 quad-core, 8g RAM and an inboard Radeon HD4200.

Ive checked the drivers, they're all up to date and I'm running Windows 10.