How to Avoid Game Lag on a Low End System

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Restart your computer.. Close background programs before gaming.. Refrain from updating your computer's operating system.

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1

Restart your computer.

Step 1

Restart your computer.

2

Close background programs before gaming.

Step 2

Close background programs before gaming.

3

Refrain from updating your computer's operating system.

Step 3

Refrain from updating your computer's operating system.

4

Update the game in question.

Step 4

Update the game in question.

5

Add extra Random Access Memory (RAM) to your computer.

Step 5

Add extra Random Access Memory (RAM) to your computer.

6

Open a game that is lagging.

Step 6

Open a game that is lagging.

7

Open the game's Settings.

Step 7

Open the game's Settings.

8

Select Video.

Step 8

Select Video.

9

Find and change the "Quality" option if applicable.

Step 9

Find and change the "Quality" option if applicable.

10

Find and change the "Textures" option.

Step 10

Find and change the "Textures" option.

11

Find and change the "Shadows" option.

Step 11

Find and change the "Shadows" option.

12

Disable the "Anti-Aliasing" option.

Step 12

Disable the "Anti-Aliasing" option.

13

Change other "Video" (or "Graphics") settings.

Step 13

Change other "Video" (or "Graphics") settings.

14

Click your game's "Save" button.

Step 14

Click your game's "Save" button.

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