Massive Lag just in Towns

[Dae314]

It's rather disappointing that your computer is so old. DDR3 memory is STILL at an all time low, and you would've been able to get 4GB for like $20. However, DDR2 memory is not that cheap right now -_-. If you want to shell out $50 or more on a memory upgrade, you can get 4GB of DDR2 memory (that memory I linked to should be what your board takes judging by your processor model).

[jokersheart]

thank you for the suggestions and thank you for the link to the ram I could buy. I know my computer is old. I got it from my aunt because my laptop screen died. So I thank you for your help.

maybe I can get the ram soon if not, I guess I'll just have to deal with the lag. I know other people are experiencing the same kind of lag so I know its not just my old computer and me lol.

thanks for the helpful suggestions

[FailFTW]

Connect the monitor, keyboard, and mouse to your laptop and you can use it again.

[jokersheart]

I've done that before and it's too much of a strain on my back plus other people use the computer at different times and its a pain in the butt to switch stuff back and forth and trust me with my mom I would have to switch stuff back and forth.

I'll see what kind of ram I actually need and maybe a buddy of mine can help me figure something out.

I just did a memory scan on Crucial.com and this is what it showed me:
Memory Type: SDRAM, PC133, SDRAM (non-ECC)
Maximum Memory: 3GB
Currently Installed Memory: 384MB
Total Memory Slots: 3
Available Memory Slots: 1

[Dae314]

Oh god that's even older than I thought... Scratch getting new memory, I'd just use that until you get the money to do a full upgrade. You'd end up just wasting money I think.

[jokersheart]

so you dont think even buy a 512mb stick for 25 bucks would help?

I know for a while I wont have money to do any real upgrading so I'm just looking for a way that will help with the lag on towns and on some flash games I play on facebook.

[FailFTW]

I strongly suggest that you just save up and buy a new computer in the future. There isn't much of a point in upgrading RAM in a 10-year-old computer.

[jokersheart]

so you're saying even if I get the 512mb ram its not going to make maple playing easier? all I'm looking for is a way to get maple to stop lagging so I can turn in quests and talk to NPC without it taking me 20 minutes to do that.

I don't see buying a new computer anytime soon.


thanks again for all your suggestions. I guess I just avoid towns and quests as best as I can.

[Omar Ranger]

so you're saying even if I get the 512mb ram its not going to make maple playing easier? all I'm looking for is a way to get maple to stop lagging so I can turn in quests and talk to NPC without it taking me 20 minutes to do that.

I don't see buying a new computer anytime soon.


thanks again for all your suggestions. I guess I just avoid towns and quests as best as I can.

We're saying that upgrading your computer is just a waste of money in the first place. You would be much better off scrapping that piece of ancient architecture and getting something better.

[Tharticus]

I would consider to wait getting a new computer but since you plan not to have one anytime or in the future my suggestion if you need to play only Maple, get DDR2 with at least 2 gb of memory total. It should be enough to play Maple.

My old laptop specs isn't good enough to play Maplestory. It is barely functional with Maple now.

Specifics:
OS - Windows XP
Processor - Pentium 1.69 Ghz
RAM - 2 slots with 512 MBs = 1 GB.