Why do i still lag ?

[r3faat]

Window Xp Pro
1.5gb ram
Radeon 9250 256mb pci video card
Intel P4 2.6 ghz
Cable Internet (Preety fast)

I play a game called Flyff(online game). It works fine but except on places where there is a lot ppl near me. such as server 1 town.
just last week i upgraded my ram from 512mb to 1.5gb.
and yet havent seen even little bit improvement on that lag.
also when im on game it seems as if i have 1gb of ram free when i check it on task manager.
what do u think is the problem here ? 1gb ram free(on the place i lag) and yet i lag badly.
who do i have so much free ram and lag. is it my cpu ? video card ? (i dont think)

any suggestion for this problem is appreciated.
i heard page file helps little bit so i set my page file to 3gbmin/3gbmax.

if Computer Technology Forum > Gaming > PC Gaming wasent the right place to ask this question, please tell me the right directory.
Thank you~

 

[Trotter]

Could be a few different things.

Server. The server could be choking, trying to send all the data for all the different people around you.

GFX card. 9250s are showing a bit of age. Your card may be bottlenecking you when the graphics get too intense.

CPU. If the game is more CPU intensive, your CPU may be slowing you down. A socket 478 2.6 P4 ain't a powerhouse by no measure. My old eMachine has a 2000+ AMD in it, which is equal to a 2.0 or better... and it is slowwwwwww.

Your RAM seems to be handling it fine, though. So there is some good news, right?

 

[r3faat]

ty for the tip.

 

[fixal0t]

your card is PCI, therefore, increasing ram will not increase performance of your graphics.
like Trotter said, your card is "showing a bit of age"
I'd upgrade that ASAP, as it will give you the best performance increase.

 

[motoxer4533]

Also, i don't know your internet connect (assuming its cable/dsl) but you very well could be getting a slow internet connection. Nothing much you can do about that though.