EQ2 does NOT run smoothly at all. Low settings, still getting lag. Help!

[Draketh]

I started to play Everquest 2 again, and I'm looking forward to the new features in the game that I did not see when I got the game when it first came out. What is holding me back though, is the fact that my game is laggy, even on balanced settings. For the computer that I run, I would think I should have no problem running the game without lag on AT LEAST High Quality settings, but apparently I can't get it not to lag on balanced. It is really making me not want to play the game anymore. My system specs are: AMD 64 3200+ ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Motherboard 2x 1GB G.Skill HZ DDR500 RAM eVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB SuperClocked Edition 80GB Western Digital Caviar HD @7200RPM I looked at the FAQ. I tried the clean boot, and scanned for viruses and malware, etc. I also went to systemrequirementslab.com and checked out if I can run Everquest2 and it says that I can run it extremely well. All of my hardware was more than enough for the game. With the system I have, I really don't want to be running into problems like this. Can someone please help me out?

[Josgar]

<a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=353617" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=353617</a> Can you get the information that that asks for and post it here?

[Draketh]

dxdiag: ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 8/11/2007, 17:32:38        Machine name: MATTS-COMPUTER    Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300)            Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: System manufacturer        System Model: System Product Name                BIOS: BIOS Date: 04/28/06 13:01:45 Ver: 08.00.12           Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+,  MMX,  3DNow, ~2.0GHz              Memory: 2048MB RAM           Page File: 335MB used, 3604MB available         Windows Dir: C:WINDOWS     DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found      DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------   DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.       Display Tab 1: The file nv4_disp.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL).  You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.         Sound Tab 1: No problems found.           Music Tab: No problems found.           Input Tab: No problems found.         Network Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D:    0/4 (n/a) DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a) DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a) DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow:  0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices ---------------         Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS      Manufacturer: NVIDIA         Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTS          DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC        Device Key: EnumPCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0193&SUBSYS_C8253842&REV_A2    Display Memory: 640.0 MB      Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (75Hz)           Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor   Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200       Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll    Driver Version: 6.14.0011.5822 (English)       DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail  Driver Date/Size: 4/20/2007 06:05:00, 5434880 bytes       WHQL Logo'd: No   WHQL Date Stamp: None               VDD: n/a          Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys     Mini VDD Date: 4/20/2007 06:05:00, 6739168 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-42D3-11CF-4C4D-2EE803C2CB35}         Vendor ID: 0x10DE         Device ID: 0x0193         SubSys ID: 0xC8253842       Revision ID: 0x00A2       Revision ID: 0x00A2       Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A  Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive                    {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive                    {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive                    {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive                    {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch          Registry: OK      DDraw Status: Enabled        D3D Status: Enabled        AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: Not run  D3D7 Test Result: Not run  D3D8 Test Result: Not run  D3D9 Test Result: Not run

[Draketh]

eq2 info: Windows IP Configuration         Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : matts-computer         Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown         IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No         WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No         DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : home         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-31-67-81-14         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 11, 2007 5:28:58 PM         Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, August 12, 2007 5:28:56 PM Tracing route to sdkeq2-01-01.everquest2.com [199.108.12.33] over a maximum of 30 hops:   1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  Wireless_Broadband_Router.home [192.168.1.1]   2     4 ms     4 ms     4 ms  72.80.174.1   3     6 ms     6 ms     7 ms  P4-0.LCR-04.NYCMNY.verizon-gni.net [130.81.48.50]   4     6 ms     7 ms     7 ms  130.81.29.202   5     9 ms     9 ms     9 ms  0.so-3-1-0.XT1.NYC8.ALTER.NET [152.63.10.33]   6     6 ms     7 ms     7 ms  0.so-6-0-0.XL3.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.16.221]   7     7 ms     7 ms     7 ms  0.ge-5-0-0.BR2.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.3.126]   8     6 ms     7 ms     7 ms  204.255.173.54   9     6 ms     7 ms     7 ms  ge-0-3-0-69.bbr1.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.68.16.1]  10    87 ms    79 ms    92 ms  as-2-0.mp1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [64.159.1.137]  11    86 ms    82 ms    87 ms  so-10-0.hsa1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [4.68.113.38]  12    82 ms    82 ms    82 ms  vl861.sdtermswitch-1.sonyonline.net [63.215.251.130]  13    88 ms    87 ms    87 ms  vl831.sdkollsw-1.sonyonline.net [64.37.144.82]  14    81 ms    89 ms    87 ms  sdkeq2-01-01.everquest2.com [199.108.12.33] Trace complete.

[Eriol]

<cite>Draketh wrote:</cite><blockquote>2x 1GB G.Skill HZ DDR500 RAM 80GB Western Digital Caviar HD @7200RPM </blockquote> A few things: 1.  Exactly how much free space on your hard drive? 2.  How much memory usage does your computer have BEFORE you start the game? 3.  What's your AA level set at from your graphics card's control panel?  (this may be in the dxdiag, or it may be impossible... i don't remember how AA works with EQ2). 4.  What resolution are you running at? Having no free space could chunk things easily, as could things running in the background.  Also 16x AA or something crazy like that could also cause "issues" I'm sure.  But since you said you're on "balanced"... I dunno.  Plain-old laggy zone is always possible (don't run this test in Qeynos Harbour), but I really dunno.

[Tebos]

<p>See if you can located an updated driver for the following:</p><p>Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller</p>

[Draketh]

I went to update the ethernet driver, and the latest version is the version I have right now. So no luck =( I reformatted, and it still lags. I really want to figure out what is causing this.