Running 64 bit Win 7 on a laptop with i7, 4 gb ram and 1 gb ATI video card

I can run every other game I play on my computer on decent video settings (d2, WoW, wc3) but with Rift not only do I get a ton of lag while it claims that I only have 67 ms, but the interface lag to open menus, talk to npcs etc is just unbearable. I am sometimes waiting 15-30 seconds just to turn in a quest. However, when I attack computer enemies there seems to be no problems at all, I only experience lag when dueling and with the interface. The game also tends to freeze after about 10-15 requiring me to end it through the task manager.

Is this a common problem that will come as the servers get patched more since its a new game or does anyone have suggestions for what I can do to get rid of this

Thanks!

try turning your grahpic settings down.. also wat ati card is it

This post was edited by ufukedup on Mar 16 2011 10:23pm

I tried them at the lowest possible settings, makes no difference for me whether it is at minimal or medium. This is what leads me to believe it isn't a problem with my computer.

Graphics card is an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650

Bump

just got on and still having interface lag after the patch, however realms just went down again so hopefully this will fix it? *crosses fingers*

did you enable the low rendering option?

5650 aint really that strong card and mobility versions are even worse....

Rift on a laptop is probably not the best idea.

Anyway try downloading new videocard drivers and uninstall the old ones with driversweeper..

yes tried this, but like i said before i can run other games on much better quality without problems, and the only time the game has a noticeable difference with fps rates is when i set it to above medium. Note that my lag is interface/ui lag, not FPS issues. On low rendering I am around 100 fps but still have this issue.



Updated them about two months ago (so I doubt new ones have been made but its possible) but not with driversweeper ill check that out

When the rift patcher come up and after u put in your user name and password on the bottom right hanf corner there is a button that says recover. It will re-install the files and replace any bad ones. Try that and see if that helps if u haven't done so already.

uncheck vertical sync