help, skyrim lag pc

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i just bought skyrim for the pc brand new, its autoseting for graphics is medium but even on the lowest possible setting i can find i still get HORRIBLE fps, ive tried mods, testures, all made it WAY worse.

my system

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120330-1504)

Processor: Intel® Core i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz

Memory: 8192MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 7912MB RAM

Windows 7 HP

 

Card name: Intel® HD Graphics Family

Display Memory: 1760 MB

Dedicated Memory: 256 MB

the manufacturer is iBuyPower computers

processor intel ® Core i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz 3.30 GHz

system type 64-bit operating system

 

 

i dont know what the problem is, ive tried fising over and over and and nothing helps. i can play a lot of games on my computer with only the rare lag but skyrim lags consently! im barely geting 10 fps with up 3 second delays. i just bought the game and want to enjoy it.

please tell me what i can do to fix this.

 

i would rather not have to buy a new graphics card or anything like that or even know if i can chagne my video card

 

please help

[hangarspace]

Looks like it is an onboard graphics chip, generally they aren't great but should allow you to play the game on medium settings. Before I upgraded my graphics I was using the same intel on board type of graphics and getting mid to high 20 fps on an i5 2500, but it looked awful in comparison to what the game is capable of.

 

Things to check, firstly check what else is running in windows to make sure you are getting as much CPU power to the game, uninstall any bloatware that may have been supplied with the pc and if you are running any anti-virus or malware software check it is not doing a system scan whilst playing. Also check that you're windows and drivers are fully up to date.

 

Next up, adding graphical mods and textures is only likely to result in slower performance so remove them for now, then check what resolution you are playing the game, if 1920x1080 reduce it down a level or two and make sure AA is turned off. There are a number of other graphics tweaks you can do to help improve performance, but you'll need to search the forums to find them. There is also one mod that improves the compression or something of the standard textures which also helps, but sorry I can't remember it's name.

 

Ultimately, I think you'll find yourself wanting to upgrade the graphics card to make the most of the game, so start saving!

 

Chris

[David Brasher]

You can't really play Skyrim with an original integral graphics chip. You will need a graphics card.