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look i know this might not be the right place to post this but i really need help im not premium and i play offline and when i try to login i get (not downloaded)

I am having issues with random lockups in Minecraft. This is what happens:

I play for about 2-5 minutes and the game locks up. There is like a seven-second delay for every action I do (including changing the screen size with F11). During this time, Minecraft is using about 1 gb of my memory (way more than it needs). Restarting the game only fixes the problem for a couple minutes, then the lockups happen again.

I was not having this problem previously. It has been a long break since I last played Minecraft (maybe 9 months). Since then, I have updated my video card drivers, sound card drivers, java etc. I think everything that Minecraft needs is up to date.

I am not using any mods at the moment. I do use the painterly texture pack, however.

I have tried deleting the bin folder and re-downloading the files to no avail.

I have tried fixing my registry with ASC (no problems there).

The advanced OpenGL option is turned off.

I have added Minecraft to the list of programs that my video card has special settings for (to make sure it wasn't running on onboard video).

I am running out of ideas here. I don't understand why I have been having this problem since the update. I haven't gotten any new hardware except for a power supply. I have not experienced video problems with other games except for the occasional crash in Tribes: Ascend (colors get inverted, game locks, BSOD).

Specs:

Windows XP (SP3)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 (6400+)
3 GB RAM
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT


Update: Turned my view distance down to normal and the game seems to be working fine now. Is there a way to fix the game so I can have the view distance maxed like I used to?

I've tried all of these on both a Mac and a PC running Windows 7. The Mac was never that powerful so I'm not entirely surprised it's having troubles with Minecraft (although earlier it worked a lot better). But the Windows computer used to be able to play Minecraft at the maximum graphics settings without even a hint of lag, now however, it lags every time I break a block, and is unbearably slow the second time I open a world. I currently have Assassinscraft, Smart moving, Optifine, and the prerequisite mods installed. All of these problems occur with the graphics settings as low as possible, even the Optifine options. I suppose it could have to do with the 1.2.5 update... Any suggestions?


My windows computer is thus:
Windows 7
AMD Radeon HD 6450
4 GB Ram.

I fail t understand why I am getting sub-30 FPS on my computer. I have allocated 6gb of RAM to Minecraft.

My specs:
-Windows 7 64-bit
-AMD A-Series quad core processor (2.0GHz)
-8.00 GB DDR3 RAM
-AMD Radeon HD 6520G (integrated)
-AMD Radeon HD 6650M (dedicated)

This computer runs Skyrim on high settings at 40 FPS without any trouble at all. What's going wrong with Minecraft?

Guys is Advanced SystemCare good because I know it's from IOBit but it has a lot of stuff to fix your pc (Disk Defragmenter, Registry fixer, Spyware removal, Privacy Sweep, Junk files clean, system optimization, Security Defense, Security Analyzer) PRO edition has several upgrades, all of them which are Automated fixes and ultimate speedup (don't think it'd work good)

Thanks IronWaffle, I have the PRO (Full) version of Advanced SystemCare 5.2.0 (latest) and it has Quick Scan, Deep Scan, and a Toolbox with a lot of good stuff in it like RAM Monitor, Game Booster (needs to be downloaded separately, but can launch it from the toolbox once installed) (I have 3.5 Beta, bet they recommend 3.4 b'cuz it's stable) with Temperature Monitor (My CPU runs at mid 70 degrees Celsius on my laptop, 40-50 degrees Celsius on harddisk), IOBit Uninstaller (pretty useful), Internet Optimizer (works great) and a lot of other tools that are REALLY useful. Those who are interested, download Advanced SystemCare here: www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html

Hey, just a quick note/warning about defragging your hard drive.

1) If you are lucky enough to have a solid state drive, I've heard defragging isn't only not recommended but dangerous for it (if you have ssd though, how is MC running slow, lol)

2) Defrag is important but DO NOT OVER DO IT. It will put a hella ton of wear and tear on your hardrvies. I recommend the program Auslogics Defrag as the analyze tells you how many files are defragged and how much of them are defragged. Check the files tab! Even if 33% of your disk is fragmented, you may not need to defrag! See how much of the file is fragmented! If most of those files all have like 1 or 2 fragments you don't need to defragment and you should not. Defragging on a scheldule is only for people who aren't good with computers or for businesses with too many computers to check it manualy. I analyzed mine and I'm 12% fragmented and seven files have 1,000+ fragments (ouch) and the rest have about 25 or less and then there's one or two with 500 or so. Now, is this a big deal? Depends on my preference. The files that have the fragments are for WoW, I just downloaded it and had to stop mid way so that explains the massive amounts of fragments. Do I really care enough to fix that though? Nah, not worth it. If those files were from system32 or something more essential then heck yeah I'd defrag! If none of your files are heavily fragmented but you just have a lot of files fragmented, don't worry about it. Generally speaking your hard drive loads things from all over itself anyways, rarely does it load continuously off a stream of data so say the fragments weren't there, well your hardrive would be jumping all over the place anyways most likely so don't sweat small amounts of fragments!

3) Corruption! It is a small chance when defragging often. I once was OCD and defragged everyday, some really essential file on my computer got dorked up really bad, I couldn't even boot into safe mode. I'm 95% certain that was the cause of it too.

Conclusion, defrag about once a month if you don't feel like checking hard, else defrag when you have really fragmented files.

Quote from Brodd

Just a few comments on this guide.




Of all your advices, this is the worst. Using the Windows fragmenter (which is badly and hastily designed) - or any at all - is NEVER a good idea, UNLESS you haven't done so in years, or are having serious problems with your computer overall, and it's directly related to fragmention.
Otherwise, all defragmentation will do, is corrupt your system over time, and in the best case increase your performance with 1-2%.
If you use it frequently (like daily for some time) your computer will likely be ruined and unuseable.
I don't know who started suggesting fragmentation, but it's often self-proclaimed "computer experts" who have no idea how these works, who "recommend" them.
Do NOT defragment (or use registry cleaners etc) unless you KNOW(!) you need it. CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL if you are having PC problems.




I don't know what this do, but it doesn't sound good to me. It may work perfectly, but in my experience most 3rd party programs (or even Microsoft products) have serious biproducts. Sure, test it, it may work. If not, DON'T.




That's just plain wrong. Sometimes the "newest Java"s have serious flaws and memory leaks in its programming. Rolling back to a stable version is more often than not the better solution, if the problem is related to Java.
While the intention is good, I appreciate proper wording. This would be more appropiate: If updating doesn't work, try to roll back to a previous driver you know worked.

Good effort on posting a guide, but you have a lot to work with too. This is intended as constructive critizism.

It sounds like you're just trying to put down the original post. Do you really know that any of the suggested fixes will actually hurt your computer?

For 1, disk de-fragmentation is an great option to try to speed up your computer, especially when you have a lot of content on your hard drive, and if you use an older drive.
The only problem that you could have with de-fragmenting your disk, would be if you try to use the computer while it's running, or if you stop it early.

2) Registry cleaners are a bit of a tricky situation, they can actually hurt your system more tan they do good, depending on which one you use. If you find one that has plenty of real support and seems to work well, it's absolutely a good idea.

3) You should always keep java up to date! It absolutely true that with older versions of Java, your system may not run as well. As Java is updated and released, most generally the biggest improvement is how fast the code is enumerated. Most likely giving you a boost with all of your java applications. To say that newer version are unstable is what's wrong. When each version is released, it's put through rigorous testing and debugging. Only when it's as good as it could get, is it usually released.
Plus minecraft requires a minimum of Java 8 anyway.

I've done all of this but minecraft still hits a max of about 7 FPS ><
Ah well I guess my computer is too crappy I'm pretty sure the fault lies with my integrated gpu.....