Help my pc is lagging within 30 minutes

[PCnoob]

Ok, heres whats going on. My moms boyfriend has brought this pc(dell) to my house, so i hook it up and its fine. Then when i downloaded maplestory(pc game) and diablo 2 (pc game) it works perfectly still then i just play for atleast 30 minutes and then it has really bad lag.... but before i hooked this pc up i had to put a new modem in it, is this the problem?

Well anyways when i play these games its only the games that lag, because when i go on the internet it is completely fine how is this? THis pc is getting so anoying when ever I play a game on here, this pc runs fine then lags like crazy within 30 minutes then i have to restart the Pc after it lags then its fine agian untill another 30 minutes......

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!

[stu161204]

Hello PCnoob

Welcome to PressF1

What OS is running on the computer?

Also have a read of this FAQ: http://pressf1.co.nz/showthread.php?t=69911 as we need more info, so we can help you better

PS: If you think it’s the modem, have you tried to taken the modem out?

[PCnoob]

yes i have tryed to take the modem out but then i have no internet and yes it is still lagging right now for some reason!!!

[PCnoob]

O sorry does the os mean the system its a microsoft windows xp home edition

[PCnoob]

and thats this link lol

[stu161204]

and thats this link lol

http://pressf1.co.nz/faq.php?faq=faq...w_faq_item_101

[Trev]

Things we need to know to help you. CPU type and speed. How much ram/memory computer has. What type of graphics card dose it have and how much memory the graphics card has. To me it sounds as if the computer is not up to playing games but until we know the above I can't be certain.

Trevor