Starcratf 2 lag

[EricGipitMD]

im using MBP purchased a year ago. before, i could play starcraft 2 (original cd) smoothly, adhering to the recommended settings of the game. Nowadays.. its total lag, even with all the game settings at its minimum. Even DOTA wont run smoothly anymore. No other programs in use while playing the game. help me out.

MBP specs::
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP71.0039.B0B

 

[cwa107]

Interesting. I would bet you have some kind of persistent program running in the background, consuming resources.

Have you installed an anti-virus product of some sort? Are there any programs in your 'Login Items', under your user account?