Call of Duty Black Ops 2, CoD BO2 PC Hangs Lags Sys Errors

The 'Call of Duty' series has made gaming history. 'Black Ops 2' is the latest installment of the franchise. If you are trying to play this game “Call of Duty Black Ops 2” on your PC but run into problems such as crashes, system errors, slowdowns, blackscreens, lags, hangs, poor FPS and graphics. There are number of various common problems that can cause these issues, particularly in Multiplayer, meaning that if you want to fix them - you basically need to run through the issues you may have and fix them in the most successful way possible by using the following steps.

The reason why this game will not run smoothly on your PC is mostly caused by the way in which your PC will not be capable of properly process the settings essential for it to run. Each time you run the game, your PC must load up hundreds of settings just to make the game load & run. However, if any of those settings are damaged, then it's going to take your PC considerable time to process. The way to make CoD BO2 runs smoothly is to basically fix any of the issues that could be causing the game’s performance.

Step-1: Make sure your Computer meets the following minimum system specification required to for CoD BO2.

Os: Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) or Windows 7; (Windows XP not supported)
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz
Memory: 2GB for 32-bit OS or 4GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics hardware: Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB

Incase if you don’t know how to check your PC’s Specs. On your Windows Computer, press WinKey + R keys to bring up the ‘Run’ box, from there, type dxdiag and hit OK.

Step- 2: Stop Background Apps: Stop unnecessary background apps / programs. More open apps mean more system resources are used. This could be otherwise utilized by the game itself. It is suggested that when playing a game like CoD BO2, you should temporarily stop apps that could take up vital system resources. These comprise anti-virus, messenger services etc

Step- 3: Make sure that your PC is using all the latest patches, bug fixes and hardware drivers.

Step- 4: Occasionally de-fragment your hard disk is necessary to rearrange your files on the hard drive more efficiently.

Step- 5: Run the game at lower hardware / video settings - If you're like me, then you will probably want to have the CoD BO2 running at full hardware settings. Although this is amazing, with new games like this, it means that you must have a high-end gaming computer to handle it. Probably the most effective way to run the game much smoothly and effectively is to lower all the settings the game will offer.

Step- 6: Clean out your PC registry - It is very vital for a smooth running of your PC system. Every time you uninstall a program / file from your computer, the registry does not confiscate this data. As a result, a reference to the uninstall program stays in the registry. Slowly as the registry gets congested with these files, the PC gets slower and slower in its performance. If the registry is not cleaned up using a good registry cleaner software, critical damage can be caused to your PC.