Running the game windowed takes less RAM and is easier on your video card since it runs in very small resolution. I'm not saying this is a fix for your problem, but you can use it until you find a better video card.

lucasfart wrote:And on a totally unrelated subject, what are your opinions on overclocking the card, just to get a little extra out of it. I was thinking of using http://www.gmabooster.com/home.htm to give it a little extra oomph. The laptops battery doesn't work, so battery consumption isn't a problem.

A matter of much debate, as a lot of people have their own standing on overclocking. For my 2 cents however...

Overclocking will shorten the lifetime of components, by a couple years give or take. Higher temperatures and higher voltages both contribute to increased likelihood of atomic migration within the silicon.

In layman's terms, it can fry it. However it's just a gamble, if you want to try it out and see if it helps, then go ahead. I personally wouldn't do it.

Thanks fasty, windowed mode is actually really handy. I can't believe I've never tried it before.
It solved my alt+tab issue, however it still has the delay. I'm just gonna take you guys word for it and leave it. It is pretty annoying though....

i didn't realise that Wulfman. This laptops already pretty old by laptop standards, so it'll probably destroy it......i don't think i'll do it.