All my games keep s-s-s-stuttering. Is it my graphics card?

I checked my Frames Per Sec and it moves at a healthy rate, but when I always get to, say, the elevator in Portal or get close to an enemy in TF2, it really stutters and even froze once. I've also tried the "Forceload" thing, but it still stuttered. My graphics card is not that great, so I'm wondering if it's that.

Additional details - Dec 27, 2008 1:35 am GMT

Sorry, I ment Video Card, not graphics card.

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From chao_expert on Jan 2, 2009 12:11 pm GMT

I would recommend setting all video and audio settings to a lower quality if you haven't already.
From Bongo_The_Champ on Feb 6, 2009 7:08 am GMT

Upgrade your computer's graphics card, video card, get some more RAM, or you can buy a new computer
If its still laggy then run the games at minimum settings
If it still lags then it must be your Internet connection to the server
From Starshine_M2A2 on Dec 15, 2009 7:04 am GMT

Try cleaning out the inside your your PC for dust ect. A built up of dust inside the fans can hinder the PCs performance.

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