Upgraded computer = WOW

[stabiz]

I recently discarded my AMD Athlon 64 3000+, Abit socket 754 motherboard and Geforce 6600 GT 256MB for a PCI Express layout.

I didn`t go crazy, I just got an AMD Athlon 64 3800+, Abit KN8 SLI socket 939 and a XFX 7600 GS 256MB. (The 1,5 giga RAM followed me over)

The difference is really remarkable. I now have 100-130 fps in open seas with GW, and around 50 fps when recording with fraps. In addition loading times are nearly halved.

This is not a costly setup, so I recommend it to anyone. :up:

[Respenus]

Now you know how I felt with my new computer :sunny:

[Grrbob25]

I'm jealous! I only need 70 more USD's to get a new pc, but i just cant get that much!

[LZ_Baker]

Nice mate, you original setup is almost exactly what I have now (Athlon 64 3000+ is 939 socket, gig ram, and MSI K8T Mobo, 6600GT 128mb). I've been thinking of building a rig like that for awhile.

[stabiz]

I got the XFX 7600 GS after reading alot of reviews. It actually performs as well as the 7600 GT in most cases, and it is really cheap nowadays. (About 150$)

Oh ... and it has passive cooling, so no fan noise.

Review: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/336/1/

[Burzum]

* DROOL http://e.vampirefreaks.com/emotes/drool.gif

[spork542]

:up:

My old Dell could play this game maxed out easily on 1024x768, surprisingly:
Radeon X600SE 128MB low-profile(then GeForce 6200TC, explanation following)
Pentium 4 3.06 GHz
2 GB PC3200 DDR400

I could play the game maxed out easily on the X600SE, then...
...well... it kind of exploded. :hmm: 6200TC was a tad weaker, but could still play on the same settings. Now I can play the game on 1280x1024 maxed out on my new computer:
GeForce 7800GT
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
2 GB PC3200 DDR400

[Burzum]

with all those power, I feel like playing on Commodore 64 :roll:

Sempron 3000+
1GB RAM
K8 Triton; nForce3
Radeon 9550

[spork542]

Commodore 64! :rotfl: I wonder if you could modify a C64's parts and play SH3 on the modded parts... or is the display a bottleneck?

[supposedtobeworking]

To the Original Poster: How much did your new rig cost and where did you get it??

I recently upgraded my computer from a really crappy one(because it was non-existant) to a :

Asus A8N-E mobo
AMD Athlon 3200+ venice
leadtek geforce 6600 vanilla
1 gig corsair value select ram
onboard ac97 sound

It was about $500 -- all I could afford, but I am happy it runs SH3 fine on decent settings. got it from buyxg.com--DO NOT buy from them--they didn't get my order right and would not fix the mistake after I tried three times to call, had to get ram seperately because of it. anyways just curious

[spork542]

$500! :o Excellent deal!

[supposedtobeworking]

It actually turned out to be around $650 after buyxg.com screwed up my order. But since my original target was $500 and it would have cost about that much originally, I just like telling my self I just spent a nice even $500....dammit.

[Dantenoc]

Having a souped up killer ninja computer will definetly help your game's performance, but the sad fact is that the SHIII just isn't very optimized or stable (performance wise) to begin with.

I recently bought a new laptop, a Sony VAIO VGN-SZ360P, and I have seen a few odd ocations where playing the game can go from 100 fps to suddenly very low. I particularly remember an instance where zooming in to the max on the nav-map droped the fps count to around 15!!! ... on the Nav-Map :huh: ...oh, and that was without any convoys in view :nope: . Saved and quit, then reloaded and the problem was gone, and I'm like: what the hell?

Let's hope SHIV has a leaner, more efficient and ROBUST programing in it :roll:

[stabiz]

To the Original Poster: How much did your new rig cost and where did you get it??

I recently upgraded my computer from a really crappy one(because it was non-existant) to a :

Asus A8N-E mobo
AMD Athlon 3200+ venice
leadtek geforce 6600 vanilla
1 gig corsair value select ram
onboard ac97 sound

It was about $500 -- all I could afford, but I am happy it runs SH3 fine on decent settings. got it from buyxg.com--DO NOT buy from them--they didn't get my order right and would not fix the mistake after I tried three times to call, had to get ram seperately because of it. anyways just curious

I got it here and there. (various outlets in Norway) I payed about 350$ for it, but I had the cabinet, hard drives, RAM etc from my old comp. (The graphics card was demo-used, but I got warranty, so what the heck. By the way, the XFX 7600 GS has lifetime warranty, hehe)

A good deal, this.

The only part of computers that is still expensive is RAM.