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Wulfmann · 07-23-06, 01:03 PM

No, MC, the music is not running at the time the game is. Anti-Virus, and other programs that run in the background are big game killers. Many programs are added running by MS and by spyware that you may not even know about.
However, if the HD is full another HD to put most stored things is a good idea allowing the C-Drive to have the programs alone to run.
Defragging may also help

The x300 VC, is weak, no offense and not even close to state of the art. Being it is an X300 that means it is PCIex???? or AGP. (I never look at x300 specs but only find PCIexp so assume))
I would seriously upgrade the VC. Because of the flood of new cards the prices have dropped a great deal on VCs. You can get an X800 PCIex for around $100.00 USD which is half what they were a year ago.
Saying you have 2GB of RAM is not enough. What type of RAM is it (DDR PC3200, PC2700, PC 2100 or PC133 or PC100)
The X300 is 128MB memory with 64MB of interface memory, 325 core speed and 400 corclock with 4 pixel pipelines. Basically that is your bottleneck. You need a better card to run SH3 even at stock to run it right, IMO

Here is a basic X800 GTO at Newegg for $89.00 plus shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131007
(I realize you are not in the USA but as an idea) It has 256 memory and interface, 12 pixel pipelines and a core clock of 400 (easily overclocked with the easy to use ATI tool, I would bet at least 500 core) and 980 memory clock speed (Which I would bet easily OCed to 1100)
This would have you cheering.
Mind you, there will always be areas where too much happens in SH3 and slows down like when 2 tankers are buring in the same view or you up your TC to 2048 and you get near a convoy but those areas are also much improved with a better balance in the system which for you means a better VC, IMO
I do not recommend a super VC now (X1900 or 7900) because they will all be obsolete in a year or so and an X800 will run it well enough until the new MS OS and DX10 is released when, no matter what one has now, all our state of the art will be old hat then!

Wulfmann

07-23-06, 01:03 PM	#17
Wulfmann Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,010 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	No, MC, the music is not running at the time the game is. Anti-Virus, and other programs that run in the background are big game killers. Many programs are added running by MS and by spyware that you may not even know about. However, if the HD is full another HD to put most stored things is a good idea allowing the C-Drive to have the programs alone to run. Defragging may also help The x300 VC, is weak, no offense and not even close to state of the art. Being it is an X300 that means it is PCIex???? or AGP. (I never look at x300 specs but only find PCIexp so assume)) I would seriously upgrade the VC. Because of the flood of new cards the prices have dropped a great deal on VCs. You can get an X800 PCIex for around $100.00 USD which is half what they were a year ago. Saying you have 2GB of RAM is not enough. What type of RAM is it (DDR PC3200, PC2700, PC 2100 or PC133 or PC100) The X300 is 128MB memory with 64MB of interface memory, 325 core speed and 400 corclock with 4 pixel pipelines. Basically that is your bottleneck. You need a better card to run SH3 even at stock to run it right, IMO Here is a basic X800 GTO at Newegg for $89.00 plus shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131007 (I realize you are not in the USA but as an idea) It has 256 memory and interface, 12 pixel pipelines and a core clock of 400 (easily overclocked with the easy to use ATI tool, I would bet at least 500 core) and 980 memory clock speed (Which I would bet easily OCed to 1100) This would have you cheering. Mind you, there will always be areas where too much happens in SH3 and slows down like when 2 tankers are buring in the same view or you up your TC to 2048 and you get near a convoy but those areas are also much improved with a better balance in the system which for you means a better VC, IMO I do not recommend a super VC now (X1900 or 7900) because they will all be obsolete in a year or so and an X800 will run it well enough until the new MS OS and DX10 is released when, no matter what one has now, all our state of the art will be old hat then! Wulfmann __________________ "The right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon, if only to prevent tyranny in government" Thomas Jefferson,; Constitutional debates