GWX or not

[gordonmull]

I've been mulling over installing GWX for a while now but my sytem is just under the reccommended requirements for stock. I still get intermittant lock-ups and crashes.

Would GWX be too much for this poor old machine or will I need some upgrades first?

2 Ghz AMD Athalon
768 RAM
128 MB GC (Radeon 9500)

Opinion would be appreciated.

[danlisa]

You will stuggle.

GWX 1.03 will run fine on the recommened specs.

You might be able to improve performance by using the optional 'Light Habour Traffic' mod that is included.

Don't worry, lockups etc are common in SH3/GWX especially when convoys/ships come into rendering range.

If you are going to upgrade, I suggest:

2GB Ram
X800 Pro ATI (best choice for the money & will allow full GFX)

[gordonmull]

Cheers Dalisa. That pretty much confirms what I thought. Looks like I'm just going to have to save some pennies and bear with stock a little longer.

[danlisa]

Well, look at it this way.

If you download GWX now and it works well enough to be playable - BONUS!
If you download GWX now and it's not playable, you have the files for when you're ready. - BONUS!

If your system can play SH3 1.4b, it can play GWX 1.03. It was made that way. I only suggest you try the Light Harbour traffic.

GWX 1.04 (the latest update that being developed) WILL require SH3 Recommeded specs.

[andylegate]

My specs are:

3.06 GHz Celron 345D
Nvidia GeForce FX 5500 with 256 DDR ram
and 512 MB

So I exceed the minimum specs, except that for me there is a bit of lag with the heavy harbor traffic and some times my time compresson lags quite a bit. Also, it can take up to a full 5 minutes for my saved games to load.

I was thinking it might be my video card as it's an old one (If I ever want to play the new Medal Of Honor that came out I'll HAVE to upgrade it as it won't run with mine), but actually it looks like it's my RAM instead. I've held out long enough and I'm finally going to upgrade to 1gb (I'd go 2gb, but my wife's computer needs an upgrade too!)

[KeptinCranky]

To both questions:

I've played GWX 1,03 on a 1,4 GHZ AMD, albeit with 1gb Ram and a far heavier GFX card, ati x850x pro
still, both of you should be able to play, and never used light harbor traffic, possibly add some memory though, and I suggest being careful with the museum, be sure to restart your game after visiting it's rather memory heavy I've found

now go forth and sink them!

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by andylegate

My specs are:

3.06 GHz Celron 345D
Nvidia GeForce FX 5500 with 256 DDR ram
and 512 MB

So I exceed the minimum specs, except that for me there is a bit of lag with the heavy harbor traffic and some times my time compresson lags quite a bit. Also, it can take up to a full 5 minutes for my saved games to load.

I was thinking it might be my video card as it's an old one (If I ever want to play the new Medal Of Honor that came out I'll HAVE to upgrade it as it won't run with mine), but actually it looks like it's my RAM instead. I've held out long enough and I'm finally going to upgrade to 1gb (I'd go 2gb, but my wife's computer needs an upgrade too!)

I've about the same specs
2.8 ghz
512 DDR ram
Geforce FX5700LE 256MB

the things that hold you back the most are the Video card & Memory
I think a upgrade to 1 gig or perhaps 2 Gb ram

your 5500 like my 5700 are outdated my friend
especially the 5500 as they are mainstream, nothing really fancy about it.

and a late Serie 6 or Serie 7 card could get ya forward very easy
and wont be a lot of cash to spend neither
make sure your Motherboard can support it