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Old 03-22-07, 08:15 AM   #1
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loaded up last night, total play time 1.8 hrs.

system:
abus duel gfx/chip capable motherboard
1.8g amd chip
geforce 6800 gfx card EDIT: it is a PCI-E slot
1gb ram [2gb ram next payday]
obscure name low cost sound card but gives great sound
19" generic monitor
resolution 1024x768
windows XP-pro
kensington optical finger trackball
generic kayboard

game defaulted to medium graphics.
no problem what-so-ever running this game on the above specs.

I play 100% realism

I must admit that i am having a hard time learning the controls. never played sh II/III before so key locations need practice. besides inept controling by me, this game is a treat i tried everything related to the boats controls at least once and i have not experienced any troubles... no sound glitches, no really noticeable graphics problems..

so far the only thing i dislike is the opening movie and the devil's measurements which people like to call "the metric system":rotfl:

i will write up my indepth review in a few weeks from a person that has never played SH III, so it should be a fresh perspective for your enjoyment! i will patch the game too..

i want to thank all of the posters here for the great information floating around this great forum.
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Old 03-22-07, 08:26 AM   #2
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Thanks for posting your specs and how it runs. Seems a lot have the middle of the road systems and need to know if the game will run. I have a system a bit stronger than yours and was wondering myself. Mine has not come in yet, hopefully today.
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Old 03-22-07, 08:57 AM   #3
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According to this link, the USA,Liberia, and Myanmar are the only countries left in the civilized world that DON'T use the metric system.

I realize people are afraid of change and it is probably the thinking of "Devil's measurements" that is keeping these countries from joining the rest of the world.

EDIT: to add link, do'h http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system
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Old 03-22-07, 09:27 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Psyon
loaded up last night, total play time 1.8 hrs.

system:
abus duel gfx/chip capable motherboard
1.8g amd chip
geforce 6800 gfx card SLI slot
1gb ram [2gb ram next payday]
obscure name low cost sound card but gives great sound
19" generic monitor
resolution 1024x768
windows XP-pro
kensington optical finger trackball
generic kayboard

game defaulted to medium graphics.
no problem what-so-ever running this game on the above specs.
I'm running the game with a P4 3.0 processor, 2 Gigs of RAM, and a GeForce 7600GT video card and the game runs with no issues at all set at 'High'. I'm still deciding weather I like the 'filters' or not though. I haven't measured the fps, but it looks and performs fine.
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Old 03-22-07, 09:33 AM   #5
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is that AGP tdk ? and do you know what the difference if between GS and GT cards ?
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Old 03-22-07, 09:42 AM   #6
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is that AGP tdk ? and do you know what the difference if between GS and GT cards ?
Pci-e. The GT is a faster card than the GS version.
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Old 03-22-07, 09:33 AM   #7
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E6600 Dual Core 2.4mhz
ASrock Vsta Motherboard
2gb DDR1 Ram Dual Channel
X850 Pro 256mb GPU
Windows Vista Ultimate

All Graphics High. Post processing filters on.

22-24 FPS external view
40-45 FPS internal/maps etc
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Old 03-22-07, 09:44 AM   #8
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E6600 Dual Core 2.4mhz
ASrock Vsta Motherboard
2gb DDR1 Ram Dual Channel
X850 Pro 256mb GPU
Windows Vista Ultimate

All Graphics High. Post processing filters on.

22-24 FPS external view
40-45 FPS internal/maps etc
Must be Vista bogging you down.
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Old 03-25-07, 07:02 PM   #9
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Sempron 2800+ (1999 mhz LOL don´t reach 2000) (old 462)
ASUS A78VX-X
EVGA 7800GS CO (AGPx8)
1,5 Gb RAM 333 mhz
HD 2 x 80GB 133

Campaign start 1941:

Pearl 14-17 FPS bridge (bad! bad!)

Navigation 24-26 FPS bridge (is ok for my eyes)

all options ON at 1024x768 (vsync on). If I turn them off is the same FPS!! sure CPU bottleneck here...



I´m thinking in get a new mother and Core 2 Duo E6600 but reading this one:

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E6600 Dual Core 2.4mhz
ASrock Vsta Motherboard
2gb DDR1 Ram Dual Channel
X850 Pro 256mb GPU
Windows Vista Ultimate

All Graphics High. Post processing filters on.

22-24 FPS external view

I´m thinking it twice...

can be this game SO demanding on CPU!! :hmm: or is Vista like the other m8 wrote?
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Old 03-22-07, 09:42 AM   #10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyon
loaded up last night, total play time 1.8 hrs.

system:
abus duel gfx/chip capable motherboard
1.8g amd chip
geforce 6800 gfx card SLI slot
1gb ram [2gb ram next payday]
obscure name low cost sound card but gives great sound
19" generic monitor
resolution 1024x768
windows XP-pro
kensington optical finger trackball
generic kayboard

game defaulted to medium graphics.
no problem what-so-ever running this game on the above specs.
I'm running the game with a P4 3.0 processor, 2 Gigs of RAM, and a GeForce 7600GT video card and the game runs with no issues at all set at 'High'. I'm still deciding weather I like the 'filters' or not though. I haven't measured the fps, but it looks and performs fine.
i never did check my framerates, but i have experienced smooth gameplay so far.
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