Newby to SS4

[Akula4745]

Sea Wolf,
Sounds like your system is a lot like my old one... I could run the game but just barely (graphics options turned all the way down) and had some serious lag in the gameplay at times. I ended up ordering a whole new system to upgrade to where I could play SH4 with the graphics maxed out.

Welcome to the forum, sir... you're gonna love this game!

Akula4745

[Rockin Robbins]

Welcome to Subsim! I wouldn't try playing the game with anything less than an nVidia 7600GT. I think the price difference between it an lesser cards just doesn't give any benefit to finding ways to make them work at all. With the 7600GT I can run graphics settings wide open and get about 25 fps on exterior camera looking at the submarine, more fps everywhere else.

[Sailor Steve]

WELCOME ABOARD!

I'm playing with a much worse setup than yours (well, the video card is worse anyway), and I have to play with minimum settings; but play I do! You won't regret getting involved with the ultimate (so far) Silent Hunter!

[Sea wolf 7]

Thanks for all the replys! Very helpful. My machine is a home made, and I need to update this dog of a machine anyway. So it looks like I'll add a couple gigs of ram, get a much larger hard drive (Tigerdirect is selling a 250 GB Seagate for $99.00), and a 9800 GeForce (another $99.00 bucks). Hopefully that'll solve the problem.

Sorry about the "SS4", can't get Silent Service out of my head (think SH4, SH4, SH4).

Any other suggestions?

Sea Wolf

[Sniper31]

Originally Posted by Sea wolf 7

Thanks for all the replys! Very helpful. My machine is a home made, and I need to update this dog of a machine anyway. So it looks like I'll add a couple gigs of ram, get a much larger hard drive (Tigerdirect is selling a 250 GB Seagate for $99.00), and a 9800 GeForce (another $99.00 bucks). Hopefully that'll solve the problem.

Sorry about the "SS4", can't get Silent Service out of my head (think SH4, SH4, SH4).

Any other suggestions?

Sea Wolf

Don't sweat the SS4, I was just ribbing you...and besides, I never know, maybe there was an SS4 that I did not know about...lol.

Anyhow, with that 9800 GeForce card, the big thing to check on you system is the power supply. Chances are that if your current power supply is as old as your system seems to be, than it will not have enough power (or the right plugs) to run a 9800 card. The newer cards are more power hungry, big time. If you are looking at Tigerdirect (I love them...order stuff from them all the time!) than check out the detailed power supply requirements for that video card and compare to your current power supply. If it looks like you need to upgrade the power supply also, then you want to get a name brand one, and its a good idea to have 200-300w over what you actually need. Ultra and Corsair are my two favorite power supply company's, but there are other good one's out there.

[GulfXray]

Originally Posted by Sniper31

Don't sweat the SS4, I was just ribbing you...and besides, I never know, maybe there was an SS4 that I did not know about...lol.

Anyhow, with that 9800 GeForce card, the big thing to check on you system is the power supply. Chances are that if your current power supply is as old as your system seems to be, than it will not have enough power (or the right plugs) to run a 9800 card. The newer cards are more power hungry, big time. If you are looking at Tigerdirect (I love them...order stuff from them all the time!) than check out the detailed power supply requirements for that video card and compare to your current power supply. If it looks like you need to upgrade the power supply also, then you want to get a name brand one, and its a good idea to have 200-300w over what you actually need. Ultra and Corsair are my two favorite power supply company's, but there are other good one's out there.

I can help a bit - just bought a 9800 GT and it required a 400w system PSU -- soooo, I bought a new 550wat PSU to go along with it!

[Sonicfire1981]

Yeah, SH$, damn caps... whatever.

As the hardware seems to be discussed, check
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=146795
if you havent already. You'll be an elite-skipper in no time.

when it comes to mods, there are a couple of really good ones. Both Trigger Maru and Real Fleet Boat are very good, although I like RFB more. It makes ship-damage far easier to understand. But with it you shouldnt try surface-shootouts with DDs or even Gunboats. You'll loose, and badly.

The RSRD also is a "Must Have" in my oppinion. Much clearer Missions, although I never had to recon harbors, rescue pilots and the like anymore.

Try Operation Monsoon if you want to play SS§ (SH3 ) Netrebko-style.

If you do and like an intense Kriegsmarine-flair try Spaxx (install first) and Poulsen (install second) Soundmod. If youre not german (RealWorld) R.U.I.M. adds much flair to your crew. I promise you will use the F2-kea more often.

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Welcome to Subsim! I wouldn't try playing the game with anything less than an nVidia 7600GT. I think the price difference between it an lesser cards just doesn't give any benefit to finding ways to make them work at all. With the 7600GT I can run graphics settings wide open and get about 25 fps on exterior camera looking at the submarine, more fps everywhere else.

my 7600GS worked very well so that card is ok too

[PaulH513]

Welcome aboard
Try this link, it will tell you what you may or may not need.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest