Poor computer performance

Jimbuna · 04-06-08, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by irish1958

Or, If you have three gin and tonics the game will appear to run fine. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Even Tequila

AJ! · 04-06-08, 03:38 PM

Ok thanks for the help peeps

Im afraid im going to have to pass on the drinks suggestion though. After having had 11 beers and ending up chucking my guts for the next hour and waking up the next evening feeling like i headbutted a brick wall i decided that alcohol wasnt the best idea

zombiewolf · 04-06-08, 04:45 PM

i have a lowly fx5200 vid card.162.18ver
gwx is rough un harbours.but al else is ok.

have you enabled the new card?
also check background programs a suggested.

johnno74 · 04-06-08, 10:11 PM

Hi,

It sounds like your new GFX card is a PCI graphics card, as your dell probably didn't have an AGP slot.

This will cause a slight bottleneck as AGP is faster than PCI but that doesn't explain the terrible performance.

So... it might sound like a stupid question, but make sure your monitor is plugged into the new card, and not still into the onboard graphics!

I also reccommend you go into your bios and disable the onboard graphics, if this isn't already done.

And as others have said, get more ram. Its dirt cheap, and by far the most cost-effective way of increasing performance. You don't say if you are using GWX but if you are, 1gb just isn't enough.

Cohaagen · 04-06-08, 11:23 PM

AJ-

I had exactly the same problem as you. 8500GT PCI version by Sparkle, aye?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=129977

I am sorry to say that you will never get SH3 to run properly with this card. I have tried everything - way above and beyond the suggestions listed here. RAM is not the issue. I have 1.5gb and it still runs like crap. The 8500GT PCI just doesn't do Silent Hunter...neither 3 or 4. It'll chew through S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or IL2 or Half Life 2: Episode 2, but you can forget about playing SH. Sorry, mate - just take my word for it and save yourself the (literally) dozens of hours of low-level tweaking that I tried.

I'm building a new system this month, and will be getting rid of this piece of cack Dell once and for all. I hope none of the above suggestions have inspired you to spend money on more RAM, because it's a total waste. The best I can suggest is returning the 8500 or selling it, and spending the money on one of the new ATI 2400Pro series PCI cards that are coming out, or a good 128bit x1550 PCI card.

PS: If I didn't say it loud enough before - DON'T BUY MORE RAM!

GlassTrain · 04-06-08, 11:44 PM

Not sure if this has anything to do with the OP's problem, but after removing SHIII from the very same Dell computer it was installed on when the game first came out (which ran smoth as glass!), and then re-installing it recently, I started the game and the graphics were horribly slow! Outside the boat was bad, but inside (the command room mostly) was unplayable.

Turned out there is an option in the graphics section of the menu called "synchronized" or Sync. After checking that box and then restarting the game, it fixed the problem.

04-06-08, 03:38 PM	#2
AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ok thanks for the help peeps Im afraid im going to have to pass on the drinks suggestion though. After having had 11 beers and ending up chucking my guts for the next hour and waking up the next evening feeling like i headbutted a brick wall i decided that alcohol wasnt the best idea __________________

04-06-08, 04:45 PM	#3
zombiewolf 中国水兵 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 270 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i have a lowly fx5200 vid card.162.18ver gwx is rough un harbours.but al else is ok. have you enabled the new card? also check background programs a suggested. __________________

04-06-08, 10:11 PM	#4
johnno74 Planesman Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 197 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hi, It sounds like your new GFX card is a PCI graphics card, as your dell probably didn't have an AGP slot. This will cause a slight bottleneck as AGP is faster than PCI but that doesn't explain the terrible performance. So... it might sound like a stupid question, but make sure your monitor is plugged into the new card, and not still into the onboard graphics! I also reccommend you go into your bios and disable the onboard graphics, if this isn't already done. And as others have said, get more ram. Its dirt cheap, and by far the most cost-effective way of increasing performance. You don't say if you are using GWX but if you are, 1gb just isn't enough. __________________ When you pull the pin from Mr. Grenade, he is no longer your friend.

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04-06-08, 11:23 PM	#5
Cohaagen Frogman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 296 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	AJ- I had exactly the same problem as you. 8500GT PCI version by Sparkle, aye? http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=129977 I am sorry to say that you will never get SH3 to run properly with this card. I have tried everything - way above and beyond the suggestions listed here. RAM is not the issue. I have 1.5gb and it still runs like crap. The 8500GT PCI just doesn't do Silent Hunter...neither 3 or 4. It'll chew through S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or IL2 or Half Life 2: Episode 2, but you can forget about playing SH. Sorry, mate - just take my word for it and save yourself the (literally) dozens of hours of low-level tweaking that I tried. I'm building a new system this month, and will be getting rid of this piece of cack Dell once and for all. I hope none of the above suggestions have inspired you to spend money on more RAM, because it's a total waste. The best I can suggest is returning the 8500 or selling it, and spending the money on one of the new ATI 2400Pro series PCI cards that are coming out, or a good 128bit x1550 PCI card. PS: If I didn't say it loud enough before - DON'T BUY MORE RAM!

04-06-08, 11:44 PM	#6
GlassTrain Watch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Peoria, IL U.S.A. Posts: 25 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Not sure if this has anything to do with the OP's problem, but after removing SHIII from the very same Dell computer it was installed on when the game first came out (which ran smoth as glass!), and then re-installing it recently, I started the game and the graphics were horribly slow! Outside the boat was bad, but inside (the command room mostly) was unplayable. Turned out there is an option in the graphics section of the menu called "synchronized" or Sync. After checking that box and then restarting the game, it fixed the problem.