Newby to SS4

[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.

[Arclight]

A good thing to check is if the card you have now is PCI-E. I'm guessing it's AGP since it's so old. Not gonna be able to plug a 9800 in an AGP slot.

[old_tex]

You have the bare minimum for playing the game. The video card will support the requirements for SH4, but you may run into slow updates when things get crowded (like when there are a number of enemy ships around, etc.) But, you will be able to see how the game plays and you will wind up buying a new system to play it. Old_tex

[Sniper31]

Originally Posted by Arclight

A good thing to check is if the card you have now is PCI-E. I'm guessing it's AGP since it's so old. Not gonna be able to plug a 9800 in an AGP slot.

Good point! I missed that one.