New Graphics Card Suggestions

perky416 · 02-16-11, 12:09 PM

Arghhhh,
I just brought the PNY Nvidia GeForce GT 240 1GB GDDR3, its absolutely amazing in stock SH3, howver when i install the harbour traffic mod it slows right down again

CCIP · 02-16-11, 12:41 PM

Yeah, onboard video is not the way to go!

However being 6 years old, SHIII is not terribly demanding on graphics, so you're not going to have trouble if you get an even halfway-recent nvidia or ATI card. Something like a GeForce 240 might be good for you price-wise and will do all SHIII needs.

Keep in mind that the bigger limiting factor is likely to be your processor. e.g. I can guarantee that perky's experience with harbor traffic bogging down the game is not a graphics issue but one to do with processor speed.

perky416 · 02-16-11, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Keep in mind that the bigger limiting factor is likely to be your processor. e.g. I can guarantee that perky's experience with harbor traffic bogging down the game is not a graphics issue but one to do with processor speed.

Yeah another user mentioned the processor. I got put off however by searching google and most of the threads I came across said that processors have very little to do with games and how fast they run.

I managed to get the game to run smooth when I am on the bridge in port by over clocking the graphics card, however when I sailed out to sea and increased the time compression it bogged down and got really choppy at x128.

Im running a 3.2ghz celeron d. Im considering upgrading to an intel i7 but that means new motherboard and new ram as well which is going to cost me around £400 total.

Do you think it will be worth it?

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Remove the mod, rush out to the hunting grounds and get stuck in.

Way ahead of you lol, iv just removed it. I was hoping to be able to sink more ships as i like attacking ports

Herr-Berbunch · 02-16-11, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by perky416

Arghhhh,
I just brought the PNY Nvidia GeForce GT 240 1GB GDDR3, its absolutely amazing in stock SH3, howver when i install the harbour traffic mod it slows right down again

Remove the mod, rush out to the hunting grounds and get stuck in.

02-16-11, 12:41 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yeah, onboard video is not the way to go! However being 6 years old, SHIII is not terribly demanding on graphics, so you're not going to have trouble if you get an even halfway-recent nvidia or ATI card. Something like a GeForce 240 might be good for you price-wise and will do all SHIII needs. Keep in mind that the bigger limiting factor is likely to be your processor. e.g. I can guarantee that perky's experience with harbor traffic bogging down the game is not a graphics issue but one to do with processor speed. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-16-11, 12:09 PM	#1
perky416 Seaman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 35 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Arghhhh, I just brought the PNY Nvidia GeForce GT 240 1GB GDDR3, its absolutely amazing in stock SH3, howver when i install the harbour traffic mod it slows right down again