Help me upgrade my computer!

AVGWarhawk · 04-20-07, 09:19 AM

@Quillan

Agreed! I was thinking of putting in more RAM first but the 6200 card was outdate by a long shot. I thought I should go here first. Reason, the card is tuned like lawnmower. Originally I watched Neals first movie and it looked great. Game play for Neal look smooth in his video. Most, if not all, inquired as to his system. It was not much unlike mine, I think the processor was a bit slower. Neal said he purchased a X1650 (I believe) and that was all to get his game running very well. It was at that time I thought the vid card was the way to go. It worked nicely. Now, I do have to say, once the game is loaded and rolling, my hard drive settles down, I cache all the screens and I can bounce around from screen to screen effortlessly. Sure, TC sometimes studders or I get a slowdown on VERY heavy action but it is certainly still very playable. Convoys are not issue with the system. The game can throw fog/rain/heavy seas and a convoy at me and my machine runs it very well.

As far as RAM, I wait until they are selling it for a song and they do often. That is when I get the RAM. At this point, I do not think additional RAM with the 6200 card would have satisfactorly handled the game. I'm just glad Neal posted his video and specs....definitly sent me to the store for the correct piece of hardware and at a price I could budget.

ijozic · 04-20-07, 10:50 AM

I'd suggest to the orginal poster to buy a used graphics card. Surely he can find a used (but still under warranty) X1800XT or X1900XT or 7900GT for under 150 EUR and he can get another 1 GB of RAM for under 100 EUR. He would notice considerable gain in performance in games.

JSF · 04-20-07, 11:09 AM

My experience with SH4 was unsatisfactory even with the system I was running. I have a Dell XPS 600, 2 yrs old. Specs (were) duo core 3 gig, 2 gig ram, 160 gig ATA 10K rpm HD, Audigy SB, Nvidia pci-e 6800, 650w pwr supply, 19" digital flat panel.

Even with this setup I was experiencing mouse lag (unacceptable) with the game set at medium settings. However, I just installed a Nvidia 8800 GTS and and all video issues are gone. I know this may not be an option for some but I mention it here so others can have a bench mark.

All of my kids are grown and out of the house.....Now it's my turn....heheheheeeeee....It's good to be da king.......

04-20-07, 09:19 AM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,303 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	@Quillan Agreed! I was thinking of putting in more RAM first but the 6200 card was outdate by a long shot. I thought I should go here first. Reason, the card is tuned like lawnmower. Originally I watched Neals first movie and it looked great. Game play for Neal look smooth in his video. Most, if not all, inquired as to his system. It was not much unlike mine, I think the processor was a bit slower. Neal said he purchased a X1650 (I believe) and that was all to get his game running very well. It was at that time I thought the vid card was the way to go. It worked nicely. Now, I do have to say, once the game is loaded and rolling, my hard drive settles down, I cache all the screens and I can bounce around from screen to screen effortlessly. Sure, TC sometimes studders or I get a slowdown on VERY heavy action but it is certainly still very playable. Convoys are not issue with the system. The game can throw fog/rain/heavy seas and a convoy at me and my machine runs it very well. As far as RAM, I wait until they are selling it for a song and they do often. That is when I get the RAM. At this point, I do not think additional RAM with the 6200 card would have satisfactorly handled the game. I'm just glad Neal posted his video and specs....definitly sent me to the store for the correct piece of hardware and at a price I could budget. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-20-07, 10:50 AM	#2
ijozic Bosun Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 61 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	I'd suggest to the orginal poster to buy a used graphics card. Surely he can find a used (but still under warranty) X1800XT or X1900XT or 7900GT for under 150 EUR and he can get another 1 GB of RAM for under 100 EUR. He would notice considerable gain in performance in games. __________________ I'm a bit slow at first, but by the time the crew starts screaming "Captain, we're all gonna die!", I'm in complete control.

04-20-07, 11:09 AM	#3
JSF Engineer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 208 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	My experience with SH4 was unsatisfactory even with the system I was running. I have a Dell XPS 600, 2 yrs old. Specs (were) duo core 3 gig, 2 gig ram, 160 gig ATA 10K rpm HD, Audigy SB, Nvidia pci-e 6800, 650w pwr supply, 19" digital flat panel. Even with this setup I was experiencing mouse lag (unacceptable) with the game set at medium settings. However, I just installed a Nvidia 8800 GTS and and all video issues are gone. I know this may not be an option for some but I mention it here so others can have a bench mark. All of my kids are grown and out of the house.....Now it's my turn....heheheheeeeee....It's good to be da king.......