Likely Returnee

Birdseye1959 · 10-02-19, 03:09 PM

Hi folks, I used to play SH3, & had quite a lot of mods thanks to the clever folk on here.
Then I had to change (or more likely update my PC....I had a local friend who could do anything. I struggled to install the mods after that upgrade, so just ran the basic game, but it crashed frequently. I then used a laptop for general web stuff & forgot about SH3.

Laptop broke. So used old pc, but the XP prevents a growing number of web pages from opening.

The other day I got an email re Wolfpack, so it's got me interested.

I would probably start again with SH3, - I tried SH4 & didn't like it. I've seen bad press about SH5..... to be avoided?

So I'm thinking I'd try a modded version of SH3 & perhaps Wolfpack Solo.

But I'm close to a dullard with computers. Seems like Windows 7 or 10 are the options.... which? I'm not sure whether to buy new or possibly a 'refurbished' one. A year's warranty advisable. ??
Or gut my tower & replace the components. The power supply is 450w..... enough?
I'm in the UK.

Any advice most welcome.

Aktungbby · 10-02-19, 10:21 PM

Birdseye1959,

after an eight year silent run!

Onkel Neal · 10-03-19, 05:18 AM

I'm in the same boat as you, I used to keep up with PC developments, but they got so good from around 2008 on I stopped paying attention to CPUs and grfx cards. Now I keep a PC for 5+ years.

Birdseye1959 · 10-03-19, 08:09 AM

Ok....a bit more specific..... to run Wolfpack, with a bit of future-proofing, what spec motherboard/processor & graphics card would you recommend.

I don't really expect to play other games....but who knows.

Birdseye1959 · 10-04-19, 04:18 AM

Well, phew!! 110 views & zero help............

ColinCejay · 10-08-19, 03:31 AM

Hi Birdseye.

A lot depends on your budget, I am in Oz but generally you don't have to spend a heap to create a reasonable gamer.
There is a site https://pcpartpicker.com/ that can help you build a rig before you spend you Euros/Pounds and it will give you a good start.
I recently built a new PC after being out of the game for a few years, as it happened I went above the call but thats the way I roll. My rig runs SH3 at 400+ frames and SH4 at 200+ frames with all graphics maxed out.
Like I say it depends on your budget.

Regards

Sailor Steve · 10-08-19, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Birdseye1959

Well, phew!! 110 views & zero help............

Would you feel better if you got 110 posts all saying "Sorry, I don't know anything about that"?

10-02-19, 03:09 PM	#1
Birdseye1959 Watch Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 24 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Likely Returnee Hi folks, I used to play SH3, & had quite a lot of mods thanks to the clever folk on here. Then I had to change (or more likely update my PC....I had a local friend who could do anything. I struggled to install the mods after that upgrade, so just ran the basic game, but it crashed frequently. I then used a laptop for general web stuff & forgot about SH3. Laptop broke. So used old pc, but the XP prevents a growing number of web pages from opening. The other day I got an email re Wolfpack, so it's got me interested. I would probably start again with SH3, - I tried SH4 & didn't like it. I've seen bad press about SH5..... to be avoided? So I'm thinking I'd try a modded version of SH3 & perhaps Wolfpack Solo. But I'm close to a dullard with computers. Seems like Windows 7 or 10 are the options.... which? I'm not sure whether to buy new or possibly a 'refurbished' one. A year's warranty advisable. ?? Or gut my tower & replace the components. The power supply is 450w..... enough? I'm in the UK. Any advice most welcome.

10-02-19, 10:21 PM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,862 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! Birdseye1959, after an eight year silent run! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

10-03-19, 05:18 AM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	I'm in the same boat as you, I used to keep up with PC developments, but they got so good from around 2008 on I stopped paying attention to CPUs and grfx cards. Now I keep a PC for 5+ years. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

10-08-19, 03:31 AM	#6
ColinCejay Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Mid North of South Australia... at least 50 klms from the water. Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Whats your budget Hi Birdseye. A lot depends on your budget, I am in Oz but generally you don't have to spend a heap to create a reasonable gamer. There is a site https://pcpartpicker.com/ that can help you build a rig before you spend you Euros/Pounds and it will give you a good start. I recently built a new PC after being out of the game for a few years, as it happened I went above the call but thats the way I roll. My rig runs SH3 at 400+ frames and SH4 at 200+ frames with all graphics maxed out. Like I say it depends on your budget. Regards

10-03-19, 08:09 AM	#4
Birdseye1959 Watch Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 24 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Ok....a bit more specific..... to run Wolfpack, with a bit of future-proofing, what spec motherboard/processor & graphics card would you recommend. I don't really expect to play other games....but who knows.

10-04-19, 04:18 AM	#5
Birdseye1959 Watch Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 24 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Well, phew!! 110 views & zero help............