Video Cards?

Kirk · 02-28-08, 10:55 PM

Hi all. I was wondering if anyone has used either the 8400 GS or 8500 GT with Silent Hunter 4 and if there was success? Thanks.

seafarer · 02-29-08, 10:25 AM

I originally ran SH4 with an 8500GT. It worked, as long as I turned off most of the eye candy in the graphics prefs. Even adding the wakes option though caused a noticeable drop in frame rate, and in a really busy scene (explosions, multiple ships, that sort of event) it would bog down quite a bit.

I was dissatisfied enough with it that I moved to an 8800GT as soon as I could get my hands on one - huge improvement!

AVGWarhawk · 02-29-08, 10:45 AM

I read somewhere the 8600 or better should be the way to go.

02-28-08, 10:55 PM	#1
Kirk Helmsman Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 102 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Video Cards? Hi all. I was wondering if anyone has used either the 8400 GS or 8500 GT with Silent Hunter 4 and if there was success? Thanks. __________________ -Kirk

02-29-08, 10:25 AM	#2
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I originally ran SH4 with an 8500GT. It worked, as long as I turned off most of the eye candy in the graphics prefs. Even adding the wakes option though caused a noticeable drop in frame rate, and in a really busy scene (explosions, multiple ships, that sort of event) it would bog down quite a bit. I was dissatisfied enough with it that I moved to an 8800GT as soon as I could get my hands on one - huge improvement! __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

02-29-08, 10:45 AM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I read somewhere the 8600 or better should be the way to go. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road