What System are you playing with?

[mfuz]

I'd like to start a thread for the people who play Planetside to post what their PC systems are (RAM, Processor, Video Card, etc), what level of graphic detail they have turned on in the game, and how well the game runs for them. This will provide a comparision page for people looking to play Planetside and trying to figure out whether they can run the game ok without having to read through a bunch of different threads throughout the forums. We all know that the specs on the game box usually aren't good enough. Thanks to all those who post and help out!

[iceman9x]

Well I played beta with these specs and they are still the same, getting PlanetSide soon though.

CPU: 1200 MHZ
Memory: 768 DDR RAM
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

Game worked great with that equipment.

[NiteTiger]

Well, mine may throw of the curve, but...

Dual 2.0 ghz P4 Xeons, 533 FSB
2 gb PC2700 DDR RAM
120GB Western Digital HD w/ 8 MB Cache
128 MB GeForce 4 Ti4800 SE
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz

Settings (http://nitetigersden.com/images/settings.jpg)

[iceman9x]

Yep, thats what I ran my settings as, in beta.. Nice to have everything on huh. :D

[Prowler]

System:
Make: Alienware
Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz 800MHz
Ram :2048 PC3200 DDR SDRAM
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 256MB
HD: Dual 80 gig Raid 0
OS: Win XP Pro

I run PS with the highest settings. Runs perfectly.

[Recster]

Pen 4 2.0 ghz (400 FSB)
256MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM (soon to be 1024mb)
120GB Harddrive
crappyass 32mb video card (used to be a Radeon 9200)
I run the graphics on low and the game runs like shit

[NoSurrender]

Originally posted by Recster
Pen 4 2.0 ghz (400 FSB)
256MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM (soon to be 1024mb)
120GB Harddrive
crappyass 32mb video card (used to be a Radeon 9200)
I run the graphics on low and the game runs like shit
well u have the bare minimum of memory and u have a crap ass video card so i expect it to run poorly
my specs:
P4 1.9ghz(400FSB)
MSI-Mini-ATX mobo (didnt pick it out)
60gig 5400rpm harddrive
1024mb of PC2100 (DDR) RAM
Radeon 9500Pro 128mb
Phillips Dynamic edge (sound card)
Viewsonic A70+ (awesome monitor)
and i run on reccomended for me which is HIGH and it runs smooth with slow ADSL

[Sentrosi]

Motherboard: Epox 8rda+
Processor: AMD XP2200 Thoroughbred
RAM: 1Gb DDR pc2700 (Going to be getting paired up 3200DDR's for 400Mhz FSB)
Video Card: Albatron GeForce4TI-4200 128MB DDR RAM

I run mine with medium settings and it runs smoothly. Haven't tried to to run it at higher resolutions (just put the extra 512Mb in). I'm never one for eye candy though. If it prevents lag, then it works for me.

[powdahound]

Desktop (on 56k so it sux for PS):
xp2100+
1gb pc3200 DDR (for when I get my new case and OC to 2.3 :))
GF4 ti4400 OCed past ti4600 speeds (forget them atm)

Laptop (at work on t1 line usually, so it rocks):
3.06ghz Intel with HT enabled
1gb pc2700 DDR ram
ATI Radeon 9000 Mobile 128mbd

Graphics are better at home (way better), but the connection at work makes ALL the difference, lol)

[Prowler]

Hey Powda, or anyone else. What would be better a Hypersonic Laptop or a PCTorque Laptop? I can't make up my mind.

[MilitantB0B]

1.2GHz Athalon XP
512 PC2100
GeForce Ti4 4200

I play on high with a couple of things turned off, like grass and skydome. Tha game plays quite well, like most people I get some lag when around the zerg, but even that is playable lag. I can't wait to see how this game is going to play on my new comp. :D

[powdahound]

I'd say go with a Sager from PCTORQUE just because I've had a very positive experience. :)

[Prowler]

Ya, It looks like a really kool system. I think I will go with that. I will probably order it from powernotebooks.com they have awesome reseller ratings. Thanks powda! See you in NY soon. ;)

[Sentrosi]

When you coming to NY? You coming up Albany way? Be nice to meet ya.

[Allerial]

Processor: 2.53 ghz (533 FSB)
Memory: 1024 MB PC2700 DDR
Video Card: Radeon 9700 Pro
OS: Windows XP

Everything on high setting runs pretty well for me. In large battles I get about 40-50 FPS and just walking by myself I get about 90-110.

[powdahound]

You should definitely order from PCTORQUE instead of powernotebooks... Look on www.sagerforums.com :) PCTORQUE is THE way to go. :)


About NY: I'm going to RPI next year which is in Troy.

[Sentrosi]

Wow! I think I'll have to attend some RPI hockey games up here.

[powdahound]

:D

I'm driving up wednesday morning at 5am for student orientation this week.

[Prowler]

Originally posted by powdahound
You should definitely order from PCTORQUE instead of powernotebooks... Look on www.sagerforums.com :) PCTORQUE is THE way to go. :)


About NY: I'm going to RPI next year which is in Troy.


Is there a difference?

[powdahound]

Originally posted by Prowler
Is there a difference?
PCTorque is cheaper and the guy that runs it also runs sagerforums.com which is a GREAT spot for support and all. Seems like all the people that are followers of these laptops buy from PCTorque. :) They are also cheaper.

[Prowler]

Thanks a lot powda! ordering now. :D

[NoSurrender]

so prowler wut r the specs on the laptop i bet its gonna be unbeilevably expensive and uber fast for a laptop

[Prowler]

It's a pretty good lappy.

Specs:
Sager 5670
UXGA 1600x1200 15" LCD
3.06 GHz
Radeon 900 128MB DDR
1024MB Ram
8X DVD 24X10X24 CDRW Combo Drive (Bay 1)
DVD-RW/CD-RW (Bay 2)
60 GB 5400 RPM HD
Win XP Pro
3 year warranty.

[powdahound]

That's exactly what I have right now. :)

If you wait a few more weeks the 5680s will be out with the 9600 pro mobile... If you can wait I think you should. :)

[Prowler]

You have very good taste Powda :p I guess I could wait a week or two.

[Agathon]

Hello,

See my signature. If I lower my settings to "low" I get 164 FPS, and I get about 30-45 with settings on "high." Lately, I have been playing with medium, and even in decent sized fights I get 60-80 FPS.

8-)

[HawkEye]

u guys will laugh at my specs i think it is really outdated IMO.

P41200MHZ
512pc133 ram :p
Geforce4 mx 440 64mb


im getting a new comp that is way better, which will have:

AMD athlon xp 2.4 plus that quanti-speed shit(i have no idea what that is)

512pc3200 ram

Geforce4 mx 440 ddr 64mb 8x agp

[NoSurrender]

wow u know the Geforce 440 sucks no matter how cool they make it look and u could use another stick of 256mb to run really smoothly and dont expect great graphics cuz the 440 blows

[HawkEye]

i know i will upgrade it when i have money.

[NoSurrender]

wait how much is it costing u

[Onizuka]

2400+ AMD athlon processor
nvidia 4600 vid
512 ddr ram (ugg cant recall who makes it oh well to lazy to check)
nec 19" multisync truflat moniter crt
some audigy some card because it is the only thing that will work with my 5.1 speakers
antec case (i love antec cases)

built it myself.... bying pre-built comps just sucks.....

[Prowler]

Originally posted by Onizuka
2400+ AMD athlon processor
nvidia 4600 vid
512 ddr ram (ugg cant recall who makes it oh well to lazy to check)
nec 19" multisync truflat moniter crt
some audigy some card because it is the only thing that will work with my 5.1 speakers
antec case (i love antec cases)

built it myself.... bying pre-built comps just sucks.....


Hell no, You don't get the custom tweaks and stuff Alienware and Voodoo perform . So Pre built > *

[NoSurrender]

yea hes right and vodoo is trying to get a custom designed cooling system shown in this months MaximumPC

[Conceptor]

MOTHERBOARD : p4s8x
PROCESSOR: 2.4 ghz (not the 800mhz FSB one)
RAM: 1 gig pc-2700
VIDEO CARD: 128 mb ATI radeon 9700 pro
SOUND CARD: sound blaster audigy
CONNECTION: DSL

i run that game FULL AA and i let the application decide the AF (before allowing application to decide i clicked it on 16x though so maybe it automatically chooses that... i dunno)

sometimes the game can lag a lil whether there is big battles or not.... i think i might bring my AF down but i definatly want the AA on max at all times.... cant stand how jagged the game can look sometimes.

all i can say is it was definatly faster running (and crappier looking) when i left the AA and AF on application decides.

[stefan231]

Medium settings with rig below.


MSI KT4VL, Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gig PC2700 Ram, Radeon 9500 128MB, Hercules Audio, 2x 40Gig Maxtor, 15Gig Seagate, Liteon 16X DVDROM, WinXP SP1

[Lonehunter]

I have a computer

[Daleon]

It just depends on how good you are at custom case cooling. I would put my cooling up against Alienware's new insane looking cooling system anytime. Also the BEST cooled systems are always custom systems and not pre-built, atleast in the desktop arena.

[Strygun]

my sig.

[Squeeky]

my uber elite PC (check sig)

[wiles01]

Emachines T1842
1.8mhz Celeron
512mb ram
GeForce MX 400 64ddr PCI
Philips PCS604 Soundcard
Cable Modem

Not super, but no slouch either...

[pauljar1]

System: Dell
Processor: Pentium 4 2.0GHz 400MHz FSB
Ram: 1024 PC800 RDRAM
Video Card: ATI 9700 PRO 128 MB
HD: 40G HD
OS: Win XP

[SC385]

Toshiba Laptop
Processor: Pentium 4 2.4GHz
Ram: 512MB
Video Card: GeForce4 420 Go 32MB
HDD: 60Gig
OS: Win XP

[BurningSpear]

Originally posted by powdahound
That's exactly what I have right now. :)

If you wait a few more weeks the 5680s will be out with the 9600 pro mobile... If you can wait I think you should. :)

You'll have to wait more than a few weeks. probably a month or two :( But if you can't wait, and you need the 5670, it seems to be a GREAT laptop PLUS . . . there's talk that PCTorque will offer an upgrade on 5670's to get them up to 5680 specs, including vidcard upgrade :)



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Member of the "I want a Sager 5680 NOW" Army

[NoSurrender]

i got a question im gonna bulid a new comp soon Amd 2800+ Barton Asus Av78X should i go with 1gig DDR400 or 1 gig DDR333

[skater_d]

depends on what your comuter and your budjet allow for. if possible you should try 400 because it is faster.though the speed difference isnt huge.

[Zlet]

3.0 @ 3.31 800fsb xeon, 2gig pc2700, gforce fx5900 w/ 256

[darthdrak]

will this work?

P4 1.8 ghz processor

768 MB ram

GeForce4 Mx 440 64 MB card

16x dvd rom drive.

[Spie]

P4 2.8ghz 533 FSB
512 mb RDRAM
ATI Radeon 9700 pro
80gb 8mb cache WD 7200 rpm hdd


Runs pretty well, but I imagine a GB of ram would make the most difference.

1280x1024 with most stuff on if I remember correctly, just uninstalled the game as the 7-day trial ran out.

[NoSurrender]

MAKE THIS A STICKY!!!!!

[TF_MrA]

Athlon 2600+ XP
1 GB DDR333
120 GB Maxtor
Abit NF7 nForce2 MOBO
Radeon 9600 Pro 8x AGP
Other stuff, yea, put it together myself
PS runs beautifully

[Nijal3T]

Oh dear.. need some upgrade to my pc.

P4 1.4 ghz pga478
512Mb PC2100 sdram
Geforce2Ti 64Mb
fast DSL

I have all the settings to low. I do get a nice FPS when in the Sanctuary or alone (80fps) but it drops to 25-30Fps in bases wiht 4-5 enemies and vehicles and drops to 5FPS in spawn tubes when the hordes are coming out lol.

Unfortunately I can't find a P4 2.0 ghz (my motherboard can support only up to 2.0) as they are old.. shops only keep new stuff :mad:

Will another 512Mb ram AND an ATI radeon 9600pro increase game performance?

Thanks for comments and replys :)

[Rbstr]

Here's mine, (it's not to go but soon to be better)


Celeron 2.4 ghz 400mhz FSB operating at 2.5 (soon to be a p4 2.6 or 2.4 at 800mhz FSB)

one stick of cl3 512 ddr400 ram (soo to be 2 sticks of cl2 512)

Asus P4P800 deluxe mobo (has all the features i could ever dream off including raid 0) :love:

Asus Geforce FX 5600 356 mb card with a ThermalTake Gaint 2 heatsink, overclocked (this card owns nomatter what people say)

7200rpm 40 gb hard drive, 9forgot the brand but i think it has an 8mb cashe)

A DVD-Rom of some sort

Crapy ass 17 inch CRT monitor

AltecLansing (210?) speakers and subwolfer :love:

I get decent FPS with this machine, never lower then 15 unless it as a Truly huge battle or i'm flying around on my basil in a populated area. It suffers from no DDR as i have only one stick, and the 400 mhz FSB that the celeron has, but i had no choice at the time i purchesed the parts, but in a few weeks to a month i should have those probs fixed

[Sentrosi]

Originally posted by Nijal3T
Unfortunately I can't find a P4 2.0 ghz (my motherboard can support only up to 2.0) as they are old.. shops only keep new stuff :mad:
If you have access to a credit card, newegg.com is a great place to find older products. I found you a retail P4 2.0Ghz for $160. (linkage) (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?catalog=343&DEPA=1&submit=property&mfrcode=0&propertycode=&propertycodevalue=4186,4426)

Will another 512Mb ram AND an ATI radeon 9600pro increase game performance?
Yes it will. Planetside is a memory hog. The 9600pro would be the best budget card on the market now.

[NoSurrender]

theres a company that has a adapter for makin it so u can run higher i believe i think it was like powerleap check max pc website and tomshardware

[User58]

Home built.


Athlon 1900+ cpu
512 DDR ram (pc 2100 I think)
A7V333 mobo
ti 4200 GeForce 4 (64 M)
ADSL connection (635/135 actual speed)
EDIT: Maxtor Plus9 80G HD (7200 rpm)
Vid card soon to be 9800Pro 128M


The game runs like a piece of shit. I can't even get into the menu to change settings. I suspect my vid card.