How is your computer handling ps?

[MrFist]

lo all

i was just wondering how everyones pc played PS, if you could leave your spec and the fps, or your opinion on how well it plays anything would be helpful.

Hopefully will give me a idea of what i need to buy next for my pc. :D

thanks

MrFist - James

[Peacemaker]

Well just to let ya know, the computer im building now i went all out on (sept prossesor) 2.4ghz (not going to 3 its too much) 1 gb ram, Radeon 9800 (or what ever the newest one is), audigy 2 just waiting on shipment of mother board

[Hellsfire123]

mine runs fairly well. I have everything turned down, but i could run on medium (with the larger battles and partical effects i leave it on low). I have athlon 1900+ 1280ddr and a geforce3ti500.

[Khronos]

mine runs okay

p4 2.53ghz
512ram
and then the crappy video card geforce4mx420

Im going to upgrade to a radeon9500 pro and a gig of ram very soon tho.

Im adjusting the settings till i get them how i like.

[NullSig]

Mine loads and runs fast. 3.06 ghz, 1024 ram, gf4.

[MrFist]

thanks guys for info :D

how would a xp 1800 512mb ram, and gf4 mx440 be like?

[gonnagetyou]

I'm running the minimum specks set at low and having no trouble playing. I occasionally crash to desktop like everyone else and I only get lag during the really large battles. Even them I'm still able to play. Having a blast. :thumbsup:

1.0ghz Pent3
40G hard drive
32mb Nividia
256 ram
Windows ME

[OneManArmy]

AMD 2500+
1024MB pc2100 ram
radeon 9500 PRO
windows XP


I have the graphics set on high and even in large battles it very rarely chugs (infact almost never)

[Hamma]

Gets better with every patch :D

[simba]

Originally posted by gonnagetyou
I'm running the minimum specks set at low and having no trouble playing. I occasionally crash to desktop like everyone else and I only get lag during the really large battles. Even them I'm still able to play. Having a blast. :thumbsup:

1.0ghz Pent3
40G hard drive
32mb Nividia
256 ram
Windows ME
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
not bad! Thats a big relief :p . I got a 1.6 gig 256 ram, gonna buy 256 more, thats at recommended specs exactly so that should do great I think.

[Arthell]

1 Ghz
64 MB Geforce4 Ti4200
384 SD RAM
Windows XP

I play with low graphics and it runs fairly smooth until you get to a large battle, then it starts to stutter. Flying a reaver/mosquito is impossible in a large battle.

I can fly around with sanctuary with all graphics maxed with no problem, but whenever you see an enemy and the shooting begins FPS start to drop. :mad:

[MrVulcan]

runs w/o a problem (well - the bugs)

i have:
2.4 gig p4
G4 4600
512 DDR
XP

[Demdadar]

atm i had a pentium 3 800 mhz ... a true SH!T , i sent it to trash and buyed a new one ... Now 2,5 ghz and 512 DDR ram will work OK .

[HawkEye]

if that one guy can run it using mim specs i fell better.

i got:

p4 1.3(i think)
g4 mx440 64mb
512 RAm
win xp
cable

[Angelos]

Originally posted by gonnagetyou
1.0ghz Pent3
40G hard drive
32mb Nividia
256 ram
Windows ME

Please. Please. If you love the community, get a different OS. Please. If you want to run on min specs and it's working, fine. But for the love of God man, get a different OS!

[Condrah]

u guuys should post your sound card....the sound card is what makes the lag sometimes....maybe its a REALLY bad sound card and when u disable it, it runs wonderful...so sound cards! heh

[firecrackerNC]

P4,384 ram,1.5ghz,Radeon9700 pro,Win ME,80 gb hard drive ,DSL connection and PS SUCKS!! sorry but since mine wont fucking work no matter what i do i think it sucks,it crashes b 4 i can even get in the damn game,ARG Damn DELL,Damn SOE! DAMN LIFE!

[Angelos]

I will now blast away any blame that was falsely placed during this thread.


I have no heavy lag, except when I enter a big fight, it goes away after a moment. And only problems I have had have been directly related to bugs in the game, not my system.

I have a Dell. Pre-built Dell goodness. I think pre-built is wrong word. I prefer mass produced customized system. Because after all, I did choose what I wanted in it. Isn't it the same with Falcon Northwest, Voodoo, and Alienware?

I have integrated sound. No problems as far as I can tell. I also can't see how sound can cause lag, never heard of that one before.

[gonnagetyou]

Condrah is right. Sound cards can make or break your gaming experience. You can have the bitchinest system, but if you got a cheap sound card your going to have problems. I think if I update mine it will remove some of the lag I get around intense firefights.

I was really worried that PS wouldn't play on my machine but I have had no trouble playing for hours with no problems.

Wohoo, just got BR6. Right now dedicated Vanu engineer, assault, AMS driver.

1.0ghz Pent3
40G hard drive
32mb Nividia
256 ram
Windows ME

[Angelos]

Again, I've never ever had problems with game due to sound. I use integrated sound, have on every machine I've had.

[FliggenMan]

Hey peacemaker, you just missed the release date for the new ATI with 256 megs for same price.

[Condrah]

okay...im not a computer expert or anything like that....but i know sound cause lags...depends what u using...in my case
When I bought Battlefield 1942 I tried playing it...wow it was horrible I though my computer sucked SOO bad, then I went to the forums and they said "your computer sucks! get a new one dumbass" and then something came to my head...In EVERQUEST I was having problems when many characters on screen with all everything high and big resolution (best way to play) so I e-mailed the tech support thing and they told me after many e-mails to disable sound card...so I did....wow it worked wonderfull! so with Battlefield I disable my sound card which is really bad AC 98 I think... and dam I can play the game with all high! and big resolution! no LAG! with sound I couldn�t fly an airplane because of lag...or go to battle... just be a sniper... >.<....hmm not even that lol...so evil was the sound card that I don�t play game now with sound. Im getting a new one duh....but thats when Planetside is released...
oo by the way my computer is P4 1.6ghz 256 ram Geforce 4 t4200 128mb...like you can see...nothing biggy

[Gilgamesh]

The sound does slow the frame rate down in this PS. I guess if you have a real fast machine it will compensate, but iam using a P4 2Ghz. 384 Mb. DSL , GF MX440 64 meg.

And my PC stutters all the time whenever there is a lot of fighting.

I noticed right away though that it had a lot to do with audio, when there is actual firing, it has gotten better with the latest patches.

On a few occasions the game booted without audio, and when it does that, it runs a lot smoother.

Does OS really effect speed in the game? iam using ME.

[Angelos]

Dude, when it comes to Window's ME, it affects everything. You'll lose friends over it. Yeah, it's that bad. If you went down to 98 you'd be sittin pretty compared to that junk.

Dude, if your sound card is killin your games, you need a new sound card. Man I must be lucky with my integrated shiznit, cuz everything rolls fine. And I WON'T sacrafice sound. Sounds are about as important as video.... well not quite.
*rubes his Radeon 9700*

[Condrah]

yeah sound is really important....I hope everyone start to post sound card too >.< People that didn�t know this should disable sound card and see how it works....such a difference...

[Condrah]

oo also its not only ME though....98 too because I got the problem with sound in everquest when I had 98...now I have XP same problem...every Windows I guess.

[Angelos]

It's not Window's. It's your card.

I have had no problems in XP, I like it.

[Condrah]

k....I think I didn�t understand what u said heh....hmm what I though you said is that the sound card problem thing (i know mine is bad) only affects Win ME...
when every Windows can have bad fps thing with a bad sound card....

[Angelos]

You said you have sound problem, and it follows you from windows to windows, so you said "every Windows I guess", and I was pointing out the problem wasn't windows, it was your card. That's why it follows you from windows to windows.

[Reikon]

Athlon XP 2100+ @ 2.24 GHz
1024 PC3200 RAM
Radeon 9700 Pro
RAID 0 WD 1200JB
Onboard nforce 2 sound.

Game runs smoothly with 4x AA and 8x Anis filtering with max details @ 1024x768 and the game loads in less than 5 seconds.

[Happy lil Elf]

AMD 950
768 SDRAM
GeForce 4 MX 420 64 MB (I know, shit card)

In a word...poorly. I can't close quarter fight worth a damn because of FPS issues, which actually doesn't bother me since I drive, fix and eventually heal things with some sniping on the side. In any case was planning on upgrading my processor and card before too long anyway, now I just have an excuse too =P

[smooged]

Athlon 850 mhz, 612 ram, geforce 2 GTS(32 mb), and a soundblaster live! value sound card.

I lag, and I lag hard.

If you have a computer similar to mine, and you have no plans of upgrading, do not buy the game. It is almost unplayable for me. My FPS is horrible in huge fights. I think I get about .5 FPS in the larger battles.

Small scale fights is not too bad, but not good either. It is tolerable but annoying nonetheless.

[Cairo]

I think ill be doing ok:
P4 1.6 Ghz
768 DDR RAM
Geforce 4 TI4200 128 MB
SB Live
Win XP Pro.

[Lion of Judah]

amd 1800+
radeon 9700Pro
512MB RAM

runs smooth unless there is 200 people in one fight, then I CTD like everyone else.
Originally posted by smooged
Athlon 850 mhz, 612 ram, geforce 2 GTS(32 mb), and a soundblaster live! value sound card.

I lag, and I lag hard.

If you have a computer similar to mine, and you have no plans of upgrading, do not buy the game. It is almost unplayable for me. My FPS is horrible in huge fights. I think I get about .5 FPS in the larger battles.

Small scale fights is not too bad, but not good either. It is tolerable but annoying nonetheless.
Everything is below the minimum system requirements.
I wonder why...?

[smooged]

"Everything is below the minimum system requirements.
I wonder why...?"


Possibly because my computer is old? Dumb questions get dumb answers. :P

[Valor]

P4 2.4
1gb Ram
Radeon 9700 Pro


Sweet, no slowdown at all, only lag cause they make me play on american servers =(

Valor.

[Lion of Judah]

Originally posted by smooged
"Everything is below the minimum system requirements.
I wonder why...?"


Possibly because my computer is old? Dumb questions get dumb answers. :P
its called retorical...be dumb, say dumb things.

[BeerJedi]

if I dont CTD, I'm 90% good, even in big battles.

AMD Athlon 1900+
512 RAM
G4 Ti4600

The only time i seem to lose any, and i mean any, frames is if there is a massive tower battle, that first curve coming out of the spawn tubes seems to jump (and only that first time) and then i'm off and runnin' again.

I'm runnig everything HIGH too.

[Valor]

WARNING NOOBI QUESTION:

whats CTD ? =/

Valor.

[mikkyT]

Im running default settings and have yet to experience a lag problem or a slow down even in the bigger fights. Ive had the *occasional* jitter but nothing too serious.

AthlonXP 1900
786Mb RAM
GF4 MX440

The recent CTDs are pissing me off thou, think its somehting to do with the sound.

[BeerJedi]

Originally posted by Valor
WARNING NOOBI QUESTION:

whats CTD ? =/

Valor.

no worries Valor, CTD = Crash To Desktop

[WickedDeus]

Running on

AMD 2000+ XP
512MB Ram PC3200
nForce mobo/sound
GeForce4 MX440 64MB(planning on upgrade)

Runs fine most of the time but I need more ram(game usually eats up to 700MB) and a better graphic card(this one sucks and it sucks bad).

My friend next door plays on

PIII 866MHz
512MB Ram
SoundBlaster Live!
GeForce2 MX400 64MB

He is running on recommended settings and it can get a little laggy but run fines most of the time.

[brigoon]

Originally posted by MrFist
thanks guys for info :D

how would a xp 1800 512mb ram, and gf4 mx440 be like?


I'm running a gf4 mx440, havent had any problems with it

[Omicron]

AMD XP 2100+
Geforce 4 TI4600
1.2 gig ddr
40g 7200rpm 8m HD
SWB DSL
SB Audigy Gamer
Windows XP Pro

I get the occasional CTD just like anyone. I get lag when the server is haywire just like everyone. But large battles, small I never have any problems with my comp not handling it. I have all the settings on high and everything turned on. Of course Hamma said it best... with every patch comes major improvements, heck I play AC2 and 6 months into the game they still nerf everything with their "new and improved patches". I am now a full fledged PS addict though ;)

[WickedDeus]

Originally posted by brigoon
I'm running a gf4 mx440, havent had any problems with it

Have you tried using a Hart? Usually have to end program the first time then restart PS before it will work.

[MilitantB0B]

1.2 GHz Athalon XP
256 mb DDR
GeForce MX 200

It actually plays suprisingly well (with the graphics turned down to nill :D) on my system. It lags quite a bit, but not enough to make it impossible to kill. Going to upgrade (more like replace) my computer pretty soon. The specs will be:
2.0 GHZ Athalon XP
1 gig PC3200 DDR
Radeon 9500
I think it should run swimingly on that machine :D.

[Gauntlet]

I have been successful so far running it on my laptop computer:

Dell Inspiron 8200
P4-M 1.8
64 MB ATi Radeon 9000 Mobility
512 MB PC2100 DDR

The first week I played, if it was on the Recommended graphics settings, and I experienced some graphics related lag. So I switched to medium (not a big loss in picture quality) but it cleared right up.

I had a planned upgrade of the RAM (1024MB), which I went through with on Friday, and the game is now butter smooth. Even during a battle at the bridge to Gunuku on Sunday night, the graphics never came to a crawl. Now if only the SOE server didn't poo the bed, the battle would have been more fun.

[WickedDeus]

Seems like of anything a decent Grfx card and tons of ram works best.

[brigoon]

Originally posted by WickedDeus
Have you tried using a Hart? Usually have to end program the first time then restart PS before it will work.

Harts how I usaly get around and they've been fine. Might be a driver difference I updated mine not too long ago