Author Topic: AH2 Video Card (Read 1653 times)

quig · « **Reply #15 on:** June 20, 2004, 05:42:04 PM »

Here's a good place to see how the card you have (or plan to get) ranks with other cards:

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/index.html

Be sure to check this out also:

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-02.html

^^That's the info on the system they used while testing.

pr3dat0r · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2004, 07:24:37 PM »

when i try runnig ah2 it says d3d9.dll not found what does it mean

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 20, 2004, 10:13:17 PM »

UPDATE TO PREVIOUS POST

Went back to the MX440 card, so I could at least play the game, even if not fully enjoyably. Only problem is, now I cant. Every time I go to takeoff from a runway, the computer reboots. The only variation I have had to this, is twice the screen slowly filled from the bottom to the top with small squares like a rising curtain and once it reached the top, THEN the computer rebooted. I have tried erasing and uninstalling the old drivers, reinstalling the zip files of the older drivers and installing everything up to the point I installed the MX4000 card drivers, leaving them out. Still the same response. I have tried disabling the AGP 4x control in the CMOS, no luck. I have tried different refresh rates all the way down to 42hz with no changes. Always it is the same. Everything is fine even up to me sitting on the runway looking around. At that point I can still use the radio, exit back to the tower, and I can even start and stop the engine. But once the engine stops cranking and is actually at full run, the screen goes black and the computer reboots. The furthest I have gotten is about 2 seconds of rolling down the runway. Usually I dont even get to see things move. Since this came on with the last video card install I tried, I cant tell if this is a separate problem from the video problems, new..............or if it is tied directly to what I have installed and now I cant change it back. I have even tried reinstalling the game just in case I somehow corrupted a file. My last option, that I am about to begin now, is to totally delete the AHII folder and reinstall again, hoping that will kill anything that might be lurking in the folders and give me a clean install.

101ABN · « **Reply #18 on:** June 20, 2004, 11:12:07 PM »

the only thing that i want to know is why would you produce a game that no one can play...unless you were to make money off of that massive upgrades~~

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 21, 2004, 01:59:38 AM »

NEW UPDATE TO PREVIOUS POSTS

Still no luck, although I have had one change. Now sometimes instead of just causing the computer to reboot, I can start the engine of my "vehicle" (airplane or GV either one), and the second the engine begins to actually "run", the computer locks up. I just sit there, with the sound of the engine running on the speakers, but the game is frozen, the keyboard is frozen, the mouse is frozen............It happens once the computer recognizes the engine as being "running", or in other words, the code recognizes the potential for movement. Since there is no potential to go anywhere until the engine is completely started, the "cranking" is just for show. Once the engine is running, and the program code recognizes a change in status, I get a reaction. Any ideas?

Flossy · « **Reply #20 on:** June 21, 2004, 02:12:48 AM »

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Originally posted by pr3dat0r
when i try runnig ah2 it says d3d9.dll not found what does it mean

Pr3dat0r, that's the message you get if you don't have DX9 installed - to get it, go here: http://www.microsoft.com/directx

Roscoroo · « **Reply #21 on:** June 21, 2004, 02:48:19 AM »

ok guys /gals ..

your getting stutters or reboots / crash top desktops ect ....

1st have you checked for virouses ???? it only takes a sec to catch one on a hi-speed connect .

if you have the knowledge and a backed up data base have you tried a fresh format after a new video card install ?

and or did you refresh your dxdiag file afterwards ?

are your drivers correct ?is there hard ware conflicts ? how do the other games play ?

as in any good troble shooting it best to start with a good working baseline (same setup and hardware/software ) that worked , then go to the mods .... when they dont work then you go back to the baseline ... now if that doesnt work then that means something else is messed up ... most likely not the video card , but the software/drivers/setup . unless you forgot to plug something in ect.

a quick note on the stutter's / freezes ... i've gotten this on all my pc's until ive played the game for awhile ... and i still get them now and then when a new skin is flown near me or a graphic change is present ... It does go away after a short time .

Beta machines ...

1.0ghz amd
gf2 mx 400 64mb
256 ram win 98se dx 9.0b 56.xx drivers

1.3 ghz amd
gf2 mx 400 64 mb (abit siluro card ) dx 9.0b 56.45 drivers
512 ram
win 98se sp1.5

2500+ amd oced to 2.2ghz
TI 4600 128 dx 9.0b 56.45 drivers (also ran a 9600 pro here )
512 x 2 ram
win 98se sp 1.5 and xp home ed .

also tested a 800 mhz w/ a gf 4 mx440 machine
along with testing a 9600 pro and a 9500 card in various machines

I managed to get ah2 to play on all the machines ... note a few beta's were a mess and ah still stutters and ctds now and then but it isnt unplayable.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 21, 2004, 02:07:09 PM »

I wondered about this too. I have no problem playing any of my other games, and a couple are pretty graphics intense. Only other odd thing I have noted, is that sometimes after quite awhile working on the comp, it will just shut off and not restart for some time. I'm assuming this is a temperature problem. Even with 2 case fans, double RPM fan on the processor, and one on the video card heat sink as well, I'm still running over 90 degrees inside the case and 110 degrees at the processor. All of this tells me there is a possible heat problem to deal with, but if thats so, then why did this setup work fine to play AHII just days ago, but now it wont? The way I see it, one of three things is happening, and I'm just fishing to see if anyone is experiencing, has experienced the same thing, and what worked or is working for them.

1. Coincidence. Something unrelated happened at the same time I was performing my video card switch-out and switch-back that is totally unrelated and just happened to come along right then. Has nothing to do with either video card, the drivers, etc.

2. When I installed the new video card and installed the drivers for it, something in my system changed and I dont know how to change it back. I know for a fact the current card, with the current drivers worked in AHII up to 2 days ago (this was after the beta ended). I know I have scourged my computer of any reference to the drivers that were installed during the swap-out and even my registry has been cleaned of references to that card and/or its drivers. I know that I have uninstalled, and deleted all the folders for AHII and done a clean download and install. And even after all this, and using a card and drivers that worked before, I am having the same problem I had when I first installed the new card.

3. In the process of installing a new card with new drivers, and then uninstalling it, purging my system and reinstalling the old stuff, something changed the way the computer (or at least AHII) sees my video card, and now that whatever old setting WAS there is gone, it will never work again. I see this as highly unlikely, since plenty of other people are using the same processor family of chips on video cards (nvidia geforce4) successfully. Even if the game never saw my card the same again, it should still run.

I am looking for clues. Anyone with similar problems who solved them, or someone who helped someone else solve a similar problem, someone who sees something obvious I missed, etc. Thanks for any help anyone can give.

acetnt367th · « **Reply #23 on:** June 21, 2004, 02:31:56 PM »

Do you have fast writes enabled? - If so switch it off. Try setting to AGP 2x too to check

wrag · « **Reply #24 on:** June 21, 2004, 04:25:53 PM »

Are you using AHII installed sounds? My system SEEMS to have problems with sounds that are not AHII stock sounds. Saw in another thread something about 8 bit vs 16 bit sounds.

I DO NOT know for certain that AHII has problems with non-stock AHII sounds but using only stock install sounds has SEEMED to clear up almost all my problems at this point.

Gonna keep my system this way until I see reports otherwise and hope it continues to function well.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #25 on:** June 21, 2004, 05:18:36 PM »

Currently my fast writes are disabled. I turned them off one step before killing my 4x AGP control. I turned the card all the way down to 1x and still no go.

As for the sounds, everything is whatever was installed by AH. I have added nothing, because up to this time I've been trying to establish a playable baseline with the system and then begin adding extras until its not playable anymore. Havent quite gotten that far yet lol.

AWMac · « **Reply #26 on:** June 21, 2004, 06:16:05 PM »

Anyone out there that has a PNY nVIDIA Verto GeForce FX 5200 Ultra AGP please let me know what MOBO you recommend? A Bundle CPU/MOBO or any combination...just point me in the right direction.

I'm going thru Aces High withdraws...shakes, sweats...blured vision and headaches...constant sound of "CHECK 6" ringing in my ears...

I have a 300 watt mid tower case but the present MOBO and CPU wont cut it. I need your help guys. I'm begging for your help. The wifey already broke down and authorized me to spend no more that $250 to get me flying again....Help a Brother here....

MacMAW

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 22, 2004, 06:22:24 PM »

If you want a good, cheap motherboard that SHOULD handle what is required........

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=50369&sku=S450-2031

This one should cut the mustard and its only 50 bucks. Your FX 5200 with this motherboard and some decent RAM. It doesnt support the top-of-the-line DDR RAM, but...... Its only 50 bucks! lol

They have others, including some barebones systems with case, processor, power supply and keyboard/mouse and speakers for right at 100 bucks. Make sure what you want though. Socket A is for Athalon type CPUs, 478 is the P4/Celeron setup. Some have built-in audio and video, some dont. The most basic systems are coming with a 300W power supply, 350W on most of the rest. If you go high end on the video cards, you will need more than that. Especially if you use the Athalon style. Be careful of some of the cheaper ones, they use imbedded processors? Never seen that before, but the sound of it scares me.

acetnt367th · « **Reply #28 on:** June 22, 2004, 09:21:41 PM »

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Originally posted by AWMac
Anyone out there that has a PNY nVIDIA Verto GeForce FX 5200 Ultra AGP please let me know what MOBO you recommend? A Bundle CPU/MOBO or any combination...just point me in the right direction.

MacMAW

try this:

you can get 2600+ and a7v8x motherboard for 143 dollars. Spend the rest on 512md ram pc2700 will do fine.

http://www.bzboyz.com/store/a7n8x.html

best buy has a rebate on 512mb kingston ram - not the best but certainly workable

regards

Acetnt