frame rates during battle

[bandit752]

Hi!
I know you have already heard this!
before the new version with aces high I had no problem with the frame rate.
My frame rates now, especially during alot of action is to the point
of a problem. I have lower my vids to 800x600 and turned off the services you recommended in your hints and tips.
I plan to purchase a newer faster machine. I am running windows xp, 2.4G, 512m ram and a ati card. Which before was good.

Question: Is there anything else I can do to improve frame rates?
                 Will another 512M memory solve this or is this a video card issue?

Thank you looking forward to hear from you.
P.S. I think the new version has great graphics!!

[Skuzzy]

Could you email in a copy of the DXDIAG output?  Thanks.

[bandit752]

Hi and thank you for the reply!
I just saved all the information here
Hopefully you can tell me more about what is going on??

I saved it with everything running and didnt close anything down!


Thank you again!
Rich

[loony1]

another thing to try is ...sit in the tower and watch FR....then alt-tab to desktop....right click and hit properties....and make an ajustment to your graphics and apply it. then go back into the game and see if FR changes...if better or worse repeat the steps till you get the best....hope it helps:aok

[bandit752]

Hi Skuzzy and Hi loony!

Thank you for the reply. I went on the aces high site and followed the directions there too trim up the video on the laptop! I think I got it just about as best as I can get! Although, I would like to up-grade the memory in the laptop to 1GB...

Ok, New Question!!
I was forunate to get a computer for next to nothing and wondering if a up-grade would be ok!

This is the computer specs!
The HP Pavilion a705w desktop PC

Intel Celeron(P) 340
Motherboard
MSI name: MS-6577 v.3x ATX
HP/Compaq name: Giovani2-GL6

Memory Installed
 256 MB
 Maximum allowed
 1 GB (2 x 5Type
 184 pin, DDR1-333 SDRAM
 12 MB)
Video graphics
Integrated graphics with up to 64 MB shared video memory
 

I know the Celeron isnt really the best here, But I would like to consider adding this video Card
ATI RADEON 9250 256MB DDR PCI Graphics Card
and bringing the memory up to 1GB

I can always move the card and maybe the memory to a Pent IV machine in the near future!

Your opinion would be greatly helpful!
Thanks!

[bandit752]

hI again loony!

I did check out the FR on your recommendation
ans it did help! Thanks again!

[loony1]

glad i could help a bit.........as far as the other computer......anything other than home built is tough......up grading the ram will help a bit but not much and hp computers are very limited on CPU upgadability.....and you can't put a differen motherboard into an hp case....

[bandit752]

Hi again loony!

That sounds pretty good, Home built!
I hate to re-invent the wheel here!
There must be plans in here on the home-Built
Which mother board, cpu, etc.,.

thanks again