Should or Shouldn't my PC..

[Amaazee]

be able to run Terrain and Water graphics?

It will let me run it offline, but when I get in arena's it will start to lag.

This is my PC that I am using till my AlienWare gets re-modeled.


DXDIAG
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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/30/2010, 20:28:02
       Machine name: CHRIS-PC
   Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: eMachines
       System Model: ET1352
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II 160u Processor, ~1.8GHz
             Memory: 2048MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 1792MB RAM
          Page File: 1208MB used, 2373MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_03D0&SUBSYS_03921025&REV_A2
     Display Memory: 889 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 249 MB
      Shared Memory: 639 MB
       Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: Acer H203H
         Monitor Id: ACR0103
        Native Mode: 1600 x 900(p) (59.978Hz)
        Output Type: HD15
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Driver File Version: 8.17.0012.6099 (English)
     Driver Version: 8.17.12.6099
        DDI Version: 9Ex
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.0
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 10/16/2010 13:55:00, 12788840 bytes
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 Free Space: 423.6 GB
Total Space: 456.4 GB
File System: NTFS
      Model: WDC WD50 00AAKS-22V1A SCSI Disk Device

      Drive: D:
      Model: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH60N SCSI CdRom Device
     Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (English), , 0 bytes

Please help someone. 

[Amaazee]

Also with the graphics off, my FR is 80-90. When I turn them on its 30-40 but its laggy...

[The Fugitive]

you barely make the minimum requirements to run the game. Turning everything to it's lowest setting is your only chance to run it smooth.

[Amaazee]

So how would you run it if you were in my situation?


I can turn Anti-Aliasing all the way up np.

I can also turn on all the shadowing and what not. But when I get to Advanced Terrain it would lag .

[The Fugitive]

Well you have a decision to make, do you want the game to play smoothly, or do you want "eye candy"?

Anti-alisan takes a ton to run if you are even running it. If it is turned off in your graphics cards properties it isn't running in the game. For me I'd rather have the game run smoothly. If planes are jumping all over the place it's just going to get me more frustrated seeing as I have trouble hitting them when they stand still !!

I would go into my graphics card and set it up for "application assigned". This makes the options available to everything for every program, but the programs that hit it harder you can adjust.

Next go into the game and start with the textures at 256. You may have to drop them to 128, but its a good place to start.

You should go through Tiggers write up on how to set up your graphics. Check it out here. He wrote up a set by set guide in pdf format on how to get the best out of your system.

[Amaazee]

Well you have a decision to make, do you want the game to play smoothly, or do you want "eye candy"?

Anti-alisan takes a ton to run if you are even running it. If it is turned off in your graphics cards properties it isn't running in the game. For me I'd rather have the game run smoothly. If planes are jumping all over the place it's just going to get me more frustrated seeing as I have trouble hitting them when they stand still !!

I would go into my graphics card and set it up for "application assigned". This makes the options available to everything for every program, but the programs that hit it harder you can adjust.

Next go into the game and start with the textures at 256. You may have to drop them to 128, but its a good place to start.

You should go through Tiggers write up on how to set up your graphics. Check it out here. He wrote up a set by set guide in pdf format on how to get the best out of your system.

Thanks for the help Fugitive...

[falcon23]

Shadows takes a HUGE HIT...shut it off first before anything and go from there..

[TilDeath]

Also with the graphics off, my FR is 80-90. When I turn them on its 30-40 but its laggy...

Do you have Vsync disabled?  Reason I ask is that your monitors refresh rate is 60Hz so you should max at 60 FR.  If you did disable it, uncheck the check box this is for testing purposes only (as stated in the video settings).  Your on-board (on motherboard not a separate card) Video will only improve slightly with some BIOS tweaks and added system memory.  The reason for added system memory is that on-board video gets its memory for the most part from the system memory.  Adding memory will enable you to add it to the video "Chipset" within the BIOS.  As said above your system barely meets minimum requirements.  Do you have the Hi Res Graphics installed?  Is your "Max Texture Size" set to at least 1024?  These are all questions that need to be answered before you can move forward to finding out what you can and can not turn on.

TD

[Skuzzy]

The 6150SE should not be run with any of the "Advanced" graphic options checked, except for "Bump Mapping".  The card is simply too slow to handle anything more than that.