min requirements ah3

[Dogtown]

I read that they are using a rig with intel core 2 duo e8400 4 gb of ram window 7 64 bit with a gtx 660  to test the new game with in the office. I think I have something similar ... intel pentium D cpu 2.80 ghz  4 gb ram widow 7 32 bit gtx 650

what the difference in 32 and 64 bit os ? Thinking of getting something with a i3 or i5 processor and 8 gb ram.  would that be better ?  I read that i really cant put more ram in my computer ,, whys that ? I was gonna double the sticks. 
The video card i have has alot of settings and after reading their post on how to set some things i have but there are alot of settings not covered ,,should i just leave them alone ?

sorry for so many questions but i really want to keep playing, ooo did they fix that double problem thing they had with the beta that i read about ,,, cause i was on last night with a few people and it was a sad experience compared to my normal game play. 

[Drano]

In order to go to those processors you'd have to change your motherboard too as those CPUs use a different socket. They literally won't plug into your mobo.

The 64 bit OS will allow more RAM. The 32 bit will only take 4gb max.

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[Dogtown]

ya was just gonna get another computer with a different processor and ram but if what i have is ok then i could change my os to get more ram if that will help play the game ...i just dont know if what im using is too old ...ty

[Bizman]

There's more difference between your rig and HiTech's development system than one would think by looking at the model numbers only. The 650 is a much weaker card: http://www.hwcompare.com/13458/geforce-gtx-650-vs-geforce-gtx-660/ and the processors also have a big difference in bus speeds, 800 vs. 1333. You'd still be able to play, only with more features unchecked.

As for why 32 bit operating systems only can use 4 GB of RAM compared to the 16 Exabytes of 64 bit systems, it's simple mathematics: 2^32=4Gb, 2^64=16Eb. Well, not that simple actually, there's exceptions and more exact ways to tell how it actually goes, but that should give you a layman's perspective. 

[TequilaChaser]

ya was just gonna get another computer with a different processor and ram but if what i have is ok then i could change my os to get more ram if that will help play the game ...i just dont know if what im using is too old ...ty

Your existing Motherboard could have a Maximum System RAM limitation on it... some Motherboards have limitations like 2 GB Max, 4 GB Max or 8 GB max etc..... regardless if your OS is 64 bit and can use/handle  more RAM, your motherboard might be limited

Windows 7 Starter 64 bit= 8 GB max
Windows 7 Home Basic 64 bit= 8 GB max
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit= 16 GB max
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit= 192 GB max
Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit= 192 GB max
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit= 192 GB max

you will need to research/find the specs of your Motherboard

hope this helps

TC

[715]

I've tested AH3 in Win XP 32 bit and Win 7 64 bit.  Depending on what I was looking at the frame rate under 64 bit Win 7 was a factor of 1.2 to 2 times faster than XP 32 bit, using exactly the same hardware and settings.  (This is with 8 GB of RAM, of which XP sees only 4 GB.  Also, of course, the graphics card driver was different.)  Also, XP has problems with the high number of trees (polygons) and would leave out large sections of forest while 64 bit Win 7 didn't.  However, this might be specific to XP and not be relevant to Win 7 32 bit.

[Skuzzy]

Windows XP has a completely different memory architecture than Windows 7, as it pertains to DirectX and the video card.

In Windows XP, the amount of video RAM is all the video RAM DirectX has to use.  In Windows 7 there is an overflow from the video RAM to system RAM which allows a DirectX application to grab more video memory than the video card physically has.

In Windows XP, there was always the chance DirectX could lose the video card so it kept a full working copy of the video frame buffer in system RAM.  This was mostly due to the fact the desktop and DirectX made use of two different rendering mechanisms.  In Windows Vista, and later, the desktop was merged into DirectX, thus not requiring the duplicated video frame in system RAM.

Those are two of the major differences of the many between XP and later operating systems.

[Dogtown]

ok all ty very much for all the helpful info... now i have a better understanding of these things, and also understand why i could never get even ah2 playing real well.

been looking at a few computers with the i5 processors and more ram, that matched with a better card should put me in better shape huh ?

[Bizman]

been looking at a few computers with the i5 processors and more ram, that matched with a better card should put me in better shape huh ?

Indeed. As a rule of thumb someone told me decades ago: Don't even look at the minimum requirements. Look at the recommended ones and double them where applicable. That said, since HiTech has an E8400 (Dual Core @ 3 GHz), a GTX660 (scoring 4,119 at http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html) and 4 GB of RAM, getting decent FPS using default settings, get a quad core @ ~3.5 GHz or more, a GTX 970 scoring 8,672 and 8 GB of RAM for a long time pleasure.

[Dogtown]

hey have u all seen these rent to own gaming computer sites on line ?  I know I will pay alot more for it but the wife is good with a few bucks a month ...there are so many computers to choose from... can i get some suggestions plz ? the one site i was looking at was called" no compromise "  ...they have some for like a hundred a month ...and u can add things to them too..