Author Topic: Hmmm (Read 2161 times)

pugg666 · « **on:** October 15, 2003, 04:56:05 PM »

The intro screen displays just fine. Also it takes about 2 minutes from clicking the offline button till the tower finally loads up.

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System Information
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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 (4.10, Build 2222) A
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer:
System Model:
BIOS:
Processor: AMD Duron(tm), MMX, 3DNow, ~1000MHz
Memory: 128MB RAM
Page File: 151MB used, 348MB available
Primary File System: FAT32
DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0881)
DX Setup Parameters: None
DxDiag Version: 4.08.01.0881 32bit

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Display Devices
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Card name: ASUS AGP-V7100 SDRAM v6.31b
Manufacturer: (Standard display types)
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device ID: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0110&SUBSYS_40151043&REV_A1\000800
Display Memory: 31.5 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit)(100Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nvdisp.drv
Driver Version: 4.10.01.1001 (English)
DDI Version: 7
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/31/2000 20:14:04, 15360 bytes
Driver Signed: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD: *vdd
Mini VDD: nvmini.vxd
Mini VDD Date: , 0 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4250-11CF-F373-15600EC2CD35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0110
SubSys ID: 0x40151043
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result:
D3D7 Test Result:
D3D8 Test Result:

pugg666 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 15, 2003, 11:08:55 PM »

Black Sheep · « **Reply #2 on:** October 16, 2003, 01:42:59 AM »

Dude - you are really pushing the min. requirements - Hate to say it but....

Black Sheep · « **Reply #3 on:** October 16, 2003, 01:45:49 AM »

That 32mb card is pushing it anyways - try installing DX9 and see if that will boost - also 128 mb RAM is low for just about anything these days

64mb DDR card 50-60$ US
512 DDR or SDram 50-60$ US

or

Gateway - new system $500

Lazerus · « **Reply #4 on:** October 16, 2003, 01:48:39 AM »

Don't buy a Gateway computer.

simshell · « **Reply #5 on:** October 16, 2003, 02:03:33 AM »

NO!!!!!!!!! thats the same dweeby thing my PC is doing NO!!!!:mad:

simshell · « **Reply #6 on:** October 16, 2003, 02:22:13 AM »

well due to my crapy CARD im looked up a cheap 64mb one can some one tell me if it well run aces high 2 well

Power Color Radeon 7000 64MB DDR

there selling it for 40$

Nilsen · « **Reply #7 on:** October 16, 2003, 02:47:07 AM »

Save abit more Simshell, thats a very old card and it has very poor performance.

simshell · « **Reply #8 on:** October 16, 2003, 03:00:46 AM »

how about a V9180 Magic GeForce4 MX440 64MB 8x AGP

this is 60$ but 3 days at my dads shop i can buy it

Nilsen · « **Reply #9 on:** October 16, 2003, 03:38:11 AM »

If im not mistaken its abit better but im no expert on this matter. Ive just ordered the 9600XP for my system that im building but it costs more than the mx440 card. I would suggest that you wait a few weeks while HTC finishes AH2 and some more folks can give you some benchmark numbers before you buy anything. Gives you time to save up more money too.

Whats the specs on the rest of your system?

simshell · « **Reply #10 on:** October 16, 2003, 03:45:00 AM »

well my display is this

name:intel(R)82810E graphics controller
manufacturer: intel corporation
chip type:intel(R) 82810
DAC type:internal
approx total memory: 32.0MB
current display mode:800 x 600 (16 bite) (75Hz)
monitor: hp pavilion mx 70

and some othere stuff

xp got it last year
256 ram
directx9
processor 1300MHZ

Nilsen · « **Reply #11 on:** October 16, 2003, 03:57:44 AM »

The MX440 will be alot better than the graphics you have now, but i would still wait for more performance numbers from the AH community after AH2 is officialy released before i run to the store. Is that a duron processor, celeron or p3?

Im starting to think that if you get a fast graphics card the rest of your system will not keep up and you wont benefit alot from it... durons and celerons at those speeds are not very fast.

simshell · « **Reply #12 on:** October 16, 2003, 04:03:26 AM »

my processor is a intel(R) celeron(TM) CPU 1300 MHz

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #13 on:** October 16, 2003, 04:14:21 AM »

From the looks of it, AH2 will require an entry-level displaycard to be playable.

With entry-level I mean Radeon9500 and up or Geforce4Ti and up. Other cards below that are more of a joke with current games. AH2 might run on them with reduced detail though. The looks of AH2 is so much the same to the original that it seems they only added some eye-candy to the old code. (not talking about flight physics now.)

Taking radeon7000 etc. to games today is equivalent of taking a 1965 model Formula1 to 2003 Gp and then wondering why it can't cut the mustard.

Nilsen · « **Reply #14 on:** October 16, 2003, 04:18:02 AM »

I would really think hard about updating your system with new mobo, cpu, ram and videocard. Should not be very expensive if you shop around. The rest of your system (harddrive, cd-rom etc.) is prolly fine and can be reused. If it works fine for AH1 then you have a few weeks or maybe more before you have to upgrade for AH2 anyway and that should give you some time to save money.

You may or may not have a system that can handle a good videocard upgrade but im not an expert on this so if you type in all of your system specs in detail then i will let Skuzzy handle this one from here