Time to clock this sucker.
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Sneaky, if your willing to spend a wee bit o money you can get a really good upgrade for approx £150.
My motherboard fried the Friday before Xmas and I replaced it with a new board and (Dual core) Pentium D 3.2Ghz (I was a P4 2.4Ghz before) and believe me it made a massive difference to my frame rates.
After that I went a wee bit mental (seeing as how it was Xmas) and bought a Ati X1950Pro Agp (was running 9800pro) and upgraded my ram to 2 GB Ballistix DDRII 533Hz so it would have been a cheap upgrade if I could only have controlled meself.
But what a difference to frame rates and image quality.
Absolute proof that this game is more often than not CPU limited.
Best of luck with your upgrade.
My motherboard fried the Friday before Xmas and I replaced it with a new board and (Dual core) Pentium D 3.2Ghz (I was a P4 2.4Ghz before) and believe me it made a massive difference to my frame rates.
After that I went a wee bit mental (seeing as how it was Xmas) and bought a Ati X1950Pro Agp (was running 9800pro) and upgraded my ram to 2 GB Ballistix DDRII 533Hz so it would have been a cheap upgrade if I could only have controlled meself.
But what a difference to frame rates and image quality.
Absolute proof that this game is more often than not CPU limited.
Best of luck with your upgrade.
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blind conformity and stupidity are unforgivable.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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blind conformity and stupidity are unforgivable.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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Fully loaded now
XP 3200+ Barton, full 2 Gb memory installed, and an M-Audio 10-10 soundcard arriving in the next few days (wonder if IL2 can handle that.
Only thing is the 3200 won't OC on jumpers so it's stuck at 2.2 (the BIOS tweaks wont stay stable at anything over 400 FSB, already tried, and, I really dont fancy chiselling out grooves on the cache and filling them with paste. Too bad it was a "late" one.).
The upside is I've cloned a new PC from donor parts and a spare MB.
2600+ and .75Gb just loaded XP and it boots up in nano seconds without all the other crap. Maybe it's time to explore Linux or set up a server.
Only thing is the 3200 won't OC on jumpers so it's stuck at 2.2 (the BIOS tweaks wont stay stable at anything over 400 FSB, already tried, and, I really dont fancy chiselling out grooves on the cache and filling them with paste. Too bad it was a "late" one.).
The upside is I've cloned a new PC from donor parts and a spare MB.
2600+ and .75Gb just loaded XP and it boots up in nano seconds without all the other crap. Maybe it's time to explore Linux or set up a server.
"The marksman hitteth the target partly by pulling, partly by letting go. The boatsman reacheth the landing partly by pulling, partly by letting go." (Egyptian proverb)
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Linux?... or Server?
The age-old question.
A server would be exceptional, either XP/Vista or Linux.
As for Linux (stable as it is), should you want to set it up for gaming, there's a bit more involved than just installing a fave game.
Most of the stuff we enjoy will not run in Linux without the installation of an additional API (WINE, CEDEGA, etc.) to facilitate the Redmond code.
WINE is free at: http://www.winehq.org/
CEDEGA is available via subscription at: http://www.cedega.com/
Both APIs have extensive lists of game compatability, but it is important to note that the specific version of the API is critical to the smooth operation of the game. Later versions may have fixed one bug/prob, but introduced others.
WINE has been around the longest, but you're pretty much on your own once installed. That said, should any probs arise, the online support is incredible! One just need be willing and have the time available for the troubleshooting.
Cedega appears easier to use through virtual elimination of the console/Command Line functions, and as a subscription service offers tech support through its website.
I've used LINUX enough to say that feature for feature, LINUX offers more for the money than any Win Iteration. The downside is the limited support for games...thus WINE and CEDEGA.
A server would be exceptional, either XP/Vista or Linux.
As for Linux (stable as it is), should you want to set it up for gaming, there's a bit more involved than just installing a fave game.
Most of the stuff we enjoy will not run in Linux without the installation of an additional API (WINE, CEDEGA, etc.) to facilitate the Redmond code.
WINE is free at: http://www.winehq.org/
CEDEGA is available via subscription at: http://www.cedega.com/
Both APIs have extensive lists of game compatability, but it is important to note that the specific version of the API is critical to the smooth operation of the game. Later versions may have fixed one bug/prob, but introduced others.
WINE has been around the longest, but you're pretty much on your own once installed. That said, should any probs arise, the online support is incredible! One just need be willing and have the time available for the troubleshooting.
Cedega appears easier to use through virtual elimination of the console/Command Line functions, and as a subscription service offers tech support through its website.
I've used LINUX enough to say that feature for feature, LINUX offers more for the money than any Win Iteration. The downside is the limited support for games...thus WINE and CEDEGA.
...and wear your feckin' mask!!!!! 