05-16-2003, 07:30 PM | #1 |
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Looking for advice..
Okay all you betaleet's.
Looking for an answer from you about PS and it's upcoming release. My current system is: Athlon 900mhz Tbird 512mb Ram 32mb vidcard. Internet connection via ISDN (128k bthways) Is this going to be enough? I'm kinda stuck for cash right now, so upgrading is NOT an option. Or, should I save my money and hold off getting the game. Thanks guys. TxCowboy aka Defiance.enD (yeah..one of those .enD guys with the funny Dnames ) |
05-16-2003, 07:53 PM | #2 |
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I personally think you'd be better off saving your $$$ for a coupla months. Your system 'might' let you get into the action but during a battle of any decent size will probably slow to a crawl. And if I'm paying a monthly fee to play something I want to enjoy it in all of its' glory
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05-16-2003, 08:06 PM | #3 |
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I agree with Grunt. Your system specs sound similar to my old computer. It was decently playable, except during any type of battle or movement in aircraft. Save your money up for a bit, upgrade, then buy the game.
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05-17-2003, 02:29 AM | #4 |
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If you wait a couple of months you will be able to save enough money to buy a cheap AMD CPU(assuming that the mobo can handle the extra mhz). www.pricewatch.com has a AMD XP 1700 mhz cpu for $43.
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05-17-2003, 06:09 AM | #5 |
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What graphics card is that you own? 32 MB doesn't mean much if it's a TNT Ultra chip you've got there. I'd recommend you get yourself at least a GeForce 3 or 4 (not the MX ones) or a Radeon 7XXX or greater, if you prefer ATI. Also get a new CPU. I'd say at least a 1.2-1.4 GHz should do the trick. The game is fully playable with 512 MB of Ram, although I intend to buy more since memory is cheap.
My critical specs are: Athlon XP2000+ (1667 MHz) 512 MB DDR RAM ABit GeForce 4 Ti4200 128 MB LAN connection Planetside is fully playable in 1024x768 res, with full graphics detail and max viewing distance and the lot.
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05-17-2003, 11:05 AM | #6 |
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The benefit you have is the ISDN at 128k,, its far better for consistancy of packets than any other internet connection like DSL or Cable,, sure we burst way higher but IDSN will give you 100% consistancy.
- what chipset is the 32 mg video - save the pennies and buy the AMD someone recommended for like a few bucks I say,, (pricing taken from local store here in my area) CPU around 1700 mhz $50 bucks Mobo for the AMD CPU $60 bucks Ram for the mobo DDR 2100 3x256 mb sticks $75 Gil |
05-17-2003, 08:52 PM | #7 |
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Ha ha ha ha ha Giljo that sig is THE BEST!!!
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05-17-2003, 09:20 PM | #8 |
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if your vidcard is a gf 2 or better you should be good to play. it will play/run, but it won't look real good.
your strong point is the 512 of ram which will help compensate for some of the other things. |
05-17-2003, 09:27 PM | #9 |
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Okay.
So what I'll do is go ahead and get the game next week when it finally release's. And just experiment with it. As for my system. At the most, I can go up to 1.0ghz upgrade on the same mobo. The vid card is a Prophet II MX (as best I remember) Sorry guys. It's been in there for awhile, and I'd have to find the box to give you all the details, and right now I'm at work. I was looking at one of those 128mb cards. I have to wait and see what the wallet says. (I just dumped some major cash on some yearly bills...danged home ownership) Thanks for all the great advice. |
05-18-2003, 02:03 AM | #10 |
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Just want to clear something Giljo mentioned. ISDN is no more consistant than any DSL that I'm aware of. Now, I don't run or work at an ISP and I don't set up networks for a living. I do work for one of the baby Bells tho so I do receive at least some small bit of technical info (not much but some). Cable, yes, ISDN should be more consistant. But unless you live in a heavily populated node, I think even when it bottoms out, it'll be faster and should be no more prone to dropped connections. DSL, however, should be at least as stable and lots faster than any ISDN out there.
There may be other ISDN and DSL types out there I'm not aware of but generally speaking, what I said above should be the most common situations seen. Also, MANY companies out there, some small and some quite large will sell people dubious products and call it DSL when in reality, it's something quite inferior. This causes a lot of misinformation amongst customers. All that said, ISDN should give a very steady and relatively fast connection. |
05-18-2003, 03:44 AM | #11 |
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went to compusa the other day, you can get a geforce FX 5200 for $99, assuming you've got a agp slot
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05-18-2003, 07:52 PM | #12 |
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I don't think that Prophet will cut it, Cowboy. Between that and the off-peak CPU it might be playable if you cranked all the graphics way down. Maybe.
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05-18-2003, 11:00 PM | #13 |
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Yeah.
The more I think about this, the more I'm thinking patience is the way to go. Ah well, I'm sure some of y'all will make apperance's with that durned old hack of a game called T2 on occasion. |
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