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Game Forum / PC Games / Action Games / May 2004Farcry on a 2ghz CPu and 9800 Pro all detail MAx Possible ?
Just might go pick up a 9800 Pro this weekend, so wonderrig if it would be worth it :) I have a Xp 2400 CPU, 266mhz FSB and a Radeon 9600 Pro at the momment, 1 Gig of Pc2100 ram. And thats the MAx Cpu my board can handle and the CPU MAx FSB is 266 can overclokc the FSB but not by much and it aint stable when i do. So would a 9800 Pro allow me to turn up al the detail in the game as a Resolution of lets say 1024 by 768 ? or maybe alittle higher ? I tried it with my setup and the game was playable but it seems sluggish not smooth, so i want back to medium detail and was fine, so from that experiment a 9800 pro would make thegame smooth and fast ? Did not us fraps so i dont know the FSP might do so just to see :) Thanks for any help. PS might get a Amd 64 3400 and 1 gig of pc4000 ram and plug in the 9800 pro into that that might run FarCry Fast, but prob not :) Thanks again. > I have a Xp 2400 CPU, 266mhz FSB and a Radeon 9600 Pro at the momment, > 1 Gig of Pc2100 ram. On a 2.2ishGHz (166MHz), 1Gb, 9700Pro I play(ed) at 1024, x4fsaa, x8aniso, max details without any problems if that helps. The last few levels slowed the frame rate obviously at times. I think I knocked fsaa back to x2 at some point, but I won't swear to it. Besides, I was too busy enjoying the ride to worry too much about tweaking. 1280x1024 was no good for me, the frame rate really took a nose dive. but again I didn't experiment too much. Amdrew McP In news:5hh390hu76lb5cr3u9igcev29t6pd45mo8@4ax.com, We Live For The One We Die For The One <Mr fred@yahoo.com.au> Quoth The Raven: > Just might go pick up a 9800 Pro this weekend, so wonderrig if it > would be worth it :) [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Thanks again. I reckon your system is about right, a 9800 pro would be wasted on your machine as the rest of it wont be able to keep up with the 9800. your pc will be the bottleneck.  SignatureFor people who like peace and quiet: A phoneless cord. Take out the CUSSIN to reply to me We Live For The One We Die For The One <Mr fred@yahoo.com.au> ?crivit ces belles paroles: > So would a 9800 Pro allow me to turn up al the detail in the > game as a Resolution of lets say 1024 by 768 ? or maybe alittle > higher ? I play Far Cry with a resolution of 1024*768 on on P4 1.4ghz, 1Go RAM 3200, Radeon 9600XT, everything on "very high" (expect the water on "ultra"), and it works great. I'm just waiting now for the latest patch (1.2), which increases some stuff (and allows the unlimited saves) Signature(\ _ /) L'homme est un loup pour l'homme. (=' . '=) Cogito Lycanthropus ergo sum Lycanthropus. (")_(") http://darkylair.free.fr --> l'antre du loup. ~~ooOoo~~ http://oeilbobine.free.fr --> Critiques de films. Thus spake DarkWolf <Darkwolf99_blabla_à_enlever_pour_me_répondre@free.fr>, Fri, 30 Apr 2004 09:47:11 +0200, Anno Domini: >We Live For The One We Die For The One <Mr fred@yahoo.com.au> >écrivit ces belles paroles: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >3200, Radeon 9600XT, everything on "very high" (expect the water on >"ultra"), and it works great. Yeah, I have similar (& only 512DDR & a 9600 Pro) - I really don't understand some of these yahoos having difficulties with uber-rigs...send a boy to do a man's job! >;-) >I'm just waiting now for the latest patch (1.2), which increases some >stuff (and allows the unlimited saves) Yeah, I still can't get the console save to work...oh well, doesn't need it anyway. -- Replace 'spamfree' with ('k__umcgl_' + ascii 123456789) to reply via email. > Just might go pick up a 9800 Pro this weekend, so wonderrig if it > would be worth it :) [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thanks for any help. I'm running Far Cry at 1024x768 max detail on my home setup which is similar to yours except I have 768mb PC2100 ram and a 9800pro. Runs very smooth most of the time. Sometimes slows down a fair bit if there are lots of enemies on screen, but 90% of the time it's a playable framerate. -- Steve > Just might go pick up a 9800 Pro this weekend, so wonderrig if it > would be worth it :) [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Thanks again. It plays great on an FX-51 (2.2Ghz), 2Gb RAM, Geforce FX5900 Ultra 256mb All settings on Very High or Ultra, 1024x768, 40fps ish.....very smooth Jago Nice to hear, ill turn everything up high and how the water on LOW, see what that does. From the playing i have done its ok, framrate wise though ill run Fraps and see what kind of framerate it is :) Thanks again. >> Just might go pick up a 9800 Pro this weekend, so wonderrig if it >> would be worth it :) [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.672 / Virus Database: 434 - Release Date: 28/04/2004 I tried to run Far Cry on a similar system. But, soon after loading it the engineer shouted "The engines cannae take the strain captain!" Soon after this there was a shuddering in the pc box and then my keyboard exploded in a shower of sparks. Immediately following this there was a containment field failure. I tried the manual override, but it was useless. What followed was an uncontrolled fire, followed by depressurization. My $0.02 Bill >Just might go pick up a 9800 Pro this weekend, so wonderrig if it >would be worth it :) Depends on your tolerance for low frame rates. I have an XP3200 Barton core cpu running with an ATI 9800 Pro & I find 1024 X 768 at MEDIUM detail level *barely acceptable* with Far Cry. Others here obviously have a much much higher tolerance for sluggish framerates. Contrary to popular belief, I don't feel the Far Cry engine is that efficent, especially when compared to something like Painkiller (which *flew* on my system). Of course, Far Cry is doing a lot more with detail & textures but it's still sluggish. Far Cry will really stress an ATI Pro 9800 at higer detail levels. -worm Remove YOURPANTIES before emailing me ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wormwood" <Wormwood19YOURPANTIES@lycos.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 7:43 PM Subject: Re: Farcry on a 2ghz CPu and 9800 Pro all detail MAx Possible ? > >Just might go pick up a 9800 Pro this weekend, so wonderrig if it > >would be worth it :) [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -worm > Remove YOURPANTIES before emailing me I suppose it all depends on what you think sluggish framerates are, I was getting 40-60fps with all settings on Very/Ultra High at 1024x768......looked pretty good to me, but maybe you'd need 60+ fps? Jago > Just might go pick up a 9800 Pro this weekend, so wonderrig if it > would be worth it :) [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Thanks again. Your nickname is the most bizarre thing I have ever encountered. That being said, I don't think there is a system that will offer completely smooth experience in "Far Cry". I swear that the AI became smarter when I increased my system ram last Friday. Maybe I was hallucinating, but changing from 256Mbs to 512 under clean WinME actually had a huge difference. The framerate was actually pleasant and swapping decreased by half. Under WinXP, I'm positive that 1000Mbs isn't exaggeration for the game. 9800 Pro would most likely help your playing experience a notch or two. >Your nickname is the most bizarre thing I have ever encountered. He is obviously a B5 fan who does great disservice to the phrase. SignatureAndrew. To email unscramble nrc@gurjevgrzrboivbhf.pbz & remove spamtrap. Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking a question. |
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