Question for the techies, how much horsepower does CoX need to run decently?
My laptop chugs like Barney, so I'm pondering building a new desktop, which I haven't done in a while. The only computer game I'd bother to play is CoX and (maybe Half Life 2, heard it was good), so I only need enough hardware for it to run good.
All I really care about is getting it to run with zero stutter no matter the team size (as now more that 3 or 4 makes it spotty at best) at 1600 x 1050 with the graphics turned up to at least medium but preferably high.
I've always leaned towards AMD, and I'm well aware nVidia well out-performs ATI in CoX, but I'm wondering just how much cash I have to spend.
As it is, I could get an AMD Anthlon 64 X2 3600+ and a EVGA GeForce 7600GT 256MB for about $160 on Newegg. Paired with, say, 2 gigs of RAM would that be sufficient?
First things first: check your soundcard. I may have already mentioned this in game, so I apologize if I'm repeating myself, but CoX's sound implementation is awful. Absolutely, horribly, amateurishly awful.
Try turning your sound effects volume to 0% and see if that clears up your existing stuttering at all.
EDIT: Core 2 Duos from Intel are the new hotness. They beat AMD for price/performance like a red-headed stepchild, these days.
Question for the techies, how much horsepower does CoX need to run decently?
My laptop chugs like Barney, so I'm pondering building a new desktop, which I haven't done in a while. The only computer game I'd bother to play is CoX and (maybe Half Life 2, heard it was good), so I only need enough hardware for it to run good.
All I really care about is getting it to run with zero stutter no matter the team size (as now more that 3 or 4 makes it spotty at best) at 1600 x 1050 with the graphics turned up to at least medium but preferably high.
I've always leaned towards AMD, and I'm well aware nVidia well out-performs ATI in CoX, but I'm wondering just how much cash I have to spend.
As it is, I could get an AMD Anthlon 64 X2 3600+ and a EVGA GeForce 7600GT 256MB for about $160 on Newegg. Paired with, say, 2 gigs of RAM would that be sufficient?
First things first: check your soundcard. I may have already mentioned this in game, so I apologize if I'm repeating myself, but CoX's sound implementation is awful. Absolutely, horribly, amateurishly awful.
Try turning your sound effects volume to 0% and see if that clears up your existing stuttering at all.
EDIT: Core 2 Duos from Intel are the new hotness. They beat AMD for price/performance like a red-headed stepchild, these days.
Eh, I play with my sound and fx turned off anyway (I listen to music while I play).
And looking now, the cheapest Intel Dual Core I see is an Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz, which is about double the price of the AMD.
hey guys, I used to play city of villians awhile back, but then i had to cancel my plaync account because they just wouldn't stop billing me otherwise. it was kind of a fiasco, anyway, I want to get back in, but now my account is cancelled. I can't log in to reactivate, and i can't use this serial code i have on another account because it's already been used. Long story short, could someone pm me so i can get an invite on the free trial and just sign up for 2 months.
I just came back (and quite possibly, not for very long) from a year absence. They still give away free trials, as it turns out, so you can get back in too.
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hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
I enjoy it. There is a huge lacking of ninja games out there that you can 1 hit stab people in teh face. It is entertaining, like a splinter cell ninja.
I played 75% of the Tenchu series though, so I'm a little biased. I had to buy it. Co-op is alright too.
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Hmmm.... I might have something for one of my free rentels this week then.
My brand-new Windows installation decided to crap all over itself this morning (Damn XP and its "Bad_Pool_Header"), so I'm not sure I'll have my regular PC back running in time for Team Night. 45 minutes, and SP2 is just installing now... :x
Luckily I was smart enough to copy all the CoH files to another drive, so at least I won't have another huge patch download.
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First things first: check your soundcard. I may have already mentioned this in game, so I apologize if I'm repeating myself, but CoX's sound implementation is awful. Absolutely, horribly, amateurishly awful.
Try turning your sound effects volume to 0% and see if that clears up your existing stuttering at all.
EDIT: Core 2 Duos from Intel are the new hotness. They beat AMD for price/performance like a red-headed stepchild, these days.
And looking now, the cheapest Intel Dual Core I see is an Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz, which is about double the price of the AMD.
Other than a screenshot here or there it's ready to show off to renters.
Also, man, I know I can see my character now and I don't look like a glowy ball of glow...but godfuckingdammit do I miss the old inv graphics.
We also need to decide on a fee for usage. 10k? 100K? 1M?!?
> turn on light
Good start to the day. Pity it's going to be the worst one of your life. The light is now on.
Scoot, don't let silly things like "facts" get in the way of good ideas.
> turn on light
Good start to the day. Pity it's going to be the worst one of your life. The light is now on.
Just hard for me to get used to, is all. I kinda liked the whole "GUYS I AM BLINDINGLY SHINY YOU DULL FUCKS" feel."
though hahaha it is in line with its actual power now.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
Hooraydiation wrote: And I don't care how distraught you are. It's just impolite to shoot yourself when someone has their dick inside you.
Burn!
Hooraydiation wrote: And I don't care how distraught you are. It's just impolite to shoot yourself when someone has their dick inside you.
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Isn't that game total poop?
I enjoy it. There is a huge lacking of ninja games out there that you can 1 hit stab people in teh face. It is entertaining, like a splinter cell ninja.
I played 75% of the Tenchu series though, so I'm a little biased. I had to buy it. Co-op is alright too.
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sup duder let me know if you're online when i am
i go by global handle Kaiser Pony
> turn on light
Good start to the day. Pity it's going to be the worst one of your life. The light is now on.
so uh
one of us
one of us
this kind of thing happens like every six months
welcome back just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Luckily I was smart enough to copy all the CoH files to another drive, so at least I won't have another huge patch download.
> turn on light
Good start to the day. Pity it's going to be the worst one of your life. The light is now on.
Fuck yes.
Though also...
Fuck Rikti Magus SO HARD IT BLEEDS.
Hello, ladies.
:winky:
It's kind of more disturbing.