Is my pc ready to go back to Spring?

rcdraco · Post by **rcdraco** » 17 Sep 2007, 19:13

Maker: E-machine

Processor: Celeron 3.2ghz

Ram: 1gb

Video Card: Ati X1650 pro 512mb video card

Monitor: Dell something, 1600 x 1200 @60hz max

imbaczek · Post by **imbaczek** » 17 Sep 2007, 19:15

should be fine.

manored · Post by **manored** » 17 Sep 2007, 19:40

I think what spring needs most is just ram. I remember my pc used to lag in big games, then we doubled the ram and it never lags now.

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 17 Sep 2007, 19:42

Your processor might have issues when confronted with large explosions and numerous units on screen. Celerons are fail.

AF · Post by AF » 17 Sep 2007, 22:12

How on earth did a graphics card of that power get bundled with a cpu like that?

Hello, here's your abacus, it has 4 rows, 16 beads on each in the finest wood, you can get marble beads for 50 gold pieces extra, and we've added in a Core 2 Duo Extreme for added speed! Buy your abacus today at Rome Imperial market!

Cabbage · Post by **Cabbage** » 17 Sep 2007, 22:49

neddiedrow wrote:Celerons are fail.

He speaks the truth

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 17 Sep 2007, 23:21

AF wrote:How on earth did a graphics card of that power get bundled with a cpu like that?

rcdraco wrote:Maker: E-machine

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 18 Sep 2007, 00:34

Ewww... you'd have been better off with a cheap AM2/939 board and an X2 3800-4800, 1 GB more RAM and a good GF6 or cheap GF7.

rcdraco · Post by **rcdraco** » 18 Sep 2007, 02:53

60fps average in sauerbraten, on skycastle, with full settings, at 1600 x 1200.

While running a virus scan. >_<

Oh, and the video card thing. I put a $220 video card in a $300 pc. I've spent about $500 to play gmod alone.

SwiftSpear · Post by **SwiftSpear** » 18 Sep 2007, 04:14

It's not a benchmark buster, sure, but it should run small to medium size spring games fine. You'll probably find your maximum is around the 8 player range before CPU lag starts to frustrate gamespeed.

Specs don't count as players though, so don't worry about that.

[edit] It's worth mentioning that a map like speedmetal will be significantly more taxing due to the high number of projectiles and units in game at any given time. The 8 player estimate is intended for normal maps.

AF · Post by AF » 18 Sep 2007, 10:20

replace that celeron with a cheap pentium D and it should be fine for all intensive purposes. Itll extend the viable lifespan of the PC by a few years at least.

clericvash · Post by **clericvash** » 18 Sep 2007, 11:24

So is Pentium D actually worth gettin, and core 2 duo are madly expensive!

There are some amazing Pentium D deals on ebay at the moment.

AF · Post by AF » 18 Sep 2007, 14:49

pentium D is only good because oftis price and overclock potential.

where possible get cheap core 2 duos.

Relative · Post by **Relative** » 18 Sep 2007, 16:47

AF wrote:pentium D is only good because oftis price and overclock potential.

where possible get cheap core 2 duos.

The prices C2Ds are at now its crazy not to get one. Buy a cheap C2D.

DJ · Post by DJ » 18 Sep 2007, 17:29

Be careful is you stick a pentium D in they run *hot

AF · Post by AF » 18 Sep 2007, 17:52

depends which ones.

A pentium D 805 did me fine for a while, although XP wasnt to keen on me swapping out the mobo and cpu without reinstalling it. Ubuntu was zippy as hell though, no modifications required...

rcdraco · Post by **rcdraco** » 18 Sep 2007, 20:44

My dell, the other pc, has a pentium D, [hyperthreading is amazing] It runs cool, thanks to some fancy fan setup, plus it's super quiet. This pc runs with the case off, since the video card gets no air otherwise. >_<

Spring RTS Engine

Is my pc ready to go back to Spring?

Is my pc ready to go back to Spring?

well

haha