Can I run it?
Creaturemagic
Join Date: 2012-02-03 Member: 143481Members
Join Date: 2012-02-03 Member: 143481Members
So, been wanting the game for awhile and I just got some new parts for my PC. So now I think I can play it. However there have been some very discouraging posts concerning performance.
So could a PC with this run it?
AMD Quad Core 3.6Ghz CPU
NVIDIA 550ti 1GB
4GB Ram
Thanks for the help!
So could a PC with this run it?
AMD Quad Core 3.6Ghz CPU
NVIDIA 550ti 1GB
4GB Ram
Thanks for the help!
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That is actually not the case. My hardware is very similar and lowering the resolution has practically no effect on performance. Not even when going as low as 640x480. The only thing that matters is the CPU clock speed.
My local diskusage is 4.8 gigs according to steam.
As for performance, make sure you find as low ping servers as you can. If you're an NA player then play on the good servers:
all in
steel confessors
the 156 servers
the transcend servers (t^)
420 servers
Anything that lists "NS2Servers.com" or "Inversion" in the title (these include almost all the servers I listed above)
Lerk More (if it's still up)
If you're a euro then you'll have to try out some servers to find some that are good. I know HBZ and Old Ass Gamers play decently, but I'm NA so I don't know much more than that.
It's very important to play on a very good servers. Higher ping seems to kill your FPS. Lower performing servers seem to kill your FPS. Lagging servers completely kill gameplay and cause a lot of rubberbanding. If you play on bad servers then you'll have terrible play with any computer.
Also, obviously, experiment with graphics settings. I don't see any real gain in FPS by lowering resolution or lowering general detail from high -> medium. The main FPS gain I get is by turning off all of the glowy ######. Turn off bloom, AA, atmospheric lights, shadows, shadow fading, anisotropic filtering. I have an i72600k OC'd to 4.5 and a geforce 570. I usually sit at 50-80 fps lately with some maps and late game going down to 30-50 fps.
I've got an Intel i7 cpu 950 @ 3.07 ghz, and I can run the game just fine at max settings.
As for performance, make sure you find as low ping servers as you can. If you're an NA player then play on the good servers:
all in
steel confessors
the 156 servers
the transcend servers (t^)
420 servers
Anything that lists "NS2Servers.com" or "Inversion" in the title (these include almost all the servers I listed above)
Lerk More (if it's still up)
If you're a euro then you'll have to try out some servers to find some that are good. I know HBZ and Old Ass Gamers play decently, but I'm NA so I don't know much more than that.
It's very important to play on a very good servers. Higher ping seems to kill your FPS. Lower performing servers seem to kill your FPS. Lagging servers completely kill gameplay and cause a lot of rubberbanding. If you play on bad servers then you'll have terrible play with any computer.
Also, obviously, experiment with graphics settings. I don't see any real gain in FPS by lowering resolution or lowering general detail from high -> medium. The main FPS gain I get is by turning off all of the glowy ######. Turn off bloom, AA, atmospheric lights, shadows, shadow fading, anisotropic filtering. I have an i72600k OC'd to 4.5 and a geforce 570. I usually sit at 50-80 fps lately with some maps and late game going down to 30-50 fps.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Very good post. In addition to the last point: When you try to find the right settings for your pc, your can use the console and "r_stats" to show fps and other useful info.
When trying to find a good server you can use "net_stats" this will show you the server tick rate (=game calculation cycles per second). The tick rate will go down in the end game (with many buildings) on every server right now. You will feel this like lag, but it is not your machines fault. Good servers should hold 30 ticks most of the game.
To the graphic settings. I have an old GForce 8800GTS (but an i5 with 2.7Ghz) I can play with 1280x720 Medium detail and everything besides bloom off with round about 40 fps.
You are not easily frightened off, it seems. ^^
Well, i hope you have a some money to spare if you want that kind of FPS.
I have a i2500k OC at 4.7 GHz(Cooling unit is a corsair h100)
8 gigs at 1600 mhz speed 9-9-9-24( they should be at 2000mhz)
580 gtx 1.5 gig
SSD 128 gig.
Board is a p8z68-V pro
I'm playing at 1920x1200 with bloom/atmospherique off( cause they are ugly)and i do sometime go under 50 fps but rarely.
On a side note. I OCed my CPU just recently. I was running stuck clockspeed last time i played. I did saw a huge boost in perf while playing NS 2. If i'm not work i want from 3700 to 4700 in turbo mode. That 1 GHz increase made it for me fps wise. I still ahve to deal with server issue like everybody.
They're misleading you. Expect occasional poor performance, but with that setup it'll be beyond comfortably playable. Those posters (must) have software issues with their computers.
~30-60 fps most of the time, 3.0 C2D / 460 1Gb model / 4Gb 800Mhz
There was a marked improvement between build 214-15. Noticeable without measurement.
<!--quoteo(post=1956080:date=Aug 2 2012, 11:38 AM:name=deathmonger87)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (deathmonger87 @ Aug 2 2012, 11:38 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1956080"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What's the definition of playable? I get pissy if I see less than 60 FPS. If I at any point see 40 FPS or less I deem the game unplayable. Posting framerates with your setup would be more helpful than just stating "yea it's perfectly fine" if you ask me.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Using the search function would turn up results, rather than whining and floundering pointlessly. There isn't some wondrous Herald O' The Board just sitting around in every obscure internet forum waiting to serve you.
If you like death (your death).
<!--quoteo(post=1956175:date=Aug 2 2012, 07:13 PM:name=blujay)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blujay @ Aug 2 2012, 07:13 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1956175"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Using the search function would turn up results, rather than whining and floundering pointlessly. There isn't some wondrous Herald O' The Board just sitting around in every obscure internet forum waiting to serve you.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This forums default search is a sin against all search functions and the adv search is harder to find than a shade in central drilling.
Personally, I think you will be fine with that setup, especially if you disable much of the graphical options (texture to low, turn off atmospherics/bloom/shadows/etc). Though, you can check out (and even post) your performance in the <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=119506" target="_blank">benchmark thread</a>.
Have a look at the average FPS that people get with different system builds (pay attention to the CPU clock rates) and imagine what performance you might get, with a 3.6 GHZ AMD Quadcore.
It should also be noted that Intel CPUs perform a lot better than AMD ones, at the same or even lower clock speeds.
Unless you are very insensitive to lag and low fps, you might be disappointed.
Just saying, to provide an opinion a little more questioning than "IT WILL RUN JUST FINE!!!11".