Computer specifications

JediYoshi · July 2002

I'm worried that my computer can't take NS.

Will nVidia TNT2 look fairly reasonable?

Will Cable connection to the internet be fast enough for servers?

I'm to embarresed to tell my storage capacity, but how much MB will NS be?

Comprox · July 2002

You video should be able to handle it, my voodoo 3 here handles it, <b>barely</b>! As for cable, heck ya. My cable is tons (but I have no caps/limits). Some PT'ers are on 56K and they have no huge complaints either.

Shuvit_Viper · July 2002

i have TNT2 and it works SUPERFINE with me. But then again, i have 128mb ram

Sono · July 2002

I think you would be able to handle NS.
Another word: Damn you ppl with cable! Damn you says the one and only Sono with a single ISDN with 64K

JediYoshi · July 2002

/me wiping sweat off forehead

Has anyone mentioned around how many MB NS will be?

nerve_GS · July 2002

I heard talk a few months ago of the 120-140mb range, but it is hard to predict because of the amount of art, sounds, models and maps included and their respective file sizes.

SmokeMasta · July 2002

NS will be from 100 to 150 mb
and your cable connection will prolly be NOT enough to run a decent server with +10 ppl.

MonsieurEvil · July 2002

One of our test servers (Flay's debug machine) runs on cable. It handles 10 players without too much latency. Don't forget that NS uses 100% client-side prediction where possible, just like Valve mods, so it should work acceptably well under low bandwidth connections with up to 12 players before lag gets bad.

DOOManiac · July 2002

as far as ram goes, if you need more ram is dirt cheap now. The hardest part would be finding ram old enough to be compatible with your system...

humbaba · July 2002

My system is tres poopy except for my Ram. Pentium 500 MHZ with a GeForce 2, 10 Gigs of space. But . . . 383 MB of ram! Mwaaaa. and a cable modem <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>. NS runs fine on my PC.

DruBo · July 2002

I sure hope they got the software rendering fixed. I don't even have a video card on my laptop, and I'm not at my dad's house often enough to play on the desktop very much.

GobyWan · July 2002

I have a Celeron 333 with 192 MB of RAM, a Hercules 3D Prophet 4000 PCI (###### motherboard, no AGP), and cable. Most mods run fine for me, with acceptable FPS and good latency. Should I be ok?

JediYoshi · July 2002

/looking at the other computer at the house...

How about a GeForce MX 4

300k as the internet connection

Klipsch THX 5.1 sound system

Legionnaired · July 2002

Mah computer:

Athlon 900, soon to be Athlon XP 1800
256Mb Crucial DDR Ram
ECS K7S5A Mobo
Built on audio/LAN

And, a GF3 Ti200 clocked up past the Ti500 mark.

C0nan_The_Librarian · August 2002

i dont know if my computer will be able to play this mod without a lot of lag, i have a pentium 3 449 mhz 320 mb of ram, and a vodoo 3. i dont know a lot about computer hardware so i dont know if this is any good..please help me.

Legionnaired · August 2002

The GF4 MX is effectively a GF3 Ti500, so it should be fine.

5.1 channel sound? Lucky #######.

SmokeMasta · August 2002

the GF4 MX == SLOWER than a gf3 ti
if you can affort it get a Gf4 Ti
the MX is only good for it's Nview technology
(upto 16 displays at once)

DruBo · August 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Legionnaired @ Aug. 01 2002,20:29)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The GF4 MX is effectively a GF3 Ti500, so it should be fine.

5.1 channel sound? Lucky #######.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
No, it isn't. The cool thing about the Geforce3s was their programmable shaders. These are little bits of silicon real estate on the chip's die that can be told to do different things. I can't explain it fully, but I do know that the GF4 MX doesn't have any.

C0nan_The_Librarian · August 2002

so will i be able to play the game?

Sgt_X · August 2002

With your settings turned down I'd say yes, don't know how far down you'd have to go though.

Legionnaired · August 2002

Yeah, I just looked at some 3DMark2001SE Benches, I was wrong, sorry.

C0nan_The_Librarian · August 2002

thx

Gencide · August 2002

What's a geforce 3 go for these days? I don't think my Geforce 2 MX is gonna handle it anymore. I recently upgraded my RAM from what I thought was super High: 128. I had an old OLD computer before that fried (staic electricity IS a hazard folks) but 128 is actually not alot these days. I have 384 now and its great, but still low compared to most standards.

Novakoala · August 2002

Whose standards are these? 384 megs of ram is more than enough. And it's not like it's expensive (the only problem is finding slots for them).

150 meg download! Blast. I'ev got a 128k cable connection... but that'll still take me, what, 3 hours? I hope it's worth it (don't we all?).

My PC:
Pentium 3 450Mhz
nVidia Riva TNT2
128 Mb RAM
Cable modem

I'm hoping it'll run NS... if not, I'll have to run out to upgrade.

DruBo · August 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Gen()cide @ Aug. 02 2002,02:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">What's a geforce 3 go for these days?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
anywhere from $100 to $350. it's still a pretty high-end card.

DruBo · August 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (C0nan_The_Librarian @ Aug. 01 2002,20:00)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i dont know if my computer will be able to play this mod without a lot of lag, i have a pentium 3 449 mhz 320 mb of ram, and a vodoo 3. i dont know a lot about computer hardware so i dont know if this is any good..please help me.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Comprox, one of the playtesters, runs a similar system. In other words, yes, you will be fine.

f3rret · August 2002

My personal recommendation would be to get a GeForce 4 Ti4200 instead of a GeForce 3. The Ti 4200 is really cheap compared to other high end cards, and it runs nice. The GF3's have been discontinued.

Pimp time:

AMD Athlon XP 1800+
ASUS A7V 333 MoBo
768 MB of 333 MHz DDR
ASUS GeForce 4 Ti 4200 128MB
SoundBlaster Audigy
~ 60 GB ATA 133 HD
~ 40 GB ATA 100 HD
Cable connection 1Mb down, 128kb up, I think

Dunsby · August 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (JediYoshi @ July 09 2002,08:50)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">/me wiping sweat off forehead

Has anyone mentioned around how many MB NS will be?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
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Nemesis_Zero · August 2002

Let's simplify this a bit: Can you run CS and DOD on your PCs?
Then you'll most certainly be fixed. Period.

Tactician · August 2002

Get a GeForce 2 and you will be happy.

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