Maddox Games computers

[Al Schlageter]

I would like to upgrade my computer.

Could someone from Maddox Games give me the specifications of their computer that ran a 40-50 airplane combat scenario at low level over London?

Thanks

[addman]

The most expensive one you can afford at the moment, I wouldn't spend 5 cents on any upgrades until this game is finished. Good luck though!:grin:

[squidgyb]

Right now an i7 2600k clocked to 4.5GHz and upwards coupled with a GTX 580 is pretty much the top end, because radeons have all sorts of problems and that CPU will be the fastest available.

addman is correct though - there's no point upgrading right now. tidying up the code and a generation or two of hardware will be what it takes to play coD with lots of planes/city scapes below.

For some kind of reference - I tried to max out one of the new quick missions last night - I had 116 'planes in the air - I wouldn't call it playable, but neither was it a complete slideshow. That was with max settings all round, except SSAO and epilepsy filter, at 1920x1200.

[Vengeanze]

Right now an i7 2600k clocked to 4.5GHz and upwards coupled with a GTX 580 is pretty much the top end, because radeons have all sorts of problems and that CPU will be the fastest available.

addman is correct though - there's no point upgrading right now. tidying up the code and a generation or two of hardware will be what it takes to play coD with lots of planes/city scapes below.

For some kind of reference - I tried to max out one of the new quick missions last night - I had 116 'planes in the air - I wouldn't call it playable, but neither was it a complete slideshow. That was with max settings all round, except SSAO and epilepsy filter, at 1920x1200.
Buy another GTX for SLI and try that mission again. ;-)

[ElAurens]

I believe Mr. Schlageter was having a bit of a joke here.

[ATAG_Bliss]

I believe Mr. Schlageter was having a bit of a joke here.

Oh I imagine he is too, but if you wanna get some serious hardware, then you need to get one of these. 2 x HEX core Xeon CPU's @4ghz and 4 x 580GTX's. (our dedicated server minus the GPU's)

That should run it quite nicely! Don't forget you'll need 2 x 1500w PSU's as well. :)

http://www.irsmurf.com/forums/sr2-case.jpg

http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1324/evga_sr2_case_side.jpg

[ElAurens]

Why does a dedicated server need all those graphics cards?

In IL2 a dedicated server only passed Positional and other info between the player computers. All graphics processing was done client side. Decidedly low spec machines worked well as a dedicated host.

[ATAG_Bliss]

Who said a dedicated server needed GPUs? I clearly said ours didn't have any "(minus the GPU's)". That is a home system being shown.

[ElAurens]

Ahhh....


Thanks for clearing that up.

[gwpc]

I would like to upgrade my computer.

Could someone from Maddox Games give me the specifications of their computer that ran a 40-50 airplane combat scenario at low level over London?

Thanks

+1

I'm afraid that your subtle irony is wasted here, good try though. Wouldn't it be great if someone from Maddox games actually responded:!:

[Pyrres]

I would like to upgrade my computer.

Could someone from Maddox Games give me the specifications of their computer that ran a 40-50 airplane combat scenario at low level over London?

Thanks

My pc ran 80+ planes over London plus flak quite nicely :P. So no problems on this end. This is the same thing that was with the original IL2, you need a good computer to run it at acceptable levels of detail and AC number in the air.

[kimosabi]

the most expensive one you can afford at the moment, i wouldn't spend 5 cents on any upgrades until this game is finished. Good luck though!:grin:

werd yo!

[Kurfurst]

I believe Mr. Schlageter was having a bit of a joke here.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dkTMINBZ8hA/SxXHOGY-VnI/AAAAAAAACmg/OyF0XSoG-W8/s400/big+fish+catch.jpg

[ElAurens]

Exactly Kurfurst.

We don't always agree, but when we do it's 100%.

:cool:

[Heliocon]

Right now an i7 2600k clocked to 4.5GHz and upwards coupled with a GTX 580 is pretty much the top end, because radeons have all sorts of problems and that CPU will be the fastest available.

addman is correct though - there's no point upgrading right now. tidying up the code and a generation or two of hardware will be what it takes to play coD with lots of planes/city scapes below.

For some kind of reference - I tried to max out one of the new quick missions last night - I had 116 'planes in the air - I wouldn't call it playable, but neither was it a complete slideshow. That was with max settings all round, except SSAO and epilepsy filter, at 1920x1200.

There are faster cpus than that, they just cost an arm and a leg.

[ATAG_Doc]

I would like to upgrade my computer.

Could someone from Maddox Games give me the specifications of their computer that ran a 40-50 airplane combat scenario at low level over London?

Thanks

as much as you can stand. this is the way it should be.

[Al Schlageter]

I believe Mr. Schlageter was having a bit of a joke here.

Nope.The game must have been performing OK on the MG computer that tested the finish game before release. What better way to test the game than with a large number of a/c at low level over London. So, it must have been performing OK for MG to take the May Day holiday.

[JG52Uther]

Nope.The game must have been performing OK on the MG computer that tested the finish game before release.

They tested the game?

[JG14_Jagr]

I would like to upgrade my computer.

Could someone from Maddox Games give me the specifications of their computer that ran a 40-50 airplane combat scenario at low level over London?

Thanks

I don't know what there's was, but I ran 80 He111's 110's and 109's at 4Km over Londer against my 12 Spitfires and I was getting mid 50's in fps. When it broke down and I went to the deck chasing 109's and 110's it went into the 30's. 1920X1200 All on HIGH with SSAO/EPILEPSY = OFF SHADOWS = OFF.

[uahallie]

They tested the game?

lol, Andy!!

[gwpc]

SHADOWS = OFF

seems a bit pointless to me, the shadows are the only thing this game has going for it:confused:

[SUP_Trok]

Since COD is not optimized.... at moment there is not a good computer for this simulator...... but as you know.. the problem is not our computer. So wait for upgrade your pc! :)

[Thee_oddball]

this is the computer you will need
http://www.cray.com/Products/CX/Systems.aspx :shock:


p.s you have to buy your video card :)

[JG14_Jagr]

seems a bit pointless to me, the shadows are the only thing this game has going for it:confused:

Yeah, but for lower end systems its a pretty significant performance savings.. for me it is the difference between 90-100 fps and 65-75 fps so I use them :) If it was the difference between 40-50 and 20-30 I might think differently though

[JG14_Jagr]

Since COD is not optimized.... at moment there is not a good computer for this simulator...... but as you know.. the problem is not our computer. So wait for upgrade your pc! :)

My $200 CPU and $325 single graphics card runs it at 100 fps at 1920 X 1200 with all settings to high... not sure what else you would ask for but while I have a good system its a top 15% not top 1% in terms of performance..

[TheEditor]

My $200 CPU and $325 single graphics card runs it at 100 fps at 1920 X 1200 with all settings to high... not sure what else you would ask for but while I have a good system its a top 15% not top 1% in terms of performance..

Your sig says 7600 rpm drive, don't you mean 7200 rpm drive?

I'm just waiting on a cpu cooler for a 2500k system. So even 65 frames sounds great to me. Getting 30-20 fps with current system.

[xnomad]

This could help:
https://sites.google.com/site/il2benchmarks/home