PC Advice please?

[JG26_EZ]

Hey all, I'm no PC guru, want to get a new PC, and need some advice.

Currently I am unable to load missions with more than 8 or so planes in it, due to the mission simply not loading, the game crashing and/or locking up.

Just curious if anyone has a system similar that has the game running without crashing, locking up, etc,..,.?

ASUS 3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3770
16GB of DDR3-1600MHz RAM
3TB hard drive, 128GB solid state drive
AMD HD 7770 discrete graphics
ASUS Smart cooling system

Thanks in advance.

[Jaws2002]

I have the k version of that processor (unlocked multiplier) and is pretty good. You have plenty memory and hard drive space.
The SSD is a very good idea and it makes a huge difference in speed in many applications.
I can't comment on the video card. I used Nvidia in my last three builds. How much video memory is on that card? Get one with at least two gigs of video memory. From what I've seen with a quick google check , it seems pretty weak.

SO i don't have a system close enough with that one to be able to say if it's good enough. The processor, hard drive, memory look good to go. Don't know what motherboard and power supply are in that box. That's pretty important this days.

[ATAG_Doc]

+1 to what Jaws2002 recommends. Nvidia is my preference.

[pupo162]

i don't know EZ, but your load problem is not from hardware.

i am able to load the game easely with a i5 2500k 8gb ram and a 5770. tough i use a 7870 now.

i can't help you fix your isue, but try and fix it before you move on to the shop.

anyway, i have a 7870, its rahter inexpensive this days, but i wouldnt buy it again. defenetly going for a nvidea nextime.

[JG26_EZ]

Thanks for your time peoples..

I have no idea what size that video card is.. I looked but seems there are no more details I could find.

Plus, I have always used Nvidia.. I thought it might be time for something different. Maybe I'll keep looking.

[5./JG27.Farber]

My system runs pretty well but I'd recommend an Nvidea GTX670 rather than my card. You should be creaming the game on that system, something is wrong!

I was previously running on a 5870...

[JG26_EZ]

Hi again and thanks for your input guys..

Still looking here and there, price shopping, etc,.,
I have always had Nvidia, but can't seem to find a package anywhere that includes it.. And is it really going to make a big difference?

Do I need more than 8GB of ram to run this game with high settings?
This is the PC that I'm currently looking to get unless someone suggests otherwise.

If anyone knows of any nice packages up here in Canada, please let me know.

Mercenary IVB-G4 Intel Core i7-3770 CPU / Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2 GB Graphics / G.SKILL 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 / Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H / Corsair GT 120GB SATA3 SSD / Seagate 1TB SATA3 6.0Gb/s 64MB HDD / ASUS 12x Blu-ray Writer / Cooler Master HAF 912 Case / Corsair H60 Cooling / Corsair 750W Power Supply

[ATAG_Snapper]

These guys are located near me in Waterloo, Ontario, plus they have other outlets in Ontario. I get all my computer components from them.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?cPath=7_121

[JG26_EZ]

RGR.. That's where the last package I posted comes from (In Ontario myself). Thanks.

[JG26_EZ]

Finally ordered my new rig..

Intel Core i7-3770@3.4GHz
Asus P8Z77-V Socket Intel Z77 Chipset
Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2GB
Corsair Vengeance Blue 16GB RAM (4x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3
Intel 520 Series 240GB (2.5") SSD
WD Black 1TB SATA3 7200RPM 64MB Cache
700W Power Supply

4-5 Days of extreme patience :mrgreen:

Maybe I'll finally be able to join in the fun.

[SlipBall]

Nice!!...Dad always said that I should get in the skinning business :)

[JG26_EZ]

Nice!!...Dad always said that I should get in the skinning business :)

You lost me there.

[SlipBall]

A joke EZ, you made a lot of money selling skins and you bought a new rig

[JG26_EZ]

LoL!

If only i could make money doing what i love to do hehe.

[JG26_EZ]

So, while I patiently wait, is there anything I should know about Windows 7 and Clod? (I've done searching but haven't found much) As far as I know I'll have to create a folder in my SSD (example.. C:/Games), and then direct my Steam and Clod installation to that folder.

Is the above statement correct?

Are there any ports I need open for multiplay?

Is there anything else I should know?

[JG26_EZ]

The questions still remain...

Is it is as simple as I have put it re: windows 7/Clod and installation?
Are there any ports to open up for CloD online play?

[5./JG27.Farber]

Thats a real freak problem you have there. There is no reason for it. All I can suggest is HDD error or software...

You should be having a ball with that system. What about running some kind of monitoring software to try and pin point the problem?

[SlipBall]

So, while I patiently wait, is there anything I should know about Windows 7 and Clod? (I've done searching but haven't found much) As far as I know I'll have to create a folder in my SSD (example.. C:/Games), and then direct my Steam and Clod installation to that folder.

Is the above statement correct?

Are there any ports I need open for multiplay?

Is there anything else I should know?

I think you should use the anti virus that I'm using
You can direct your Steam installation
Ports, Windows will ask you if you want to give Steam control to change...of course you do :-P

[5./JG27.Farber]

Antivirus software could actually cause a problem.

Is the PSU big enough?

[SlipBall]

He is just doing some planing ahead, while he waits for the delivery of his new rig.

[Stublerone]

Install and play ;) No problem out there anf no need for a Games folder on c. Just install wheere you want. Typically I let everything concerning games installing standard location as you never now, what happens in the future with some game patches, addobs, etc.

But I think you have enough knowledge about windows to do what you want.

I would have liked to see a ati user, but 670 should run well enough except some stutters of the weak memory interface of nvidia. Noted that before: Can be a problem, but in most games not, although it is nice to have a good interface in the future for engines with high texture loads like cry engine can do. But for now you are fine and as ling as game developers have to program bad games for bad working consoles, you will never have a problem. :) Considering that it is not that wrong!

[JG26_EZ]

@ Farber... There is not a problem ...yet. Like Slipball mentioned, I thought I should ask this ahead of time (before my rig arrives).

@ Stublerone... Thanks for the info. From what I have read though, I should be installing this onto an SSD rather than a HDD. And of course everything/everyone leaned me towards Nvidia, UNTIL I paid and ordered my machine. Only then does someone come out saying "I'd rather see ATI" lol :P

[SlipBall]

@ Farber... There is not a problem ...yet. Like Slipball mentioned, I thought I should ask this ahead of time (before my rig arrives).

@ Stublerone... Thanks for the info. From what I have read though, I should be installing this onto an SSD rather than a HDD. And of course everything/everyone leaned me towards Nvidia, UNTIL I paid and ordered my machine. Only then does someone come out saying "I'd rather see ATI" lol :P


You inspired me EZ to get moving on my upgrade, I just bought a new board gigabyte ga-990FXA-UD3

[Stublerone]

My lean to ati just came in this generation of cards. I bought a watercooled 7970 and I am now proud to say, that it is the better card. Enough raw power, enough clock potential, enough ram, good ram interface better future and better built quality (bill of material components).

I am just a bit sad about the development of the market and its buyers. With the 6xx they sold a half of a normal card and now saw, that they nearly can do everything with the customers.

Sell them bad components? - Yes, they can!
Sell them less features for more or equal money than ever before? - Yes, they can!
Are people still thinking after all given facts, that their nvidia still won the contest? - Yes, they still do!
Are they writing senseless things on the box, which they do not seem to support? - Yes, they do and they found out, that customers do not seem to care about lies in their cases!

Although I was Nvidia user the whole time, I find it now totally unfair, that Ati did not get the additional market shares, as they deserve this year. You always see all the 15-year-old facebook-twitter guys posting senseless videos on youtube with their beloved 680 in sli! :)

BTW, posting videos anywhere in the internet should be forbidden. You see sime giod reviews concentrating on the facts with good knowledge and at the same time, you see nearly 100 guys showing also their review, where they say something like:
The packaging is awesome; I would recommend buying this! or
My new "justin bieber" beats headphones are great looking and the best quaility ever! You must buy it, because it is purple! (the kid do not know, that you could buy another earphone from sennheiser or another manufacturer half of the price)! or
My 7.1 headset is much better than a stereo! (which is not correct as a normal stereo headset is much more precise. Your ears would need to be measured for a sufficient 7.1 headset and noone has the same ears.

Just some examples and I swear to god, that once I see somebody in real life talking like that to me and do not stop after warning, he would get a big slap in the face. It seems, that their parents all forgot to give them some rules by habd for their lives. ;)

I am getting off-topic, sry!!! :) Just saw a review by a 12 year old yesterday and he was calling himself expert!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrr.... ;)

[JG26_EZ]

@ Slipball ... Good stuff.

@ Stublerone ...lol!

What about forwarding ports for multiplay?

[zapatista]

Hey all, I'm no PC guru, want to get a new PC, and need some advice.

Currently I am unable to load missions with more than 8 or so planes in it, due to the mission simply not loading, the game crashing and/or locking up.

Just curious if anyone has a system similar that has the game running without crashing, locking up, etc,..,.?

ASUS 3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3770
16GB of DDR3-1600MHz RAM
3TB hard drive, 128GB solid state drive
AMD HD 7770 discrete graphics
ASUS Smart cooling system

Thanks in advance.

the problem you are describing is not a pc hardware problem (unless you have a faulty fan on the gfx card, or your cpu is wrongly setup in bios and seriously underclocked etc), you most likely have some kind of software (or virus or malware) problem, or your CoD is setup is corrupted, has wrong preferences setting, or some of the patches were not installed correctly. you might also have something like a full HD with no cache file space left, or gfx driver problem. if your pc runs well for all other normal functions and games, why not do a complete fresh CoD reinstall first ?

the only possible hardware element in your system that is a bit less then ideal (but still doesn't explain or justify your problem) to have a high performance pc for CoD is your gfx card (which prob only has 1 gb of vram). you could simply upgrade the gfx card to a 2 or 3gb vram more current high end model from ati or nvidia (depending on your brand preference, performance of high end cards from both manufacturers will be very similar)

to change your whole pc over and buy a new one is way overkill for the performance issue you describe. if you dont have a more pc skilled person to help you identify the cause of your problem, people in various forums can try and talk you through it over a few days so you can sort it out. but if you have the money to burn and it doesnt bother you to do so, then you might not care, but its a bit of a waste

your new pc sounds great, but other then the better gfx card giving you a good performance bump (and is very worthwhile to do if you can afford a new 2 or 3 gb high end card), but the rest of the system elements will make less then 5% difference to what you have now imho

[JG26_EZ]

oh gz..

@ Zapatista... You and Farber have read into this the wrong way.
Not anywhere here in this thread did I post the specs that I had when I was having these problems.. I had an antique PC that needed to be updated and the only specs that I have put up, were packages that I was considering buying. I know for a fact that my problems with getting the game running in certain scenarios is/was due to my old PC.. ....PERIOD!

Thanks for trying to help, but as you can see, I'm slowly starting to spend more time explaining things that I didn't say, than things that I did :)


So how about it people???? Do I have to open/forward any ports for multiplay?



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[SlipBall]

oh gz..

@ Zapatista... You and Farber have read into this the wrong way.
Not anywhere here in this thread did I post the specs that I had when I was having these problems.. I had an antique PC that needed to be updated and the only specs that I have put up, were packages that I was considering buying. I know for a fact that my problems with getting the game running in certain scenarios is/was due to my old PC.. ....PERIOD!

Thanks for trying to help, but as you can see, I'm slowly starting to spend more time explaining things that I didn't say, than things that I did :)


So how about it people???? Do I have to open/forward any ports for multiplay?



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The answer is no EZ, see post 18...Steam does that, just say yes when Windows asks you "do you what to allow this program to make changes to the computer"

[JG26_EZ]

Ahh. Understood, thanks.

[JG26_EZ]

Clod installed and starting to update.

Drumroll please...

[JG26_EZ]

Success!

Got on single player with no problem, shot down a spit, then jumped online and fried my engine about 2 minutes hehe. Now I gotta go practice CEM :)

Very pleased with my set up.

[SlipBall]

Success!

Got on single player with no problem, shot down a spit, then jumped online and fried my engine about 2 minutes hehe. Now I gotta go practice CEM :)

Very pleased with my set up.


Cool! another pilot...here's one of my early morning missions. Any help that you can provide, may help tip the balance and save Ligescourt. An imaginary event in the Battle of France. Let the auto pilot do the first mission so you can learn the lay out. All the armour traveling with their lights on, sitting ducks...after engine shuts down you will see if you helped save it...don't be afraid to unclick limited ammo :-P

[JG26_EZ]

AHHHHH TOO COOL!

I love the lights! Thanks :mrgreen:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/JG26_EZ/COD/2013-01-11_00028.jpg

[SlipBall]

Glad you like it...it does play darker than the early vershion of the game. So you could just adjust the time, if you want more light.

[JG26_EZ]

I did notice something kind of odd and wonder if it's a bug or if it's on my end. When I was on the field, waiting to take off, the friendly tanks that were moving around with their lights on, moved behind some of the cockpit's frame yet didn't vanish when it moved behind it.

Just me, or a bug?

It isn't a huge issue but just curious.

Btw.. The flames from my exhaust? Too cool .

[SlipBall]

Me too EZ...I've wondered if its my system