Agreed ;)

Ah a complement and a knock back all in one lol. Overclock.net has it right though, but perhaps it won't be so important here once CoD is meeting performance expectations (optimism!)

I think that is the best format for system spec's so far, its certainly easier to see the information. Maybe we could get some feedback from the Dev's to see what info (if any) would be useful to them.

dont forget how many cores, what speed they are running at and include what service pack and the speed of the memory for both MB and VID card

Spend as much as you can on hardware. Or if its broke, fix it and can't be fixed...get rid of it and replace it.

Building pc's
 

Building or upgrade a pc is always a question of equilibrium between budget and performances. But look first at your budget. Then buy if possible the last material minus one. Let me explain, buy the GeForce 580 because the 590 is the latest and need to be perfected.

Have fun.

Win7 x64
Asus p6x58d
I7 975 3.75Ghz
System & game HDD 256Gb 10.000rpm.
12 Gb (6*2Gb) ddr3 1333Mhz memory
Geforce gtx580 1.5Gb
Trackir 5
Saitek X52

:grin:

What do “the developers” want us to post about our system specs?


This would be a system specs post from a gaming enthusiast sharing there system specs with there buddies because there excited about there new build:

MOBO: ASUS Crosshair III Formula,
CPU: AMD 965 Phenom II - 3.4GHz Quad-Core,
RAM: 8GB G Skill DDR3 1333,
GPU: EVGA GTX 570,
Cooling: ZALMAN 9500AT (lapped - w/fan removed) plus (3)140mm and (1) 120mm Fans,
HD: WD Black Edition, 1TB games, 500 GB operating system and programs,
CD/DVD: ASUS with LightScribe,
Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro,
PSU: Corsair HX Series 850HX Modular,
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 590,
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit – OEM,


And this might be what a game developer needs to see, if they give a hoot:

MOBO: ASUS Crosshair III Formula,
CPU: AMD 965 Phenom II - 3.4GHz Quad-Core,
RAM: 8GB G Skill DDR3 1333,
GPU: EVGA GTX 570,
Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro,
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit – OEM,


But the reality of this is that a game developer have test computers with Low, Mid and High-end CPU (Intel and AMD), GPU (NVIDIA and ATI) RAM of every type and several operating systems to test the code their working with.

Most members on this form have med to high-end gaming systems; I don’t think anything in our computers have anything to do with the poor performance that everyone is experiencing.

If the “the developers” want us to post anything about our systems to help them we need to here from them. What do they need? Everyone would be more than happy help out.

You are correct in your last sentence.

Afterall, when they don't tell us why should be be expected to know what they need to know?

The purpose of the spec is not just for devs, but other members may have answers as well when reviewing your specs.

Do your best, it would be nice if one of the developers would jump on the thread and give us a straight answer.

They may want a CPU-Z worksheet as well, or some other utility results.
So, go as far as you are comfortable.

My spec is pretty watered down, but if I report a good performance at my spec other members with a similar spec might think they need to do some tweaking,etc.

Spend as much as you can stand to spend.

I'm running the medium-high spec below and I have absolutely no problems graphic wise. I have everything on High or very high (i.e. maxed out) and have no stutters or any graphic issues. Dogfighting over london pushes the GFX card to it's limit but it's fluid and playable. I'm only writing this because i'm suprised by all the problems people are having. I have to say though, i'm running it on 1600 x 1200 which is not high by todays standards. This is the max my monitor can go but looks great all the same.

My only grumbles are the basic game play bugs and the lack of a Lancaster Bomber....

Cheers.

Hardware:

- Asus P8P67
- i5-2500K @ 3.2 GHz
- Gigabyte GTX480 Super OC
- 8 GB DDR3

optional:

- Western Digital 1 TB
- Soundblaster eXtreme Fatality Gamer thingie
- DEL 20 or 22 inch (i'm not sure)

Software:

- Windows 7 Home Premium 64