The Crystal Ball

[ElAurens]

I'm sure my older Core2Duo is a bottleneck, but there is no way I'm building a new rig in the forseeable future with things in the real world the way they are.

[nearmiss]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

I'm sure my older Core2Duo is a bottleneck, but there is no way I'm building a new rig in the forseeable future with things in the real world the way they are.

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[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by mazex

My old rig had a E8400 Core 2 Duo @ 3.3 Ghz with a GTX275 card. When I got my new rig (see sig) I tried to use the GTX580 in my old rig and saw minimal improvement in the FPS. Then in the new rig I got almost double FPS... Judging from that I think your GTX570 may be severely hampered my your CPU if that holds for your config too.

I had a simular experance.. I was running a GTX280.. and CoD ran fine.. But I thought what the heck, it is an older vid card, so I upgraded to the GTX570 and to be honest.. Did not see that big of an improment either!

On that note, my MB did have an issue awhile back.. my USB 3.0 ports seemed to have died.. So my MB is a little suspect.. I was thinking of getting a new MB but keeping the rest.. Any recomendations?

Here is my current config

OS 	MS Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit SP1
DirectX	DirectX 11 DxDiag Ver 6.01.7601.17514
CPU	Intel Core i7 930 (8 CPU) @ 2.80GHz Bloomfield 45nm Technology
RAM	6.0GB (6144MB RAM) Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 530MHz  8-8-8-20
PG File	1847MB used, 16569MB available
MB	EVGA  X58 SLI FTW3 (Socket 423)
BIOS	Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
DPI	120 DPI (125 percent)
HD1	125.03GB Western Digital WDC SSC-D0128SC-2100 ATA Device (IDE)
HD2	1465.14GB Seagate ST31500341AS ATA Device (IDE)
Monitor	Generic PnP Monitor @ 3840x1024
Video	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Memory 4294965760 MB Memory type 2 DX 11 support

[Flanker35M]

S!

Aces, the Intel X58 chipset is still going strong so I would say get a new one. I had an Intel's own X58 board and it was rock solid and thus I never overclock the lack of such options never bothered me on that board.

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by Flanker35M

S!

Aces, the Intel X58 chipset is still going strong so I would say get a new one. I had an Intel's own X58 board and it was rock solid and thus I never overclock the lack of such options never bothered me on that board.

Thanks for the info! S!

I was this close to getting the Intel MB when I got this EVGA.. In retro I wish I would have !

[Flanker35M]

S!

EVGA should be a good brand too. I think Guru3D has some reviews and comparisons on X58-chipsets and others HERE , take a look

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

My machine is far lower in spec than the one Sven has and I can run the game just fine on fairly high settings. (Not going to fire up the game right now to check them all but I have SSAO on as well as grass, roads, etc...) And I am running at 1920 X 1080 resolution.

Core2Duo E8500 @ 3.5ghz

6 gigs DDR 2

Win7Pro 64bit.

EVGA GTX 570 Superclocked 1.280 gig VRAM

Soundblaster Fatality Gamer sound card.

Gigabyte EP45-UD3R mobo

i installed and tried to run CoD about 4 months ago on my intel i5 @ 3.5 ghz (dual core only), 4 gb ram and ati 5770 (1 gb vram) video card and it was pretty much unplayable with most settings at medium (rez 1920 x 1200 on a 27' dell).

comparing that to what it looks like on a friends pc with i5-2500k with 8 gb ram and a 2gb vram recent nvidea card, the difference was huge, he had fairly decent game play (but still some micro stutters over land and big cities, or when having grass on etc). he also still had occasionally some ctdt and lockups

have you noticed a major level of improvement on your system in the last 4 months to the point it now runs that well for you ? (on your mid level pc, which is similar to mine). i have kept a monthly eye on the main forums to see what improvements people are reporting from recent patches, and have mostly still seen similar complaints (with maybe a 30% improvement in performance, which still doesnt make it worthwhile retrying on my system imo).

to have a decent chance to run it i think i need at least a quad core (even if at similar speed to my current cpu), a 2gb or more video card, and about 8 gb of ram. thats a big upgrade for something that should run ok on my current pc if they solve the main bugs.

[Insuber]

Zap, did you disable the ubi splash video? Some ATI cards are clocked down to 600 MHz by that .avi.

Cheers,
Insuber

Originally Posted by zapatista

i installed and tried to run CoD about 4 months ago on my intel i5 @ 3.5 ghz (dual core only), 4 gb ram and ati 5770 (1 gb vram) video card and it was pretty much unplayable with most settings at medium (rez 1920 x 1200 on a 27' dell).

comparing that to what it looks like on a friends pc with i5-2500k with 8 gb ram and a 2gb vram recent nvidea card, the difference was huge, he had fairly decent game play (but still some micro stutters over land and big cities, or when having grass on etc). he also still had occasionally some ctdt and lockups

have you noticed a major level of improvement on your system in the last 4 months to the point it now runs that well for you ? (on your mid level pc, which is similar to mine). i have kept a monthly eye on the main forums to see what improvements people are reporting from recent patches, and have mostly still seen similar complaints (with maybe a 30% improvement in performance, which still doesnt make it worthwhile retrying on my system imo).

to have a decent chance to run it i think i need at least a quad core (even if at similar speed to my current cpu), a 2gb or more video card, and about 8 gb of ram. thats a big upgrade for something that should run ok on my current pc if they solve the main bugs.

You say you installed CLOD a few months ago but below in this post you say you haven't purchased the game?? Which one is it or have you got a touch of the Luthiers??

Originally Posted by zapatista

CoD still sells at full price in most countries. or you got a url for a bargain bin international sale where it is at 10 $ ? (if you do, i'll buy it now )

i did read the forums before buying it, and hence....... still havnt bought it ! my system is similar to yours (weak point being the 1 gb vram card), and having read the forums since its original release, and there STILL are still to many problems to expect a working product "out of the box". i simply dont have weeks of time to waste and try to twiddle with the fiddly bits to get it running wel enough to the point i can actually enjoy it. its almost there now, but not quite yet. having high hopes for the next patch if they rework the gfx engine as planned to get a decent boost in looks and speed. if all goes according to luthiers intentions, Santa might bring me some CoD (pun intended)

[klem]

Originally Posted by zapatista

i installed and tried to run CoD about 4 months ago on my intel i5 @ 3.5 ghz (dual core only), 4 gb ram and ati 5770 (1 gb vram) video card and it was pretty much unplayable with most settings at medium (rez 1920 x 1200 on a 27' dell).

comparing that to what it looks like on a friends pc with i5-2500k with 8 gb ram and a 2gb vram recent nvidea card, the difference was huge, he had fairly decent game play (but still some micro stutters over land and big cities, or when having grass on etc). he also still had occasionally some ctdt and lockups

have you noticed a major level of improvement on your system in the last 4 months to the point it now runs that well for you ? (on your mid level pc, which is similar to mine). i have kept a monthly eye on the main forums to see what improvements people are reporting from recent patches, and have mostly still seen similar complaints (with maybe a 30% improvement in performance, which still doesnt make it worthwhile retrying on my system imo).

to have a decent chance to run it i think i need at least a quad core (even if at similar speed to my current cpu), a 2gb or more video card, and about 8 gb of ram. thats a big upgrade for something that should run ok on my current pc if they solve the main bugs.

You might be surprised now. The CPU doesn't seem to be a bottleneck in CoD, unlike IL-2 '46. My quad core i7 950 runs at around 30% usage. Your RAM may be borderline in the sense that I see around 2.8Gb when in the cockpit but the memory leak makes it climb to 5.2+ Gb over about 1.5 hours when it crashes so you may crash a little earlier. And as insuber says, kill that Ubi logo.