another performance thread

CWMV · #1 10-23-2011, 07:25 PM

Probably your weak link here:
GTX 260

Mad G · #2 10-23-2011, 07:34 PM

Your CPU is a very fine overclocker, your memory is OK, but the GPU...go for a 560 at least.

Insuber · #3 10-23-2011, 07:59 PM

You have less than 1 GB video memory, and a 4 years old video card. Your system is not balanced, you need a recent video card with 2 GB ram, ideally, and 1.5 GB at least.

#4 10-23-2011, 09:42 PM

yep a video card is granpa here

cato · #5 10-23-2011, 10:17 PM

is a card with 1.5-2GB of vram really requires to play this game with good performance?

is now the time to buy a card thats gonna last me for a few years or would i be better waiting until the 2GB+ cards come down in price a bit?
the only 2 games that give me performance issues are this and arma2, both which i read are more cpu hungry than gpu which is why i upgraded my cpu.

if i upgrade my gpu im also gonna have to get a new psu as it only pumps out 500 watts.

katdogfizzow · #6 10-24-2011, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by cato

is a card with 1.5-2GB of vram really requires to play this game with good performance?

is now the time to buy a card thats gonna last me for a few years or would i be better waiting until the 2GB+ cards come down in price a bit?
the only 2 games that give me performance issues are this and arma2, both which i read are more cpu hungry than gpu which is why i upgraded my cpu.

if i upgrade my gpu im also gonna have to get a new psu as it only pumps out 500 watts.

Yeah u need a vid card for this sim. I would wait until the 2-3GB cards come down in price

Also, you could try back when the 50% improvement in performance comes with near future patches

Or if you simply must fly now, I'm sure you could squeeze some playable performance bc of your cpu by tweaking your setup. If you have low expectations, you could prob get some cool channel flying in

335th_GRAthos · #7 10-24-2011, 06:33 AM

Katdogfizzow was very quick and very right in what he said.

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Originally Posted by cato

is a card with 1.5-2GB of vram really requires to play this game with good performance?

No, 2Gb-3Gb of VRAM is required

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Originally Posted by cato

is now the time to buy a card thats gonna last me for a few years

No, the cards which can run this game have not come into the market yet. Wait for the next generation of NVDIA cards (were supposed to come this Xmas - they will not

)

Still, you can get some reasonably good cards today. Ranked in order of performance + price:
GTX560ti 2Gb (watch the "ti")
GTX570 2.5Gb
GTX580 3Gb
Needless to mention, the day the new GPUs will hit the market, these cards will be outdated... So, if you can not wait and must have a GPU now, do not invest a lot of money!

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Originally Posted by cato

which is why i upgraded my cpu.

Your CPU upgrade was the right thing to do and the best choice. And overclocking will give you very good performance.

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Originally Posted by cato

if i upgrade my gpu im also gonna have to get a new psu as it only pumps out 500 watts.

Yes, you will not get away with this.

~S~

CWMV · #8 10-24-2011, 06:50 AM

That's not quite correct.
There are many of us very happy with our "insufficient" 1.5gb GTX580's, lol!
Personally, I almost never drop below an average of 55fps during online play.
OP there are more than a few options that will suit you well, but its all about budget! The more you have to spend, the better the game will play.
I know several guts that have excellent performance with gtx570's, and of course any 580.