panzer_2nd_ss Posted July 24, 2000 Share Posted July 24, 2000 I just ordered yesterday,from what i have read the game looks good. i have one question,i have a amdk-6 350 mhz 60 mb ram and a voodoo 3 3000.should the game run smoothly on that system? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertram Posted July 24, 2000 Share Posted July 24, 2000 Most scenario's should, with al options turned on. The bigger ones will be a bit chunky. Bertram (got a P2/400, voodoo3, 128 Mbb intern, for reference). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted July 24, 2000 Share Posted July 24, 2000 I have the same system as you except that I have a TNT2 64 with 32 MB. The game runs great, but expect some slowdown in larger scenarios with all options turned on. Wayne. ------------------ Blessed be the Lord my strength who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Khann Posted July 24, 2000 Share Posted July 24, 2000 I played quite a bit of CM on a lowly P166 with a Voodoo 3 2000 (16M video RAM), and it ran very smooth, except for scenarios with really large maps. The key is your video card. It seems that pretty much any Pentium based processor will do. Papa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftig Posted July 24, 2000 Share Posted July 24, 2000 Hmmm...Just for reference, I have a P2-400 oc'd to 450 recently, with 128mb RAM and a TNT2 card. I saw no slowdowns or chunkiness at either speed - after I turned off the video shadowing in the ROM BIOS, and set the AGP max transfer size to 256. If you *are* seeing some slowness, try those two BIOS settings. They worked for me. In fact, the AGP aperture change was reocmmended by my video board maker on a slip in the box - easy to miss but very effective. No guarantee they won't cause your system to go belly up and die, but hey, that's just a disclaimer. These are pretty common tweaks. The AGP cards can usually handle larger texture transfers, so the 256 setting helps smooth performance, and their memory is usually faster than main RAM and big enough to do the job, so ROM shadowing is no longer needed. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madmatt Posted July 24, 2000 Share Posted July 24, 2000 Just a quick watchout for you and that Fancy Smancy Voodoo card. BE SURE to get the newest and most up to date drivers for that bad boy. Some people have reported graphics anomolies with the Voodoo chipset and they are usually fixed with the newest drivers from 3dFX. Madmatt ------------------ If it's in Combat Mission, it's on Combat Mission HQ! CMHQ-Annex, The Alternative side of Combat Mission Combat Mission HQ CMHQ-Annex Proud members of the Combat Mission WebRing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Fang Posted July 24, 2000 Share Posted July 24, 2000 Madmatt sez <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Just a quick watchout for you and that Fancy Smancy Voodoo card. BE SURE to get the newest and most up to date drivers for that bad boy. Some people have reported graphics anomolies with the Voodoo chipset and they are usually fixed with the newest drivers from 3dFX. Madmatt <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> My anomalies (i.e. lockups) weren't helped by the latest drivers. I think my combo of Aopen sound card and Voodoo 3 2000 (and who knows what else) was causing the game to lock up. So far turning off the 3D direct sound and turning off the weather (fog causes the game to lock up) seems to have done the trick. I think most people aren't having the same problem as me but I thought I'd let you know. If I'm ever feeling motivated enough (hey the games working now even though I don't get fog) I'll try switching which PCI slots things are in. Hell, I think I've tried everything else short of wiping the drive and starting over and I do NOT feel like doing that. Cardinal Fang Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzer_2nd_ss Posted July 24, 2000 Author Share Posted July 24, 2000 yeah i play the new flight sims on this comp and they run smooth,but i just wanted to make sure. this game looks exactly like close combat 3d, any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzer_2nd_ss Posted July 24, 2000 Author Share Posted July 24, 2000 yeah i play the new flight sims on this comp and they run smooth,but i just wanted to make sure. this game looks exactly like close combat 3d, any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted July 25, 2000 Share Posted July 25, 2000 Giftig; exactly how do you change the ROM BIOS and change the AGP max transfer? I'm a computer novice so you won't bore me with details. ------------------ Blessed be the Lord my strength who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorak Posted July 25, 2000 Share Posted July 25, 2000 panzer, I also use a voodoo3 3000. The smoke was blocky until I downloaded the new drivers. Now everthing looks great. Lorak ------------------ "someone you trust is one of us"..........the illuminati * http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/combatmissionclub Lorak's FTX for CM <--Proud member of the Combat Mission Webring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgii2222 Posted July 25, 2000 Share Posted July 25, 2000 I was under the impression that the AGP aperture size was supposed to be set to <= half of your total system RAM. Was I mistaken in this assumption? El Jeffe Georgii2222@hotmail.com [This message has been edited by Georgii2222 (edited 07-24-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoker Posted July 25, 2000 Share Posted July 25, 2000 Yes, one of the great hardware mysteries. I've heard leave it at 64MB, and half your RAM, and now wide open. You know, I haven't had any problems or noticed any difference trying any of those things. The video shadowing in the BIOS is a different story. I get better performance with it set to OFF. Smoker out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzer_2nd_ss Posted July 25, 2000 Author Share Posted July 25, 2000 exactly which drivers did you download? should i just download a certain one? and ive noticed on most games that it doesnt really matter what your processer speed is as long as you have 3d acceleration turned on,the video card seems to do most of the work itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted July 25, 2000 Share Posted July 25, 2000 Oh an don't forget to overclock yer voodoo i got my little voodoo 3 2000 up from 143 to 170 an there aint nothing it can't do smooth as silk also im running a p2 4oo with the i820 chipset (camino) an while yer at it tweak yer cache setting's with "cacheman" a really cool piece of free ware! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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