Commissar Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 I have an Asus A7M266 mobo. Everything is software and you don't need to touch a single jumper or dip swtich. You can if you want to but you can do it in the BIOS through software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissar Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 Athalon T-Bird 1 GHz 256 PC133 RAM TNT2, 32MB card 30 Gig HD The game runs superbly well, and I havent seen a single slow down despite running many large scenarios. Unfortunately, I must report that AI calculations dont change pace in the least. That is, when you finish planning a turn and you wait for the AI to finish planing. Quite annoying with big maps. Is there any way to speed this up? ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissar Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 Athalon T-Bird 1 GHz 256 PC133 RAM TNT2, 32MB card 30 Gig HD The game runs superbly well, and I havent seen a single slow down despite running many large scenarios. Unfortunately, I must report that AI calculations dont change pace in the least. That is, when you finish planning a turn and you wait for the AI to finish planing. Quite annoying with big maps. Is there any way to speed this up? ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake bullet Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 mmm very interesting guys i own a PII 450 128meg ram vortex 1 (aureal 3D sound card) 10 gig hard drive diamond supra 56i V90 modem matrox G400 MAX although this is a very capable system i am looking at upgrading to a (this is probebly the machine i will buy) AMD Athlon 1.2ghz 256 meg DDR ram soundblaster live 5.1 60 gig hard drive (same as above)modem geforce 2 ultra(+TV out ) i realize this is a high spec machine but my favourite game are flight sims (AND CM ) i hope too have this system or something comparable quite frankly i cannot wait let me know what you think "the bullet is mightier than the sword" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake bullet Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 mmm very interesting guys i own a PII 450 128meg ram vortex 1 (aureal 3D sound card) 10 gig hard drive diamond supra 56i V90 modem matrox G400 MAX although this is a very capable system i am looking at upgrading to a (this is probebly the machine i will buy) AMD Athlon 1.2ghz 256 meg DDR ram soundblaster live 5.1 60 gig hard drive (same as above)modem geforce 2 ultra(+TV out ) i realize this is a high spec machine but my favourite game are flight sims (AND CM ) i hope too have this system or something comparable quite frankly i cannot wait let me know what you think "the bullet is mightier than the sword" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark IV Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 Jake, that's very similar to my rig, and you are gonna love it. The DDR RAM is an excellent way to go. I got the Micron Millenia Max XP with the 1.2 gig TBird, plus the 19" Trinitron and the 64Mb Geforce (also with DDR and TV out). CM is a whole new world! I may need to look into a good WWII flight sim. I have been incredibly impressed with Micron, and I am a crabby bastard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark IV Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 Jake, that's very similar to my rig, and you are gonna love it. The DDR RAM is an excellent way to go. I got the Micron Millenia Max XP with the 1.2 gig TBird, plus the 19" Trinitron and the 64Mb Geforce (also with DDR and TV out). CM is a whole new world! I may need to look into a good WWII flight sim. I have been incredibly impressed with Micron, and I am a crabby bastard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JigVictor07 Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 TBird 1GHz Asus A7V Mobo 256MB PC133 Geforce2 MX 32 MB Soundblaster Live! Value IBM Deskstar 75GXP 30 GB HD etc. Everything works quick and smooooth... JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JigVictor07 Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 TBird 1GHz Asus A7V Mobo 256MB PC133 Geforce2 MX 32 MB Soundblaster Live! Value IBM Deskstar 75GXP 30 GB HD etc. Everything works quick and smooooth... JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 900 T-Bird MSI K7T Pro board 32mb prophet2 MX W/TV out 30gb HD 19" LG 995E Monitor 128mg RAM This system is smoooooth and the graphics are phenominal! The only minor slowdown has been on a 5000pt armour battle on a large map, and even that was not too bad at all. Like many others, I did a lot of research on the components via various reveiw sites before making what was in the end, a fairly well informed decision and I'm glad to say that I'm very happy with the results. Go the T-Bird for sure and make sure you go for a decent graphics card, I'd have gone for the 64mg GTS 2 card but at the time (Nov 2000) it was a little too pricey. Now it may be alot more affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 900 T-Bird MSI K7T Pro board 32mb prophet2 MX W/TV out 30gb HD 19" LG 995E Monitor 128mg RAM This system is smoooooth and the graphics are phenominal! The only minor slowdown has been on a 5000pt armour battle on a large map, and even that was not too bad at all. Like many others, I did a lot of research on the components via various reveiw sites before making what was in the end, a fairly well informed decision and I'm glad to say that I'm very happy with the results. Go the T-Bird for sure and make sure you go for a decent graphics card, I'd have gone for the 64mg GTS 2 card but at the time (Nov 2000) it was a little too pricey. Now it may be alot more affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Space Thing Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 I have a 700 Mhz Duron on an A7V mobo with a 250 watt power supply. If I upgrade to a faster T-bird processor, will I also need to upgrade the power supply?? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Space Thing Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 I have a 700 Mhz Duron on an A7V mobo with a 250 watt power supply. If I upgrade to a faster T-bird processor, will I also need to upgrade the power supply?? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 Hey Stuka we have almost the same set-up! The only difference is I got a TNT2 card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 Hey Stuka we have almost the same set-up! The only difference is I got a TNT2 card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted March 18, 2001 Author Share Posted March 18, 2001 Originally posted by Space Thing: I have a 700 Mhz Duron on an A7V mobo with a 250 watt power supply. If I upgrade to a faster T-bird processor, will I also need to upgrade the power supply?? Thanks. I'm not an engineer Space Thing, but I'd go with a bigger power supply because you never know what you'll hang off the darn thing, and may draw more power. I build all my own systems except Macs and the investment in at least a 300W power supply has paid off in the long run. If you buy a hot (literally) new processor then use the extra horsepower to run a few cooling fans. I currently use 3 fans in the casing of mine, and it's only a 400mhz P-II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted March 18, 2001 Author Share Posted March 18, 2001 Originally posted by Space Thing: I have a 700 Mhz Duron on an A7V mobo with a 250 watt power supply. If I upgrade to a faster T-bird processor, will I also need to upgrade the power supply?? Thanks. I'm not an engineer Space Thing, but I'd go with a bigger power supply because you never know what you'll hang off the darn thing, and may draw more power. I build all my own systems except Macs and the investment in at least a 300W power supply has paid off in the long run. If you buy a hot (literally) new processor then use the extra horsepower to run a few cooling fans. I currently use 3 fans in the casing of mine, and it's only a 400mhz P-II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardb Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 Been looking into juice compared to price and found that this system should be pretty good. Asus A7V mobo (supports UDMA100 drives) 256 PC-133 RAM (RAM is too cheap these days) T-Bird 850 - 1000 mhz. (can be overclocked later) GeForce MX board (good and cheap) The T-bird is overclockable but I don't see any point in overclocking a new cpu at anything under 200mhz (you need a powerful/expensive fan maybe even a Peltier) and the new DDR RAM is just too expensive to be worth buying(juice compared to price wise that is). Pluss the motherboards that supports DDR ram is much more expensive. [This message has been edited by howardb (edited 03-18-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardb Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 Been looking into juice compared to price and found that this system should be pretty good. Asus A7V mobo (supports UDMA100 drives) 256 PC-133 RAM (RAM is too cheap these days) T-Bird 850 - 1000 mhz. (can be overclocked later) GeForce MX board (good and cheap) The T-bird is overclockable but I don't see any point in overclocking a new cpu at anything under 200mhz (you need a powerful/expensive fan maybe even a Peltier) and the new DDR RAM is just too expensive to be worth buying(juice compared to price wise that is). Pluss the motherboards that supports DDR ram is much more expensive. [This message has been edited by howardb (edited 03-18-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eridani Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 I've got A T-bird 750 on a Gigabyte bored... CM works fantastic (go with AMD, better performace for less money, hands down) -Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eridani Posted March 18, 2001 Share Posted March 18, 2001 I've got A T-bird 750 on a Gigabyte bored... CM works fantastic (go with AMD, better performace for less money, hands down) -Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake bullet Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 I may need to look into a good WWII flight sim. look no further than European Air War starting to look a bit dated now but it is still the best WWII flight sim on the market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake bullet Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 I may need to look into a good WWII flight sim. look no further than European Air War starting to look a bit dated now but it is still the best WWII flight sim on the market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:USERNAME: Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Originally posted by The Commissar: Athalon T-Bird 1 GHz 256 PC133 RAM TNT2, 32MB card 30 Gig HD The game runs superbly well, and I havent seen a single slow down despite running many large scenarios. Unfortunately, I must report that AI calculations dont change pace in the least. That is, when you finish planning a turn and you wait for the AI to finish planing. Quite annoying with big maps. Is there any way to speed this up? I cant believe that moving from a pentII system to a 1Ghz wouldnt speed up this part of the game. Is that what you are saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:USERNAME: Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Originally posted by The Commissar: Athalon T-Bird 1 GHz 256 PC133 RAM TNT2, 32MB card 30 Gig HD The game runs superbly well, and I havent seen a single slow down despite running many large scenarios. Unfortunately, I must report that AI calculations dont change pace in the least. That is, when you finish planning a turn and you wait for the AI to finish planing. Quite annoying with big maps. Is there any way to speed this up? I cant believe that moving from a pentII system to a 1Ghz wouldnt speed up this part of the game. Is that what you are saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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