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danny1234158 posted on Dec 29, 2009 2:54:00 PM - Report post

i just got ETW and the graphics are terrbile on it and i dont know how to improve it, but if the graphics exceed low then the game becomes very laggy. im currently on the Radeon X300/X550/X1050 series and heres some specs if it helps.
Approx total memory 512mb can someone help lpease

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Gamejunkie125 posted on Dec 30, 2009 7:33:16 AM - Report post

I am running
Q6600@ 3.05 OC
4GB pc6400 ddr2 @ 2.1 volt 4-4-4-12
GTX275 (no OC needed)
Windows 7 Ultimate
I have everything maxed out and I do get an occasional hiccup every now and then. This game is a major resource hog, especially if you got a lot of units on the battlefield.
My advice to you is turn all non-essential programs (virus-scan/utilities....etc)off and don't use any advance graphics like anti-alaising and Antriscopic (I know the spelling is wrong). Keep everything on low that has no bearing (water).

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danny1234158 posted on Jan 02, 2010 9:04:54 AM - Report post

The game looks a bit smoother iv put it on low but do you know how i can upgrade the graphics? I was just going to buy a new graphics card for about £70 - £120 or do i need to do more??!!

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Asecov_Zbyev posted on Jan 05, 2010 2:21:18 PM - Report post

Well Danny, it would certainly help to upgrade your GPU. Though I will make this disclaimer: without knowing your full system specs, as Junkie laid out in his previous post, it is hard to determine just how much help it will be, and therefore difficult to say if the expenditure is going to be worth it on its own. I will recap an example for you by laying out my specs, so that you may post your own.

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Ed. 4.0Ghz (OC'd)
RAM: OCZ Fatality DDR3 8 Gigabytes
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4890 1 Gigabyte DDR3 (x2)
OS: Windows Seven Ultimate 64 bit
Game version: Current

That is basically what one would need in order to answer your question. Have a great day!

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SecondLife posted on Jan 05, 2010 7:20:26 PM - Report post

I would suggest you for about 150€ the ATi Radeon HD 5770 or if you prefer nVidia the GTX260.

Best what you can get for the budget you told us here.

Depends on the rest of your system though. If you own a cpu below a Core 2 Duo with 2.4Ghz i'd suggest upgrading that one to, as well as your RAM if its lower than 2-3GB.

[Edited by SecondLife, 1/5/2010 7:21:46 PM]

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Wolf-dk1984 posted on Feb 06, 2010 8:28:09 AM - Report post

quote:

originally posted by Asecov_Zbyev

Well Danny, it would certainly help to upgrade your GPU. Though I will make this disclaimer: without knowing your full system specs, as Junkie laid out in his previous post, it is hard to determine just how much help it will be, and therefore difficult to say if the expenditure is going to be worth it on its own. I will recap an example for you by laying out my specs, so that you may post your own.

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Ed. 4.0Ghz (OC'd)
RAM: OCZ Fatality DDR3 8 Gigabytes
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4890 1 Gigabyte DDR3 (x2)
OS: Windows Seven Ultimate 64 bit
Game version: Current

That is basically what one would need in order to answer your question. Have a great day!

Do you allso have an UnCurrent Game version??;-)

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5ZIGN posted on Feb 09, 2010 9:31:54 PM - Report post

you need a new computer son to be honest,a new video card won't do much,you need speed and stability for this game.I suggest you get a good cpu must be a duo or quad cores above 3.00ghz or overclocked and some fast memory sticks 2 to 4GB DDR2 or DDR3 1600mhz or higher and a decent video card gforce or ati your preference but at least 500MB of memory on it and 500mhz core speed or better.
well I know that ain't cheap but for great graphic games needs powerful computers.... sigh....www.cheathappens.com/newreply.asp?headID=92439&titleID=13464&onPage=1&commID=978810# www.cheathappens.com/newreply.asp?headID=92439&titleID=13464&onPage=1&commID=978810#

[Edited by 5ZIGN, 2/9/2010 9:35:10 PM]

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flyingmongoose posted on Mar 31, 2010 12:41:51 PM - Report post

quote:

originally posted by SecondLife

I would suggest you for about 150€ the ATi Radeon HD 5770 or if you prefer nVidia the GTX260.

Best what you can get for the budget you told us here.

Depends on the rest of your system though. If you own a cpu below a Core 2 Duo with 2.4Ghz i'd suggest upgrading that one to, as well as your RAM if its lower than 2-3GB.

[Edited by SecondLife, 1/5/2010 7:21:46 PM]

I'm running a GTX260 and it's brilliant. Recommended!

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