What are you playing BW on ?

cyberax · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2006 6:52 am

ok, just so we can get an idea of what equipment people are playing BW on, please list your equipment as below.

TYPE : Laptop, Dell Inspiron 4100
CPU : P3 800Mhz
RAM : 384Mb
GRAPHICS : Onboard ATI Rage Mobilty (M1)
HDD : 60Gb, IDE
OS : Windows XP, SP2
SERVER : No
PLAY ONLINE : No
GAME GRAHICS: Direct3D
GAME RESOL. : 800x600
GAME DETAILS: Mostly on Low and Very Low.
GAME SPEED : Playable, slow with "outside" maps.

Please keep this thread on-topic

Post edited by: cyberax, at: 2006/05/09 07:59

cyberax · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2006 6:58 am

and the PC my kid plays on...

TYPE : Dell Optiplex GX150
CPU : P3 933Mhz
RAM : 384Mb
GRAPHICS : nVidia FX5200
HDD : 80Gb, ATA IDE
OS : Windows XP, SP2
SERVER : Sometimes listen for LAN games.
PLAY ONLINE : No
GAME GRAHICS: Direct3D
GAME RESOL. : 800x600
GAME DETAILS: Mostly on Medium and Low
GAME SPEED : Decent, we normally play LAN with up to 8 bots.

Bjossi · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2006 1:08 pm

TYPE: Custom
CPU: P4 2.8 Ghz
RAM: 1 Gb
GRAPHICS: 256 Mb GeforceFX 5700 LE OC
HDD: 1x40 Gb and 1x80 Gb
OS: WinXP Professional (SP1)
GAME GRAPHICS: Direct3D
GAME RESOL: 1024 x 768
GAME DETAILS: Maximum
GAME SPEED: Little to no lag

Maj.Havok · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2006 8:26 pm

TYPE: Compaq Deskpro

CPU: P3 800mhz

RAM: 512mb

GRAPHICS: 128mb ATI8500LE

HDD: 20 Gb

OS: Win98SE

PLAY ONLINE: With 56k it is very laggy at times

GAME GRAPHICS: Direct3D

GAME RESOL: 640x480

GAME DETAILS: Medium

GAME SPEED: With low bot count only slight stutter
:blush:

Redshift · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2006 10:54 pm

TYPE: Dell Dimension 4600 Multi Media
CPU: P4 2.8 Ghz
RAM: 1.5 Gb
GRAPHICS: 128 MB NVidia GeForce FX 5200
HDD: 120 Gb, IDE
OS: Windows XP Home Edition (SP1)
SERVER : No
PLAY ONLINE: Sometimes (via ADSL), regular UT DM only
GAME GRAHICS: Direct3D
GAME RESOL.: 1024x768
GAME DETAILS: medium to very high
GAME SPEED: Varies widely! Not too good on ONS maps, maps with lots of terrain and/or eye candy, badly optimized maps etc. A small-medium map like DM-Deck17 plays ok with 5-8 bots (all custom). FPS usually below 30. Sometimes there is noticeable slowdown after ~10 minutes of play. Fancy explosions like G5 and M50 grenades tend to disrupt flow.

ShadowBlade · **Posted:** Wed May 10, 2006 11:14 am

TYPE: Custom

CPU: Celeron 1.1ghz

RAM: 384Mb

Graphics: GeForce4 MX 64mb

HDD: 40gb , IDE

OS: Windows XP Pro, SP2

Server: no.. but play in lan games as client

Play Online: no

Game Graphics: Direct3d

Game Resolution: 800x600

Game Details: Very Low to Lower

Game Speed: not to bad with no bots in multi.. slow with 4 or more bots.. ok with 2-3 bots

Spiced Hammer · **Posted:** Thu May 11, 2006 9:22 am

Timeframe: Winter 2004-5
Type: assembled in dining room on Christmas morning
CPU: 2.2Ghz Athlon
RAM: 1GB
Graphics: GeForce "FX5500" (only 256 MB)
Sound: plain but decent SBlive, Bose PC speakers, $100 headphones
HDD: 2-disc RAID 0 on SATA for fast loading
OS: Linux "Mandriva" distro (it used to be called 'Drake)
Price: about $1200

Server: I wish!
Online Play: yeah, when I feel like embarrassing myself (DSL)
Graphics mode: OpenGL
Resolution: 1024x768 (or 5x4 for taking screens to upload

)
Details: blob shadows and everything else as high as it'll go (It doesn't know how to use my driver for articulated.)
Speed: buttery smooth even in ONS, unless I do something silly.
I just dug up the UT DVD case to see the remmendations. :lol:

Edit: smiley-owned, D-oh!
Dag, no wonder you guys talk about slowing when lots of lead flies. I expected people playing UT to have systems newer than mine, not older...

Post edited by: Spiced Hammer, at: 2006/05/11 10:26

Spiced Hammer · **Posted:** Thu May 11, 2006 9:31 am

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Sometimes there is noticeable slowdown after ~10 minutes of play.

I don't know much about what goes on under the hood, but I would try the "flush" command and see if that does it. If it works, bind it!

Notlem · **Posted:** Thu May 11, 2006 2:07 pm

Hi Here's mine
Home made ina a Spider Man case
Cpu: AMD Athlon XP 2.16 mhz
Ram: 1.5 mb
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 6600 256 mb
Sound: SondBlaster Live 24 Bit
Mobo: Abit NF7 v2
OS: Windows XP home
HD: 80 GB Seagate 7200 Rpm
SD: 40 GB
Game
Res: 1024 x 768 32 Bit Color
Everything on High but no shadows and Char detail Norm.
Lag when there are alot of explosions but not bad
Cost between 700-1000 bucks, lost track

k0rupt3d1 · **Posted:** Thu May 11, 2006 3:08 pm

TYPE : Custom

CPU : AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 2.00 GHz

RAM : 1GB

GRAPHICS : GeForce 6200 TurboCache

HDD : huh?

OS : Windows XP, SP2

SERVER : No

PLAY ONLINE : No

GAME GRAHICS: Direct3D

GAME RESOL. : 1680x1050

GAME DETAILS: High to highest

GAME SPEED : Little to no lag

Post edited by: k0rupt3d1, at: 2006/05/11 16:09

Maj.Havok · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 12:12 am

k0rupt3d1 wrote:

4 wrote:

HDD : huh?[/size][/u]

OS : Windows XP, SP2

SERVER : No

PLAY ONLINE : No

GAME GRAHICS: Direct3D

GAME RESOL. : 1680x1050

GAME DETAILS: High to highest

GAME SPEED : Little to no lag

Post edited by: k0rupt3d1, at: 2006/05/11 16:09

:blink: *cough* Hard Disc Drive *cough* :whistle:
Kids today;)

k0rupt3d1 · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 12:20 am

Maj.Havok wrote:

4 wrote:

HDD : huh?[/size][/u]

OS : Windows XP, SP2

SERVER : No

PLAY ONLINE : No

GAME GRAHICS: Direct3D

GAME RESOL. : 1680x1050

GAME DETAILS: High to highest

GAME SPEED : Little to no lag

Post edited by: k0rupt3d1, at: 2006/05/11 16:09

oooooooh. gotcha

HDD: 250 GB HD 7200 RPM with 2 MB cache

Bjossi · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 3:06 am

I will be playing UT2004 on this system as of today.

TYPE: Custom
CPU: AMD64 X2 4400+
RAM: 2 Gb DDR400
GRAPHICS: 512 Mb BFG Geforce 7900 GTX OC
HDD: 250 Gb 7200 RPM (16 MbC) Seagate Barracuda
OS: WinXP Pro with SP2
GAME GRAHICS: Direct3D
GAME RESOLUTION: 1024 x 768 with 16xAF and 8xAA
GAME DETAILS: Maximum
GAME SPEED: Never slows down, not even in a 16 bot match with BW

Notlem · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 3:14 am

Hey Bjossi!

Have you proppsed to your new computer, because I'm definately in love with it. LOL

Spiced Hammer · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 1:02 pm

Notlem:

Quote:

Ram: 1.5 mb

There's no way that's possible, that would be smaller than your CPU's L1. :lol:

Notlem · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 1:10 pm

Oh, I use a very special compressed Ram

:woohoo: Ouch

Should have been 1.5 GB

Redshift · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 1:44 pm

Spiced Hammer wrote:

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Sometimes there is noticeable slowdown after ~10 minutes of play.

Alas, flushing does diddly squat...

But thanx anyway!

I think I need a better graphics card; that's currently my rig's weakest link.

Bjossi · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 1:59 pm

For UT2004, you would benefit much more from upgrading the processor.

k0rupt3d1 · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 11:03 pm

Bjossi wrote:

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For UT2004, you would benefit much more from upgrading the processor.

lol. too upgrade my entire computer would be pretty expensive. and plus i dont want to waste my money so i have enough to get UT2k7 when it comes out along with some other new releases... like Battlefield 2000something.

Bjossi · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 11:33 pm

If you wait for UT2007 to be actually released, then you can get a $500 system that can handle it nicely.

k0rupt3d1 · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 11:36 pm

lol

i might just order an Area-51 from Alienware or to save cash, buy at a retailer.

Bjossi · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 1:26 am

Alienware...pfft, the most overpriced garbage you can buy. :S

My computer I'm using now costed $1500, and I saw a less powerful computer from Alienware that costed over $2500.

k0rupt3d1 · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 6:38 am

Bjossi wrote:

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Alienware...pfft, the most overpriced garbage you can buy. :S

My computer I'm using now costed $1500, and I saw a less powerful computer from Alienware that costed over $2500.

yea. none of my other friends thought it was very smart. Alienware is just cool looking

i should just replace my casing with something flashy and transparent

Spiced Hammer · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 11:00 am

I don't know much about Alienware, I never got into prebuilts 'cause I like doing it custom; it's just fun to shop for each part and makes the toy more personal and when you've got all those boxes of parts piled high ready to open and assemble it feels like Christmas morning. Of course, I also like having name-brand parts so I know there'll be driver support for linux and how it's usually more cost-effective...

I don't like bling bling cases; IMO a plain matte case conveys a more tasteful and no-nonsense "secure in its superiority" look...

If I ever get a loud case, It'll be covered with pastel bunnies and teddies or something to that effect. :lol: Showing some one up with a more powerful rig that cost less money could only be made more humiliating with an ultra-girly case. :evil:

Bjossi · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 1:13 pm

I don't give a damn about how the tower looks, it is all about the organs.

k0rupt3d1 · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 6:05 pm

Bjossi wrote:

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I don't give a damn about how the tower looks, it is all about the organs.

towers have organs? O_o?

anyways. i might just keep my rig the way it is until ut2k7 comes out so i can just buy the upgrade parts so i know exactly what i need.

Bjossi · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 6:38 pm

Organs = Hardware.
And I have some schweet hardware, unfortunately it will be outdated before next year. :S

cyberax · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 6:57 pm

ummm...TOPIC people!!

k0rupt3d1 · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 7:02 pm

cyberax wrote:

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ummm...TOPIC people!!

lol. remember anything goes in THIS forum

cyberax · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 7:06 pm

k0rupt3d1 wrote:

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remember anything goes in THIS forum

in the forum yes, but keep to the topic within the threads!

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