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[dieg777]

this is only my opinion but I wouldnt like you to rush out without considering what on and why you may wish to spend money so please take some time and then come to your decision.


I think that before you do so please read luckyboys guide and my guide to Il2 optimisation both at http://www.airwarfare.com/index.htm in guides.

these should give you some background.

Wether you decide to upgrade will depend on what you want your pc to do. And what your motherboard can take. And wether you will see as much of an improvement as you want for the money you spend.



If you decide to put in more memory then an extra 512 mb ram should allow the game to run smoother

Please make sure it is compatable with your motherboard and existing memeory. There will be a specification for memory on the manufacturers web site. I always recommend using crucial memory to ensure compatability.

Please take into account wether it is worth while upgrading within your current motherboard or if the money would be better going to upgrading to newer technology.

Hope this helps

[-HH-Quazi]

Anytime the sim has to access the page file, it will stutter. The sim needs to have access to at least 800mb to be able to completely play on your memory and not have to access the page file. Your card isn't the best in the world for rendering this game, but, I'd say maxing out what your mobo will handle on memory will come closer to fixing the stutters than a video card. I'd say your max will be 1024MB or 1GB of ram. Then, if you can afford a better video card, get one. 128MB 256-Bit 9800Pro's are the best bang for the buck and can be found on ebay for less than $180.

[sapper78]

Thank you all for helping me out with this matter!

I think iâ´ll go with extending my compâ´s memory to 1Gig (at this time) Unfortunately, it seems that i have only 2 places in the motherboard for those memory-thingyâ´s (can it be possible?) So i have to take those 2 256 memories which i have, off, and buy 2 512 memories...

Sure, iâ´ve read a lot of about tweaking... the problem is that i dont understand a word from it Them being written in english, which isnâ´t my native language, is not the problem, the subject itself is So i figured that if donâ´t really know what iâ´m doing, maybe i shouldnâ´t be doing it at all

Oh dear.... i really miss those days, when Amiga 500 was the-state-of-the-art hardware for gaming

"Yes, all in all, this hardware business ÃÂ*s Maddness..;-)" You got that right, FoolTrottel

[LuckyBoy1]

The fact that you have a PCI video card tells me you probably do not have an AGP slot, so any AGP card would be out of the question. Having PCI slots does not make it so you can use a PCI Express card; they take PCI Express slots that are not the same as PCI slots. If your PC limits you to just PCI slots, I'd not stick the money into RAM or any video upgrade which would be minor at best. If you have an AGP slot, then you are good to go for several steps in upgrading. There is a link to a utility in Luckyboy's Guide For Complete users that will tell you if you have an AGP slot and tell you about your motherboard, RAM and more.

If you are limited by a PCI only motherboard, then I'd stick the money into an Audigy 2 card. It will relieve your CPU of some duties and be able to make the trip to your next PC.

Unfortunately, this game taxes your computer in all areas about as much as anything can. The primary audience for this game is middle aged men who have more than a few bucks to blow on computers. Just when you think you've got a computer that will run this game, they come out with something stupid like pixel shader 3.0 and you are back struggling again. It's a big part of why this game has not gone mainstream and probably never will. The core audience keeps whining for more eye candy and the developer is stupid enough to keep giving it to them.

Run that utility and tell us what your PC is capable of AGP wise.

[LuckyBoy1]

Here's the link to the utility...

http://www.lavalys.com/products/over...?pid=1&lang=en

[dieg777]

Luckyboy

From his DXDIAG I think that this is sapper78s board and he has AGP capacity
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/index.htm

and it looks like sapper78 is correct in that he only has 2 slots for ram- he can go to 2 sticks 512 DDR333 if he wants.

Sapper please confirm this is your board and luckyboy can come back with some best bangs for bucks advice

[sapper78]

Yes, thatâ´s my board, the Intelâ® Desktop Board D845GEBV2.

So i really have only 2 slots for memories? ****... it would have been so cheap for me, if i had more slots... i wonder what those other slots were, that i found inside my computer... there were maybe 6 of them, and they were in a slighty different place than those memories... oh, they are seen in that picture, with the link that Dieg777 provided....

[sapper78]

Oh? they have censorship in this forum? **** **** ****

[dieg777]

the white slots are PCI slots for adding cards such as modem, tv card, scsci controller etc.
the brown slot is your agp slot

[LuckyBoy1]

Well then, in that case, my advice is to upgrade in this order...

RAM Sell the old modules on e-bay for indecent prices. Please consider that you may want to overclock and RAM is quite often the limiting factor when overclocking Intel chips. As a result, you may wish to buy 3200 speed RAM and it is not any more expensive really than 2700 RAM.

Get a 128 MB, 256 bit, 8 pixel pipeline 9800 Pro video card. Make sure you have enough power to run it before buying it. I wouls suggest the following power supply...

https://magnum-pc.securewebsiteserve...66a01312c94f40

And I think Joe at Magnum speaks exotic languages like North Jersey and Newark!

Avoid the SE versions of the 9800 that has only 4 pixel pipelines or the Atlantis version that is a 128 MB, 128 bit card or anything not making the specs I asked for.

Then get the Audigy 1 or 2 sound card.

Then I stink you can upgrade as far as a 3.06 GHz Pentium IV CPU.

After that, you'll have to ask HH_Quazi to get out and push!