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 7th March 2007, 1:17pm
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Squaddie  Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: March 2007 Member No.: 5,529  |
i am really keen on getting the game so i checked the demo out.
all is well till the game starts (including intro) but at the first mission everything turns painfully slow! graphics are fine! i tried down grading all the graphic specs to a bare minimum but still no help. i have a CCC 7.1 (i read about the problems with the 7.2 ...) all drivers are up to date (dx 9.0c...), no other programs running in the background ( i even started the game through dignostic start up with msconfig) my computer is a HP AMD 64 laptop, 2 GHz with 1 GB RAM and an ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X200 (128 MB) i installed and uninstalled almost everything please help! thanks |
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7th March 2007, 5:43pm
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 War is hell and war never changes therefore hell never changes Group: Site Staff Posts: 512 Joined: October 2003 From: Malmö, Sweden Member No.: 1,577 |
General slowness is mostly caused by the graphics card inability to handle the amount of information that is needed to render the game....
I haven't been able to find any (and I do mean any) information on your graphics card. Guess I have to look harder. Another thing that there can cause general slowness in a game is the fact that you are playing it on a laptop instead of a workstation....(It may be a myth....) -------------------- Words to live by from Sergent Gunnery Highway: ' You adapt, improvise and overcome!'
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7th March 2007, 6:10pm
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Squaddie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: March 2007 Member No.: 5,529 |
QUOTE(Crazy Gringo @ 7th March 2007, 5:43pm)  General slowness is mostly caused by the graphics card inability to handle the amount of information that is needed to render the game.... I haven't been able to find any (and I do mean any) information on your graphics card. Guess I have to look harder. Another thing that there can cause general slowness in a game is the fact that you are playing it on a laptop instead of a workstation....(It may be a myth....) i read some where that the graphic card is equivalent to an ATI x300 |
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7th March 2007, 6:28pm
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 Colonel Group: Admin Posts: 5,980 Joined: March 2003 From: Sweden Member No.: 1,057 |
-------------------- Greetings from Olav
"If you're not into Metal then you are not my friend!" - Manowar  |
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7th March 2007, 6:36pm
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Squaddie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: March 2007 Member No.: 5,529 |
QUOTE(Slaughter @ 7th March 2007, 6:28pm) i updated them before posting.. but still didn't work am i doomed not to play this game? my computer speces are supposed to be fine! thanks |
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7th March 2007, 6:41pm
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Colonel Group: Admin Posts: 5,980 Joined: March 2003 From: Sweden Member No.: 1,057 |
Try this: Start->Run... msconfig
When there, check Diagnostics boot, and let it restart the system. If it runs fine in this mode, it is a background program causing the trouble. If it doesn't help, you can try to ask ALTAR support. Might be that your graphics card isn't good enough. Oh, make sure you set it back to Normal boot after you tested, as antivirus and so on will be disabled in diagnostics boot. -------------------- Greetings from Olav
"If you're not into Metal then you are not my friend!" - Manowar |
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7th March 2007, 6:44pm
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Squaddie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: March 2007 Member No.: 5,529 |
QUOTE(Slaughter @ 7th March 2007, 6:41pm) Try this: Start->Run... msconfig When there, check Diagnostics boot, and let it restart the system. If it runs fine in this mode, it is a background program causing the trouble. If it doesn't help, you can try to ask ALTAR support. Might be that your graphics card isn't good enough. Oh, make sure you set it back to Normal boot after you tested, as antivirus and so on will be disabled in diagnostics boot. thanks, but i already tried that... i just sent an email to the ALTAR support. i can only guess what their reply will be if you guys come up with anything please let me know... |
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9th March 2007, 3:06pm
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Squaddie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: March 2007 Member No.: 5,529 |
well i got the reply... i'm not surprised.
i was told to close all applications, anti-virus bla bla it's just not right! my computer should be able to handle the game! if anyone has an idea please do tell!!! cheers |
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9th March 2007, 3:52pm
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War is hell and war never changes therefore hell never changes Group: Site Staff Posts: 512 Joined: October 2003 From: Malmö, Sweden Member No.: 1,577 |
Upgrade your graphics card!
-------------------- Words to live by from Sergent Gunnery Highway: ' You adapt, improvise and overcome!'
'To kill a dream it is not enough to kill the dreamer', -Quote by Crazy Gringo until proven otherwise. Mental Father of Air Morelman and Air Wargot! Official StrategyCore UFO: Afterlight previewer. Preview here! Has joined the league of 'The Crazy 8800s' |
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10th March 2007, 9:25am
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Squaddie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: March 2007 Member No.: 5,529 |
QUOTE(Crazy Gringo @ 9th March 2007, 3:52pm) Upgrade your graphics card! is it as simple on a laptop as it is on a desktop? just get the chip, open the laptop and switch? |
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10th March 2007, 10:17am
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War is hell and war never changes therefore hell never changes Group: Site Staff Posts: 512 Joined: October 2003 From: Malmö, Sweden Member No.: 1,577 |
QUOTE(binog @ 10th March 2007, 10:25am) QUOTE(Crazy Gringo @ 9th March 2007, 3:52pm) Upgrade your graphics card! is it as simple on a laptop as it is on a desktop? just get the chip, open the laptop and switch? It really depend on your laptop model. So my advice is to talk to the people that sold your the laptop. -------------------- Words to live by from Sergent Gunnery Highway: ' You adapt, improvise and overcome!'
'To kill a dream it is not enough to kill the dreamer', -Quote by Crazy Gringo until proven otherwise. Mental Father of Air Morelman and Air Wargot! Official StrategyCore UFO: Afterlight previewer. Preview here! Has joined the league of 'The Crazy 8800s' |
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10th March 2007, 11:30am
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Colonel Group: Admin Posts: 5,980 Joined: March 2003 From: Sweden Member No.: 1,057 |
QUOTE(Crazy Gringo @ 10th March 2007, 11:17am) QUOTE(binog @ 10th March 2007, 10:25am) QUOTE(Crazy Gringo @ 9th March 2007, 3:52pm) Upgrade your graphics card! is it as simple on a laptop as it is on a desktop? just get the chip, open the laptop and switch? It really depend on your laptop model. So my advice is to talk to the people that sold your the laptop. It does, but in most cases the graphics card is integrated on the motherboard. Either way, most manufacturers don't allow you to open your system at any rate. -------------------- Greetings from Olav
"If you're not into Metal then you are not my friend!" - Manowar |
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