Game specs and performance: all M2TW owners post here

[econ21]

The "Would my computer run M2TW?" thread is getting rather large. It might help people if game owners posted their game specs and how well the game is playing.

Ideally, please post (a) your computer specs? (b) your game settings? (c) how many FPS you are getting (in battles and on the campaign map)?

TorangaSama made a very instructive post about the kind of detail needed to evaluate performance (in the context of the demo) here:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=141

That level of detail he asks for may be exhaustive, but gives an indication of the kind of thing desirable. Less technical posts may still be valuable.

Obviously, there is no need for duplicate posts - if someone posts a very similar setup to your own, there's no need to just merely echo them.

I suspect people may be very interested in performance on low end machines.

To keep this thread concise, please only post about performance of the game you own on your machine - I will delete off-topic posts.

[Lanfire]

Core Duo E6600
2 GiG DDR2 800 mghz
Nvidia 7900 GTO

Everything on high ** no bloom..

8000 people steady 35 fps. No lag.

[Lusted]

Core Duo E6300
2gb DDR2 Ram
Geforce 7900GT

Everything high, shadows and bloom off(i don't like the look of them), AAx4, AFx8.

Camapign get 60 fps steady, in battles fps is around 30-60 until i get to around 6000 troops when it goes to around 15-40. Some lag in bigger battles.

[Roy1991]

Pentium D 2.80GHz Dual Core
GeForce 7300LE Turbocache 512MB
2048MB RAM

Video options:
-Shader version 2
-4x AA
-4x FS
-Unit/building/vegetation/grass detail: High
-Effects detail: Highest
-Texture quality: High
-Shadow quality: None
-Bloom: disabled
-Reflections: disabled
-Campaign shadows: disabled


**I'm using fraps to show fps, but the outcome is a bit strange, so I don't know if it reports the right fps.**

I'm getting 20-30 fps on the campaign map. Enabling campaign shadows causes a loss of 15-20 fps.
10-20 fps in battles.

The battles run perfect, no lag whatsoever, not even with more than 5000 men on the screen, so I suppose fraps is showing the fps wrong.

[TheImp]

Could everyone post their screen resolution as well? Thanks.

[Lusted]

Oh, im playing at 1024x768.

[maestro]

AMD FX-55 @ 2750MHz
2Gb RAM @ 250MHz
Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe motherboard
ATI X1900XT 512Mb

Game settings:

Campaign and Battle resolution both 1280x960
All options maxxed out, bloom on (for now)
FSAA 4X, AF 16X

Getting anywhere between 30fps and 100fps on the Campaign Map and averaging 30-50fps on the Battle Map on large unit size. Interestingly enough - the performance is a helluva lot better than the gold demo - odd that.

With Huge unit size and full, huge battles, I get between 15fps and 45fps

[Monarch]

So, who wants a normal persons pc specs? (I think most people interested in this will have lower specs)

I've got it on 1024x768. I really need to fiddle more with the graphics, I'm pretty sure for campaigning I can crank it up a wee bit. With medium graphics, but apparently when it auto detects it didn't want AA at all...so I stuck it on 2x. Bloom on as well, not reflections, and turned shadows off for extra no lag. (did it before I even played a game, I need to mess about with the settings)

I'm running 1gb RAM
IP4 3.0gz processor
Radeon X700 256mg

No lag whatsoever, loading times as fast or faster than Rome

As I said, I'm playing on a config that is probably quite a bit below what I can get. But I'm too busy playing to be bothered with graphics that much. AS lnog as graphics are up to a certain standard, I'm not really bothered.

[Soulflame]

Well, here's the low point;

P4 2.4 Ghz
768 DDR Ram
P4S8X mobo
Ge4Ti4200 8x AGP 64 MB

Everything on low, it 'runs' on normal battles, if too many buildings come into view, it's all stutter.
Definately time to upgrade for me...

[46852]

My specs:

AMD Sempron XP2600+ @2.1GHz
1GB DDR333MHz Dual Channel
6600GT @580/1100MHz
Played on 1440x900 widescreen

I consider this a low spec system (sigh @ technology galloping forwards too fast for me), but I was glad to see I could run the game quite smoothly even with high settings. I actually played a few small skirmishes with highest details and all fancy stuff on, and it was playable :)

Didn't have fraps or other benchmarking tools on while playing, so not sure about the fps, but I'm sure on lower settings the battles would run smooth even with big armies colliding with each other. Will have to try out bigger fights when I can.

[46852]

Well, here's the low point;

P4 2.4 Ghz
768 DDR Ram
P4S8X mobo
Ge4Ti4200 8x AGP 64 MB

Everything on low, it 'runs' on normal battles, if too many buildings come into view, it's all stutter.
Definately time to upgrade for me...

I'm sure you'd do well if you just acquired a bit more RAM and an up-to-date display card with Shader 2.0 support.

[Soulflame]

Yeah the main bottleneck seems to be the videocard. Ram is probably enough.

But seeing as I'd like to goto a 7600GT, I might as well go with a new MB, processor and some new Ram as well, since the AGP version of a 7600GT is a lot more expensive (think I saw about 40-50 euro) then a PCI-e one.
I've had this setup for a long time (think about 4-5 years), so it's really time for an upgrade.

Anyway, when I get my new stuff (should be end of Nov) I'll post again how well it plays.

[Dan.o6]

I can't stress how much smoother the actual game runs on my PC, it is a great improvement!

[chopa]

I can't stress how much smoother the actual game runs on my PC, it is a great improvement!

smoother than what? demo?

[tibilicus]

AMD 4200 x2

2gb of DDr ram

Ati EAX 1600 pro

Maxed out with AA x2 can push for x4 but starts to lag a little. Turning pointless vegitation down alowas no lag on AA x4.


Tib

[Andres]

Pentium IV 2.4 Ghz
ATI Radeon 9600 (256 MB DDR Ram)
Ram 1.5 Gb
Soundcard: Hercules Fortissimo 4

I run it with Shader version 1 (no shadow, bloom or reflections), resolution 1024x768, Unit Detail, Grass Detail, Vegetation Detail, Effects: Medium, Building Detail : High, AA off, no V-Sync, texture Filter Bilinear, Campaign shadow: on

The campaign map: +/- 15 FPS (this seems low, but it runs quite smoothly, IMHO you don't need a high frame rate on the campaign map)

Battles:

Small ones (like 5 units vs 5 units) : FPS 25-40
Fought one "big" battle (full stack vs full stack) : FPS : 20-30
One "Mediocre" Siege (half stack vs half stack) : FPS 25-35

The FPS aren't very high, but the game doesn't stutter and I have no lag effects.

I used FRAPS to measure the FPS's

Conclusion: I think this will make a lot of people happy, since my system isn't what you would call "high end" nowadays ...

[Drake]

AMD Athlon XP 2600
512Mb Ram
128mb Geforece FX
Windows XP

Alright. Turne dit all down to low on battles, still stutters a good bit. The campaign map runs fine but is still a bit jerky. New graphics card methinks...

[tutankamon]

I can run it all on high with these settings andt it stutters a bit.. enough to make it anoying but so i turned it all a bit down.. but no improvement.. (well a little but not that much) So i guess I have to upgrade my RAM..

Mobile AMD Sempron 3300+ 2,00 Ghz
1024 GB RAM
256 MB Ati radeon

[Bwian]

Athlon 64 3000
GF 9800GT
1024MB ram
19" widescreen monitor

Running in 'widescreen mode'

Let it auto set the settings, then upped the units to huge. Looks lovely...runs smooth and sweet. Resolution 1024x768, everything high and a bit of bloom.

The graphics have a slightly more 'realistic' feel than RTW. and sem far less bright and clean. I really like the look of it. The gun effects are a bit understated, but I love the cannons :D

I think the NTW team will be able to work some real magic with this engine....proper cannon loading animations and muzzle loading rifles.

[AussieGiant]

Hi All,

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask, but...

I just installed the game on my new XPS 700 from Dell.

After looking at the default setting that were choosen by the game I thought....bollocks...its a new machine...I'm gonna max this puppy out and do a few hisotrical battles....so I did.

2.66 Dual Core
Nvidia 1G RAM 7950 GX2
2 x 150 Gig HHD on a RAID 0 stripe.

Running at 1280*1024 on a nice Samsung SyncMaster P193

I loaded up Agincourt and god was I unhappy!! The intro scene looked like a camera was being used to take pictures.

2 Questions:

1) What is the difference between configuring video settings using the Nvidia Control Panel on the desktop and/or doing the same thing in the video settings in the actual game? Which one is being used? Can someone provide accurate advise?

2) Can some people please provide their settings for best performance on a similar systems.

On a side note I'm going to 3DMark 06 my machine to check that all is well there as I removed the DELL XP Home build and erinstalled a fresh copy. However once this is done I would expect this game to run as smooth as you can imagine on this set up with just about everything on max.

Please help, and if this is in the incorrect area then please move it as required...although the video set up could help a lot of people.

[AussieGiant]

Ok so for me...this is really important. :) Maybe not for anyone else, but I really do need specific help.

[kercool]

axp 2000+
not a gig ram n radeon 9550 all on low so far so smooth lol

[Dave1984]

Hi All,

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask, but...

I just installed the game on my new XPS 700 from Dell.

After looking at the default setting that were choosen by the game I thought....bollocks...its a new machine...I'm gonna max this puppy out and do a few hisotrical battles....so I did.

2.66 Dual Core
Nvidia 1G RAM 7950 GX2
2 x 150 Gig HHD on a RAID 0 stripe.

Running at 1280*1024 on a nice Samsung SyncMaster P193

I loaded up Agincourt and god was I unhappy!! The intro scene looked like a camera was being used to take pictures.

2 Questions:

1) What is the difference between configuring video settings using the Nvidia Control Panel on the desktop and/or doing the same thing in the video settings in the actual game? Which one is being used? Can someone provide accurate advise?

2) Can some people please provide their settings for best performance on a similar systems.

On a side note I'm going to 3DMark 06 my machine to check that all is well there as I removed the DELL XP Home build and erinstalled a fresh copy. However once this is done I would expect this game to run as smooth as you can imagine on this set up with just about everything on max.

Please help, and if this is in the incorrect area then please move it as required...although the video set up could help a lot of people.

What is your system's RAM? Have you tried removing the shadows? I've done that and everything runs perfectly with everything else on max, 1280*1024 and I'd say your system whups mine!

I haven't used the nvidia control panel at all

I'm running a Dell 9150 with 3.0ghz dual core, 1gb RAM and a 256mb 6800 GPU

[Daveybaby]

AMD 3000+ XP
1 Gig RAM running at 800MHz
ATI Radeon X800 Pro

Game runs fine, no slowdowns that i've noticed at all.

Edit: didnt include settings, duh.

Been running with the default autodetect settings:
Shader v2
1024x768
No AA
Trilinear Filtering
Detail : All medium, except: Buildings, Shadows = High
Shadows ON
Bloom ON
Reflections OFF

Kinda weird settings. Might have a play around with them and see what happens.

[AussieGiant]

What is your system's RAM? Have you tried removing the shadows? I've done that and everything runs perfectly with everything else on max, 1280*1024 and I'd say your system whups mine!

I haven't used the nvidia control panel at all

I'm running a Dell 9150 with 3.0ghz dual core, 1gb RAM and a 256mb 6800 GPU

Hey D Wilson,

Sorry about the oversight. RAM is 2 GIGs at 667Hz.

In my first attempt in which I got the camera effect I had shadows on "Extreme". I took that down to High and the performance is still choppy.

I don't have FRAPS loaded but it seems I need to do this. I was so shocked that I am going to do some 3DMark 06 tests this evening to check that I am benchmarking around the correct numbers.

But do you think I should have to remove shadows on such a machine!!? If so then I'm a bit disappointed.

When you say everything on max, do you mean absolutely everything!!?? Because some settings are labelled as "Highest" or other levels above just "High".

Econ,

Thanks for the correction.

[AussieGiant]

AMD 3000+ XP
1 Gig RAM running at 800MHz
ATI Radeon X800 Pro

Game runs fine, no slowdowns that i've noticed at all.

But what are your setting there Davey?

[AussieGiant]

Can anyone give me some basics steps to go through to determine if it is just Game related or my machine?

Puzz, Screwtype, Econ??

If you guy's know of anyone that could walk me through some steps to diagnose my machine and then set the correct settings in the game?

I'm kind of freaking out here at the idea of just dumping all this money on a new machine and the game playing less that expected.

[Dave1984]

Hey D Wilson,

Sorry about the oversight. RAM is 2 GIGs at 667Hz.

In my first attempt in which I got the camera effect I had shadows on "Extreme". I took that down to High and the performance is still choppy.

I don't have FRAPS loaded but it seems I need to do this. I was so shocked that I am going to do some 3DMark 06 tests this evening to check that I am benchmarking around the correct numbers.

But do you think I should have to remove shadows on such a machine!!? If so then I'm a bit disappointed.

When you say everything on max, do you mean absolutely everything!!?? Because some settings are labelled as "Highest" or other levels above just "High".

Econ,

Thanks for the correction.

Yes, I mean everything up at high or highest, whichever is max for that particular option, even grass which I expected to be a killer. But my shadows are at none, and when I have them on, even at lowest, it has a really noticeable effect, and I think pretty much everyone has found roughly the same thing. I haven't missed them, though!

The only reason I can really think of to have them on now is in the case of a -movie_cam kind of thing appearing, so's I can get some really stunning screenshots.

[AussieGiant]

Yes, I mean everything up at high or highest, whichever is max for that particular option, even grass which I expected to be a killer. But my shadows are at none, and when I have them on, even at lowest, it has a really noticeable effect, and I think pretty much everyone has found roughly the same thing. I haven't missed them, though!

The only reason I can really think of to have them on now is in the case of a -movie_cam kind of thing appearing, so's I can get some really stunning screenshots.

Ok thanks for the details D Wilson. I'll now have to check this shadow killer setting.

[Caesar_julii]

i'm hoping i can play with medium high settings. These are my specs:
1 gig ram
2.0 ati processor
256 mb video card radeon 9550 or 9600