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    Default Game specs and performance: all M2TW owners post here

    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.

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    Core Duo E6600
    2 GiG DDR2 800 mghz
    Nvidia 7900 GTO

    Everything on high ** no bloom..

    8000 people steady 35 fps. No lag.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Default Re: Game specs and performance: all M2TW owners post here

    Could everyone post their screen resolution as well? Thanks.
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    Oh, im playing at 1024x768.

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    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
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    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.

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    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...
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    Default Video Settings and Game Performance

    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.

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    Ok so for me...this is really important. :) Maybe not for anyone else, but I really do need specific help.
    Last edited by AussieGiant; 11-15-2006 at 11:35.

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

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    Default Re: Video Settings and Game Performance

    Quote Originally Posted by 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.

    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

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    Default Re: Game specs and performance: all M2TW owners post here

    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.
    Last edited by Daveybaby; 11-16-2006 at 08:46.

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    Default Re: Game specs and performance: all M2TW owners post here

    Quote Originally Posted by 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.

    But what are your setting there Davey?

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    Default Re: Game specs and performance: all M2TW owners post here

    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.


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    Quote Originally Posted by D Wilson
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AussieGiant
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by D Wilson
    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.

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    Hi guys. This is my first post so I thought I would make it an important one.

    I'm running 1g of ram, a P4 2.80 Ghz.

    I need to buy a new graphics card and I am looking for suggestions.

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    Default Re: Game specs and performance: all M2TW owners post here

    Intel P4 2.4
    ATI 9800 Pro (XT Chipset)
    1Gb RAM

    Settings 1024x768 all on Medium except Grass I think, changed from the preset graphics settings nothing as I think it looks fine :) may have a play around.

    I have some slight lagging at certain view points on both the campaign but if I move the camera slightly its fine and doesn't seem to occur when I move back to a similar view point.

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    I have:

    AMD Athlon 64 6700+
    1gb RAM
    NVidea GeForce 7600 GT graphics card

    I'm running with all the settings at high, normal unit size and at 1280x1024 with no problems or slowdown at all.

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