Mtw2 and 8800 GTX

[Husar]

Thank you for sharing PROMETHEUS. It's nice to get some performance reports.

Even if my first post sounds different, I agree.
My system lags at around 3-4 fps with 12000 soldiers on the field and I have a Core 2 duo E6600 with 2GB RAM and a 7950GT, using highest settings.
The drawback is my mainboard uses only PCIexpress x4, I wonder how much there is to gain with a real x16 board.
CPU usage is between 50% and 70% even in big battles so I don't really see a problem there(or the game somehow does not use the full power), normal battles are running fine, only the message about replacement armies not being fielded because my CPU was too weak is weird considering that CPU usage is so low.

[Whacker]

Interesting read Prometheus. Now if you don't mind, go ahead and ship me that card of yours so I can verify the results. For a year or two...

[Bob the Insane]

Even if my first post sounds different, I agree.
My system lags at around 3-4 fps with 12000 soldiers on the field and I have a Core 2 duo E6600 with 2GB RAM and a 7950GT, using highest settings.
The drawback is my mainboard uses only PCIexpress x4, I wonder how much there is to gain with a real x16 board.
CPU usage is between 50% and 70% even in big battles so I don't really see a problem there(or the game somehow does not use the full power), normal battles are running fine, only the message about replacement armies not being fielded because my CPU was too weak is weird considering that CPU usage is so low.

Well I have noticed that the Core 2 processor can score low on points simply because they are measureing only the core processor speed, which is significantly slower than the extreme single core CPUs...

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

We need some pics.

[PROMETHEUS]

Well the graphics are pretty much the same you get with all at max , but I took the GTX 8800 becouse :

A I was going to buy an new PC
B I work with 3d stuff and I wanted something that coulfdhandle my renders fast
C I wanted a direct X 10 card
D I assembled it myself so I saved some money
E I have a high res Monitor and it needs a very good graphic GPU ...
D Dunno what else but this card is great ...

at any other setting inferior than the ones I posted the game runs smoothly and fast ...

On my other pc wich has a ati 9800 mobile with 256mb ram the game runs fine if I deactivate shaders 2 and actually looks running a bit better than RTW itself ...

Btw you notivced that on huge settings we no more have 200 men units?

[JR-]

Even if my first post sounds different, I agree.
My system lags at around 3-4 fps with 12000 soldiers on the field and I have a Core 2 duo E6600 with 2GB RAM and a 7950GT, using highest settings.
The drawback is my mainboard uses only PCIexpress x4, I wonder how much there is to gain with a real x16 board.
CPU usage is between 50% and 70% even in big battles so I don't really see a problem there(or the game somehow does not use the full power), normal battles are running fine, only the message about replacement armies not being fielded because my CPU was too weak is weird considering that CPU usage is so low.

i have a virtually identical system.
C2D 6600
XFX 7950GT
2GB of PC6400
i guess you probably also have an Intel P965 chi[pset motherboard like me?

only the second 16x physical slot works at 4x electrically, the first slot is 16x electrical, therefore full bandwidth.

OT: i run at 1920x1200.