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old.Fangrim
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I have tested SI on 4 different configurations:
1) Athlon XP1700 1.49 GHz, 512 MB DDR, GeForce 4 MX 64MB
2) Athlon XP1700 1.49 GHz, 256 MB SDR, GeForce 2 Ultra 64 MB
3) Athlon XP1700 1.49 GHz, 512 MB DDR, GeForce 3 Ti200
4) Athlon XP1800 1.55 GHz, 1 GB DDR, GeForce 4 Ti4200
System 1 and 2 does not have the new water effect/shadows.
System 3 and 4 have the new water effect/shadows.
I checked the framerate, and I did not see any major difference in any of the 4 configurations. Of course the faster graphics cards have a better framerate, but IMO it's not that big a difference.
So to sum it up:
The game is very much playable on any of the four configurations. If you want the nice effects, you'll have to invest in a GF3 or above (not MX version), but the game will run nicely with GF 2 or GF4 MX. There has been some optimization done to the graphics engine, which will show when a large amount of players are present on screen, but in normal play you will not see a big decrease in performance.
This is my personal opinion, based on the tests I've made. I made this thread to try calming those people down that fear that they need an uber-fast system for SI to be playable.
Edit:
Here is what Mythic has written about some graphics cards:
http://support.darkageofcamelot.com...W55fiZwX3NvcnRfYnk9ZGZsdCZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=
A benchmark test from Tom's Hardware might give you an idea about where your gfx card is compared to others...
http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/20021218/vgacharts-02.html
PLEASE! This is not the Ultimate Answer! The performance will vary on each individual system. All I can say though is, that if you are satisfied with the performance of your current system, it will probably pull through with SI. Only major concern is the new effects - if you have a non-effect gfx card, and can live with your current framerate, my bet is that it'll run just as nicely in SI.
1) Athlon XP1700 1.49 GHz, 512 MB DDR, GeForce 4 MX 64MB
2) Athlon XP1700 1.49 GHz, 256 MB SDR, GeForce 2 Ultra 64 MB
3) Athlon XP1700 1.49 GHz, 512 MB DDR, GeForce 3 Ti200
4) Athlon XP1800 1.55 GHz, 1 GB DDR, GeForce 4 Ti4200
System 1 and 2 does not have the new water effect/shadows.
System 3 and 4 have the new water effect/shadows.
I checked the framerate, and I did not see any major difference in any of the 4 configurations. Of course the faster graphics cards have a better framerate, but IMO it's not that big a difference.
So to sum it up:
The game is very much playable on any of the four configurations. If you want the nice effects, you'll have to invest in a GF3 or above (not MX version), but the game will run nicely with GF 2 or GF4 MX. There has been some optimization done to the graphics engine, which will show when a large amount of players are present on screen, but in normal play you will not see a big decrease in performance.
This is my personal opinion, based on the tests I've made. I made this thread to try calming those people down that fear that they need an uber-fast system for SI to be playable.
Edit:
Here is what Mythic has written about some graphics cards:
http://support.darkageofcamelot.com...W55fiZwX3NvcnRfYnk9ZGZsdCZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=
A benchmark test from Tom's Hardware might give you an idea about where your gfx card is compared to others...
http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/20021218/vgacharts-02.html
PLEASE! This is not the Ultimate Answer! The performance will vary on each individual system. All I can say though is, that if you are satisfied with the performance of your current system, it will probably pull through with SI. Only major concern is the new effects - if you have a non-effect gfx card, and can live with your current framerate, my bet is that it'll run just as nicely in SI.