OMG the lag is unbearable!!
blackninja:
Well the graphics card wouldn't really be for TS3, it would be for more along the lines of my Fallout 3 and Mass Effect, as well as whatever new might come out. I think the E7400 seems to be a fairly reasonable choice, from what I've seen from reviews there isn't much bad about it except for when trying to overclock it, but I have no intentions for that. To Buzzler, I stated that I was able to tone down the lag to a bit of stutter every now and then when doing certain activities or in build mode, but it's no where as near as bad as it was at first. Although, this is just at the begining of the Story Progression with AM, which I have yet to turn off, since I have mainly just been redesigning right now.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Buzzler on 2009 October 18, 09:36:53
And a video card isn't allowed to overheat no matter what. If it does, it's just crap.
Yeah, well, lots of video cards are, in fact, crap. So how does this represent a defense? The fact of the matter is that it happens and I have written code to specifically address this point. Clearly, the problem is not too little video card, but too much.
Quote from: blackninja on 2009 October 18, 10:33:02
To Buzzler, I stated that I was able to tone down the lag to a bit of stutter every now and then when doing certain activities or in build mode, but it's no where as near as bad as it was at first. Although, this is just at the begining of the Story Progression with AM, which I have yet to turn off, since I have mainly just been redesigning right now.
If the problem is occurring in BUILD MODE, then it is NOT due to AwesomeMod and is definitely due to shortcomings in your computer, because nearly all mod-related things are inactive when build mode is on.
blackninja:
Ooooh, ok, well thank you for that info. That is a definite probability then. It only really occurs when I use the eyedrop tool and then quickly try to paint a large room or outside of my house. But the in game lag is far more subtle now, although it's not like I still wouldn't love giving my computer the boost it sincerely needs.
phnxflyng:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2009 October 18, 10:44:27
Quote from: Buzzler on 2009 October 18, 09:36:53
And a video card isn't allowed to overheat no matter what. If it does, it's just crap.
Yeah, well, lots of video cards are, in fact, crap. So how does this represent a defense? The fact of the matter is that it happens and I have written code to specifically address this point. Clearly, the problem is not too little video card, but too much.
Sorry, I'm an ignoramus. So what you're saying is that it's bad to have a really good graphics card? I know it's bad to have one part of a computer be really high end and other parts low end, as the low end parts can't support the high end parts. Like having a really great motor in your car and weak transmission. Is that why? Or is there something else going on with high end graphics cards?
I'm very interested in this sort of question as I plan to upgrade my computer in the coming months and would like to do it right if at all possible.
My specs, copied from the manual that came with my ABS computer:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13Hz
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
SigmaTel Audio
Total Physical Memory 2.00GB
Total Pagefile Memory 3.85 GB
Hard Disk Drive 1/1
Capacity 298.09 GB
Can anyone recommend how best to upgrade? I'd really appreciate it.
I run Windows XP.
J. M. Pescado:
I'm saying there are issues with good graphics cards in TS3 that are not present if you have a mediocre-spec one. TS3 seems to like to drive graphics cards at totally unnecessary speeds, and many graphics card are not designed to unnecessarily worked like that, as they have heat dissipation that is not sufficient to cope with being driven at 100% for hours of simming...and driving them at 100% is totally unnecessary, to boot. A crappier graphics card would be maxed out as well, but older graphics cards are less powerful and therefore have less ability to convert energy to heat.
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