hi all looking for a bit of help,ive been playing battlefield 2142 since it came out,and i got call of duty 4,but it seems my pc doesnt have enough power to run c o d properly,when i do play it the figures are very dark so i have to keep playing around with settings.if some one can tell me what i need in pc to play tis,ie g card,ram eg eg eg, many tanks
Post up your computer spec and we will have a look. Here is an example of a gaming spec. Blue Metal Chieftec Tower with neon, cool lights and 5 fans Antec 600Watt PSU Asus P5N-E SLI\ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz - Socket LGA775 - 8MB Hyper Cooler 2 x 1024MB A-DATA PC5300 matched DDR2 - 667MHz XFX Alpha Dog Nvidia 8800GT Extreme Version - 512MB Western Digital SATA 200GB HD Maxtor SATA 120GB HD Samsung DVD/RW 16x Samsung CD/RW 32x 3.5†Floppy 5 x 80mm fans
this is what i have mate. Machine name: DELL-800DB1F38A Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp.080413-2111) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System Model: Dell DXP051 BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A04 Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs) Memory: 2046MB RAM Page File: 354MB used, 3061MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode ----------- Card name: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: Quadro FX 4500 DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_009D&SUBSYS_032210DE&REV_A1 Display Memory: 512.0 MB Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200 Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0011.6265 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail isk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives ------------------------ Drive: C: Free Space: 109.1 GB Total Space: 152.6 GB File System: NTFS Model: ST3160828AS Drive: D: Free Space: 147.9 GB Total Space: 152.6 GB File System: NTFS Model: SAMSUNG HD160JJ/P Drive: E: Model: Optiarc DVD+-RW ND-3570A Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\
What do you mean the figures are very dark? Is it the same for all games? Do you see a high level of detail in the graphics?
I'm not too well up on Games requirements to be honest. Check out the website for both games- I'd guess there should be a "MInimum Hardware Requirements" spec for each game. See if there is much difference between the two. Have a look at boards.ie - there are sections there dedicated to gaming etc. They're sure to help you there.
You've a decent spec there. The only doubt I would see is the video ram is 512mb and the NVidia card (especially the onboard chip) isnt bad, but its not great either and with newer games it can take more video ram. I'll presume you dont have a laptop and are playing on the battery power? If so, plug in the juice and see if it helps.