Force it into DX9 and run between low and medium settings and you should run it well enough. It really likes a quad core, along with a pretty powerful GPU mind.
haha, we posted like the same suggestion at the same time, good work man!
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Originally Posted by Fusion Racing;12497665
Force it into DX9 and run between low and medium settings and you should run it well enough. It really likes a quad core, along with a pretty powerful GPU mind.
Originally Posted by mjoc13;12498399
thanks guys, i do have it OC'd to 3GHZ, but didn't stress test the oc....i know i know. it's seem to be running fine tho.
also even at stock, 2,13 it was idle at like 52c....i've reseated and all, so @3ghz it's idle at 56c with 1.32v - any concerns?
Originally Posted by mjoc13;12498399
thanks guys, i do have it OC'd to 3GHZ, but didn't stress test the oc....i know i know. it's seem to be running fine tho.
also even at stock, 2,13 it was idle at like 52c....i've reseated and all, so @3ghz it's idle at 56c with 1.32v - any concerns?
I'll tell you what though, if it isn't a stable overclock you'll know it once you start playing. BC2 is pretty good at catching unstable overclocks. Just make sure to play for a few rounds. If it doesn't blue screen or hang you're golden. At least for gaming anyway.
just using stock cooler...here is a screen shot of coretemp idle.
I figured as much. If you have $20-30 a hyper 212 cpu cooler would be a smart buy. You should run OCCT and check what the temps are under full load after a min or two. That's going to tell you if it's stable and if it's running at safe temps.
well, before I was playing it on a core2duo 2.2, dx9 everything on max + 2x AA. Maybe the fact that my 9800gt is slightly OCed helped but I don't really think so. Only problem would be the RAM: I had 2gb on winXP, and since win7 use more it may hurt performances. I would say everything maxed you would get around 40-50 without AA (currently have 60-70).
I figured as much. If you have $20-30 a hyper 212 cpu cooler would be a smart buy. You should run OCCT and check what the temps are under full load after a min or two. That's going to tell you if it's stable and if it's running at safe temps.
Ya i don't really want to spend any $ on this since i'll be upgrading once BD is out.
But i did run OCCT for 5 min and the max temp was 65c.
Thanks for suggestions!
I think i'll try out BC2. I saw someone selling a key for 12...but missed the deal.
You'll want to run in dx9 mode with that hardware, with low settings probably for multiplayer.
How/when/where do you choose what DX version to use. I'm using WIN 7 ultimate, and when I installed from EA games online download type I don't remember a choice. I play with ALL settings maxed, except Vsnyc, but people said that can't be DX 11 though.
My card is DX 11 capable, so I want to see what its using/whats its like.
How/when/where do you choose what DX version to use. I'm using WIN 7 ultimate, and when I installed from EA games online download type I don't remember a choice. I play with ALL settings maxed, except Vsnyc, but people said that can't be DX 11 though.
My card is DX 11 capable, so I want to see what its using/whats its like.
You have to go into your my documents folder and find the BC2 folder. There's a config file with a number of settings that control the graphics. One of them says "DX version" or something like that. Just type in the version # 9, 10 , or 11 next to it and save and you should be good to go unless you change the settings again ingame.
Ya i don't really want to spend any $ on this since i'll be upgrading once BD is out.
But i did run OCCT for 5 min and the max temp was 65c.
Thanks for suggestions!
I think i'll try out BC2. I saw someone selling a key for 12...but missed the deal.
Be careful, the highest recommended temperature, as read by monitoring programs is 60C on a core2duo.
Since you'll only be doing gaming intermittently then it should be alright but don't ever try taxing the cpu at 100% for extended periods of time or you may risk permanent damage.
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