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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Games / December 2003COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 3 / Memory
Running COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 3 for ca 30 min, my computer appears to start paging like ma the game becomes very (!) slow (eg several minutes to exit a mission and sooner or later my computer tells me I have run out of virtual memor - I have a 2.4 GHz HP with 256 MB, Nivida GeForce 4 MX420 with 64M, a 100 G disk which is only 30 % full - all other software runs just fine.. Any Help appreciate Th You really need more RAM. I wouldn't settle for less than 512Mb. I'd even go for 1Ghz since it' so cheap these days. Your video card needs upgrading too. Look for at least a 128Mb card and stay away from the MX cards. You have a nice fast CPU, however it bottle necks at the video card and RAM. For around $300 you should be able to upgrade the RAM and video card, noticing an improvement in framerates and startup/shutdown speeds. Here's some prices I found on the web for video cards (all of these are good cards, however you get what you pay for). NVidia fx 5200 128mb= $75 NVidia fx 5600 128mb=$150 NVidia fx 5800 128mb=$269 NVidia fx 5900 128mb=$291 NVidia fx 5600 256mb=$169 NVidia fx 5900 256mb=$420 Ati 9200 128mb=$59 Ati 9600pro 256mb=$160 Ati 9700np 128mb=$215 Ati 9800pro 128mb=279 Ati 9800XT 256mb=$495 *Thanks to the DVD-man for these prices. Hope this helps Dewey > Running COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 3 for ca 30 min, my computer appears to start paging like mad > the game becomes very (!) slow (eg several minutes to exit a mission) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thx Thanks for the quick answer.Really appreciated! What baffles me though is the fact that the memory is not released when the game is "on hold" ie between campaign missions: nothing is happening (gamewise) and theoretically the garbage collector should take care of everything until the action resumes, here I have to do it myself by exit and relaunching the game every 3-4 missions Throwing more memory wouldn't it just delay the problem? ----- Dewey wrote: ----- You really need more RAM. I wouldn't settle for less than 512Mb. I'd even go for 1Ghz since it' so cheap these days. Your video card needs upgrading too. Look for at least a 128Mb card and stay away from the MX cards. You have a nice fast CPU, however it bottle necks at the video card and RAM. For around $300 you should be able to upgrade the RAM and video card, noticing an improvement in framerates and startup/shutdown speeds. Here's some prices I found on the web for video cards (all of these are good cards, however you get what you pay for). NVidia fx 5200 128mb= $75 NVidia fx 5600 128mb=$150 NVidia fx 5800 128mb=$269 NVidia fx 5900 128mb=$291 NVidia fx 5600 256mb=$169 NVidia fx 5900 256mb=$420 Ati 9200 128mb=$59 Ati 9600pro 256mb=$160 Ati 9700np 128mb=$215 Ati 9800pro 128mb=279 Ati 9800XT 256mb=$495 *Thanks to the DVD-man for these prices. Hope this helps Dewey "Thomas" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:312A4D57-29F2-4DE4-9972-490F6668841D@microsoft.com... > Running COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 3 for ca 30 min, my computer appears to start paging like mad > the game becomes very (!) slow (eg several minutes to exit a mission) > and sooner or later my computer tells me I have run out of virtual memory > - I have a 2.4 GHz HP with 256 MB, Nivida GeForce 4 MX420 with 64M, a 100 G disk which is only 30 % full - > all other software runs just fine... > Any Help appreciated >> Thx > While I agree 256 MB of RAM is on the low end for good performance, there could be other issues involved. Several things should be looked at here, including the amount of free space you have on your hard drive, whether you're running your anti-virus software while playing the game, and other programs running in the background. The issue of RAM becomes paramount, if you're attempting to run other programs in the background. Take a look at this Knowledge Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;331572 This KB article might help you improve game performance: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813195  SignatureChris H. Microsoft Windows MVP Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > Thanks for the quick answer.Really appreciated! > [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > >> Thx > > |
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