Is This Enough?

The Muts Nuts · 1 October 07, 19:01

I was looking around in my GTR2 folder and found this.....

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)
CPU Type: Mobile AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3400+ @ 1.80 GHz 1.8 GHz
Video Card: ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
Video RAM: 624 MB

How is this for playing GTR2 and is there anything i can adjust to improve the performance, bearing in mind im playing on a laptop so cant change my video card?

Any help muchly appreciated!

(-Mark-) · 1 October 07, 19:07

The processor is on the limit..im not sure about the GFX card..

Min Specs:

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Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 2000, XP Home/Pro, x64
Processor 1.3 GHz Intel Pentium III or 100% compatible
Memory 512 MB RAM
Hard Drive 2.5 GB free space
3D Accelerator DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card with 64 MB memory
Sound Card DirectX 8.1 compatible
Input Keyboard and Mouse
DirectX Version 9.0c

alex291190 · 1 October 07, 23:03

The proccesor seems a bit slow, can you upgrade that?
you could try overclocking but i wouldnt reccomend it :S (from personal expeirience of paying 40 quid to a friend to get his fixed after "secretly" oc`ing his because he didnt want to

)

~~Gaiajohan~~ · 1 October 07, 23:05

Both nonsense above.
The cpu is okay for playing GTR2.
Problems is the graphics card.
Get yourself a real graphics card, and no onboard thing.
Buy an 8600GT or so

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//edit:
Sorry now read it was a laptop.

Well a laptop cpu most times isn't overclockable, because of heat and a locked BIOS. And further you can't improve it much unfortunately...

alex291190 · 1 October 07, 23:37

Hmm, Have you ever tried building your own system?
thats what i am going to do when i get a job

The Muts Nuts · 2 October 07, 06:38

I am in the middle of having a tower put together, my folks are in the computer business, but more office related than gaming. Iv asked them for a decent graphics card(hoping they will know of one!) and it has to be quick, but other than that its not too important, ie sound, mouse ect.

My dream is to complete just one race with a full grid with no lagging!

Thanks for your help guys.

Dzul · 2 October 07, 07:32

Hi Nuts... if you can get an Nvidia 7600GT or an ATi X1650Pro (not new but very cheap) for your
tower you can run GTR2 smoothly. Just ensure you've got 1 or 2 GB of RAM and that your CPU is
around 3 Ghz. The laptop is not really gonna cut it mate... sorry.

gLuck with the new PC!

The Muts Nuts · 2 October 07, 15:31

Oh i know the laptop's not up to it, i never even knew GTR2 existed when i bought it, but it has done me well so far, after a 1gb up-grade!!

Iv just had a look at the ATi X1650 Pro and it sounds like the perfect bit of kit, and the rest of it im sure my folks can sort out if i give them GTR2 to try on it. I'll just tell them to max the settings and work from there! lol

Thanks for the info people, it helps alot.

1 October 07, 19:01	#1
The Muts Nuts Donated Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK, just. Age: 29	Is This Enough? I was looking around in my GTR2 folder and found this..... DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904) CPU Type: Mobile AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3400+ @ 1.80 GHz 1.8 GHz Video Card: ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 Video RAM: 624 MB How is this for playing GTR2 and is there anything i can adjust to improve the performance, bearing in mind im playing on a laptop so cant change my video card? Any help muchly appreciated!

1 October 07, 19:07	#2
(-Mark-) Join Date: Aug 2006	The processor is on the limit..im not sure about the GFX card.. Min Specs: ---------------------- Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 2000, XP Home/Pro, x64 Processor 1.3 GHz Intel Pentium III or 100% compatible Memory 512 MB RAM Hard Drive 2.5 GB free space 3D Accelerator DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card with 64 MB memory Sound Card DirectX 8.1 compatible Input Keyboard and Mouse DirectX Version 9.0c

1 October 07, 23:03	#3
alex291190 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Scotland, Irvine (Near-ish glasgow) Age: 22	The proccesor seems a bit slow, can you upgrade that? you could try overclocking but i wouldnt reccomend it :S (from personal expeirience of paying 40 quid to a friend to get his fixed after "secretly" oc`ing his because he didnt want to )

1 October 07, 23:05	#4
~~Gaiajohan~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Age: 25	Both nonsense above. The cpu is okay for playing GTR2. Problems is the graphics card. Get yourself a real graphics card, and no onboard thing. Buy an 8600GT or so . //edit: Sorry now read it was a laptop. Well a laptop cpu most times isn't overclockable, because of heat and a locked BIOS. And further you can't improve it much unfortunately...

1 October 07, 23:37	#5
alex291190 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Scotland, Irvine (Near-ish glasgow) Age: 22	Hmm, Have you ever tried building your own system? thats what i am going to do when i get a job

2 October 07, 06:38	#6
The Muts Nuts Donated Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK, just. Age: 29	I am in the middle of having a tower put together, my folks are in the computer business, but more office related than gaming. Iv asked them for a decent graphics card(hoping they will know of one!) and it has to be quick, but other than that its not too important, ie sound, mouse ect. My dream is to complete just one race with a full grid with no lagging! Thanks for your help guys.

2 October 07, 07:32	#7
Dzul Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Age: 38	Hi Nuts... if you can get an Nvidia 7600GT or an ATi X1650Pro (not new but very cheap) for your tower you can run GTR2 smoothly. Just ensure you've got 1 or 2 GB of RAM and that your CPU is around 3 Ghz. The laptop is not really gonna cut it mate... sorry. gLuck with the new PC!

2 October 07, 15:31	#8
The Muts Nuts Donated Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK, just. Age: 29	Oh i know the laptop's not up to it, i never even knew GTR2 existed when i bought it, but it has done me well so far, after a 1gb up-grade!! Iv just had a look at the ATi X1650 Pro and it sounds like the perfect bit of kit, and the rest of it im sure my folks can sort out if i give them GTR2 to try on it. I'll just tell them to max the settings and work from there! lol Thanks for the info people, it helps alot.