COD 4 not running well...

Ole · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:01

Hi guys,

I just got COD 4 and it doesn't run that smoothly for me. It's the first time i've experience this (probably because it's the first new game i've bought in a while!). Here are my system specs:

AMD Athlon 64 3700+
ASUS A8N-SLI SE
NVIDIA Geforce 7800 GT
2GB RAM

What's holding me back the most here? I'm worried it's probably the processor, which would be a pretty big problem for me!

paradigm · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:09

Its a game that is capable of using multiple CPU cores, so yes, your CPU is definately the biggest bottleneck there.

Ole · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:15

Hmm.. In see. Would a new GPU do the job?

riddler · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:16

Well he's just told you it was your CPU so i'm guessing a GPU would just bottleneck it even more...

paradigm · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:19

Correct. New GPU would still leave you pretty limited.

My mate runs with two P4 Xeon's, and SLI'd 7800GT, it runs COD4 "ok". CPU's are holding him back.

4T5 · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:19

Just Drop the res & it will run fine on medium settings. High res really kicks this game to bits.

JackRegan · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:19

What res are you playing it at and what settings?

I know people who are able to play with acceptable fps with A64 3200 and 7800GT.

mattyrigby00 · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:25

With default settings but no AA and 1440x900 res I get good fps on a 7600gt and athlon x2 4200. Might be the single core cpu.

JackRegan · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:44

Go with you optimal monitor res, turn off all the eye candy and make sure you don't have too many apps running in the background.

Then go from there, but with your spec you should be able to play with acceptable fps

bliss · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:54

Playing with the rig in sig and i get completely smooth FPS. Your CPU is better than mine too.

Andy Pandy · 31 Dec 2007 at 16:09

What sort of FPS are you getting bliss? Im on the same sort of computer really and getting appauling fps. I am mainly on medium at 1280 by 1024 and usually get 8 fps online

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Ole · 1 Jan 2008 at 17:00

bliss said:
Playing with the rig in sig and i get completely smooth FPS. Your CPU is better than mine too.

Hmm you've got a better GPU so maybe that's helping?

It doesn't run terribly, but it can get a bit choppy even on medium resolution, which is no good for online play.

dovey · 1 Jan 2008 at 19:13

I see drops in fps running medium to high settings at 1280*1024. Are the fps linked to quality of net connection?

Diddyman · 1 Jan 2008 at 19:15

I have a P4 @ 3.5ghz and 2gb RAM and ATI 1950Pro and I am running 1280x1024 all on Max settings and single player runs fine on my rig, not tried multiplayer though.

Played the whole game and not noticed any slowness or stuttering at all, all seems silky smooth.

Diddy

tomanders91 · 1 Jan 2008 at 19:41

could get a cheap x2 cpu.

Ole · 16 Feb 2008 at 00:44

tomanders91 said:
could get a cheap x2 cpu.

What would you recommend?

setter · 16 Feb 2008 at 03:01

Ole said:
What would you recommend?

an x2 3800 would be pretty cheap and clock it a bit should help

-Hotplate- · 16 Feb 2008 at 14:40

His mobo is 939 pin, that CPU wont fit it.

I would suggest you look on eBay for a 165, 170, 175,180 Opteron.

Mine is a 165 (1.8Ghz runs at 2.5Ghz no problem). You can pick up the above really cheaply now. Opteron 185 is over £100, but the rest are much less.

If you can grab a 180, then do so.

AgedIdiot · 16 Feb 2008 at 14:57

a cheap upgrade would be

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-213-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

BUT you would need to overclock it to use full potential.

Easy to overclock the x2 3800 and I would expect this should be just as easy as only difference is smaller cache

opet616 · 16 Feb 2008 at 16:09

I run CoD4 reasonably well at 12X10, mostly high textures but everything else turned off on a Pentium 4 3G, 1gb pc3200 and a 7900gs; average probably about 50/60 fps, however i get very annoying lag spikes.