COD4 : how does it run for you ?

Blackhawk47 · 17 Nov 2007 at 11:26

okay so im getting cod4 for xmas and thought id have a quick go on the demo and see how it runs .

im using the system below and with high settings but with no aa.

it felt like i was getting about 30-40 fps usually and maybe it dipped down to 25 at times. what kind fps are you guys getting in the demo and post your system/settings.

does the full game run better than the demo?

analog · 17 Nov 2007 at 11:40

Q6600
4gig of ram
8800GTX

I run it maxed out at 1920x1200, and i have only had a tiny bit of lag when there has been LOADS of smoke, but other than that its almost always above 40, if not 50-60, runs really well.

Rackerz · 17 Nov 2007 at 11:43

I run it at 1680x1050 with no problems at all, in massive servers with more than 24 players it can drop a fair bit, other than that it runs fine.

Darkwave · 17 Nov 2007 at 11:44

I run it on the rig in my sig maxed out with 4xAA at 1680x1050. Not tried increasing the AA.

Damien. · 17 Nov 2007 at 11:44

Runs 100% for me, not even a little bit of slow down. Such a well made game.

perox · 17 Nov 2007 at 11:46

Yep I run it at max with 4xaa @ 1650x1050 and the lowest fps I've seen is around 40.

setter · 17 Nov 2007 at 12:12

2007-11-17 11:46:54 - iw3sp
Frames: 26084 - Time: 393453ms - Avg: 66.295 - Min: 29 - Max: 125

this is a benchmark from fraps, 1920x1200, no aa all other settings on high using an 8800gts 640 clocked at 620/1500/2000. the 125 fps was on the night vision section of the demo, played very well and no real slowdown

MarcLister · 17 Nov 2007 at 12:14

Very very well considering my PC spec. 1680x1050 with full details on practically every option. Running 3700/2Gb RAM/x1800XT. I do get the odd slowdown but nothing to cause me alarm.

badbob · 17 Nov 2007 at 12:15

1680x1050, 4XAA, everything maxed. Looks great and no slowdown. X1900XT with overdrive all the way to to top, 4400x2 at 2.6ghz

Is there a benchmark in COD4?

OzZie · 17 Nov 2007 at 12:19

I run it with:

3700+ at 2.8ghz
2GB RAM
x1950 Pro 512mb AGP
250GB SATA 16mb
Clean install of XP

Turned all of the extra stuff off such as bloom, dynamics lights and shadows in the main options. The character detail and one below are set to normal (won't go any higher), then in the textures setting they are all on 'high' with AA set to 4x, and AF on 8x. at 1280x1024.

Runs at about 70-90fps in most cases. Lowest i've seen is around 38 and that was on the shipment level with heavy airstrikes going on and lots of action. I tried turning the extra effects on but i came across a glitch that made my screen go black when i looked down the ironsights so i turned them off.

setter · 17 Nov 2007 at 12:19

badbob said:
1680x1050, 4XAA, everything maxed. Looks great and no slowdown. X1900XT with overdrive all the way to to top, 4400x2 at 2.6ghz

Is there a benchmark in COD4?

i just used the built in benchmark in fraps

Lyon85 · 17 Nov 2007 at 12:26

X1900 XT here, runs maxed out @ 1680x1050 4xaa just fine. I haven't measured it yet but I can see it's usually way above 30fps.

Just for laughs I tried it at a friends house (7300, Pentium D, 2GB Ram), on low it actually ran pretty well at his native res (720p). Probably doesn't sound that impressive, but for a 7300 it didn't even look that bad. Not smooth enough for MP mind.

Blackhawk47 · 17 Nov 2007 at 12:39

so is performance better in real game than demo ?

Fullhouse · 17 Nov 2007 at 13:02

I haven't played the demo , but the in game is very forgiving on hardware

fozzy · 17 Nov 2007 at 13:26

Lyon85 said:
X1900 XT here, runs maxed out @ 1680x1050 4xaa just fine. I haven't measured it yet but I can see it's usually way above 30fps.

Just for laughs I tried it at a friends house (7300, Pentium D, 2GB Ram), on low it actually ran pretty well at his native res (720p). Probably doesn't sound that impressive, but for a 7300 it didn't even look that bad. Not smooth enough for MP mind.

I take it i have a problem then? I got the game last night and i can't run it maxed out. I have a C2D 6600 @ 2.4 with a 8800gts 320mb. I presume the 8800 should wipe the floor with the XT? I ended up dropping the res to 1280 x 1024.

deko · 17 Nov 2007 at 13:34

on an x1900XTX, on a single core athlon with 1 gig of ram on vista, it runs perfectly. I would have thought the ram and the processor would hold me back big time, but i just had to turn a few textures down and it runs perfectly. Play it at 1280x1024 with 4xaa and 16xaf with everything on high apart from a few textures and get a solid 40/50 with lots of action.

OzZie · 17 Nov 2007 at 13:42

This is what i love about the IW developers. They make a game that looks and plays great even on 'old' hardware. Wish more developers took this route. Last time i saw anything like this was when CSS game out that utilised the source engine. Ran smooth as on my old FX5600 at 1024

Lyon85 · 17 Nov 2007 at 13:42

fozzy said:
I take it i have a problem then? I got the game last night and i can't run it maxed out. I have a C2D 6600 @ 2.4 with a 8800gts 320mb. I presume the 8800 should wipe the floor with the XT? I ended up dropping the res to 1280 x 1024.

If it's just that you can't whack the resolution up, it may just be the 320mb that is hurting performance. Not sure.

Substance · 17 Nov 2007 at 14:16

fozzy said:
I take it i have a problem then? I got the game last night and i can't run it maxed out. I have a C2D 6600 @ 2.4 with a 8800gts 320mb. I presume the 8800 should wipe the floor with the XT? I ended up dropping the res to 1280 x 1024.

I have the same setup as you and i run it maxed at 1680x1050 and get around 60 fps

neverender · 17 Nov 2007 at 14:23

AMD64 3700+, 2gig DDR and X1800XT @ 1680x1050 gives me 70-90FPS average, hasn't dropped below 50FPS even with some manic multiplayer action going on.

For those who don't know: Enable console, hit /cg_drawfps 1 and see your FPS.

Awesomely optimised engine, just awesome.