F.E.A.R on my system

paniK · 9 May 2007 at 16:38

Hey all,

Got hold of F.E.A.R and wondering what my computer should handle

Intel E4300 @ 3.01GHz
Geil 1GB Ultra @ 836mhz 4-4-4-12
Nvidia 7600GT stock

It won't run smoothly at max so had to tone it down to medium and runs smoothly. Does this sound about right?

fastwunz · 9 May 2007 at 16:39

yeh there abouts - a 7900 or a 7800 for that matter would run it next to max - 7600 shoule struggle a wee bit - fiddle with AA etc and see if you can get some other sliders turned up

MeatLoaf · 9 May 2007 at 16:42

Only having 1GB RAM might limit you a bit as well

Inazuma · 9 May 2007 at 16:57

1GB ram is fine for a 2005 game

And yes that sounds about right paniK

queamin · 9 May 2007 at 17:03

Not really, 1 gig not enough for fear as it uses about 1.4 gig if you only have 1 gig you get hard drive been used a lot, when i played it i upgraded from 1 gig to 2 gig and it improved a lot and only got a judder when it did a save at a checkpoint at the time my system was amd64 [email protected] and 2 gig ram and a x800xl, bf2 was the same at the time aswell but not played that.
At the time fear was out there was a big post about it and 2 gig ram.

Q

Slogan · 9 May 2007 at 17:05

SebC said:
1GB ram is fine for a 2005 game

Are all games specced by the year they're made in?

If so, FEAR isn't a 2005 game. The game will run, but it would run 'healthier' or simply better on a 2GB system.

paniK · 9 May 2007 at 17:15

when everything is maxed, its playable but doesnt refresh fast enough when walking, havent tried action but suspecting will be worse.

I just thought I'd ask because this is really the only game I've gotten hold of to test my system properly and just wondering what I should be expecting

LoadsaMoney · 9 May 2007 at 17:18

yeah sounds about right, you really need 2gb Ram to play Fear maxed as said above, stutters like hell etc... with only 1gb when maxed.

queamin · 9 May 2007 at 17:25

I couldnot max it with my system at the time but the 2 gig helped a lot so much better

Cyber-Mav · 9 May 2007 at 18:00

turn soft shadows off and you will be fine with all other details at max depending on your resolution.

Stranjah · 9 May 2007 at 18:05

Of all the options turning off the soft shadowing will make the biggest difference to the fps.

titaniumx3 · 9 May 2007 at 19:14

2GB is definitely required if want to play at maximum texture resolution (unless you can tolerate severe stuttering), otherwise medium resolution is fine with 1GB.

paniK · 9 May 2007 at 20:05

i've been playing it on medium and is fine. Doesnt look bad at all. will do the shadow thing. I want to get rid of this RAM anyway even though its stable and shove some 2GB in my machine as I feel it deserves it.

is going to be july time I will be swapping the RAM or September depending on circumstances but I'll be happy if the prices of it stay roughly around what they are now

Margaret · 9 May 2007 at 20:55

SebC said:
1GB ram is fine for a 2005 game

Marshy · 9 May 2007 at 22:46

Another vote for 2Gb of ram , FEAR definitely needs it without question

LoadsaMoney · 10 May 2007 at 12:11

On a side note im sure your the first person to sell wondering correctly, all ive ever seen is wandering etc... :eek:

Slogan · 10 May 2007 at 13:10

LoadsaMoney said:
On a side note im sure your the first person to sell wondering correctly, all ive ever seen is wandering etc...

Spell?

pegasus1 · 10 May 2007 at 14:09

Cyber-Mav said:
turn soft shadows off and you will be fine with all other details at max depending on your resolution.

On my 7800gtx system i turned of all shadows and it ran well at 1600x1200 with AF/AA, i was using 2 gig ram as well, all other settings to max.

willhub · 10 May 2007 at 14:19

LoadsaMoney said:
yeah sounds about right, you really need 2gb Ram to play Fear maxed as said above, stutters like hell etc... with only 1gb when maxed.

I run it maxxed fine with only 1GB, yea I get some stutters, but not majour stutter and not often, but I cant play F.E.A.R XP though, thats a no go for some reason and it looks the same as F.E.A.R graphics :confused:

paniK · 10 May 2007 at 15:57

willhub said:
I run it maxxed fine with only 1GB, yea I get some stutters, but not majour stutter and not often, but I cant play F.E.A.R XP though, thats a no go for some reason and it looks the same as F.E.A.R graphics

your gfx may play a small part in that :rolleyes: