How will Oblivion run?

Naffa · 22 Apr 2006 at 20:53

DaveyD said:
Because you were so rude to me for doing sod all.

You're not the only one

Drake5 · 22 Apr 2006 at 20:55

naffa said:
You're not the only one

Do i know you?

Mindriot · 22 Apr 2006 at 21:02

Well i can run it on my laptop (!)

Specs:
1.8GHz AMD turion
1 gig ram
ATI mobility x700 128mb

It runs on the very lowest settings at 800x600, and slows down rapidly when any fighting happens (not enough to put me off playing though).

Even during my processors annoying habit of dropping the cpu speed to dissipate more heat, its still fairly good.

I'm used to playing games at only just playable frame rates, i'm never able to have the latest hardware, but the bottom line is...

I CAN STILL PLAY IT!

Drake5 · 22 Apr 2006 at 21:22

Mindriot said:
Well i can run it on my laptop (!)

Specs:
1.8GHz AMD turion
1 gig ram
ATI mobility x700 128mb

It runs on the very lowest settings at 800x600, and slows down rapidly when any fighting happens (not enough to put me off playing though).

Even during my processors annoying habit of dropping the cpu speed to dissipate more heat, its still fairly good.

I'm used to playing games at only just playable frame rates, i'm never able to have the latest hardware, but the bottom line is...

I CAN STILL PLAY IT!

Wel, i spose mine is playable, i just like things perfect.

VeNT · 22 Apr 2006 at 21:48

squiffy said:
Personally I would wait until next gen cards, probably improve current hardware slowdowns with Oblivion. Probably the next cards will do 70fps in highest rez, highest detail, 8X AA, 16X AF, HDR etc etc.

dude, we've only just started getting the x1xxx range of ATI and the 7xxx range of Nvidia cards arn't that old.

tbh I doubt its gonna be any time soon before we have the new cards!
I'd think that this is more a ram issue that graphics (mostly, as my 6600GT plays it ok at medish settings) or hard drive accsess times (as it seems to thrash mine).

maybe someone out there could have a look at what the prog does whore while its running? is it mostly graphics or mostly ram or mostly CPU?

denic2k6 said:
Wel, i spose mine is playable, i just like things perfect.

then get a real processor.

Hector · 22 Apr 2006 at 22:02

there was a thread last week, which i can't find atm that seemed to show that the CPU was holding things back.

Drake5 · 22 Apr 2006 at 22:04

Hector said:
there was a thread last week, which i can't find atm that seemed to show that the CPU was holding things back.

Oblivion needs a good CPU.... So what? Celeron might not be good but it plays my other games fine,

Hector · 22 Apr 2006 at 22:18

the cpu of any pc, i ain't talking about your pc..

Drake5 · 22 Apr 2006 at 22:19

Hector said:
the cpu of any pc, i ain't talking about yours directly.

Sorry, can you help me fix my broke pc

thefranklin · 22 Apr 2006 at 22:20

denic2k6 said:
Are you ******* joking me?

What CPU have you got?

I have a P4 3.4.

I did a lot of those tweaks, I lowered grids to load, grass draw distance, grass height, frames rendering etc.

Not exactly sure what all i have changed, as it was weeks ago. My fps are 30+ or so, I don't really check too often. I just know it does not slow down in fights .

Hector · 22 Apr 2006 at 22:29

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17563206&highlight=scaling
found the thread i was on about..

Sorry

no worries.

can you help me fix my broke pc

the refresh rate? yer i've been having a think.. not sure what the nvida drivers are like now but i used to force mine to remain the same as the desktop. if i think of anything else i'll try to help.