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i was wondering if anyone could tell me what i need to do to make my campaign and online quit being so skippy. i'm almost positive it's not my computer cuz i have a dual core 3.0 ghz a geforce 8500gt and 2gb of ram so i'd appreciate it if you could. thanx
Check your drivers, make sure their up to date, also, close any programs you have running while playing.
well i never have any programs running while playing but how do i make sure they're up to date because my computer is brand new but ty anyways
Geforce 8500 GT is not a great video card at all, try lowering your graphical settings and/or resolution in the game. You can get a good framerate despite it being a low-end video card, but you gotta have the right settings.
Try the game at 1024x768, any higher that card will have an issue with.
Yeah, the default settings a game automatically puts you on are not always the most ideal settings. I was put on 1024x768 on highest, which I changed to 1680x1050 on low-medium, 2xAA.
One thing you have to realize about the Nvidia 8 Series cards is this... Just because the number is higher than the 7 Series, doesn't mean it performs better. All the 8 was introduced for is the DirectX 10 support. The 8800GTS (320mb) is on par with the Nvidia 7900 GTX (256mb) in DirectX 9 games. So just like that the 8600 is worse, probably on par with the 7600 GT. Then it goes down to the lowest 8 series, the 8500... I have no idea what this card's equivalent is. My recommendation would be to purchase a 8800GTS in November when Nvidia slashes the prices.
The Geforce 8500 is close to a 7300 GT (the GT has 8 pipes and 128-bit memory). You can run new games at medium or high settings, but the framerate may take a hit.
If you want to run H2V on the highest settings (which are super-lame) and get good frames, upgrade. If not, stay at low settings (it looks almost as good as the Xbox version). Going to high settings will improve the graphics VERY slightly - it'll be hard to notice significant difference apart from a halved framerate.
When you say skippy, do you mean stuttering? Do the frames get more smooth when not moving? Are the cinematics lagging too?
-Run a Selective Startup
-Defrag
-Update all drivers (you can check to see if they're already up to date through a link in the stickies link section)
ok well thanks everyone i figured it out though but i'll keep that all in mind and i am probably getting a 8800 soon so that'll help
Is the 8600 almost the same as the 8500?
No, it's like comparing a 7300 GT to a 7600 GS.