On what hardware do you run your SSM2007?

[Greggy_D]

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (purchased it August of 2006)

Also run Vista x64.

If I were to replace my motherboard today, it would be with this guy:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

[godra]

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
RAM: 2 GB
Graphics Card: GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
Resolution: 22" (1680x1050)
FPS: 59/60

[STS78MEMBER]

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (purchased it August of 2006)

Also run Vista x64.

If I were to replace my motherboard today, it would be with this guy:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

Aweosme!  Thanks.  It looks like I might have anew project on my hands very soon. 

[RMS Driver]

Intel E8400 overclocked to 3.27GHz (so far... )
8gbs OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 800 RAM
Ati HD4870 512Mb
Resolution 2 LCD's at 1680x1050 each (looking at getting TH2G)
FPS: 120+
OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit

I built this computer in the summer of '08, and I am very pleased with it. I built it to fun FSX at reasonable frames, but SSM runs so fast on this.

@STS78MEMBER, if you are in the market for a new computer, you can't go wrong with the new Intel Core i7 series. They are wicked fast, espically in programs like Photoshop and video editing programs. If you can wait, the 22nm die shrink of the i7, codenamed Westmere, is due out in early 2010. This generation should be much better for games.

[Mogget]

Motherboard - Asus P5K-SE
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83Ghz
RAM - 4GB PC2-8500
Graphics Card - 512MB GeForce 9800GT
Resolution - 1280x1024
OS - Windows Vista64 Home Premium
FPS - around 60 at the moment, although it was 70-80 before the hard disk reformat 

[Admin]

Motherboard - Asus P5K-SE
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83Ghz
RAM - 4GB PC2-8500
Graphics Card - 512MB GeForce 9800GT
Resolution - 1280x1024
OS - Windows Vista64 Home Premium
FPS - around 60 at the moment, although it was 70-80 before the hard disk reformat 

Hey Mogget,

Do you have VSync on (check the video driver)? If yes, you are "limited" to 60fps but get a smoother experience. If you want to see the "real" FPS your new HW is capable of, disable VSync.

/Admin

[Mogget]

Admin,

I was wondering about that. The Nvidia Control Panel states that it is "3D application controlled". I wonder if that means that it is switched on?

[uri_ba]

it Means "application controlled"
chenge it to "Force Off" to turn it off (or Force on to make sure it's on)

but please not, the Vsync will lock FPS to the nearest division of your Refresh rate.

i.E, If your running an LCD screen at 60Hz (normal refresh rate for LCDs). and your rig can't reach 60FPS in that exact moment the limiter will cut that down to 30(!)FPS. and if you can't hold this it will cut you down to 15FPS. that's what VSYNC does, keeps the frames intact by preventing frames that would not be able to be fully drawn by the screen from even rendering.

[Mogget]

After testing that theory, I really don't think I need to worry about that, uri_ba.

I switched Vsync off, and suddenly I have the following astonishing framerates.....

Cockpit view: 85-105fps
External view: 150-200fps

 

In addition, the strange flickering that I used to get on screen whenever I moved the viewpoint has vanished!

I can only assume that I must have always been using Vsync. Presumably, the fact that I had the monitor set to 75Hz resulted in those 75-80fps previously? The only puzzle is that I thought I had set the monitor to this refresh rate after the reformat, but maybe I haven't....

I will check that out right now.


EDIT: Yep, the monitor refresh rate was still set to 60Hz. I have changed it to 75Hz, but I will keep Vsync switched off, because I would rather avoid that flickering issue that I had.

I'm rather pleased with that "discovery" 

[uri_ba]

do you use an LCD or CRT screen?
setting 75hz on a 60hz LCD will cause tearing in an ugly level. especially with VSYNC on

[Mogget]

17" TFT

[Admin]

After testing that theory, I really don't think I need to worry about that, uri_ba.

I switched Vsync off, and suddenly I have the following astonishing framerates.....

Cockpit view: 85-105fps
External view: 150-200fps

... SNIP...

Here you go. That "limited to 60FPS" on a newly formatted PC sounded too suspect on a rig such as yours. So yes, you have plenty of raw power to run SSM2020 at 100fps .

Enjoy!
/Admin

[uri_ba]

17" TFT

there you have it LCDs have only two refresh rate options, 50Hz or 60Hz depending on the specific panel. all modern LCD run at 60Hz.

[STS78MEMBER]

Intel E8400 overclocked to 3.27GHz (so far... )
8gbs OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 800 RAM
Ati HD4870 512Mb
Resolution 2 LCD's at 1680x1050 each (looking at getting TH2G)
FPS: 120+
OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit

I built this computer in the summer of '08, and I am very pleased with it. I built it to fun FSX at reasonable frames, but SSM runs so fast on this.

@STS78MEMBER, if you are in the market for a new computer, you can't go wrong with the new Intel Core i7 series. They are wicked fast, espically in programs like Photoshop and video editing programs. If you can wait, the 22nm die shrink of the i7, codenamed Westmere, is due out in early 2010. This generation should be much better for games.

Thanks!  I am in the market for a new computer so I will check this out.

[MTV]

CPU: Intel Core2Duo E8500 (No Overclock)
RAM: 2Gb Corsair XMS DDR3 1600 Dual Channel
Graphics Card: GeForce 9800GTX+ 512MB
OS: Microsoft XP Professional 32bit
Resolution: ASUS VK-222U at 1680x1050
Mother Board: Gigabyte EP45T-UD3LR
FPS: 60-75 (Vsync On, have dynamic refresh up to 75Hz) Smooth as silk