--Benchmark Guide--

[Robert_clash]

I'm only scoring a 2000 what you think would help ?

Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400
256 mb RAM
windows xp


I'm thinkin probly just a new video card but what do you think and what card should i get i got a cash flow of about 150 dollars or more :sweat:
oh and how do instal a new video card ?? :sweat:

[LegoMan463]

A new Video Card would definetly improve your Benchmark score. I'd recommend an ati radeon 9500.

[jef]

I'd really recommend another stick of 256mb ram as well, Windows XP will run MUCH quicker with 512mb and it's dirt cheap atm

[plane]

hi jef long time no see

BTW, all you need is a video card. This game used the graphic card intensively above 640x480 res.

[Mystal]

These are my specs:

Pentium 4 1.5
NVidida GeForce2 MX 400
384MB RDRAM
Windows ME

I'm getting around 1700 right now. I'm thinking of upgrading my video card. What do you guys think?

[Anubis87]

New video card and more RAM!

[Telerek]

And ditch Windows ME if you can. ME = Bad.

[Schneids]

lol guys

guys sorry to tell you i got a 11,000 and alittle more :D


and i have 512 ram, 40 gigHDD, 1.4 proccessor, ge force to


so i don't know how i got some high, it is a custum comp made for gaming though

[Velusip]

Wow, the GeForce2 MX 400 sounds like a popular card... ditch it!

ffxi runs on Microsoft D3D 8.1 so all you really need is a good gpu core. Any nvidia geforce 4 or any ati radeon 9x00 series card will do.

Do not worry about the ammount of RAM too much, as long as you have 256MB+ you are okay, now the speed of the RAM matters. DDR is your friend.

[jef]

11,000?

ok maybe with 10ghz

[Velusip]

Re: lol guys

Originally posted by Schneids
guys sorry to tell you i got a 11,000 and alittle more :D


and i have 512 ram, 40 gigHDD, 1.4 proccessor, ge force to


so i don't know how i got some high, it is a custum comp made for gaming though

If it is built for games I believe it.

Give us more details about it $$

[Yoshiyuki]

when i had windows XP i got a score sligtly under 4000.
but now when i have windows 2000 on the same computer i get 5000+. anyone know why?

[Schneids]

ok

i did get 11000, you don't have to belive me, if there is a way to take a picture i will, just tell me how

the screeen and keyborad is from a older comp, a stuiped HP

but my computer(just the box) cost about 900$$

i had some computer guy do it for me

(also i have windows 98)

[Velusip]

Originally posted by Yoshiyuki
when i had windows XP i got a score sligtly under 4000.
but now when i have windows 2000 on the same computer i get 5000+. anyone know why?

I think I mentioned this earlier in the thread.

WinXP uses a strange algorithm to access RAM. It is a new hack of a security feature to cover up some stack holes in the first version of WinXP ( the recalled edition ;p ). It just slows the system down altogether.

No other version of windows uses this, and it shows.

[Schneids]

read

read my one above this one ^^^^