4 IN 1 0 Posted February 16, 2007 it seems we go round and round here i understand that the money issus as i was one of those who didnt have incomes, but if you really want to have a enjoyable gaming experence(not only ARMA) then its better to save up and have a better PC then us(by the time you saved enought), and i am sure that you wont be sorry for the little time you lose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeMeSiS 11 Posted February 16, 2007 How about this laptop?http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8233798&type=product&id=1168043102293Can it run it on normal and the resolution on the 3rd or 2nd one. Would that be good enough? No, im sorry but currently you cant afford a decent desktop PC so a laptop is surely impossible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kavoven 4 Posted February 16, 2007 Big Video Codec Problem A month ago I had to make a DVD for a school project and I downloaded the trial of Nero 7. Today, the trial expiered. I thought it didn't matter and wanted to watch a trailer, but I only had music. Same happend with all other video playback programs. It seems like that Nero deleted all my video codecs when the version expiered. So I uninstalled the programm and restartet, which didn't help at all. Then I set my system back to yesterdays state, but I couldn't uninstall Nero anymore, because I got some critical shell error (whatever this means) Then I looked for a codec pack in the internet and found XPCodecPack-2.0.6. I installed it and at least I can watch the videos now again, but many aren't in the right resolution and things look disorted. And also the little pictures, which were showed while browsing through the folder are gone. Does anyone know, what I can do? Any better codec suggestions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted February 16, 2007 How about this laptop?http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8233798&type=product&id=1168043102293Can it run it on normal and the resolution on the 3rd or 2nd one. Would that be good enough? Laptops are terrible with games, unless you buy one that costs about €2,500+ which is out of most peoples league...plus theres something about playing a game on a laptop, its not a pleasant experience messing around with one of those ***** touchpads.... @ k@voven: I feel your pain, trying to get a free working DVD codec is next to impossible these days. I had one ages ago, but I cant remember the name, and cant find the setup file. Hopefully someone around here knows the answer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeMeSiS 11 Posted February 16, 2007 VLC Media player seems to play everything Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wex-q 0 Posted February 16, 2007 How about this laptop?http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8233798&type=product&id=1168043102293Can it run it on normal and the resolution on the 3rd or 2nd one. Would that be good enough? Laptops are terrible with games, unless you buy one that costs about €2,500+ which is out of most peoples league...plus theres something about playing a game on a laptop, its not a pleasant experience messing around with one of those ***** touchpads.... Indeed. Save your money for a stationary computer, if it's aimed for gaming. No reason to pay so much to get equal performance on a laptop, that you get for 50% of the money when buying a stationary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kavoven 4 Posted February 16, 2007 @ k@voven: I feel your pain, trying to get a free working DVD codec is next to impossible these days. I had one ages ago, but I cant remember the name, and cant find the setup file. Hopefully someone around here knows the answer It's not about the DVD codec... I managed to restore most of the codecs, but not the avi one. I reinstalled WMP, Winamp, VLC and DivX again, but still I can't watch the .avi movies, only the sound is played. It's not that important, because they're only game/movie trailers, but some of them are really cool and I like watching them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
operation madman 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Ok fine I will save to 800 dollers then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaRat 0 Posted February 18, 2007 My SLI configuration doesn't want to work anymore Specs: Core 2 Duo E6700 2x GF7950GT (SLI) 2GB RAM Right, here's the deal. When I try to enable SLI, I just get a black screen. That's it, nothing else. When I go to restart, (using power button ) It's also just a black screen where usually the user select menu would be. So I go into safe mode, restore to before I tried to enable it, and here I am... Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong? I'm thinking it might be driver related, but it has worked on the drivers I'm using now before... Thanks in advance to anyone who can help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Espectro (DayZ) 0 Posted February 19, 2007 My SLI configuration doesn't want to work anymore  Specs: Core 2 Duo E6700 2x GF7950GT (SLI) 2GB RAM Right, here's the deal. When I try to enable SLI, I just get a black screen. That's it, nothing else. When I go to restart, (using power button  ) It's also just a black screen where usually the user select menu would be. So I go into safe mode, restore to before I tried to enable it, and here I am... Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong? I'm thinking it might be driver related, but it has worked on the drivers I'm using now before... Thanks in advance to anyone who can help  Your monitor is plugged into the right card, right? Also, for the guy having problems with his DVI-thingy (SHWiiNG). You might need to select 'Digital input' on your monitor-menu. It sounds like it is only checking your analogue input as of now, which logically has no signal in it . Your monitor doesn't require any drivers to use its digital input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaRat 0 Posted February 19, 2007 Your monitor is plugged into the right card, right? Yeah, all plugged in correctly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balschoiw 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Quote[/b] ]It's not about the DVD codec... I managed to restore most of the codecs, but not the avi one. I reinstalled WMP, Winamp, VLC and DivX again, but still I can't watch the .avi movies, only the sound is played. Have you reinstalled Quicktime aswell ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adumb 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Hello BIS forum mates, I just got an all new PC, and it has an XFX 7950 ExTreme, Now... would it be better to go SLI or buy an 8800 GTX? Thanks, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chipper 0 Posted February 20, 2007 I'd say 8800 cause it's DX10 THE FUTURE!!! my friend has an 8800 runs ArmA like a dream mannn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billabong81 0 Posted February 20, 2007 I suggest going with a Nvidia FX5200. They are highly underated mate. Cost effective too I might add! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Hello BIS forum mates,I just got an all new PC, and it has an XFX 7950 ExTreme, Now... would it be better to go SLI or buy an 8800 GTX? Thanks, Why bother changing? You wouldnt notice the difference... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lukemax 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Does Armed assault work with a PNY GeFORCE 6 6200 256MB DDR AGP8X? Lukemax Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Didnt you already have a thread open on this? You might be able to get it to run on very low settings, but dont expect it to work well. The 6200 is a very slow card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lukemax 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Didnt you already have a thread open on this? You might be able to get it to run on very low settings, but dont expect it to work well. The 6200 is a very slow card. Yeah but i cant find it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balschoiw 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Already asked this in the Arma hardware thread but I guess I´ll get an answer here. Quote[/b] ]Does anyone here have ArAs running with a LEADTEK WinFast A7600GT-TDH AGP ?How does it perform ? I´m simply refusing to buy a new comp right now as I´m very confident that prices will drop alot by the end of the year so I´m searching for an interim solution that is good enough to play ArAs on an acceptable level. The other hardware is 2,8 Athlon XP clocked, 2 Gig DDR Ram and regular IDE HD´s with about 300 Gigs. I´m not looking for a highend Arma performance. Just asking if this would run Arma ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted February 21, 2007 That should be able to run ArmA quite well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerebral_Assassin 0 Posted February 22, 2007 Hey all, I have been reading through the forums religously for about 4 days and keep getting conflicting info on the 7900 GS. Currently, it is in my price range, but I must know, is this a good card for ArmA? If I bought a 7900 GS 256MB, how many frames w/ normal settings at 1024x768 should I expect? Processor AMD x2 5200 1GB DDR2 800 SATA HD PCI-E bus Suggestions for a better card in this range are welcome (150-200 $ range or lower if possible) I may SLI later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ck-claw 1 Posted February 22, 2007 yeah i have an ocuk 7900gs 256 with p4 2.8 gh 1 gig ram with mostly all on v.high bar one or two settings v.d 1200 i get average fps of 20 to 30 may drop to 18 in the heavy scenes!! i very happy with it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max power 21 Posted February 22, 2007 My bro has a 7900 GT and he seems pretty happy with it! The GS is not much slower than it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
l mandrake 9 Posted February 22, 2007 Plus I heard you can overclock the GS to GT levels quite easily....? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
