Is a 7800GT enough for Call of Duty 2?

[johnnqq]

just to clear a few things up, the 7800gt is a steop over the 6800gt. if the 7800gt can play a game at 1600x1200 at 60fps, then the 6800gt can do 1280x1024 at 60fps. similarly, if the 7800gt can do 1280x1024 4xaa at 60fps then the 6800gt can do 1024x768 4xaa at 60fps (give or take a few frames).

 

[BlingBlingArsch]

read more reviews ppl

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/games-2005.html

 

[VIAN]

:|Fuk that article. It doesn't even use Transparency AA, it doesn't turn on Gamma Correction. Doesn't turn on High Quality filtering for Nvidia nor advanced AF for ATI.

It's a BS test. Why the hell... who the hell... Quality? Comeon. What kind of crap is that?

All it shows to me is that ATI cards are faster because they have better filtering (that is if it hasn't gotten worse since the X800) and Nvidia needs Quality to catch up.

What is it with freaking review sites, all they show is numbers, no longer show image quality as if it doesn't matter. Anandtech was supposed to make an image quality article and they never have. WTF? I want to know why it performs better. Surely at a loss of IQ. Why do I have to turn on Gamma Correction AA to get better IQ. Nvidia's logic is to cut corners here and there and make it default and reviewers won't bench them any differently. I would like to know if Gamma Correction AA gets better AA than ATI, or matches it.

I would fukn like to know.

 

[Munky]

Originally posted by: tvdang7
ok guys.........jsut use direct x 7 and that bumps ur performance more than 100% looks a tad worse tho.......x800 xt here......dont know what to do........max settings direct x 9 with 40 frames or max with direct x 7 with 100+ frames

Yeah, but at dx7 mode I'm getting a constant 100+ fps with all settings maxed out, and I dont have bionic eyes, so as long as I can get at least 40 avg then I'd like additional IQ from dx9 mode.

 

[RelaxTheMind]

The "D-Day" part when u storm the beach and the raining levels are the only levels that makes my 256mb 6600 nongt choke hardcore.... other than that it is fine without dropping down to dx7.

I only have the card to 500/599. Dunno why I get better frames than other 6600 agp owners but im not gonna complain.

4xaa 8xaf 1280x1024 sli-on details all at high.

 

[darknodin]

I got a 6600 GT... i run at 1024x768 with everything maxed out and 4AA and it runs fine...I've seen lag sometimes but they were isolated with nothing much happening (like the end scene) so I believe this had to do with the fact that I had about 30 other programs running and one of them started to do something. so hard drive related... not video

 

[Wolfshanze]

While dropping CoD2 down to DX7 WILL make your systems scream with performance gains (really, it will double or triple your frame rates), realize that's at a huge cost visually... you're basically playing CoD1 again if you play CoD2 in DX7 mode... if you're happy replaying CoD1, then by all means play CoD2 in DX7 mode... all of today's cards will run CoD2 fine in DX7 mode... it'll just look exactly like CoD1.

Personally, if you have a half-decent system, you're better off playing CoD2 in DX9 with a few settings turned-down as need-be for perfomance then playing the game on max settings in DX7... the visual differance is significant.

 

[Llama Herder]

I have 7800gt + 3700 sandie + 2x 512mb dual channel and I run CoD2 at 1280x1024 with all settings on high and still have silky smooth frame rate. I played the Xbox 360 version at Bestbuy and they look identical.

 

[Azndude2190]

Originally posted by: Llama Herder
I have 7800gt + 3700 sandie + 2x 512mb dual channel and I run CoD2 at 1280x1024 with all settings on high and still have silky smooth frame rate. I played the Xbox 360 version at Bestbuy and they look identical.

Are you ocing that sandie?Just wondering.And I assume your running the game with DX9 enabled.

 

[Llama Herder]

Originally posted by: Azndude2190

Originally posted by: Llama Herder
I have 7800gt + 3700 sandie + 2x 512mb dual channel and I run CoD2 at 1280x1024 with all settings on high and still have silky smooth frame rate. I played the Xbox 360 version at Bestbuy and they look identical.

Are you ocing that sandie?Just wondering.And I assume your running the game with DX9 enabled.

No OC, everything at stock. I just check the frame rate with Fraps and I got average of 30-40 fps outdoor and 40-60 fps indoor. Sometimes it would drop to around 25 when a lot of stuff is going on. Most of the time it's pretty smooth for me.

The in game settings are:
1280x1024
60Hz
Anistropic
4x AA
Rendering Method = auto
Sync Every Frame = off
Optimize for SLI = off
Shadow = high
Dynamic Light = high
Smoke Edge = world only
# of Corpses = Insane
Texture Settings = Extra, Extra, Extra

Btw the rendering method is in DirectX 9. When I switch to DirectX 7 I get around 100 fps. I have EVGA 7800gt and it's 445/1070 mhz and my 3DMark05 score was 7137.

 

[coomar]

1680x1050 on a 6800gt
2x AA

i would get 25-40 fps except in the 2 levels with rain in normandy, those seemed to drop below 20

 

[fbrdphreak]

I ran a timedemo of the level where you are fixing the phone wire (Tank Hunt) and I got around 40fps with 1680x1050 all settings maxed 0xAA. AA slowed it down during intense scenes and rifle scope. Rig is in sig

I gotta call BS on the guy that said he is running 1900x1200 w/AA on a 7800GT smoothly. That or he has rather slow standard

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: darknodin
I got a 6600 GT... i run at 1024x768 with everything maxed out and 4AA and it runs fine...I've seen lag sometimes but they were isolated with nothing much happening (like the end scene) so I believe this had to do with the fact that I had about 30 other programs running and one of them started to do something. so hard drive related... not video

u sure thats a 6600gt?

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: 1Dark1Sharigan1

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

I'm happy when the minimum frame rate is above 60.

LOL 7800GTX can't even do that with F.E.A.R. @ 12x10 4xAA/8xAF, hell not even SLI if you're talking about MINIMUM FPS of 60 is F.E.A.R lol . . .

Ok... and I have a belly button... so?

So your goal is unreasonable, even with multi GPU solutions.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: VIAN
I have everything turned on at 1280x1024 except V-sync (learned to live without in on LCD's), and I get barely acceptable performance. Frame rates spend about half the time in the low 30's and the other half in the high 20's and in certain areas, they can go down to the low 20's. I didn't play that bad though, until it went down to the low 20's.

Without AA or AF, the framrates spend half the time in the low 40's and half the time in the mid 30's and in certain areas, can go down into the mid 20's.

There are certain areas in the game where lowering the resolution is the only way to get above the mid 20's. Which is probably a glitch in the game, since I'm inside a building in 2 out of 3 of those areas that I've found so far.

Originally posted by: 1Dark1Sharigan1
Hmm you GT should be able to do better than 1024x768 in COD2 or F.E.A.R. It should generally do better at stock than an X800XL in those games. Depending on your proc, a 6800GT should get around 35-40FPS in F.E.A.R. at 12x10 2xAA/8xAF with high settings (no soft shadows, etc.) and OC it should do better. COD2 is actually a bit more taxing than F.E.A.R. I believe as on my system the COD2 Demo has run slower than F.E.A.R. with similar settings (though F.E.A.R. has more slowdowns) though that could just be due to the unfinalized script . . .

I wish my GT got those fps in FEAR with those settings. I had to lower my res to 1024x768 to keep the high settings except soft shadows and still run playable. Although, I made sure there was never an area that gave me less than 30fps.

I had the same results as dark. I played 1280x960 no AA no AF no soft shadows everything else maxed.

 

[Elfear]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
I ran a timedemo of the level where you are fixing the phone wire (Tank Hunt) and I got around 40fps with 1680x1050 all settings maxed 0xAA. AA slowed it down during intense scenes and rifle scope. Rig is in sig

I gotta call BS on the guy that said he is running 1900x1200 w/AA on a 7800GT smoothly. That or he has rather slow standard

Agreed. I get slowdown with my rig at that resolution with 2AA. Generally fps hover in the mid 30's, which surpisingly isn't that bad in COD2, but I get dips into the 20's and a couple maps into the teens. I imagine with one 7800GT at stock clocks you'd hover in the low 20's with dips into the single digits. Not very playable by most people's standards.

 

[JackBurton]

I'd like to throw my results in here. I'm using a 6800GT running at 1280x960 with all settings set to high (no AA) and on certain scenes it becomes a PowerPoint slide show. :| Most of the times it runs great, but like I said, on certain scenes it just takes a crap. :|

 

[Munky]

My friend with an OC'd 7800gt at 490 mhz still runs the game at 1024x768 to get smooth fps with the settings on high. By smooth I mean avarage somewhere around 50-60, and sometimes it dips into the 30's.

 

[Omegared99]

I can run COD2 Maxed at 1280 by 1024 at 50 fps constant dipping only in large action

 

[TheRyuu]

My old 9800XT has trouble with COD2. I can run it in DX9 mode with texture settings set to normal and the framerate is accepatble (this is on 1280x1024).

Well when my Opty Rig (look in sig) is running I'm sure it'll play a lot smother.

 

[Skriptures17]

yeah dude fear is a beast of a game i play with everything on all the way max, res 12x10.and no problems, but as soon as i go to multi player...i get some hiccups not much but some, fear is a animal.

 

[VIAN]

I got COD2 to run decently at 1280x1024 in on a 7800GT with good framerates while keeping most of the prettiness. Assuming you are running a resolution of 1280x1024 and all in game settings at highest, make the following changes: Disable AA; disable V-Sync; set Dynamic Lights to Normal; Disable Soft Edge Smoke.

 

[Face2Face]

My 9500 pro could play this game fine with everything maxed at 1028x1024 with a xp 2500

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Llama Herder

Originally posted by: Azndude2190

Originally posted by: Llama Herder
I have 7800gt + 3700 sandie + 2x 512mb dual channel and I run CoD2 at 1280x1024 with all settings on high and still have silky smooth frame rate. I played the Xbox 360 version at Bestbuy and they look identical.

Are you ocing that sandie?Just wondering.And I assume your running the game with DX9 enabled.

No OC, everything at stock. I just check the frame rate with Fraps and I got average of 30-40 fps outdoor and 40-60 fps indoor. Sometimes it would drop to around 25 when a lot of stuff is going on. Most of the time it's pretty smooth for me.

The in game settings are:
1280x1024
60Hz
Anistropic
4x AA
Rendering Method = auto
Sync Every Frame = off
Optimize for SLI = off
Shadow = high
Dynamic Light = high
Smoke Edge = world only
# of Corpses = Insane
Texture Settings = Extra, Extra, Extra

Btw the rendering method is in DirectX 9. When I switch to DirectX 7 I get around 100 fps. I have EVGA 7800gt and it's 445/1070 mhz and my 3DMark05 score was 7137.

Ok. Below 60 = not smooth ok? Especially when ur talking about fps around 40.

I vote the game barely playale with my rig: 7800GT + 3700+ Sandy + 1gb ram. I'm running everything at stock, but I've clocked my Sandy at 2.6 just to see, and it's not too much of an improvement. I play 1280x1024, 4xAA 16xAF everything on high.

scoped aciton turns into hell. dont like the choppiness

BTW, my 3D Mark 05 is around 7800? That's with OCs and stuff, but my stock is around 7k.

 

[Omegared99]

Okay i got exact FPS now with 4XAA and 16XAF and Maxed Details at 1280 x 1024

56 FPS Smoothest
41 FPS Slowest

50 FPS With Scope

Its all good to me the Human eye detects only an average of 28 FPS so......