Call of Duty 4 setup question

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: Call of Duty 4 setup question

Some of us server three regulars were talking about COD4 the other night, and it got me thinking will my setup handle the game o.k., good, or great? If I should update something in your guys opinions let me know! I would like the get it out of the way before the game comes out!! specs below.. thanks D.O.A.

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Intel i7 920 2.66GHz OCed 4.2GHz
Koolance CPU-350 AC Liquid Cooling CPU Block
eVGA x58 Tri-SLI mobo
G.Skill 3x2GB 1600MHz triple channel
3x eVGA 260 core 216 SSC Editions
Corsair HX1000 watt PSU
Cooler Master Cosmos S case

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject:

Probably just the vid cards. You might have to bump them up to the 8 series cards or intel version of them and if you do bump them up then you might have to upgrade your power supply.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject:

Call of duty 4 is being designed so if you can play cod 2 then you will be able to play cod 4 thats what i read in an interview with the developers,I reckon it will come as a choice of dx 7 9 and 10.But i would imagine we shall just have to wait and see,as I for one will not pre upgrade my pc at a cost just to play 1 game.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:21 am Post subject:

Actually as an after thought.Someone correct me if I am wrong,if an online game comes out that is designed for dx10 and vista.Would I be right in assuming it will not be going on our server as we run xp ?
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:17 am Post subject:

ouch... that would suck. we're gonna have to have a bake sale or something.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:59 am Post subject:

Actually, the server runs Windows Server 2003, not XP and what O.S. the server runs on is of no importance to the game.

Considering there is no SERVER class OS that runs DirectX 10 to begin with, this isn't going to be a concern.

It's the client side that deciphers the code, not the server side. The server side just delivers.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:10 am Post subject:

Thanks I learnt something new there.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:11 am Post subject:

It isn't the "Server Side" that delivers... It is the ethergnomes. They work furiously running back and forth over copper and fiber to bring us the glorious packets that we need.

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:19 am Post subject:

Wow we have gnomes too Very Happy

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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject:

DOA the weakest link in your hardware is your vid card. Having just purchased a new vid card myself might I recommend getting the cheapest DX10 compatible card you can find. With technology on this front moving so fast and the games lagging behind its just not smart right now to drop huge $$$ on a vid card. I got the 8800 GTS and it will get me through another year but not far beyond that. I expect to need a new gaming machine in the next couple of years though.

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject:

thanks for the replies everyone! new cards it is then!
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Intel i7 920 2.66GHz OCed 4.2GHz
Koolance CPU-350 AC Liquid Cooling CPU Block
eVGA x58 Tri-SLI mobo
G.Skill 3x2GB 1600MHz triple channel
3x eVGA 260 core 216 SSC Editions
Corsair HX1000 watt PSU
Cooler Master Cosmos S case

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject:

while a cheap dx-10 card would be ok, at this point i would say wait till the fall. new nvidia cards will be out, so hopefully there will be a bit of a price drop... so you might be able to get a better card for a little more than the cheap cards now. again, you dont need it right this minute, so whatever... choice is yours.
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject: