differences in game load times?

[(TM)KillJoy]

Re: differences in game load times?

Recently built a new rig ...dual core, 4 gigs ram, 8800GTS, and from the time I click 'join server' to 'join game' is 5 to 10 seconds. I can spawn, run to helo, make a squad, be airborn and to the first flag before my partner spawns. On a IO Karkand, I can spawn USMC, make a squad, and be halfway to Suburbs to spawn on. When I have been in a server, and it reloads the map, I will almost always get kicked for 'not having same version' ...then rejoin server, load map, and still spawn before most everyone. Its a kick really ...compared to my last rig, which took a good 3 minutes to load a map.

[Jlspence]

Re: differences in game load times?

I'm sure having a top of the line rig cuts load times but I'm still using the comp I built 2 1/2 years ago and I'm always one of the first few to load in on a map.

My specs:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ OC 2.64 GHz Mainboard: Asus A8V Deluxe Memory: Corsair TWINX2048-3200XLPRO 2 GB Dual Channel HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200GB SATA (X2) Graphics Card: ATI X850XT Platinum Edition Sound Card: Audigy 2 ZS Gamers Edition Power Supply: Seasonic SS-650HT Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition

[imported_kiwi]

Re: differences in game load times?

jlspence:
Your PC is still good compared to old athlon XP or P4 crap :)

[daltec]

Re: differences in game load times?

seriously man... however big your computers balls are will dictate whomever gets in first. My old PC was a P4 2.8, 2gb PC2100, with a 256mb AGP gfx card, and my new one is Core 2 Quad, 4gb DDR2800, 2 x raptors, 2 x 8800 GTX's... and i load honestly in a few seconds... i love it.

Wow, your reply and all the others settles the score then, as far as I am concerned. I can't believe the nice machines some of you guys are using! Oh well, maybe one day lol....

Thanks for the replies, that definitely answers my question.

jlspence:
Your PC is still good compared to old athlon XP or P4 crap :)

Hey! I resemble that remark!

Like I said, 2.4 P4, vanilla 6600 AGP, 2 gigs ram, 7200rpm sata. Not a bad machine, all in all, but wow, it's like an abacus compared to some of you guys, LOL!

KarkLAND? Is that some kind of new map or something?

Heh, no it's just me being a smart aleck. I like butchering spelling and pronunciation, just to be a jerk I guess. Come on, don't you ever play Golf of Omar or Sharky? My wife's name is Dalena, so of course it is always Dalena Plant. And don't get me started with Shongo Stalemate or Daking Oilwell.

Yeah, I am amused pretty easily, what can I say....

[[GCA]Tim270]

Re: differences in game load times?

First load is always slow, if you also want to shorten your account server login, delete your favorites as can take a while due to the servers being pinged.

[SyDuS]

Re: differences in game load times?

the faster your HD the faster you load for the most part. ram helps loading, but your HD and only your HD speed will speed up verifying.

^^ Yes,Yes I do :nod:

hmm funny you put together that rig but you failed to mention the type/speed/timings of your ram, is it identical?, andbody that spends that kind of money on a PC ALWAYS mentions their ram. heck you could have 6-6-6-20 533 for all i know.

to buy 4 sticks of 2 gig ddr2 shows me your inexperiance with PCs, for one thay are way over priced and without decent specs for their price, for 2, DDR3 is out in 2 months that completely blows away anything DDr2 has to offer, the first motherboards for it are already flooding the market.

[RocketChild]

Re: differences in game load times?

It defiantly has a lot to do with the amount of RAM and your HDD speed.

I have had a pretty fast, well OCed machine for over a year now. The memory on the thing is clocked super fast for DDR1. But I have always ran IDE and never upgraded my 4 HDDs.

A few weeks ago, I finally pulled the plug on a very large SATA2 HDD. Now, I am in one of the first in and all the way across the map before anyone spawns in on me. I now have to tell people over VOIP to wait to spawn on me till I get to the CP!

Having a Raptor in RAID0 helps a lot too and/or 2GB of RAM.

[ham_411]

Re: differences in game load times?

KarkLAND? Is that some kind of new map or something?

yeh pisses me off too. they all whore the map, and must see it so often when its loading, yet they still dont know how to spell it.:shakehead:

as for loading times, i tend to be in the middle for the majority of the time. every now and again im near being the first.
a question though. why doesnt the server wait for 6 people who are ready to play before the round begins? 'cause sometimes ive seen 1 bloke has taken half the control points before that number of people are even ready.

My wife's name is Dalena, so of course it is always Dalena Plant.

boy she must be pleased. you named a map in a game after her? bad decision

[WNx Makka99]

Re: differences in game load times?

KarkLAND? Is that some kind of new map or something?

i hate it when people say karkLAND, man it is so annoying whether they do it as a joke or not

DDR3 is out in 2 months that completely blows away anything DDr2 has to offer, the first motherboards for it are already flooding the market.

have you even seen the benchmark tests? only 3 or 4 fps increase .

[E.Putney]

Re: differences in game load times?

Stalker that rig of your gives me a funny feeling in my pants... is it love?

[camper.]

Re: differences in game load times?

i hate it when people say karkLAND, man it is so annoying whether they do it as a joke or not



have you even seen the benchmark tests? only 3 or 4 fps increase .

RAM has very little to do with FPS. In general, that is.

[Darth_Brandis]

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funny cuz my load times are mediocre
usually about 30-90sec.
my rig:
amd 64fx @ 2.6ghz
2x sapphire x1950xts
2x kingston 512mb RAM
24" sony lcd mon DVI
1x seagate 500GB HDD
dlink wireless 54mps nic

idk it could be the area i live in but i dont think so.

[Stalker8888]

Re: differences in game load times?

the faster your HD the faster you load for the most part. ram helps loading, but your HD and only your HD speed will speed up verifying.



hmm funny you put together that rig but you failed to mention the type/speed/timings of your ram, is it identical?, andbody that spends that kind of money on a PC ALWAYS mentions their ram. heck you could have 6-6-6-20 533 for all i know.

to buy 4 sticks of 2 gig ddr2 shows me your inexperiance with PCs, for one thay are way over priced and without decent specs for their price, for 2, DDR3 is out in 2 months that completely blows away anything DDr2 has to offer, the first motherboards for it are already flooding the market.

Well you get me M/board that supports DDR3

Happy now

[System]

Re: differences in game load times?

Well you get me M/board that supports DDR3

Happy now

I'm sure you can afford it, after all, I've seen three different cpus in you sig with in a week or two

Didn't you tell me you are an engineer of somesort and make 3,ooo AUS a week? They must be desperate for people there...

Ps. Why did you lower your OC from 4.2 ghz? Thats a whole 400 mhz slower! OMGZZ!!

EDIT.

Wait its ok, I found the thread I'm referring too:

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118232&highlight=Stalker8888

Of course your sig changed... Can't do anything about that.

[Stalker8888]

Re: differences in game load times?

I'm sure you can afford it, after all, I've seen three different cpus in you sig with in a week or two

Didn't you tell me you are an engineer of somesort and make 3,ooo AUS a week? They must be desperate for people there...

Ps. Why did you lower your OC from 4.2 ghz? Thats a whole 400 mhz slower! OMGZZ!!

I lowered it from 4.2 to 3.8 cos it was over heating for some reason