25.06.2009, 00:41
I want to share a program that I found--it's small and free--that has done
wonders for Il-2's playability on my system. I have enjoyed so much stuff
on this site, and received so much help setting up my game and fixing
issues that I hope this post of mine will help someone else out there.
It's called RAMBOOSTER 2.0
I have a "modest" system. Many of you would call it an antiquated piece of
junk.
6/25/2009, 01:01:43
Machine name: YOUR-7008FFA13B
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq Presario 061
System Model: PN211AA-ABA SR1200NX NA440
BIOS: Rev. 3.11
Processor: AMD Athlon™ XP 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 1984MB RAM
Page File: 287MB used, 2570MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce FX 5500
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0326&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
The only good thing about it is the two Gigs of Ram that I cannibalized
from another old computer. The vid card is obviously far less than adequate.
The mother board will not even support a decent video card. I can play on Perfect Mode, by the way,
with 1x shaders, though I don't. I use Safe settings in Il-2 setup. My card likes those settings
the best apparently.
That said, I am able to play Il-2 at 1024x768 32bit with high graphics
settings--depending on the map, I can play at Exellent terrain with
everything else maxed (Africa-Pacific/areas with low density of buildings.
With lots of buildings I have to dial down the visibility distance).
I have been steeped in Il-2 for weeks now. Pulling my hair out, trying to find some
compromise for my system that will make the game look decent and play smoothly. I have tweaked my
config.ini ad infinitum. I have made various registry tweaks to try to improve page file usage, changed
my vid card drivers about five times, tweaked the nvidia control panel....all with indifferent results.
As soon as I thought I had made real progress, I would find myself in a mission with the screen freezing
for three or four seconds at a time, chasing bf109s over towms at frame rates of 8,9,4(!) and getting
immensly discouraged. Stutters were bad. Radio chatter caused my game unexpectedly to freeze for seconds at a time,
explosions the same.
Having tried pretty much everything else, I began to look at Ram. It occurred to me that my Ram might be getting
clogged and if I could find a program that would "clean" it, it might help a little. I tried a couple freeware programs,
then I came across RAMBOOSTER 2.0. There is a vid on Youtube with a reputable-looking guy praising it and explaining how
set it up. I installed it and the improvement has been far more than I had hoped for. Stutters still occur, but they are
so short-lived that I hardly notice them. My frame rates in heavy activity and high structure density maps still drop below
twenty, but apparently, with enough free Ram, 16 fps still looks damn good.
This post is primarily for other poor SOBs like me with old, under-powered computers, but I'm sure it could help people
with better systems too. I've seen many posts by people with far superior vid cards to mine that complained of stutters. I
suspect that this program might help a lot, perhaps more, for people that have less Ram than I do.
Yours Truly,
Nodlew
wonders for Il-2's playability on my system. I have enjoyed so much stuff
on this site, and received so much help setting up my game and fixing
issues that I hope this post of mine will help someone else out there.
It's called RAMBOOSTER 2.0
I have a "modest" system. Many of you would call it an antiquated piece of
junk.
6/25/2009, 01:01:43
Machine name: YOUR-7008FFA13B
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq Presario 061
System Model: PN211AA-ABA SR1200NX NA440
BIOS: Rev. 3.11
Processor: AMD Athlon™ XP 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 1984MB RAM
Page File: 287MB used, 2570MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce FX 5500
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0326&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
The only good thing about it is the two Gigs of Ram that I cannibalized
from another old computer. The vid card is obviously far less than adequate.
The mother board will not even support a decent video card. I can play on Perfect Mode, by the way,
with 1x shaders, though I don't. I use Safe settings in Il-2 setup. My card likes those settings
the best apparently.
That said, I am able to play Il-2 at 1024x768 32bit with high graphics
settings--depending on the map, I can play at Exellent terrain with
everything else maxed (Africa-Pacific/areas with low density of buildings.
With lots of buildings I have to dial down the visibility distance).
I have been steeped in Il-2 for weeks now. Pulling my hair out, trying to find some
compromise for my system that will make the game look decent and play smoothly. I have tweaked my
config.ini ad infinitum. I have made various registry tweaks to try to improve page file usage, changed
my vid card drivers about five times, tweaked the nvidia control panel....all with indifferent results.
As soon as I thought I had made real progress, I would find myself in a mission with the screen freezing
for three or four seconds at a time, chasing bf109s over towms at frame rates of 8,9,4(!) and getting
immensly discouraged. Stutters were bad. Radio chatter caused my game unexpectedly to freeze for seconds at a time,
explosions the same.
Having tried pretty much everything else, I began to look at Ram. It occurred to me that my Ram might be getting
clogged and if I could find a program that would "clean" it, it might help a little. I tried a couple freeware programs,
then I came across RAMBOOSTER 2.0. There is a vid on Youtube with a reputable-looking guy praising it and explaining how
set it up. I installed it and the improvement has been far more than I had hoped for. Stutters still occur, but they are
so short-lived that I hardly notice them. My frame rates in heavy activity and high structure density maps still drop below
twenty, but apparently, with enough free Ram, 16 fps still looks damn good.
This post is primarily for other poor SOBs like me with old, under-powered computers, but I'm sure it could help people
with better systems too. I've seen many posts by people with far superior vid cards to mine that complained of stutters. I
suspect that this program might help a lot, perhaps more, for people that have less Ram than I do.
Yours Truly,
Nodlew