Max Payne on my (lousy) specs...

[Neojag]

oki, im thinkin of getting Max Payne, but i have a Celeron466 RivaTNT 2 ultra (32MB) and 256Ram PC100...
is there anyway to make it run decently on my machine (prolly @ 320*200 and no textures ;) )

[NickK]

Uh, sometimes my computer starts to choke when a lot of action starts up. (I have some high details, but medium geometry and 16-bit textures...)

Celeron 700MHz
GeForce 2 MX (32MB)
192MB RAM

[Sylvan Sorrow]

my computer is weird on max payne, I can run EVERYTHING a max detail at 1024x768 with 4x FSAA with about 60FPS but I get random crashes saying, detail is to higher, try and lower it to prevent this crash, or some weird stuff like that, quite annoying cuz I don't know WHAT detail to lower.

[Sylvan Sorrow]

oh, and my system specs
Athlon Tbird 800
640 megs of PC-133 RAM
Geforce3 64meg 4xAGP
Hercules Gametheatre XP


and I run it in 32bit depth

[NickK]

No wonder it runs fast ... :p

[Neojag]

Originally posted by NickK
Uh, sometimes my computer starts to choke when a lot of action starts up. (I have some high details, but medium geometry and 16-bit textures...)

Celeron 700MHz
GeForce 2 MX (32MB)
192MB RAM

oh **** :(

[Bgnome]

looks like someone needs an upgrade..

[Arpanet]

On my 500 MHz Celeron and Voodoo 2 (!) I could run it decently w/ all low settings except for character detail and texture detail set on medium, with no FSAA (obviously) and 640x480x16. It ran just fine like that, but when I got my GeForce 2 MX/400 64MB :D it ran a lot better. So it can be done but it won't be as pretty as it could be.

[NickK]

Yeah, but it's not Max Payne without all of the decals and particles that I love so much... :)

[Neojag]

Originally posted by Bgnome
looks like someone needs an upgrade..

Im expecting a Tbird1.4 (running on Asus, of course ;) ) and a Gforce in sum time... lets see if im lucky...

[Arpanet]

Originally posted by NickK
Yeah, but it's not Max Payne without all of the decals and particles that I love so much... :)

True... there's nothing like leaving a room where the walls are 50% covered with bullet holes :D Neojag, you can play MP on your PC, but if you wanna enjoy it to its fullest, get an upgrade first.

[Neojag]

well, thkx anyway ;)

[Asz]

It should run fine on your computer Neojag

[Ultragunner]

it seems that max payne requires more on processor power than gpu power. i recently upgraded my p3 550 mhz to p4 2 gig and wow i can run it at high detail on my tnt2 m64.

[aoshi]

max payne needs gpu memory your p4 2Ghz must have DDRAM or RDRAM to store aditional textures that your TNT can't handle and still if you compare your framerate on TNT with a GF3 you can say that it also needs GPU processing power

neojag: i once heard that you need atleast 2300+ 3dmarks(2001) to play Max Payne properly (they are probably right since 3dmark uses Max Payne engine) try the demo if it work on you, then you can decide on getting the game. btw it really kick ass, John Woo style!!!

[NickK]

3DMark2K will run really slow during the "nature" scene and "lobby" on Neo's comp

[Nightmare]

Originally posted by aoshi
John Woo style!!!

They even talk about "ChowYun Fatt" during the cut-scene :D :D :D :D

[Nightmare]

Originally posted by NickK
3DMark2K will run really slow during the "nature" scene and "lobby" on Neo's comp

Tnt2 ultra can run the "nature" scene? I tho only Gf3 can run it?

[NickK]

TNT2s can run the nature scene in the demo not the "nature" benchmark test.

[Nightmare]

i see.

Btw, congratulation for the release of your direct3d plugin :)

[Nightmare]

Originally posted by Neojag
oki, im thinkin of getting Max Payne, but i have a Celeron466 RivaTNT 2 ultra (32MB) and 256Ram PC100...
is there anyway to make it run decently on my machine (prolly @ 320*200 and no textures ;) )

i think u can use 640x480, just set most of the options to minimum.

According to the official recommendation :

minimum setting : cpu = 450. with 16m video card.
medium setting : cpu = 700. with 32m video card.
high setting : ?

[NickK]

i see.

Btw, congratulation for the release of your direct3d plugin :)

Thank you :) :)

[Fou-lu]

Originally posted by Nightmare


i think u can use 640x480, just set most of the options to minimum.

According to the official recommendation :

minimum setting : cpu = 450. with 16m video card.
medium setting : cpu = 700. with 32m video card.
high setting : ?

High setting: a monster. :eek:

[Neojag]

damn, i get 1200 3dmakrs... with 3dmark 2000...
ugh, that hurts... :eek:

[Fou-lu]

Yeah, I'd follow Bgnome's advice and look for an upgrade pretty soon. :p

[Neojag]

must... get... Tbird... DROOOOOOOOOOL

[Sylvan Sorrow]

well I can run the high setting fine, cept the random crashes so make that high setting
Tbird 800
640megs of ram
Geforce 3 64 meg

[Fou-lu]

Hey Ryoga, try not to kill neojag with your system specs. ;)

[radiohead2]

and with my specs what do u think, i get 2200 in 3dmark2001 at 1024x768x16 and i the max payne scene i get more or less 40 fps, i will upgrade my memory soon to the double or more and maybe i get a 32mb geforce2 go at dell.

[Nightmare]

How do i know what fps the max payne is runing at? How do i enable the fps screen(dont know what i should call it)?

[Neojag]

Originally posted by Ryoga
well I can run the high setting fine, cept the random crashes so make that high setting
Tbird 800
640megs of ram
Geforce 3 64 meg

bad, BAD BOY :eek: :eek: :dead: :dead: :dead: :eyes: :eyes:

[Enigma1982]

I play 1024*768 (sadit setting) resolution but all setting is medium I play really fine but some sence when enemy come out a lot my PC going to................ :(
I also discover 640*480 and 1024*768 speed not difference much on my PC.My spec you can see from my profile.

[Sylvan Sorrow]

I actually find there is a bigger difference between depths than in resolution, so instead of droppinf from 800x600 to 640x480 lower it to 16 bits

[Ryos]

Off-topic software conversations should be in off-topic software. Moving.

[CKemu]

Okay way off topic but I was not going to start a whole new thread!!...........I was reading u had gone Ryos :cry: , but here u are :D, glad to c u!

EDIT: posted this here as I saw it as a recent post!!

[Demigod]

Originally posted by Ryoga
my computer is weird on max payne, I can run EVERYTHING a max detail at 1024x768 with 4x FSAA with about 60FPS but I get random crashes saying, detail is to higher, try and lower it to prevent this crash, or some weird stuff like that, quite annoying cuz I don't know WHAT detail to lower.
The exact same thing happened to me when I was playing. It suddenly quit saying I needed to lower the details or something. I've only tried it once though and only for a couple of hours. I was playing it at typical settings: 800x600x16 w/ 4xFSAA and medium details. I don't think my CPU or GPU were being stressed at all...

[Sylvan Sorrow]

I have the Asus v8200 geforce 3 card, might be the card, you using the detonator drivers? cuz there is a new version out and that might of fixed it

[Demigod]

I ran it on Windows ME using the latest Detonator drivers (Detonator XP, v21.83). I don't have any problems in any of my other games so I assume it's something to do with the game engine.

[Neojag]

baaaaaah :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
Got Max Payne... Running at 640*480*16, all details at minimum, cant even understand the load screen... Runs kewl on the beginning...

but!...
whenever there are more than 2 dudes on the screnn it turns into Max Slow Payne.... :cry:
Max, u shall remain in the shelf untill i get a decent pc:dead: :dead: :dead:

[NickK]

You should listen to us more often Neo, it will save you some payne next time ;)

[Light20004]

i can't even play it :(

[Neojag]

Originally posted by NickK
You should listen to us more often Neo, it will save you some payne next time ;)

u know, i didnt actually bought it :evil:

[Bgnome]

Originally posted by Neojag


u know, i didnt actually bought it :evil:

you borrowed it from a mate right? while he was visiting, just to see if it would run right??
nobody here actually pirates anything do they? :innocent:

[Neojag]

kinda, i took my computer to my friend's house so that the game wouldnt have to leave his house, thus, makin the process illegal :eek:

im a real saint :innocent: :innocent:

[dhkimboa]

Neojag, you are cool, dude. You actually make me laugh very much with your last reply to your post. Every part of your reply made me laugh kekeke you should ask this to my brother hehe. Anyway, ( seriuos serious ) hope you can get your decent pc soon :D

[Neojag]

:confused: :eek:
uh, thkx, i guess :D

[Betamax]

... and I assume you also uninstalled it from his machine before installing it on yours in order not to violate the 1 pc clause;)

[Neojag]

/me slaps his forehead

DAMN!
didnt remember that!!!
now im surely going to hell :sad:

[Betamax]

:evil: Only if they catch ya. :evil:

[Nightmare]

Originally posted by Betamax
:evil: Only if they catch ya. :evil:


I have reported this agreement violation to the max payne company.......... sorry, i must tell u this, i am a secret agent who gain my life by reporting piracy, agreement violation,etc......... now u r dead ! fear me! muahahahaha ! :eek:

[Betamax]

So long neo... we shall miss you ;)

[Neojag]

Originally posted by Nightmare



I have reported this agreement violation to the max payne company.......... sorry, i must tell u this, i am a secret agent who gain my life by reporting piracy, agreement violation,etc......... now u r dead ! fear me! muahahahaha ! :eek:

humpf... next time i see u in the streets ill kick ur arse untill u kiss the moonz!!
anyway, im not afraid of u =P
I WONT BE ARRESTED!!!!!!!!!!

[dhkimboa]

hehe, fear not, neojag
we'll defend you :D

cool dude anyway ;)

[Prafull]

I too need an upgrade just like Neojag.I hope I get it soon enough.
Any one from dell or some other computer company wants to gift a computer to me?;)

[Neojag]

Originally posted by dhkim
hehe, fear not, neojag
we'll defend you :D

cool dude anyway ;)

sw33t :) u a lawyer? hope so ;)
AH! Prafull has an all greeny rating :eek: :cool:

[Iran]

Strange my sig cannot run nature on 3dmark2k hehehe maybe only geforce3 can run it

Pentium 3 1Ghz w/Evercool
Gigabyte GA-60MM7E w/latest BIOS
Spectek 512mb pc133
Inno3d Geforce2mx 400 64mb w/MVI Cooler
Sblive 5.1
Seagate ST340810A 40Gig
52x CDrom
Motorola SM56 PCI Modem (software modem)
Viewsonic E70f 17"
Microsoft Internet Keyboard
Microsoft PS2 Mouse
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