I have a 2.8GHz P4 hyperthreading with 512Mb and FX5200.

With all sliders set to max. I am lucky to get 12 -15 frames/sec.

There is little if any improvement with any of the sliders except the 'Autogen'.  If I move the Autogen slider to 'Normal' I generally achieve 25 frames/sec.

Do I need more memory, better graphics card or what?  I would have thought 'Autogen' processes to affect and to be affected by more processor speed and memory than by the graphics card but a friend says I am wrong.

All advice appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Richard

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My #2 machine now has an FX5200, 128MB its about 50% slower than my FX5600 which itself isn't exactly quick, I do however get roughly double your fps rate, or an average of 15fps with 8xantialaising (a tad excessive, but useful for screenshots! )

My Advice, an FX5700 Ultra 256MB, it won't break the bank but will make one hell of an upgrade for your existing cpu etc.

Paul.

Personal opinion....... Look at the graphic bar chart in another thread here in the hardware forum.  The clear top performer for fs2004 is the ATI 9800 or the 9800XT (256 meg).

If framerates are your concern..... then the 9800 is the card of choice ....even despite my HORRIBLE experience with ATI's support system.

best,

...............john

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Terrible support and iffy drivers (well documented in the FS sections....) are more than enough to keep me away from an Ati, I'd rather have a slower card that I know isn't going to give me numerous issues with most games.....

That said, the Ati's certainly offer the best pound / performance ratio its personal choice, but I rarely read of issues with Nvidia drivers where Ati issues seem all to common.