Help with making Sins run smoother

to the level of the screenshots

from Sins Forums

Hi all,

 

I've had Sins Diplomacy for a while (really, really want Rebellion), however I was looking at the gameplay vids on the site and thought "Man, if only my pc could handle that!"

 

See, the problem I have is that the game runs smoothly at first (note that I have all of the graphics  on low, will get to that in a sec), however as the game goes on the fps keeps dropping. I remember reading that this was due to the game engine being overloaded somewhat (which might also explain that the less AI and systems, the smoother), however the gameplay vids show what seems to be a fairly lategame battle, running very smoothly, with full graphics.

 

My question is: What are the system specs of the PC that the gameplay vids were recorded on? 

 (Stardock/Ironclad employees)

Mine are:

  • CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 250 Processor
  • RAM: 4.00 GB (actually more like 3.something)
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
  • Graphics Memory: 512 MB dedicated, 1407 MB shared with system, 1919 MB total 
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

My guess it that it's the GPU and/or the CPU. Any thoughts?

Also, though this is completely unrelated, is there anyway to get a serial code for multiplayer? My box came without a sticker.

Thanks

 

P.S. Sorry if I seemed rude or anything

technical
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

...Just so you know...game is going to lag regardless. :p

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting BellGoRiiing, reply 1
...Just so you know...game is going to lag regardless.
End of BellGoRiiing's quote

 

This is actually not true....

Your system is really not a "gaming rig" per se, if you want to play Sins the way you wish you should either invest in a better machine,

or at least:

1. increase ram.

2. Lower your screen resolution. ( I believe even though you lower your graphic settings, the pixels at a higher desktop setting still make your machine run harder) someone correct me if I'm wrong. 

3. upgrade your components: cpu, video card.

CPU being the most important for a game like Sins which has hundreds of units to keep track of, unlike first person shooters which primarily push a video card.

I currently built a

Intel core i7 2600k cpu @ 3.4

16 gigs ram

w a nvidia 560 and a solid state drive ...runs very smoothly. It all depends on your wallet and priorities which way to go.

Hope this helps. 

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