Cougar Hotaling

Just to close out this thread; Thanks so much to all for the advice. I finally installed a Radeon HD 6670 shortly after my last post and IT ROCKS!!! I have excellent frame rates and even with many avis present. I never experience any significant delays "getting the grey out". I guess it's been 2 years already but I have to say that the $49US that I paid for this card was the best improvement I ever could have imagined and more. I'm all smiles still. Brian

HHmm, OK. Thanks a lot for the info. I guess the venders will have the full instructions. We had to buy rather expensive weapons for a series of sims that run on DM and GM meters, but they don't work at home. I was hoping for a cheap and easy way to use these at home. I'll check in the market place, Thanks again. CH

I have been to numerous sims that run a "DM Meter" or a "GM Meter" on each avi that records shots that hit, shield levels , even capture of defeated combatants, etc. I want to have fun doing this at home on a large parcel we rent. Is this possible? Much thanks- CH

I have been to numerous sims that run a "DM Meter" or a "GM Meter" on each avi that records shots that hit, shield levels , even capture of defeated combatants, etc. I want to have fun doing this at home on a large parcel we rent. Is this possible? Much thanks- CH

Thanks WolfBaginski, I'll start checking these, and send a copy to her too and report back the findings. Thx again-CH

Hi folks. I am new to voice chat and voice calls. When I use voice, I hear a loud echo of everything I say maybe 2 seconds after I say them. This is on a communication line of about 6000 miles (as the bird flies). The chat starts from my Windows 7 desktop and is received ultimately on my girlfriends Windows 8 Laptop. I am thinking that maybe it is a setting in her computer? We both use headphones. The echo volume is about as loud as the original but maybe 20% less it seems. It's really annoying to the extent that she has to toggle her sound and let me speak in peace before toggling back on to answer. I'm hoping that one of you has the knowledge about Windows, (specifically Windows 8) or any ideas about what could cause this? I'm totally jazzed by this feature but need to iron out this kink. Thanks tons- CH

Thanks a Million! Deactivating "Gesture: Speech gesture low4" and medium 1 did the trick, and I don't see a down side yet. The AO was apparently OK, as removing it did not correct it. Now I need to address the echo, which is so bad I have to have my girlfriend toggle hers off when I am speaking. I think maybe it is on here end, in her Win-8 laptop that is somehow creating the problem? Thanks again! CH

Hello. I am using voice chat and voice calls for the first time and these service work splendidly except that my avi's right arm reaches out as though he is reaching for a door knob or something. Quite embarrassing really and hilarious at the same time to watch this pervert in action,(lol) but I'd really like to fix this. I also encountered severe echo the first few days but today it is gone. The arm reaching is always present during voice communications and is completely absent with voice off. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I would consider myself relatively unskilled technically. Thanks! Coug

OK Thanks everybody. I wil try this. I am assuming that all my inventory stuff will not be acailable to the new avi if it's a separate acct. since most items say "non-transferrable" or something like that. I'll chech it out. MUCH thanks.BrianO

Thank you Nalates, very informative. I checked out the Graphics Tweaking link and also studied the Gamespot article. - Cougo

Thanks Baloo Uriza. I'm still struggling with W-7 so I don't really want to dive into some Linux program. When I prepared for the Radeon 6670 install I "disabled" the onboard graphics. Maybe I should have "uninstalled" instead? Also when I booted with the new card in there windows automatically, without prompting or permission, downloaded some sort of driver for it. Then I tried to use the CD for install and the directions did not make sense since options and proceedures were different from what I was seeing on-screen. I tried to download from AMD and that went through but still no graphics. I ran NovaBench and it immediately stalled with the notice " unhandled exceptions" and could not proceed with the test. The detailed explanation was long and (to me) too highly technical to be of any use. I thought it would be a slam-dunk affair. Anything but ! Thanks- Cougo

Thanks Perrie Juran. Perhaps you are on a different viewer or differaent version. I don't have an HTTP check box in Me/Preferences/Graphics/advanced. I'll keep looking though. Thanks- Cougo

Hi. funny you should mention CAD because that is one of the reasons I bought this machine. I'm still saving up for a CAD program to test it out with though. So you think the CPU at 100% is not indicative of that being a limiting factor then. I spent 5 hours trying to get the Radeon 6670 to work (It was the top value on Toms Hardware site earlier this year) . I still have 2 months return option on this computer so I can upgrade the whole thing if I want. Maybe I'll try another card such as was recommended above. Thanks- Cougo

Hey, Thanks. I lookrd up your GT440 on "Passmark" and it is rated roughly 2.5 X higher than my onboard graphics. So maybe I'll go with that or something even better that is on sale and doesn't consume too much current. Question; How do you choose to not use (I think you said..) high end settings? Do you mean lowering the draw distance and setting the grapics below the higherst setting? Thanks- Cougo

Hiya! I just bought a new HP p6-2220t desktop with an Intel Pentium G640 2.8GHz (dual core) with 4 GB RAM and the integrated Intel HD graphics (1.7GB shared Ram, i think).Now at last I can run SL !! Overall I am quite impressed with this system using SL. No bugs at all except that entering a new area, especially with lots of avis running, then sometimes I have to wait 5 minutes to get everything filled in. I am on Cable that tests between 8Mbs to 15 Mbs. I notice that the CPU is pegged at 100% during this fill-in period. Frame-rates drop below 15fps and sometimes go below 10. Kbs fluctuates between 100 and 400 or so with momentart spikes of 700+. Will a better Graphics card cure the slow fill-in issue or is it the CPU (or both!)? I did try to install a Radeon 6670 but for some reason it didn't work (I only have 300w to play with here). Much Thanks In Advance - Cougo5