Hi all,
Not sure how best to try this. But I have what id call an "acceptable" system for running trainz12 (see below for my setup) it may even be minimal needed. I see lots of screenshots posted on the forum here that look amazing. And my experience never seems to match up. So I'm thinking its just my limited system setup. For example, my NVIDIA NVS 4200M graphics card produces lower quality images, regardless of my settings in trainz right?
so I guess what I'm saying is
would it be possible to post a series of roughly the same screenshot (say one from one of the out of the box routes and consists) across different users systems? So I would post a screenshot and then my system settings. Then someone else with a different system would post the same/similar shot and we could view and compare the differences? The end goal would be a thread where people with system setup and config questions could contrast and compare?
Hope I'm making sense and coming up with a way for all of us to learn more about the system requirements and live results of trainz.
thanks!
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My PC Information Report
Generated using PC Information Application by Shane Turner
System Information
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model:Latitude E6420
System Type:x64-based PC
Operating System Information
Operating System Name:Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |C:\Windows|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition2
Build:7601(Multiprocessor Free)
Service Pack:1.0
Status: OK
Memory Information
Total/Free Physical Memory (in GB):7.96/6.19
Graphics Card Information
Graphics Card 1
Graphics Card:NVIDIA NVS 4200M
Driver Version:8.17.12.6883
Date of current driver:20110605000000.000000-000
Video Memory:0.50 GB (512.00 MB)
Processor Information
Number of Logical Processors: 4
Processor:Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GHz
Current Clock Speed:0.78 Ghz
Maximum Clock Speed:2.80 Ghz
External Clock Speed (If present):0.10 Ghz
Processor Type:64 Bit
Processor Status:OK
Processor information can be affected by power management and certain processor features.
DirectX and Drive Information
Detected DirectX version: (This may not match any expected values) 4.09.00.0904
Drive Information:
Drive C:\ : 236.07GB Free ( 297.74 GB Capacity after formatting)
Not sure how best to try this. But I have what id call an "acceptable" system for running trainz12 (see below for my setup) it may even be minimal needed. I see lots of screenshots posted on the forum here that look amazing. And my experience never seems to match up. So I'm thinking its just my limited system setup. For example, my NVIDIA NVS 4200M graphics card produces lower quality images, regardless of my settings in trainz right?
so I guess what I'm saying is

Hope I'm making sense and coming up with a way for all of us to learn more about the system requirements and live results of trainz.
thanks!
-----------------------------
My PC Information Report
Generated using PC Information Application by Shane Turner
System Information
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model:Latitude E6420
System Type:x64-based PC
Operating System Information
Operating System Name:Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |C:\Windows|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition2
Build:7601(Multiprocessor Free)
Service Pack:1.0
Status: OK
Memory Information
Total/Free Physical Memory (in GB):7.96/6.19
Graphics Card Information
Graphics Card 1
Graphics Card:NVIDIA NVS 4200M
Driver Version:8.17.12.6883
Date of current driver:20110605000000.000000-000
Video Memory:0.50 GB (512.00 MB)
Processor Information
Number of Logical Processors: 4
Processor:Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GHz
Current Clock Speed:0.78 Ghz
Maximum Clock Speed:2.80 Ghz
External Clock Speed (If present):0.10 Ghz
Processor Type:64 Bit
Processor Status:OK
Processor information can be affected by power management and certain processor features.
DirectX and Drive Information
Detected DirectX version: (This may not match any expected values) 4.09.00.0904
Drive Information:
Drive C:\ : 236.07GB Free ( 297.74 GB Capacity after formatting)