Hi, all!
I'm planning on buying a new computer very shortly, and I'm doing research on hardware that I'd like to have in my upcoming custom built computer. I'd like to hear your opinions on what would make Trainz run perfectly with the most extreme settings.
Examples of extreme settings:
1. Full urban areas including roads with traffic, animated traffic lights, detailed locales (fences, signposts, etc.) with several trolley trains, freight trains, or Amtrak / commuter rail trains running through the area.
2. 20+ track train yards, each track full of locomotives or freight train cars.
3. Lush forested areas, deep canyons, mountainous regions, etc. with plenty of trees, rocks, objects, splines, etc.
4. Liberal use of high poly scenery and objects.
5. Any of the above with Trainz graphics settings at maximum and operating with 30 FPS minimum or better.
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After doing a bit of research, I found the following to be worth looking at:
1. Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive with 1.5 Terabyte capacity.
I'll probably need 10 years or more to max out that much memory. Plus I'll be able to have like 50 memory intensive games like Civilization 4, Trainz, Call of Duty 4, Crysis, Doom 3, etc. without running out of memory.
2. ATI Radeon 4870 X2
From what I've read, it outperforms Nvidia's GX280 and can be quad crossfired with two X2 cards instead of dual crossfired with standard "single" cards.
3. Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
This quad core beast outperforms all the other processors in either stock or overclocked methods. Its quad core should allow for use of more wide variety of multi-core applications and games that may pop up in the next 1, 2, 5, or 10 years.
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I'm still researching other hardware stuff like coolers, RAM chipsets, PCI cards, etc. Do you guys have any suggestions? Price is not a big issue, since I'm likely to get a few discounts.
Is any of this even remotely possible for super-maxed out Trainz operation? Please let me know!
I'm planning on buying a new computer very shortly, and I'm doing research on hardware that I'd like to have in my upcoming custom built computer. I'd like to hear your opinions on what would make Trainz run perfectly with the most extreme settings.
Examples of extreme settings:
1. Full urban areas including roads with traffic, animated traffic lights, detailed locales (fences, signposts, etc.) with several trolley trains, freight trains, or Amtrak / commuter rail trains running through the area.
2. 20+ track train yards, each track full of locomotives or freight train cars.
3. Lush forested areas, deep canyons, mountainous regions, etc. with plenty of trees, rocks, objects, splines, etc.
4. Liberal use of high poly scenery and objects.
5. Any of the above with Trainz graphics settings at maximum and operating with 30 FPS minimum or better.
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After doing a bit of research, I found the following to be worth looking at:
1. Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive with 1.5 Terabyte capacity.
I'll probably need 10 years or more to max out that much memory. Plus I'll be able to have like 50 memory intensive games like Civilization 4, Trainz, Call of Duty 4, Crysis, Doom 3, etc. without running out of memory.
2. ATI Radeon 4870 X2
From what I've read, it outperforms Nvidia's GX280 and can be quad crossfired with two X2 cards instead of dual crossfired with standard "single" cards.
3. Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
This quad core beast outperforms all the other processors in either stock or overclocked methods. Its quad core should allow for use of more wide variety of multi-core applications and games that may pop up in the next 1, 2, 5, or 10 years.
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I'm still researching other hardware stuff like coolers, RAM chipsets, PCI cards, etc. Do you guys have any suggestions? Price is not a big issue, since I'm likely to get a few discounts.
Is any of this even remotely possible for super-maxed out Trainz operation? Please let me know!