PC requirements for trains simulator 2012.

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Any substitutions for these? Minimum Specification
OS: Windows XP SP3
Memory: 1GB
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 7200
Processor: Pentium D 3.4GHz
Hard Drive: 16GB Free Space

Recommended Specification
OS: Windows Vista
Memory: 2GB
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8800
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Hard Drive: 16GB Free Space
 
Welcome to the forums and to Trainz, deathletter.

The specs are generally a lot more advanced that this of course, and rather than give you suggestions, I will list the specs of my machine which handles Trainz TS12 quite well.

Motherboard: Z77-series
CPU: I-7 3.8GHZ (Runs at 3.5GHZ)
RAM: 32GB
Graphics Card: EVGA 680GTX series 2GB
Storage:
3x 2TB Seagate hard drives
1x DVD R/W
Operating System: Windows 8.1 Ultimate 64-bit

Some would say this is overkill, but I built the machine for other uses such as 3d-modelling, graphics, and video work (hence the huge storage space), in addition to Trainz TS12. This machine is built with the future in mind as I don't have the budget right now for new hardware, and will more than meet the minimum specifications for the newer version of Trainz when that comes out next year.

I'm sure others will follow suit from what I have said here, and hopefully this will give you an idea of what to plan and purchase. I'm not sure if you are familiar with machine building, but there are numerous parts sources online. New Egg is one of the more reliable and is available here: www.newegg.com

John
 
Thank you for the information John. The only version of trainz that I have owned is the 2004 version which I still have. Your machine sounds very high dollar but for what you are using it for, I'm sure it would need to be. I'm not familiar with machine building. I would like to get something that would work with the new trainz coming out later this year. On this page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/426668601/trainz-simulator-a-new-era-create-drive-operate-sh I read this: "Remember also, that T2 will be released in a year from now and an $750 PC will be fine - that's $15 a week to save up for a shiny new PC." Is that about right?
 
Hi Deathletter, it is not too hard to build your own computer, in fact there are loads of videos on you tube that will show you in great detail how to build your own.
funnily enough I have a set up nearly the same as john's he has twice as much RAM as I do and the video card is better than mine, as mine is only a NVidia 650GTX
and we share the same mother board, the only difference there is that mine is the Sabertooth version. but it will handle TS12 with no problem at all.

A quick tip, you should register your TRS2004 version on planet auran, as a lot of people will not reply to you If your game has not been registered, as it could be construed as a pirated copy.
 
The recommended specifications are on the light side as well.
Just rebuilt my PC over the weekend and while overkill for now it just showed me what I was missing


Old PC Specifications:

Intel Core2Duo E8400 3GHZ
Aftermarket Cooler for better performance
MSI Motherboard
4GB DDR2 Ram
Blu-Ray DL DVD Burner
DVD DL Burner
Sata3 Drives: WD 500GB and Hitatchi 1T
Nvidia 9800GT 1GB DDR3 upgraded last year to Nvidia 660TI 2GB DDR5
Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit
Comparison Test With Midwest Grain 3.0 - FPS: 7 to 14 on heavily scenic route (Pofig SpeedTrees Crushed My Computer while got significant increase with my SpeedTrees @ FPS of 25-32)
Video Options: 3000m, everything set to Normal



New Computer Built over the weekend:

MSI 970A-G46 Motherboard ($19 With Bundle Savings and Rebate @ MicroCenter)
AMD FX-8320 3.5GHZ / Turbo 4.0GHZ 8 Core ($129 - On Sale This Month @ Microcenter) (Compares to a Lower End I7 and definitely better than a High End I5)
Stock Cooler which is not a Good Cooling Heatsink For this Hot, Hot Processor (Will Be Upgrading to Enermax ETS-T40-BK Black 120mm Twister CPU Cooler with TB Apollish Blue LED )
8 GB DDR3 PC-12800 Dual Channel Gail Ram - Cas Latency 9 ($70 @ MicorCenter)
Blu-Ray DL DVD Burner
DVD DL Burner
Sata3 Drives: WD 500GB and Hitatchi 1T (Future Upgrade To 840 EVO Series 250GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive but when funds allow thus may be awhile)
EVGA Nvidia 660TI 2GB DDR5
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
Initial Test With Midwest Grain 3.0 - FPS: FPS: 40-48 on heavily scenic route (Pofig SpeedTrees and suspect significant increase with my SpeedTrees but not tested yet and estimate in the high 60's to low 70's @ High Video Setting)
Video Settings: 5000m @ Max Settings minus SpeedTree @ Normal due to Pofig SpeedTrees which hurt FPS regardless of CPU/GPU.
Only gripe is Surveyor whereas my FPS in the above route is only 12-15FPS and have no clue why.

Very Happy I Made The $225 Investment and One Heck of a Deal:udrool:

Playing Trainz in 3D with TriDef 3D not going to be an issue now (cuts FPS in half) : :D
SpeedTree Work For T:ANE will become less demanding as well - Hooray
 
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Thank you Jonathan and mcquirel. I have registered my copy of Trainz 2004 but it was under a different account name back in about 2004, if I remember correctly. The systems you guys have are great but I'm not a techno genius. I don't know the difference between motherboards or for that matter which graphics card is better. I've always bought complete systems until recently. My system recently died but I did keep my 24 inch monitor. I've seen 'gaming systems' offered on a certain auction site recently but I have no idea if they would work with trainz 2012 or the upcoming release....
 
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Hi Deathletter, In that case if your not certain of a computer you want to buy, flag it up in this forum, and someone will look through the spec's for you, and more than likely show you the pit falls and find you a better deal, if there is one to be had out there.
 
How about something like this Jonathan?
​
  • Intel 4th Generation Core i7-4770 Processor 3.4GHz/4 Cores/8 Threads/Max Turbo Frequency 3.9GHz​
  • 12GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz RAM​
  • 2TB SATA 7200rpm Hard Drive ​
  • DVD+/-RW Dual Layer DVD Burner​
  • 2GB DDR5 NVidia GeForce GTX 650 GraphicsCard (support dual monitor output)​


  • [*]
    Integrated High-Definition Audio​
  • Integrated 9-in-1 Media Card Reader ​
  • Integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wireless WiFi and 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Card​
  • Lenovo USB Mouse and Keyboard​
  • Genuine Windows 8® 64-bit Standard Edition​
  • 1 Year Lenovo Limited Warranty (expires December 2014)​

    [*]
    4 USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 Ports​
 
That's not a bad system and should be fine. My only concern being a Lenovo, is their cheap hard drive. I have had bad experience as a support technician with their systems in the past, and having said this, I would recommend purchasing an extended warranty so your drive is covered in the event that it fails outside of the 1-year period.

John
 
Honestly, I had never heard of the name 'Lenovo' until I saw it on an auction site. I will look around some more. I see another computer that sounds good but I think the OS listed is a mistake. I'm asking if that is a mistake.
 
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How about this:Specs:
Two 3.2 Dual Core XEON CPU's for a total of 4 processor (upgradeable to 8)
16GB DDR ECC Memory (upgradeable to 32GB)
500GB Hard drive (additional space for extra drives
Geforce GTX 650 TI 2GB Dedicated DDR5 Video card
Supports up to 3 monitors
875W Power Supply (Can handle any video card you want to put in it.)
onboard 1GB network
onboard sound
FireWire connection
DVD Burner
8 USB Ports, 2 front, 6 back
 
It sounds like this has a duel CPU motherboard, I don't know much about these, they started releasing these about 7 years a go and for some reason they never really caught on, but I don't know the reason why? maybe some one here may know the answer.
the spec's you have given above do not say what the OS is!
The first one has windows 8 which is good but the pro version has better memory access.

edit ... I think I see what you mean yes there is no such thing as Windows 8.1 ultimate... there is a windows 7 ultimate but windows 8 has only normal and pro versions.
 
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Well that does clear it up... :eek: It appears to be the top dog of the 7's. So....do you think that the second computer will do the job?
 
I would need more information of the motherboard before I would buy it myself, to make sure I was not buying a pig in a poke.
It could become obsolete too quickly, the only thing I can remember about duel CPU motherboards is that they was very expensive and aimed more at the pro business market rather than the gaming market.. Give it a day or two for someone to give more information about it, I have never owned one so I cannot give you a satisfying answer to your question.
 
Okay.... I see something that I should have posted in the very first post for the second computer. It is a Dell and the Model is a "Precision 490". EDIT: After doing a search, I found that these were first released in May of 2011.
 
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Stay Away From Dell or Pre-Built Retail Computers. You may think you are getting a deal, then find out your components are CHEAP.
 
How about this? I'm sorry for the weird fonts. I copied and pasted....


G34 MSI motherboard
Amd 6100 bulldozer
Nvidia gtx Asus 650
H60 liquid cooling
750 watt corsair
1tb barracuda HDD
With a apevia cruiser x 2 case.

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