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[Lightangel112]

My Laptop is an ACER ASPIRE 6935G.
Has OS on MS windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1.
Intel Core2 Duo CPU T6400 @ 2.0GHz, 4GB RAM.
Nvidia Geforce 9600M GS.

Did a patch to recognize and utilize the full 4 gig ram, then did a kernel patch to reconfigure ram distribution. So 3 gig now goes to tasks and games and 1 gig to the OS. This reduces crashing in games significantly since I did this change.

Here are my Hawken settings, they are much lower than what In-game is capable off, this allows me to achieve a frame rate of about 25-35 per second on average, it's usually above 30 on avg. I might get more frames if I reduced the resolution a bit, but I like playing with it on max heh. I get no latency unless I reach or fall below 20 frames per second, then things start to lag. I myself play quite decently on my setup and my MMR was at it's highest 2530. So you don't need a GOD like computer to play and decent.

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Edited by Lightangel112, May 21 2014 - 06:12 AM.

[Ker4u]

Lightangel112, on May 21 2014 - 06:10 AM, said:

Here are my Hawken settings, they are much lower than what In-game is capable off

i don't see  much difference vs default low settings, could you elaborate on what you tweaked_

Edited by Ker4u, May 21 2014 - 06:25 AM.

[Lightangel112]

Ker4u, on May 21 2014 - 06:21 AM, said:

Lightangel112, on May 21 2014 - 06:10 AM, said:

Here are my Hawken settings, they are much lower than what In-game is capable off

i don't see  much difference vs default low settings, could you elaborate on what you tweaked_

I set all shadow and lighting settings to their lowest. These two take a lot of performance on CPU's.

Edited by Lightangel112, May 21 2014 - 11:56 AM.

[Mawnkey]

DaPheel, on May 19 2014 - 06:18 PM, said:

Silverfire, on May 19 2014 - 06:04 PM, said:

As long as the driver is you, it's a driver issue.

Good Comeback!

**edit** That's going in my sig. if. i. can. just. squeeze.it.in. yup, worked

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[nepacaka]

Quote

The lowest settings just aren't low enough to give a usable frame rate, whereas those who have top-dollar supercomputers are DOMINATING games by themselves, with a berserker cutting down an entire enemy team.

you just do not know how to cook it
https://community.pl...ps/#entry416126

the only question. whether you play for the gameplay and competition. or you graphomaniac (and you die with your 30fps and high settings and shaders)

Edited by nepacaka, May 23 2014 - 01:21 PM.

[UrNixed]

guest511234902, on May 18 2014 - 09:06 AM, said:

Hawken is pretty dang computer intensive. Unless you have a 4000$-water-cooled-triple-tower-case-with an I7 processor, you're going to be grinding your face on the floor with 10 frames per second.

The lowest settings just aren't low enough to give a usable frame rate, whereas those who have top-dollar supercomputers are DOMINATING games by themselves, with a berserker cutting down an entire enemy team.

Technicians with a good computer can take on anybody, really...

This game gives an unfair advantage to those with GODLIKE computers.

I feel like this is contributing to the low player base.

Oh wait, it is.

This game limits the player base to those with good computers, those with mediocre computers just quit.

For me, i feel like good graphics quality is nothing but icing on the cake compared to a usable frame rate.

So, in conclusion, we need lower graphics settings or some form of tweaking to the maps to make them less computer intensive.

  im playin on ultra with my 1100 laptop with 40+ fps all the time. either uve confused ur pc with a toaster or are so incredibly inept that uve bogged down ur pc to the point that hawken is unplayable. i was actually quite surprised how well it runs i have a geforce gt750m nothing that crazy so ur post really makes no sense

Edited by UrNixed, May 27 2014 - 01:36 AM.

[ShockBlast]

palad1ne, on May 18 2014 - 10:11 AM, said:

There is no way to play this Game without Watercooling. And i mean CPU+GPU+RAM full blown matrix. My Liquid Tank is big like a Horse.

Hawken is not cheap though

.....Seriously_ I can imagine you would need to watercool an ancient biegebox to play Hawken, but modern machines can run Hawken just fine with case/CPU/video card fans for cooling, and Hawken is free to play, and not that computer intensive, at least compared to a Crysis game.

FakeName, on May 18 2014 - 10:24 AM, said:

800€ .. can paly on ultra and 60 FPS ... 'High-end' ... 4 years old ...

But you are not going to paly well with 10 fps I agree, maybe you should stop playing on a toaster_

Why are ancient/low-end computers often referred to as "toasters"_ I doubt they could even defrost/warm bred adequately.

nokari, on May 18 2014 - 11:15 AM, said:

This is ridiculous. OF COURSE people with better computers are going to have better frame rates and performance. That's a given with ANY pc game. It's a game about reaction speeds and aim, so of course if you're using a fuzzy bunny computer that doesn't even meet the minimum requirements, you're not going to be as good as anyone above that, not just people with really expensive computers. And you're also really exaggerating about just how high specs a person needs. Anything in the $1000 range (average gaming computers) will get you high performance in Hawken.

An Intel i5 anything, 6 GB of RAM, and a <$200 AMD video card would probably be plenty for Hawken.

guest511234902, on May 18 2014 - 09:06 AM, said:

Hawken is pretty dang computer intensive. Unless you have a 4000$-water-cooled-triple-tower-case-with an I7 processor, you're going to be grinding your face on the floor with 10 frames per second.

Even including my speakers,monitor, gaming mouse, and headphones, my machine costs less than $2000. 3 fans, an Intel i5-3570 (non overclocked), 16 GB of RAM, and a non overclocked Nvidia GTX 680 run Hawken just fine at ~ 60 fps on ultra/high settings for me.  With that, I can win matches, get a decent K/D ratio, and have fun. Though it would be great if AT&T didn't suck with their Internet speeds, and if it stormed less often. Watercooling is just for insane overclocking, which might be appropriate for running Crysis 3 on max settings, which would be overkill for Hawken at medium or such.

[OmegaNull]

There are not many god-tier rigs around these parts. I mean, I have one and I know of maybe 3 others that do. However, most are running subpar machines and still manage to rip my ass to pieces and spit on my corpse.

I still have my old Q6600, 9800GTX+, 4gb of ram, and a nice shiny windows 7 Pro still in the box. Yeah, this game plays fine on that.

When you don't know how to adjust settings in a game, then that makes you have issues. If you still cannot play the game, then you need to look for upgrades. if you cannot upgrade (even slightly because this games doesn't require much on low settings), then you got bigger problems.

Don't blame lack of skill or ability on a lack-luster system. If you can run 30 FPS, then you can play. Hell, I know a couple of guys running at 20FPS and play just fine. Though, not easily.

My 2 cents.

Also, older machines such as those running the 8800GTX were notorious for running hot. Hell, the entire Q6xxx series and e4xxx series ran hot. Same for the GTX 2xx series, GTX 470 and 480 as well.

The old 1800xtx ran REALLY hot.

Edited by OmegaNull, May 27 2014 - 06:06 PM.