Got troubles on graphics settings(1.1.0.8)

[razor425]

I've just downloaded the full copy of the V1.1.0.8 from the DCS website(bt downloading).After i run the game,i go to the option graphics to adjust some settings,but i find that i can t turn on the HDR,and the scenery and texture detail option stay in medium(cant be adjusted).HOW could this happened?

I am running on a 32BIT WIN7.

CPU: PHEMON IIX4 955

MEN:6GB DDR3 1333

GRAPHICS:GTX275 896MB

[MemphisBelle]

I am running on a 32BIT WIN7.

 

Before further questions occure:

GENERAL

 

Q: What are the recommended system requirements?

A:

Operating system: 64-bit Windows XP, Vista, or 7

Processor: Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 or better

Memory: 4GB

Hard disk space: 7 GB

Video: Shader 3.0 or better; 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT DirectX 9.0c or better

Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible

DirectX®: 9.0C

 

go through this: thread

 

Same and additional informtion are also provided on : the FAQ´s

 

good luck

Edited June 7, 2011 by MemphisBelle

[winz]

Just a personal question - why do you have 6GB of RAM witch a 32bit OS? Oo

[Napa]

I've just downloaded the full copy of the V1.1.0.8 from the DCS website(bt downloading).After i run the game,i go to the option graphics to adjust some settings,but i find that i can t turn on the HDR,and the scenery and texture detail option stay in medium(cant be adjusted).HOW could this happened?

I am running on a 32BIT WIN7.

CPU: PHEMON IIX4 955

MEN:6GB DDR3 1333

GRAPHICS:GTX275 896MB

 

One suggestion: Upgrade your OS to 64bit. I know it will cost but believe me its well worth it.

 

Edit: All your games and other software in general will benefit from 64bit, not just DCS A-10C.

[razor425]

Just a personal question - why do you have 6GB of RAM witch a 32bit OS? Oo

 

while i made the memory-upgrade,i was on a 32bit system,and i dont want to reinstall the system because i dont want to have so.many games and softwares reinstalled.....

[Nu-NRG]

while i made the memory-upgrade,i was on a 32bit system,and i dont want to reinstall the system because i dont want to have so.many games and softwares reinstalled.....

You do know you are NOT working with 6gb. Just 3.5gb

I did install 64bit. as 1.1.0.8 came out. Reinstalling everything (drivers, updates, programs) took me cca 3 hours, but I prepared for it. I downloaded drivers prior to "format c:" :D

[razor425]

One suggestion: Upgrade your OS to 64bit. I know it will cost but believe me its well worth it.

 

Edit: All your games and other software in general will benefit from 64bit, not just DCS A-10C.

 

I know that is a lot of benefit from the 64bit system,but i would l to know the cause of the problem i mentioned above,is this linked to the operation system?or cause by the game itself.while on the v1.1.0.6 i dont have any troubles like this~

[razor425]

You do know you are NOT working with 6gb. Just 3.5gb

I did install 64bit. as 1.1.0.8 came out. Reinstalling everything (drivers, updates, programs) took me cca 3 hours, but I prepared for it. I downloaded drivers prior to "format c:" :D

 

e.....u can just download a tiny software,that could remove the memory restriction of the system,i am on fully 6gb RAM now:lol:

[Nu-NRG]

e.....u can just download a tiny software,that could remove the memory restriction of the system,i am on fully 6gb RAM now:lol:

But still IS NOT a 64 bit system. I'm an IT guy and I question what that tiny program actually did :P

[razor425]

But still IS NOT a 64 bit system. I'm an IT guy and I question what that tiny program actually did :P

 

I am a chinese guy,so.....i can not describe the name of the software in english and i also dont know what that thing exactly do to my system,only thing i know is after i click on the enable button and reboot the system,there's a new selectable start choice call windows 7 (128GB.......) i cant completely remember the name.And in the systems lower right corner there's a list of word read 'test mode 7600'.That's all ican say to describe that thing....

[MemphisBelle]

I nonetheless recomment to reinstall Windows7 64Bit. Windows7 will grab the most drivers while installation anyway.

Important settings and files can be stored onto another drive or an USB Stick, such as your DCS Software and others.

 

It´s a different to have a faked 32Bit or a real 64Bit System, espacially by using Win7.

By the way, I am one of those crazy ones who reinstalls Win7 all half a year...:D

[EtherealN]

razor425,

 

1 - The reason for the "problem" you are seeing is that you are running a 32-bit operating system. No matter what application you use to tweak your os, a 32-bit process still is limited in it's adress space simply through the fact of it being 32-bit. The only way around that is to run 64-bit. This is a bigger thing than just what the operating system can see - the 32-bit adress space limitations are fundamental limitations.

 

2 - The higher settings were removed from 32-bit because on many systems they were causing memory shortages, which in turn caused system instability. Again: total memory is irrelevant here. 32-bit adressable memory is the thing. And again, 64-bit is the only solution.

 

The settings being in there on the 32-bit version quite simply was causing a LOT of support requests because people never read the system requirements.

 

I'd be interested in seeing a dxdiag file though, to see that memory expansion thing you apparently have in action. But really... It's way past time to upgrade to a 64-bit OS. Your hardware is 64-bit!

[MemphisBelle]

It's way past time to upgrade to a 64-bit OS. Your hardware is 64-bit!

 

Can someone plz pin that onto frontpage of this Forum...:smartass:

[razor425]

razor425,

 

1 - The reason for the "problem" you are seeing is that you are running a 32-bit operating system. No matter what application you use to tweak your os, a 32-bit process still is limited in it's adress space simply through the fact of it being 32-bit. The only way around that is to run 64-bit. This is a bigger thing than just what the operating system can see - the 32-bit adress space limitations are fundamental limitations.

 

2 - The higher settings were removed from 32-bit because on many systems they were causing memory shortages, which in turn caused system instability. Again: total memory is irrelevant here. 32-bit adressable memory is the thing. And again, 64-bit is the only solution.

 

The settings being in there on the 32-bit version quite simply was causing a LOT of support requests because people never read the system requirements.

 

I'd be interested in seeing a dxdiag file though, to see that memory expansion thing you apparently have in action. But really... It's way past time to upgrade to a 64-bit OS. Your hardware is 64-bit!

 

Thanks for your reply!Now i am clearly know its the software limits me,i think i need to upgrade my OS right away:thumbup:

[Turuk_Makto]

Thanks for your reply!Now i am clearly know its the software limits me,i think i need to upgrade my OS right away:thumbup:

 

And you´ll see everythings will go good after that...

[mckee14]

its impossible to expand the adress-space a 32bit OS can use, with or without any "programs", big or tiny ones.

 

anyways, they changed the setup menu with the latest patch, so users running a 32bit OS can NOT turn on HDR, and can not choose high textures.

 

even if i personally run on a 64bit OS, i think this is completely ridicoulous. (especially after giving out tips in the forums to change some very basic memory adressing options in the OS to get rid of the black textures)

 

every user should get the same product and set the settings he wants, end of story

 

as others already said, keep your eyes open for a 64bit OS as soon as you can afford it.

[Jimmytime]

There might be some gimicky software that "extends" the memory but it's no replacement for 64 bit.

"By definition, a 32-bit processor uses 32 bits to refer to the location of each byte of memory. 2^32 = 4.2 billion, which means a memory address that's 32 bits long can only refer to 4.2 billion unique locations (i.e. 4 GB)."

[EtherealN]

even if i personally run on a 64bit OS, i think this is completely ridicoulous. (especially after giving out tips in the forums to change some very basic memory adressing options in the OS to get rid of the black textures)

 

I have mixed feelings about suggesting those changes, for several reasons:

1 - The portion of customers that actually use this forum is very very small.

2 - The "very basic memory adressing options" are system-wide changes that can cause adverse affects for other applications or the OS itself, including system instability, depending on drivers and which other applications are in use.

 

every user should get the same product and set the settings he wants, end of story

 

People get the same product. The product in question has 64-bit OS as part of the system requirements. A 32-bit executable is supplied, but for it to even be possible to attempt at supporting it the restrictions on 32-bit need to be taken into account. It is just not an option to have thousands of frustrated customers that see their product crash all the time, and specific settings are strongly linked to those stability issues under 32-bit.

 

My personal opinion is that ED should just drop the 32-bit altogether. I guess that might not be a viable option market-wise though.

[McVittees]

I upgraded to 64bit this weekend. There was a odd sense of satisfaction in seeing that .75Gb of RAM recovered!

[wtfisgoingon]

64 is well worth the small amount of time and money. Reinstalling is fun :)

[vortex360]

I know that is a lot of benefit from the 64bit system,but i would l to know the cause of the problem i mentioned above,is this linked to the operation system?or cause by the game itself.while on the v1.1.0.6 i dont have any troubles like this~

 

 

That video card is also bottlenecking your system.

[tusler]

i recently put a 2gig gtx 560 video card in my system and it is giving me frame rates above 70 most of the time.

Get a video card with as much ram as you can it really made a difference for me.:D

[Bucic]

i recently put a 2gig gtx 560 video card in my system and it is giving me frame rates above 70 most of the time.

Get a video card with as much ram as you can it really made a difference for me.:D

'Thank you very much!' says the card manufacturer's marketing department :rolleyes:

 

One should read on what amount of RAM is enough for a given resolution range. Look it up.