Graphics Card for CoH2
4 Mar 2016, 08:57 AM
#1
Posts: 3
I want buy graphics card for Coh2. I choose 2 cards R9 280X and GTX 960 4gb OC. Which will be better?
4 Mar 2016, 10:20 AM
#2
Posts: 769 | Subs: 1
It's unlikely to matter. COH2 is CPU limited. Both of those video cards would probably be underutilised.
I would look at other games you like and see how those video cards perform at those.
I would look at other games you like and see how those video cards perform at those.
Some of my COH2 Guides:
| The COH2 System Performance Guide | The COH2 FAQ |
4 Mar 2016, 10:51 AM
#3
Posts: 3
What graphics card you recommend for CoH?
4 Mar 2016, 10:51 AM
#4
1 
Posts: 1021 | Subs: 1
what is the rest of your setup? i would rather get r9 380(x)
“Ha! They're scratching your paint job, Helmut!”
4 Mar 2016, 10:56 AM
#5
Posts: 132
It depends what mode do you like. In 1v1 I have 80+(I capped this with my radeon drivers to 90 for lower temperatures, FPS drops to ~70-75) FPS with my i5 750 3,8GHz(OC), Radeon R7 250X 1GB and 12GB RAM on high settings without stuff which kills FPS like antyaliasing, vsync, shadows(OFF), postprocessing, raindetail, snowdetail, ambocclquality and physics.
My settings - http://www.speedyshare.com/4nNwm/configuration-system.lua
The most imporatant is CPU.
My settings - http://www.speedyshare.com/4nNwm/configuration-system.lua
The most imporatant is CPU.
4 Mar 2016, 13:15 PM
#6
Posts: 264
I want buy graphics card for Coh2. I choose 2 cards R9 280X and GTX 960 4gb OC. Which will be better?
I have the 960 GTX 4gb and I run Coh2 pretty smooth once I disabled AA in game and told nvidia to do it for me. I get around 40-60 FPS when settings are maxed. It's been pretty smooth since the AA change.
I also am running with 16GB of DDR3 ram and a i5 3750k @3.6 ghz. I run Coh2 on a 500GB Samsung SSD
In 1v1 it's a steady 60fps, but other game modes it jumps around when a lot of artillery hits. Like Artillery Cover.
Axis biased, Allied biased. Play every faction before you scream nerf, be a Coh2 player not an "Axis" or "Allied" player.
Playercard: 76561198006693960
Playercard: 76561198006693960
6 Mar 2016, 08:46 AM
#7
Posts: 3
I wont buy FX6300 and 8gb RAM. This CPU is good for CoH?
6 Mar 2016, 10:12 AM
#8
1 
Posts: 764
I wont buy FX6300 and 8gb RAM. This CPU is good for CoH?
Nope. You need high single-thread performance, which AMD basically doesn't offer at all at the moment.
Intels i5 is still the way to go, if you're on a budget, and depending on your other components, then i3 or Pentium G might be an alternative.
6 Mar 2016, 10:26 AM
#9
Posts: 974 | Subs: 2
got hardware that not even exists when coh was release and i am still forced to play on mid if i want to play mostly lagfree. Paid 2.000 bucks so i would recommend you a buget of at least 3.000 + euro 
don't forget a quad channel mainbord and run everything on SSD's.
And before someone comes up with bla bla, i can play every game like Witcher 3, Farcry 4, BF 4, GTA V and so on on maximum grafic + a high fps rate.
don't forget a quad channel mainbord and run everything on SSD's. And before someone comes up with bla bla, i can play every game like Witcher 3, Farcry 4, BF 4, GTA V and so on on maximum grafic + a high fps rate.
6 Mar 2016, 10:51 AM
#10
4 Posts: 73
My setup is:
980 ti Gfx
16 gb ram
500 samsung ssd
z97 asus motherboard
i5 - 4690 CPU
And my pc have problems handling coh2 in 4 vs 4 , when there is a lot of arty falling down from the sky.....
980 ti Gfx
16 gb ram
500 samsung ssd
z97 asus motherboard
i5 - 4690 CPU
And my pc have problems handling coh2 in 4 vs 4 , when there is a lot of arty falling down from the sky.....
6 Mar 2016, 11:07 AM
#11
1 Posts: 764
@oakdk: lower / deactivate CPU taxing features.
Cyanara wrote a fancy guide about COH2 performance:
https://www.coh2.org/guides/50098/coh2-system-performance-guide
Cyanara wrote a fancy guide about COH2 performance:
https://www.coh2.org/guides/50098/coh2-system-performance-guide
6 Mar 2016, 22:46 PM
#12
1 Posts: 1021 | Subs: 1
i wouldnt get an i3 or pentium at all. as soon as you have something running in the background, you are missing a lot of your cpu power. additionally, with directx 12 and vulcan cpus will scale much better with corenumber.
and dont buy any hardware just for coh2...
and dont buy any hardware just for coh2...
“Ha! They're scratching your paint job, Helmut!”
6 Mar 2016, 23:34 PM
#13
1 
Posts: 2885
got hardware that not even exists when coh was release and i am still forced to play on mid if i want to play mostly lagfree. Paid 2.000 bucks so i would recommend you a buget of at least 3.000 + euro
And before someone comes up with bla bla, i can play every game like Witcher 3, Farcry 4, BF 4, GTA V and so on on maximum grafic + a high fps rate.
What does the quad channel have to do with it? If he just goes for really strong double core processor, minimalist OC motherboard, 16GB of cheap dual channel ram, good enough gpu like gtx960, small ssd just for system and coh2 and hdd for all the rest he can get same performance in coh2 for a fraction of what you had to pay for your hardware.
7 Mar 2016, 07:12 AM
#14
1 Posts: 764
i wouldnt get an i3 or pentium at all. as soon as you have something running in the background, you are missing a lot of your cpu power. additionally, with directx 12 and vulcan cpus will scale much better with corenumber.
and dont buy any hardware just for coh2...
Me neither, but if you're on a budget it's the better choice.
Certainly better than buying a 4 year old CPU which was insufficient back then, and still is. With a 1150/1 i3 he will at least have an upgrade path, and decent performance right now. DX12 won't change that.
My point being: FX6300 is a waste of money nowadays, either way.
7 Mar 2016, 14:55 PM
#15
1 Posts: 1021 | Subs: 1
If you overclock it sufficiently it will run most games just fine and wont limit a r9 380x. additionally buying a 2 core cpu is a waste aswell.
therefore if the OP has the money to upgrade from an i3 sooner or later, he shouldnt get a i3 in the beginning
therefore if the OP has the money to upgrade from an i3 sooner or later, he shouldnt get a i3 in the beginning
“Ha! They're scratching your paint job, Helmut!”
7 Mar 2016, 15:25 PM
#16
1 Posts: 764
If you overclock it sufficiently it will run most games just fine and wont limit a r9 380x. additionally buying a 2 core cpu is a waste aswell.
therefore if the OP has the money to upgrade from an i3 sooner or later, he shouldnt get a i3 in the beginning
Overclocking comes with further costs and problems attached. The 6300 isn't a real hexacore either btw.
This whole "moar cores, moar ghz" is nice for marketing, but doesn't matter if the actual raw performance is completely sub par.
If he would have the money to heavily upgrade sooner or later, then buying the FX 6300 is even the worst decision he can make. The i3 will get the job done for now, while keeping an upgrade path open - that's the point.
7 Mar 2016, 16:47 PM
#17
1 Posts: 1021 | Subs: 1
overclocking the fx 6300 will cost you more electricity, but that is negligible. problems should not occur.
well, the "raw performance" of the fx 6300 is comparable to an i3 6100 while being about 20% cheaper. if you overclock the fx 6300, it becomes an even better option. additionally directx 12 might eliminate the need to upgrade
the fact that he considers a fx 6300 means his budget is really low. while i agree that a ddr4 plattform with an h170 board would give the option to upgrade to an i5 6600, it costs more. therefore he would probably cut the budget of the GPU which is never a good choice today, as pretty much all games run into GPU limits (besides COH 2, which doesnt run at all
)
but this discussion is senseless without knowing what the OP currently has (maybe some ddr3 sticks) and what his budget is
well, the "raw performance" of the fx 6300 is comparable to an i3 6100 while being about 20% cheaper. if you overclock the fx 6300, it becomes an even better option. additionally directx 12 might eliminate the need to upgrade
the fact that he considers a fx 6300 means his budget is really low. while i agree that a ddr4 plattform with an h170 board would give the option to upgrade to an i5 6600, it costs more. therefore he would probably cut the budget of the GPU which is never a good choice today, as pretty much all games run into GPU limits (besides COH 2, which doesnt run at all
)but this discussion is senseless without knowing what the OP currently has (maybe some ddr3 sticks) and what his budget is
“Ha! They're scratching your paint job, Helmut!”
7 Mar 2016, 17:18 PM
#18
Posts: 640
This might have the computing power to run CoH2 at a steady 60 FPS with AA off
8 Mar 2016, 16:02 PM
#19
1 Posts: 764
overclocking the fx 6300 will cost you more electricity, but that is negligible. problems should not occur.
well, the "raw performance" of the fx 6300 is comparable to an i3 6100 while being about 20% cheaper. if you overclock the fx 6300, it becomes an even better option. additionally directx 12 might eliminate the need to upgrade
the fact that he considers a fx 6300 means his budget is really low. while i agree that a ddr4 plattform with an h170 board would give the option to upgrade to an i5 6600, it costs more. therefore he would probably cut the budget of the GPU which is never a good choice today, as pretty much all games run into GPU limits (besides COH 2, which doesnt run at all
but this discussion is senseless without knowing what the OP currently has (maybe some ddr3 sticks) and what his budget is
Overclocking "costs" you in terms of mainboard and cooling - people seem to forget about that quite often.
While the FX is a decent CPU overall, it's outdated and severely lacks single-threaded performance - which he needs for a lot of games on the market right now, including COH2. While at the same time there's no upgrade path with the AM3 socket, nor decent performance to begin with.
"Costs more" is a matter of calculation. Buy cheap, buy twice.
Personally i really can't recommend AMD CPUs for any gaming system right now. Zen might change that again, and GPUs are certainly a good alternative.
Anyways, half the topic is our argueing anyways. Truth is somewhere in the middle, i guess we can agree on that.
8 Mar 2016, 16:14 PM
#20
Posts: 239
i'm currently running the game on a work laptop with integrated graphics. sure, it will only load 2v2s and 1v1s, and sure, it crashes after every game, and yeah, the graphics don't look great...
but it runs. coh2 is memory and CPU dependent. this computer has 8 GB of RAM but only 32-bit windows, so only 3.2 GB is actually available to run coh2 (hence the crashes). video cards matter little.
but it runs. coh2 is memory and CPU dependent. this computer has 8 GB of RAM but only 32-bit windows, so only 3.2 GB is actually available to run coh2 (hence the crashes). video cards matter little.
 | Playercard of SHARK | |||||||||||||||
|
1 user is browsing this thread:
1 guest
Livestreams
 |
|
|
11 | ||
 |
|
|
853 | ||
|
|
|
|
47 | ||
|
|
|
|
18 |
Ladders Top 10
-
#Steam AliasWL%Streak
- 1.831222.789+37
- 2.596215.735+11
- 3.34957.860+14
- 4.1101614.642+2
- 5.305114.728+1
- 6.916405.693-2
- 7.273108.717+24
- 8.721440.621+3
- 9.1041674.607-2
- 10.17146.788+1
Data provided by
Relic Entertainment
Relic Entertainment
Replay highlight
VS
-
cblanco ★ -
보드카 중대
-
VonManteuffel -
Heartless Jäger
Einhoven Country
Honor it
9
Download
1234
Board Info
786 users are online:
786 guests
0 post in the last 24h
8 posts in the last week
37 posts in the last month
8 posts in the last week
37 posts in the last month
Registered members: 49092
Welcome our newest member, dreilandechode
Most online: 2043 users on 29 Oct 2023, 01:04 AM
Welcome our newest member, dreilandechode
Most online: 2043 users on 29 Oct 2023, 01:04 AM