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Cryptic: Whatis the Lag-less PC build

doctorfunke1doctorfunke1 Member Posts: 107 Arc User
edited March 2015 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
So I understand motherboards and video cards become obsolete. I just want to know, what do I need to run STO whithout any lag.
Should I add another ATI 7900 Vid Card or should I build a new PC.
I just want to play.
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  • sarosssaross Member Posts: 248 Media Corps
    edited March 2015
    Some of the lag seen currently could simply just be traits causing the issues of MOST of the lag going on right now.
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Hardware just affects what settings you should run at. Running at High with outdated hardware will take longer for the game to render, but it won't affect lag. If you like to currently settings and don't want to make the game look better, then there is no need to upgrade. Here are the system requirements so if you want to upgrade or buy a new PC, then do it for a game with harsher system requirements which is what I did to play Dragon Age Inquisition.

    Minimum System Requirements

    OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
    CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz or AMD Athlon X2 3800+
    Memory: 1GB RAM
    Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 / ATI Radeon X1800 / Intel HD Graphics
    Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
    DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
    HDD: 10GB Free Disk Space
    Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
    Disc: 6X DVD-ROM
    Recommended System Requirements

    OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
    CPU: Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 5600+
    Memory: 2GB RAM+
    Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3850+
    Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
    DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
    HDD: 10GB Free Disk Space
    Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
    Disc: 6X DVD-ROM

    Lag is something that is sometimes caused by internet troubles between where you are and where the servers are. So all you can do is ensure that your internet is good, but you can't do anything about Cryptic's internet connection or other network connections that your signal passes through. So there is no way to build a lag-less PC.
  • millimidgetmillimidget Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    doctorfunke1 wrote: »
    I just want to know, what do I need to run STO whithout any lag.
    What sort of lag are you experiencing?

    And what makes you think adding another poorly integrated hardware component, likely improperly installed/configured, will make any difference?

    I run on a crappy dual core with a crappy video card barely capable of handling DX11, from the opposite side of the US where Cryptic houses their servers, and outside of Cryptic's ISP acting up, an "unusually" high amount of player traffic, or certain very specific in-game conditions mostly related to the number of objects in the STF/map, rarely if ever see any lag.

    And the first two of those exceptions I listed are likely the result of the same issue; Cryptic's ISP throttles their traffic once activity breaks a certain threshold, which is something that only happens under periods of high concurrent logins.
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    skollulfr wrote: »
    imo, those stats are antiquated.

    i would put the minimum stats now around
    e7500
    2gb ram
    gtx 260

    recommended around now
    q6600
    4gb ram
    gtx 460

    and between the pwe and documents folders its using just shy of 15 gigs for me.

    not to mention... really dont need a dvd drive now. which makes it blatant that those stats are well past their use by date.

    Couldn't find anything more recent than 2012 and that was probably PWE just reposting the original specs.
  • doctorfunke1doctorfunke1 Member Posts: 107 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    well, I have 16 gb of RAM, my mother board is a quad core, and my vid card is an ATI 7900.
    I had heard of people running two vid cards on the game, but I guess it could be my WIFI NDual Band WNDA3100, is that the cause.

    It really is bad during PvE.
  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    starkaos wrote: »
    Couldn't find anything more recent than 2012 and that was probably PWE just reposting the original specs.

    They added the recommended with the 2013 update there, no? Cause they did some stuff with Season 8..cause the updated system requirements at the Arc site was around that period of time, and heh - they were even experiencing some GPU crashes with a patch right around that time.
    doctorfunke1 wrote: »
    well, I have 16 gb of RAM, my mother board is a quad core, and my vid card is an ATI 7900.
    I had heard of people running two vid cards on the game, but I guess it could be my WIFI NDual Band WNDA3100, is that the cause.

    It really is bad during PvE.

    Some folks out there have supported some bug reports/videos suggesting that it's because of certain traits...still kind of waiting to see what Cryptic says about it.
  • doctorfunke1doctorfunke1 Member Posts: 107 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    The problem didnt start until Delta Rising.
  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    doctorfunke1 wrote: »
    The problem didnt start until Delta Rising.

    Aye, the introduction of the Starship Traits...couldn't have happened before Delta Rising. My bad for not making it clear they were talking about Starship Traits when I mentioned Traits before.
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