So I Just got Beam.NG Drive Techdemo...

So I just downloaded the Techdemo today on my 1.83 GHZ dual core HP laptop

Im Getting about 35-40 fps with low (not lowest) graphics setting

Question is: Can I run the full version? (with lowest graphics)

 

The techdemo is a terrible benchmark. The full version gets significantly better performance.

 

So It would run better than the Techdemo?

btw thx for replying

 

Most certainly so. Not sure what the FPS will be, but better than you're getting now.

 

That kinda surprised me... btw Thanks

 

The techdemo is an older, unoptimized version of the game. Now they've had time to optimize it, so it plays much smoother.

 

dont expect much though. Laptops do have trouble running this game. Maps like west coast usa may cause problems.

 

i got like 2 fps on my first laptop, which was an AMD 8 quad core and a good graphics card, so yeah

 

They run pretty much the same, but in current version you actually can get Vsync off and bit higher framerate, but with same settings they run about same FPS on my computer.


Let's not talk about how many vehicles one can run, I did try, tried so hard to get many covets cloned in tech demo, but could not have only one, certainly new versions allow more vehicles to be run and there is ton of new features as well as graphical changes. Both seem to have equally smooth crashing, finally that hiccup when crashing is gone, that bothered us for so long.

CPU usage is less with new version, but GPU usage about same, so unless one has potato CPU, tech demo should not run slower. Laptops come only with potato CPU's.

But but, also full new version of BeamNG has WORKING graphics settings, so you can actually lower details a bit and get a LOT better performance, tech demo runs at full details, no matter what I chose for graphics settings it was the same.

So definitely worth getting full version of BeamNG, because at lowest of low details it can be run even on potato (with single car).

 

Ok. Thanks!

Ok. Thanks!
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Thanks Fera!

 

As usual, I've run into a problem. Its a DirectX error. I had DirectX 9 but i downloaded DirectX 11.

Here are meh specs:

System Information
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Time of this report: 7/24/2018, 17:04:23
Machine name: NEXTREVITPC
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_ldr.170913-0600)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Compaq nc8430 (RB553UT#ABA)
BIOS: KBC Version 40.17
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.8GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 1371MB used, 2723MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

 

Why does the tech demo look better in some aspects? lol the windows are clearer

 

As usual, I've run into a problem. Its a DirectX error. I had DirectX 9 but i downloaded DirectX 11.

Here are meh specs:

System Information
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Time of this report: 7/24/2018, 17:04:23
Machine name: NEXTREVITPC
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_ldr.170913-0600)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Compaq nc8430 (RB553UT#ABA)
BIOS: KBC Version 40.17
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.8GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 1371MB used, 2723MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

 

I really don't know if It supports it.... Though DixDiag says I have it? The only beamng i can run is the techdemo

 

Your GPU is Radeon X1600 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/1603/mobility-radeon-x1600

That is DirectX 9 card, while BeamNG requires DirectX11 to run.

That is really surprising that you can run Tech demo so well, considering the age of hardware.

This is code which is telling what exactly your laptop is and what it can do "HP Compaq nc8430 (RB553UT#ABA)"

I would of never thought your laptop being 11 years old, so sorry.

Maybe you can get a refund because can't run the game, Steam usually does that quite well.

 

lol maybe I can modify The Techdemo idk

 

I doubt that being possible, they have probably made it so that it is not possible to mod it.

Of course you could get something bit more recent hardware, second hand 5 years old desktop is probably not going to cost huge amount of money and 2nd hand DX11 GPU from mid range to high end level would run BeamNG as most new machines, maybe even better if you can find nice i7 and 980 or similar performance level for pennies.

Amount of money I put on my system would of bought much better performing machine 2nd hand, but I wanted silent power efficient system and bought new parts and now I'm facing need to upgrade GPU as BeamNG and new content is harder to run at full glory than in 0.8 version where my puny GPU was still fine.

Turning details down I can still run glorious 60fps, but certainly it looks like that Beam is going to require lots of GPU power too.

 

Ok, I may look into a newer pc... $200 is my budget lol. For now i'll play the Techdemo until then. Thanks!

 

It may sound stupid, but go to transfer/recycling stations and look for computers. Sometimes you may find some good items. I was able to get my computer for virtually nothing, since it was no longer needed and was going to be thrown out, and it was good apart from the gpu (dreadful ati r5).

Granted, you may not be as lucky as me, but always try to look for free parts. They exist.

May the Soviet junking gods be with you!