PC Game Requirements - Ask 'Can my PC run this game?' questions here

Do you know if I will be able to run Fury on a Radeon 9200? I don't care if it's on the lowest settings.eskimoman150

Nope. It says "9600 or better", and that 9200 is MUCH WORSE than a 9600.

http://mmostrategyguides.com/system_requirements_-_fury.html

You could've looked that up as easily as I just did.

"Google is your friend" !

I just got the Orange Box, and it doesn't run. I bought it TWICE, but here are my specs:

Dell Dimention 8400

Gateway 22" Monitor

256 MB of RAM

2.52 of GHz

Intel Pentium 4

You need to study what the real PC component list is all about before buying PC games, so you have some idea why they won't work. System Memory is one kind of RAM, and a Gigabyte of it is standard these days for game players' machines.

If you really only have 256 MBs of memory, trying to play a new game is just a joke.

The single most important part of a game machine is the video card (and video chips don't count), but you don't even seem to know if you have one or not. The standard for the onboard VRAM builkt into out video cards has been 128 to 256 MBs over the current year, with the high performance cards offering the ability to use even more, at very high resolutions.

So, you need to buy this, and study the hardware coverage before your next trip to GameStop.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-5593710-5436132?url=index%3Dblended&search-option=search-amazon&field-keywords=PCs+for+dummies&Go.x=9&Go.y=7&Go=Go

The casheir at Target ripped off the plastic and all before I even left the store. I blame him, I didn't know!

Also, does my loss of RAM disable my computer from even regignizing the disk? Thats why I bought it twice...

For Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion ze2000 (EF062EA#ABU)
BIOS: Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 478MB used, 747MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset
DAC type: Internal
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitior Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ialmrnt5.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4020 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x2592
SubSys ID: 0x3080103C
Revision ID: 0x0003
Revision ID: 0x0003
Draw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D7 Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D8 Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D9 Test Result: All tests were successful.

Willit work. I dont mind slow frame rates but I dont want the computer to crash from it.

Thanx in advance shmuli999

For Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion ze2000 (EF062EA#ABU)
BIOS: Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 478MB used, 747MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset
DAC type: Internal
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitior Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ialmrnt5.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4020 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x2592
SubSys ID: 0x3080103C
Revision ID: 0x0003
Revision ID: 0x0003
Draw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D7 Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D8 Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D9 Test Result: All tests were successful.

Willit work. I dont mind slow frame rates but I dont want the computer to crash from it.

shmuli999

Forgot to add: on EA's website it says something about my compdoesnt have a vertex shader is it important???

Thanxin advance Shmuli999

So will it run at slow frame rates???I dont mind!!

Thanx by the way

Hey People,

Spec as follows:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8I945P-Pro

CPU: Intel Pentium D925 (3.0GHz, 2x 2MB L2 Cache 800MHz FSB)

RAM: 2 x Corsair 1GB DDR2 667MHz

GFX: XFX 7600GT XXX Edition 256MB

Sound: Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty

HDD: MORE THAN ENOUGH (LOL)

Will Medal of Honour Airborne work on my system w/o any problems?

Hey People,

Spec as follows:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8I945P-Pro

CPU: Intel Pentium D925 (3.0GHz, 2x 2MB L2 Cache 800MHz FSB)

RAM: 2 x Corsair 1GB DDR2 667MHz

GFX: XFX 7600GT XXX Edition 256MB

Sound: Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty

HDD: MORE THAN ENOUGH (LOL)

Will Medal of Honour Airborne work on my system w/o any problems?

It seems that your computer is really hi-tech. You should have no problems with it.

MayheM83

Thanks for the reply, as a High-End PC builder and Hardware System supporter, my PC is far from "Hi-Tech". But... It's cool to know that my PC is still worth something. ;)

I just finished building a Core2Duo E6850, 4GB DDR1066, 8800Ultra with 2x 1TB HDD, now THAT is almost Hi-Tech LOL!

I hope to upgrade soon (Except my soundcard of course)

man you dont have anything to upgrade you cant get better then an ultra, if there is anything to upgrade then get another ultra if you want, that'll last you about2 to3 years, heck even one will last you that long.

my PC specs are:

INTEL CORE 2 duo E6750

2GB 800MHZ RAM

case TT armor

an XFX8800 GTX XXX

ASUS P5N-E SLI MODBO

22 inch LCD

Im sure this is anough for crysis

There are two Radeon X1650 versions. Both are Mid-Level Quality, and both compare relatively well against the two Geforce 7600 cards. The Pro has about the same performance as a 7600 GS, and the XT is on a par with, and in many benches, slightly ahead of, the 7600 GT, but it's not usually priced as competitively, and so is not as good of a value. None of those four are "poor" cards, although none can run much of anything with high graphical settings unless the resolution is suppressed somewhat (there are also a couple of nice 7600 GTs that come from the producers already overclocked).

It should be noted that if the highest resolution that your display can handle is 1280 by 1024, both the X1650 Pro and the 7600 GT can be set to a medium-"High" graphical quality. For some sense of comparability, resolution should alway be referenced with mention of settings ("Max" isn't the same at all at 1024 by 768 as it would be at 1600 by 1200, and far, FAR too many times we have messagers here giving each other wildly inaccurate impressions of the situation regarding games' image quality).

Intel Celeron D 356 Processor

3.33GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB Cache

512MB DDR RAM

Intergrated Graphics

^^Would that computer run world of warcraft and the burning crusade?^^

Intel Celeron D 356 Processor

3.33GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB Cache

512MB DDR RAM

Intergrated Graphics

^^Would that computer run world of warcraft and the burning crusade?^^

fillup0

Just reposting so it gets noticed.

could some please suggest a good mobo and cpu that can run lost planet and other dx10 games that is in the 400$ range

im running a intel celeron d 3.33

2 gigs of ddr ram

8800 gts 640mb

Intel Celeron D 356 Processor

3.33GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB Cache

512MB DDR RAM

Intergrated Graphics

^^Would that computer run world of warcraft and the burning crusade?^^

fillup0

It will run, but you may encounter some errors along the way. You can still buy it and enjoy it, though

Anyone happen to know if a 6800 GO will run Hellgate reasonably well? Seems "OK" for Bioshock. BlindmanHowler

I don't think you need to worry about that yet. It is way too early. Anyways, based on your almost minimal explination, I cannot help you.

hey dudes i was just wondering how to measure your fps. could someone please enlighten me?

i know this is a bit off topic but this should only take a moment. i want to get a new graphics card and have been looking at frame rates in games i want to play. i know that i could just ask someone what is a good frame rate, but i would prefer to do it myself and be sure.

cheers

[QUOTE="fillup0"]

Intel Celeron D 356 Processor

3.33GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB Cache

512MB DDR RAM

Intergrated Graphics

^^Would that computer run world of warcraft and the burning crusade?^^

kingmickey2

It will run, but you may encounter some errors along the way. You can still buy it and enjoy it, though

Would I get a nice, smooth framerate with it?

AMD athlon 64 X2 dual core processor 4200+,

2 GB RAM,

nvidia geforce 7600 GT

the orange box at high settings at least, so?

For Battlefield 2

Current Battlefield 2 VideoSettings: Medium(all)

At what setting can I run anti-aliasing 2x or 4x

Dimension 4600 (2003)
Mainboard : Dell Computer Corp. 02Y832
Chipset : Intel i865PE
Processor : Intel Pentium 4 @ 2600 MHz
Physical Memory : 2.5 GB
Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce 7600 GS 512 MB AGP
Hard Disk : ST3120026A (120 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : LITEON DVD-ROM LTD163
CD-Rom Drive : SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-248F
Monitor Type : Dell Computer DELL E171FPb - 17 inchs
Network Card : Intel Corporation PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c (November 2006)
PSU:350w

hi, i was wondering what kinda seetings i would be expecting toplay crysis on.

Here are my specs:

4200 x2

7900gt overclocked to 700/850 (about1.5 performance of stock)

2gb dual channel ram

sata hard drive

xp

and does anyone know if it had settings for 16:10

neilnpatel

does anyone kno the answer

I want to get a new pc to be able to play gears of war and crysis on low settings. I want it to be under 1000$.

Can anyone please point me in theright direction?

Anyone happen to know if a 6800 GO will run Hellgate reasonably well? Seems "OK" for Bioshock. BlindmanHowler

I wouldnt bet on it. Geforce GO's are only ever used in Laptops and some Mac systems are are a "Lite" version of the Personal Computer variety.

TBH Im surprised it was "OK" on Bioshock I Run a 3.06 HT P4, 1.5g Ram (DDR2 466hz), with a 256Geforce 6700 PCI-e Gfx.
It refused to work properly. Overly dark, reflections did not perform correct and managed a poor 10fps spiking to a drop of 5fps at heavy scenes.

Like quite a few people I had the chance to have a quick play on the open beta for Hellgate London. It crippled my machine.
Bioshock is offline remember where as HG:L Is online, the online function can drain your system resources.

Your best bet is to hunt for a "14 Day Trial" Or similar in magazines like PCGamer or PCZone and try it out. I wouldnt think it likely to work.

I want to get a new pc to be able to play gears of war and crysis on low settings. I want it to be under 1000$.

Can anyone please point me in theright direction?

doom3shot

Self Build If Possible. Self builds these days are nothing more than "click n place." The days of soldering in parts are long gone.

Look online for your own parts. If youre not too experienced Id suggest looking online for a "Barebones" PC. These usually have a motherboard inside with the ports all configured with sound adapters etc but theres no RAM, CPU, GFX etc so you can customise.

For a cheap hardrive Id recommend a 250gig Seagate West 7200rpm silent - Can be found online for around £50-60 ($100-$120), and graphics wise go for nothing lower than a 256mbGeforce 7800, if you want higher dont bother with anything after the Geforce7900OC (Overclocked), unless you intend on shelling out for a 128/256mb Geforce 8800 there isnt much gain per pound.

thank ........

but ... what about : grand theft auto?????

plase some one tel me

for reccomended, I've seen that crysis should have the optimal settigns under a GeForce 8800..but for required, all i've gotten as a result is "256 mb" card..but i wanna know if it can run crysis decently.

My video card(s) is x2 SAPPHIRE Radeon X1650PRO 256MB (runnning in crossfire mode)

an amd atholon x2 6000 processor

2 gigs of ram

all on the XP Os

I know my cards are basically "budget gamer" cards, but i figured they should stand up to at least this year's tests..ust how well is the question... i mean i was kinda pissed it couldn't run at 1280 x 1024...but it runs in 1280 x 768 amazingly, gamesl ike battlefield 2142, ut2004, even f.e.a.r & bioshcok (bioshock at highest settings) runs well. So if anyone knows if this'll work decently for crysis, let me know. Otherwise, i'll just invest in ureal tournament 3 first

hey i wanted to know if my computer can run the orange box, mainly team fotress 2

AMD athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 3800+

1.80 GHz 958mb ram

nvida geforce 6150 LE

I have shared memory which i know might be a problem, and if so what would be a decent vid card to get and would i have to replace my motherboard in order to do so

Made from dell's website:

Inspiron 531:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+

2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs

250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst CacheTM

48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive

256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3

Good enough to run gears and crysis on low?

Made from dell's website:

Inspiron 531:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+

2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs

250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst CacheTM

48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive

256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3

Good enough to run gears and crysis on low?

doom3shot

Good news. You can go medium. I once saw a vid of a guy testing crysis in an EA convention in Korea on a rig similar to yours........at a very low res.

GEars...well, i dunno since they've yet to release a spec req, but i heard the game is very well optimised, so heres hoping.

I want assassins creed kane & lynch

AMD Sempron 2800+

1536 mb ddr

Gedorce 7600 256mb

80 GB HD

Here is a Toms Hardware benchmark (Prey) for the two kinds of 64 bit AMD 3000+ CPUs to verify that a Sempron 64 has a 17 % debit compared to an A64:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=954&model2=946&chart=425

So if there had been such an A64 as a "2500", that's what the Sempron 2800 would've been comparable to (and in turn, to an old P4 running at 2.5 GHz). Semprons are not intended for the gaming market, but as budget parts to compete with Celerons. An S462 Sempron (32 Bit) 2800 is worse than the newer part, in spite of the performance numbers being at the same point.

Assassin's Creed isn't released yet, so there is no official System Requirement summary. The other one hasn't impinged on my own personal radar. The PC version of A.C. is still so far in the distance ( 1Q of 2008 ) that no estimates of the requirements exist:

http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.aspx?pId=4474

I want assassins creed kane & lynch

Samaki

Assasins Creed is worth getting straight off, Id wait for Kane & Lynch if I were you though.

Asides from having two main characters the ability to tagteam and such its a bogstandard shooter/action. Not worth the new release price of £40

I was wondering what settings/if i could run it, crysis on.

I have core 2 T5500 @ 1.66ghz, 2gb ram, radeon mobility x1700 graphics.

I can run games like oblivion, fear, cod2, UT3!etc on full and bioshock on very high.

thanks

PooMaster

[QUOTE="PooMaster"]

I was wondering what settings/if i could run it, crysis on.

I have core 2 T5500 @ 1.66ghz, 2gb ram, radeon mobility x1700 graphics.

I can run games like oblivion, fear, cod2, UT3!etc on full and bioshock on very high.

thanks

PooMaster

*Cough* *Cough* Sorry but i find that hard to believe. a 1.6gig CPU with a mere Mobility card? Well unless that card is above the standard 128/256mb as most usually are I find it very hard to believe that.

I have a p4 3.06HT CPU, 1.5gig ram, and a 128 PCI-e Geforce 7200 that can only just push Medium on those games....

[QUOTE="PooMaster"][QUOTE="PooMaster"]

I was wondering what settings/if i could run it, crysis on.

I have core 2 T5500 @ 1.66ghz, 2gb ram, radeon mobility x1700 graphics.

I can run games like oblivion, fear, cod2, UT3!etc on full and bioshock on very high.

thanks

VRN-KingS-

*Cough* *Cough* Sorry but i find that hard to believe. a 1.6gig CPU with a mere Mobility card? Well unless that card is above the standard 128/256mb as most usually are I find it very hard to believe that.

I have a p4 3.06HT CPU, 1.5gig ram, and a 128 PCI-e Geforce 7200 that can only just push Medium on those games....

Personally, I doubt that either one of you is using the same basis for a definition of "High" as I would, but the first of the two of you being a laptop user most especially. That doubt is engendered by each of you failing to name the screen sizes and the resolutions. A 7200 being total crap is of course my reason for saying you would only get good animation speed with 640 by 480 screen resolution. The X1700 is ten times as good of a video card that a lousy 7200 is, even when it's Mobile. A 7200 has to be on Ultra Low for Oblivion with anything better than 1024 by 768, it's so awful.

Now, then, let's see how comparatively poorly a P4 compares to a Core 2 Duo, shall we? Here's a Tom's Hardware chart with the P4 way down in the lousy territory:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=890&model2=882&chart=444

I dont know but to be honest im a bit disapointed of the new gen vid cards. cose i think a card that costs 350+ dollars should run any game at at least 40fps in 1024*768 with max details, but its not the case so i think a 8800GTSCANT run crysis in 1024*768 on high so the new generation of dx 10 cards are CRAP, thats what i think allthough i got a 8800GTS ! :D