You should be fine with that, what level of detail were you wanting to play on?
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You should be fine with that, what level of detail were you wanting to play on?
I'd say that will probably run the game on Medium graphics. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by USS Providence 1972
hey lads after a few technical answers.
so im getting sick of my current card overheating whilst playing the simplest of games and almost certain its a faulty card. im looking at buying a new one my problem is im a bit out of date with the cards and unsure what to get.
looking at a
MSI R4650 1GB VC PCI-E R4650-D1G
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...maincat_no=130
OR i could upgrade to the 4670 for the same price BUT it only has 512MB memory.
also im afraid it mite not be compatible with my current MB. not sure what u actually need so i copied this from the DXDIAG
System Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
System Model: MS-7253
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
so my 2 questions are. Which card should i go for, and will i have issues with my motherboard
Cheers knoddy
512MB is good, I can't find that card, nor have I ever heard of them before. If you are running vista, could be a good idea to throw some more ram in. Other than that, seems fine.
did u follow the link i posted?Quote:
Originally Posted by pevergreen
Didnt work, tried editing the part thats shot, still didnt work.
wierd link works fine for me, its just the Radeon 4650/4670 but its the msi one :)
Now that its a link, it seems to be working fine.
I don't know tons about ATI cards, nor the newest gen graphics cards (i'll bring myself up to speed next week) but that seems like a very high end card. HDMI and blu ray support, that should be good on high no problem.
I'm not really a hardware guy, so motherboards are way out of my league.
hehe np mate hopefully ill get some other responses
I believe this is your motherboard:Quote:
Originally Posted by knoddy
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/m...es/K9VGM-V.jpg
Open up your case, if it looks different to this then please post back. If it is this motherboard then you're all set!
I'd go for either an ATi 4670 or 4830. Don't pay more than £65 and £95 respectively though, the "pre-overclocked" and "1GB" edition cards aren't very good value for money (extra VRAM only makes a big difference at high resolutions and you can overclock the card yourself easily enough).
hey satch that is my motherboard :) thnx for the info
i buy from my mate who has his own mini buisniss so i get wholesale. so i can get the 4760 for 120$ AUD
which is the 512. i think the 4830 is quite a bit more expensive and i dont wanna spend alot of money cos im a bit strapped for cash.
is there any real difference between the ATI and the MSI card. i get confused but iirc there both radeon cards but the GPU on the ATI is an AMD and hte GPU on the MSI is and MSI one. is this correct? is there any difference?
Cheers knoddy
Thanks, I guess I'll find out in a month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Beane
Not really how things work. AMD own ATi, who design the graphics cards and manufacture the graphics chip. The assembly and sales are then done by vendors like MSI, Sapphire etc. The cards will be mostly the same as the reference designs made by ATi, they follow the same blueprint. The differences are normally just in the RAM used and the aesthetics of the product (different colout PCB, different GPU cooler etc.).Quote:
Originally Posted by knoddy
You'll be buying a card from someone like MSI or Sapphire, very few people get their hands on ATi reference cards (pretty much just reviewers and the vendors). The differences between vendors are pretty minor.
ah k sweet thnx again for explaining. Ill probs go for the 4670 with 512 but ill look into the 4830 and see wot sort of cost it will set me back.
thanks for the help mate
cheers Knoddy
I just got a new laptop for school. Was wondering what your opinion on it was as far as running ETW goes.
Vista
Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 @ 2.2Ghz
4GB RAM
Here's what I'm nervous about: Intel GMA X3100
The GMA meets the shader (3.0) and RAM (512mb) requirements, but I still have heard some iffy stuff about it. Anyone here have any input? I don't know much about video cards. Thanks.
looks fine cept for the card i honestly have no idea bout it never seen it b4.
am getting mine by STEAM ,, as were i am from MALTA it takes 10 days to come if i order from play.com ,, so am happy getting it on the 3rd :):)
i am new to steam this will be my first buy ,, i woder how long it will take to download,, anyone has an idea????????
Steam generally goes at the maximum you normally download.
I normally download 450kb/ps, thats what I get on steam. That goes at about 1gig per hour, so adjust for your speed/empire's size.
Thats an integrated graphics card.Quote:
Originally Posted by lubey
The memory at 512 MB isn't really 512MB iirc, it just use your Ram (or HD) space to act as graphics memory.
Anyways, its going to be kind of iffy whether that laptop can run the game. I'd start praying as soon as the installation finishes that the game works....
Do you think it will run with my specs?
3 Gigs RAM
2 Gigs Processor (dual core)
My vid card is ok, but I am wondering about the processor speed. It is only 2 gigs, but it is dual core, and the specs say 2.4 single core. You think they will let me at least try to run it? :P Also, I got more memory than is needed, so that can help.
Will an AMD athlon 64 X2 4200+ be enough processing power? It is the only part of my system I am not sure about.
:balloon2:
You should be able to run the game fine with those specs, don't expect to be able to manage high graphics or really large battles without slowdown however.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vuk
I think this is probably fine. :2thumbsup: You'll probably want to get a second opinion though.Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Doctor
Thanks Sir Beane. I just wasn't sure if the low number could cut it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Beane
While it might be a low number on the face of it, both cores working together should push the power over 3.0 Ghz at least. Of course if ETW does not support multi-core processors then you (and many others) are sadly going to be disappointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vuk
Yeah that GMA barely runs Medieval 2. Luckily I have another laptop I'm pretty sure will run it.
Good, thanks.:2thumbsup:Quote:
I think this is probably fine. You'll probably want to get a second opinion though.
I'm in a position to be worried. I have a laptop that is at the top of it's upgrade level. It meets the minimum requirements with the possible exception of the CPU. I have a dual-core 1.6GHz CPU. (this is the part that worries me)
also
2GB of RAM
GeForce Go 7400 which I think meets the video card requirement.
more than half of a 140GB hard drive.
Can anyone tell me if this system will play ETW?
I'm getting ready to deploy to Iraq and don't want to buy the game if I can't play it until I get back in 2010. That would just drive me crazy.
Thanks
SG
I would think that it would struggle a lot on low specs. Even if both cores are utilised, it won't be running any big battles.
I'm expecting it to struggle. I just wanted to know if it would run it even on the lowest settings. Nice to have some entertainment that can make me forget about work for a bit when I'm a long way from home and work is all have to look forward to for a year or more. When I get back I'm buying a kick-butt gaming desktop, but don't want to buy a new laptop just before I leave.
Thanks.
SG
you could try the demo and see how u go it should be out soonish.
umm..yeah. the Intel GMA x3100 is a very poor video card. If you can't upgrade, I would say you're either running on lowest settings and still some lag, or no playing at all. But that's just me, I can't stand lag
Ok thanks. I have another laptop that'll probably run it.Quote:
Originally Posted by peacemaker
I'm hoping to play it decently enough can't wait to try it out :), and if it doesn't run smooth enough I'll have to wait for a couple of months for a new machine :wall:
hoping for the best :2thumbsup:
Hi,
I´m thinking about uprading my graphics card for ETW. I´m using a GF 8600 GT (256 MB) at the moment.
Should I go for a Radeon HD 4870?
Or rather a HD 4850X2, which costs nearly the same?
Bonus question: Is my power supply (500 W) sufficient?
Hey,
I didnt know where to put this post sorry and I kinda need some help. I am having some I think graphics issues and I was wondering if I could message someone who knows alot about that and tell and show them the problem I am having. I suppose I could just say it on here and you could give your opinion.
The problem I am having is that I am getting alot of little black squares or different color squares that pop up really fast when I play almost all of my games. There are lots of little squares that are really fast that just pop up all over. I updated my drivers and still nothing. Anyone got any ideas? Again sorry I didnt know where to post this.
If it´s not a software problem, you should check the temperature of your system. Cleaning the fans may help.
hmmm i wonder if i can run it on my PC, just ordered collectors edition
Specs:
Intel e8400 3ghz overclocked to 4ghz
4gb dd2 ram 1066mhz
300gb velociraptor 10krpm
4870x2 2gb
24" screen 1920x1200
You'll have no problems at all with those specs. I imagine you'll be able to run the game on very high settings with no lag. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by wolf999
actully im running medieval 2(+kingdom) with these specs and im getting bugs and the game is crashing when im trying to load a saved game or going into a fight(battle map) and whenever i open the game i get some error from microsoft framework or something like that but i just skip that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Beane
Any ideas?
All I can say is that it probably doesn't have anything to do with the power of your hardware. It sounds like it could be a bad install. Are you running any mods? They can often cause crashes and bugs. Post a detailed description of your problem in the Tech Support forum or the Medieval 2 Fourm. They will be able to help you more than I can.Quote:
Originally Posted by wolf999
Reading through this thread I think my laptop should be able to hande ETW but a second opinion wouldn't hurt.
Intel core 2 duo T5750 2,00GHZ
3 GB RAM 667mhz DDR2 SDRAM
Vista 32 bit
ATI mobility radeon HD3450 256MB
Hopefully i will be able to run it at high-med......
AMD Dual Core 6000+{each core runs at 3.0}
4 Gigs of DDR2 RAM
ATI 4850 512
XP
I'm looking to upgrade a tad to hopefully run the game at high settings, and would appreciate some imput.
At the moment I have:
Intel Core 2 Extreme 2.93ghz
2gb Corsair 1066mhz DDR2 RAM
Nvidia 8800GTX
XP
The RAM seems the most obvious thing. Assuming I upgrade to 4gb, will I be alright running the game at high settings (at 1600x1200), or should I perhaps look at getting a quad core CPU as well?
I have heard that in some ways my CPU will work better than with M2, due to Empire's support for multiple cores, so I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks in advance.
OK - time to get an opinion on my specs:
- AMD Athlon 64 AM2 3500+ CPU
- 4GB DDR2 PC4200 Memory (4GB x 1)
- GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express (2 DVI)
- Thermaltake 500W Power Supply
I run MTW2 very well - and that's with 2 Gigs of RAM, not 4 - as I just ordered two more sticks this morning.
Thanks.
You could definitely use the extra 2Gb of RAM. Your processor will be fine but it won't hurt to upgrade to a dual or quad core (again assuming that Empire supports multi-threading.). I think currently you'd manage medium settings easily enough. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hound
Looks good :2thumbsup:. I'd guess medium.high graphics I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Romanus
High/medium graphics definitely looks obtainable with these specs. ::yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Achilleslastand
Looks good! You should be able to managed high I think. :beam:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barkhorn1x
Good news. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Beane
AMD 4200+ x2
2GB of RAM
and an ATI x1600 512mb
I'm going to be crawling along right?
Thanks for the reply. I already have a dual core CPU, though. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Beane
I think the main thing I'm wondering is how benefical for Empire it would be to replace it with a quad core, like a Q9550?
graphics card a bit low, but i dont see why u couldnt play on mediumQuote:
Originally Posted by tibilicus
Just wondering...would I perhaps be better off getting another GTX for SLI than upgrading to a quad core?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hound
Which would people say would benefit Empire more?
I would say upgrading to SLI. Although to be totally honest with you, SLI and Quad-Core are still relative overkill for these games. You really just need a top of the line graphics card and a dual core.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hound
I have played all of the most demanding games on the market, at both my house with core2duo and 1 8800GT and I've also played them on a family members quad core with SLI. Literally, zero difference in any of the games out today. Both PC's maxed the game...and beyond that, there was nothing more that the Quad core could do beyond what the Core2Duo did.
Again though, to answer your question: Go with the SLI. Quad Core is a waste of money right now imo.
I just meet the minimum for RAM and graphics card, but I'm wondering what "AMD equivalent" means. I have an AMD Athlon 3800+ (I think) 2.21 GHz. Is that likely to fall short?
I'm fine with playing with all settings on low. I don't tend to zoom in and look at the detail on each soldier during a battle anyway. I play M2TW pretty well at a mix of medium and low settings. Lag and crashes are very rare.
What do you guys think? I guess I'll find out soon enough when trying the demo ...
Pop in another 2GB RAM. I wouldn't bother doing anything else just yet. Your processor is just fine and the GTX is still a very solid graphics card. Maybe add another if you can find a 2nd hand one sub-£80 (try avforums.com) but i wouldn't bother with eBay or new (both too expensive). The next graphics generation isn't too far away (a few months) and it should give you a much more sensible upgrade from a GTX ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hound
Here's my system:
Pentium Dual Core CPU 3.20GHz
2.00 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS SLI 512 MB
Question:
At the moment my system tops at medium settings. What do I need to upgrade in order to play at high/very high settings?
Probably more RAM (4 GB's if you're on Vista) and upgrade the graphics card to an 8800GTQuote:
Originally Posted by BeeSting
yeah, that should fix it. You definately need at least one more gb of ram and a much better graphics card.
Many thanks all.
Alright, the demo is unbelievably choppy for me, and these are my specs
AMD Athlon Dual-core Processor 5400
4 GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce 6150SE
Any help?
Your GPU is integrated with your mobo - so it i slower and robs your RAM. That is your issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Very Super Market
No. That would be a waste of money; money better spent on a high-higher end Dual Core.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hound
A quick google search yields this:
2.4Ghz **Single** Core! Since you already have a high end Dual Core, more RAM is likely a cheap value-for-money way to go.Code:Operating System: Windows XP 32(service pack 2), Windows Vista 32 OS.
Processor: 2.4 GHz Single Core Intel or AMD equivalent processor.
System Memory: 1GB RAM (XP) 2GB RAM (Vista).
Graphics Card: 256MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card (shader 2.0 or higher).
Sound Card: Directx9.0c compatible sound card.
Windows compatible mouse & keyboard.
15 GB free uncompressed hard drive space.
Cheers for the responses. I've already stuck in another 2 gig of RAM. Managed to run the demo on ultra settings fairly smoothly. I don't think I'll change the processor or GPU for the time being, though I may consider overclocking the former a bit.
OK, so I upgraded by adding the following and it runs smoothly at ultra settings:Quote:
Originally Posted by BeeSting
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 - 1 card
4.00 GB RAM
My new custom system won't be ready until early March because the graphics card I chose is on back order, so I went ahead and loaded the demo on my old P4 single core rig with and aging AGP based Nvidia GT7600.
Surprisingly, the auto-read function set everything to medium. I was able to get decent frame rates on the tutorials, but both the large land and sea battles were a bit choppy even after I lowered the settings.
I moved the last part of my post to another thread since it had nothing ot do with system requirements
I just ordered my new comp with a Core i7, the one below the extreme, and I was wondering if anyone with one these wondeful cpu's could tell me how the Demo plays on it?
Also, in terms of DDR3 how much would I be able to get away with since it is soooo expensive?
3GB really doesn't make sense on a PC that high spec, so i would go for 6GB if i were you.
I can't figure out why my computer shows I have two processors:inquisitive:
I have a Pent 4 3.x ghz.
I'm hoping to upgrade my vid card after Empire comes out, mine is pretty old and has 256mb, the one I'm checking out is a 1gb:beam:
I have an eMachines T3256 - AMD Athlon XP 3200+ / 2.2 GHz, currently 1G of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce 6200 (256MB). It plays M2TW fine on a mix of medium/low settings. I tried the E:TW demo; it eventually launched (after I looked like this :skull:) and ran but was pretty much unplayable.
I'm willing to consider upgrading memory and/or video card for this game but can't get a whole new PC right now. Wanted to get advice on whether I should upgrade memory (to 2G, the limit on my machine) or video card (looking at a MSI GeForce 9600 GT 512MB Video Card ), or would I have to upgrade both? Or even if I upgrade both, is my processor just too old/slow? My goal is to be able to play at least at medium, hopefully a mix of medium and high.
Thanks!
You should do both. Memory is dirt cheap - I just bought 4 Gigs on NewEgg.com for $13.00 a piece. It will help, believe me. Doubt you will get to high tho'.
Actually I realized the video card I mentioned is not AGP, and I think I need AGP, in which case for 512 MB I'm probably lmited to something in the GeForce 7300-7600 range. And ... having taken a quick look on google, it seems like most of the cards that are at least 512 MB and use an AGP slot are discontinued/out of stock. This probably means I can't upgrade my video card in my current machine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barkhorn1x
In light of that, do you think it's worth it just to upgrade the memory? Would that alone be likely to make E:TW playable at low/medium? I'm hesitant to open up the machine myself, so I'd probably have to pay the Geek Squad at Best Buy to do it, so I'm probably looking at around $200 altogether for the new memory and the installation.
Thanks!
Gentlemen,
Would any of you be so kind to enlight me if I can hope more then medium settings with my specs?
dxdiag gave me this:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 492MB used, 3446MB available
Card name: WinFast PX7600 GT
Chip type: GeForce 7600 GT
Sound: Realtek HD Audio Input
Also, if any of you would indulge me with a healthy upgrade recommandation, I will be forever in debt to this honorable community :yes:
You definitely need a better graphics card. I tested the demo on a 8600 GT on medium/high settings and had <10 FPS. My CPU is roughly equivalent to yours.
Right now I have a 9600 GT and it runs way better.
You might as well go for a 9800 GT(X) or a Radeon 48XX, but these need much more power. I´d recommend them only if your power supply has 600 W or more. For example, my 500 W PSU couldn´t handle a RADEON 4850.
And doubling your RAM surely will help.
HI, i know nothing about computers for gaming but my specs are:
4gb 677mhz ram
2.4ghz dual core
8800m gtx
7200rpm hardrive
Vista
Will I be able to run this reasonably high? Thanks for your help
You haven't said what OS you use, but should it happen to be a 64 bit one buy 2 more gigs of RAM. I'd recommend that you buy a new graphics card. I think the above comment about power usage for the 9800 GT( its actually just a rebranded 8800 GT) or the 4850 power requirements is overblown. I currently have a 600 W PSU and a GTX 280 and the power usage rarely jumps to 400.
Lots of AGP cards on eBay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rufus
Darklife: is there some software that lets you monitor your power usage?
Sadly no, what I did is simply look at a card review, such as this one
GTX 280
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3334&p=9
4870 and 50
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3341&p=22
They're using a QX 9770 in there which is very power hungry. So unless you're using 4 hard drives and 4 optical ones there is no real risk of running out of power, provided you have something above 400 W:beam:.
sooo upgrading my pc a little, wondering if i can run on high/ultra :D
amd 4800 dual 64 (cant remember the exact name lol)
ATI 4670 512MB
4gig ram
brand new 19 inch flat screen no more CRT! WOOOT
thoughts?
Darklife,Quote:
Originally Posted by Darklife
I´m no technician, but I think you can´t take the numbers from these charts and simply compare them to the number on your PSU.
One week ago, I ordered a Radeon 4850 (1GB) from an online shop. On the box it read: over 500 W recommended.
I installed the card and it worked absolutely fine in 2D, but I couldn´t get any game with 3D graphics running. So I returned the card to the shop and got the 9600 GT, which works very well in my system.
Because of this, I started googling for the possible cause of the problem and I found that,
- PSUs only work with a certain degree of efficiency. That depends on the quality (price) of the PSU. The better ones deliver 80 % or more (of, say 500W) to the PC components. Other ones even less.
- it somehow depends on the electric current that the PSU can deliver on the 12 V line. There are usually charts on the PSU. Mine, for example has 19 Ampere. I´v read in a forum, that in order get a high end Radeon 48XX running, you´d better have 30 Ampere there.
So, what i`m trying to say is: Don´t expect too much from your old 500 W PSUs, like I did. If you have the chance to test a high end graphics card in your 2-year old system, then do it, but don´t be surprised if it doesn´t work properly.
Thank you, Haudegen. I'm with a 700 W power source, so that gives me some options. I'll go for an upgrade.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haudegen
Later edit - hi, guys, just wanted to let you know that after a graphic card upgrade from GeForce 7600 to 9800 GTX the demo looks awesome on ultra (highest possible) settings, with all extra effects boxes checked.
Just came into some $$ and can afford to spend approx. $200 to upgrade the old rig. Here are my specs.:
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ CPU
4GB DDR2 PC4200 Non-ECC Memory (4GB x 1)
MSI K9N Neo-F V.3 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 560 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
16X DVD+/-R/RW Dual Layer Drive w/Cyberlink
GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express (2 DVI)
Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU ATX 12V 2.0 500W Power Supp
Found an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000 Dual-Core Processor on NewEgg for $88.00 - will that work with the mobo? And do you think I can upgrade my GPU (Nvidia only) for - say $120?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103272
Thoughts?
ok i have a couple of tech questions for the computer savvy. i know wot im talkin bout most the time but ive had a few issues.
I upgraded my pc with a second 2 GiG stick of ram, a MSI 4670 512MB GPU. i also updated my power supply. and yet my performance has gone down. my pc is loading slower, and its performance is just alot worse than b4.
so my question is why? the only reason i can think of, is that my mate who is spose to be computer savvy said that the new stick of ram was faster than the older one, would this ruin the computers speed and performance?
also the only other thing is that i had alot of drama's updating the drivers but now they are up to date and its still chugging.
this is not just in game, windows takes ages to load, any game i try and play takes way longer than b4. let me know :)
Cheers knoddy