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Thanks, a-e,Quote:
Originally Posted by a-e
It is 3.0 Ghz. Also found out the graphics card is Gforce 5500 (2 and a half GB). It's a most perplexing mystery. I don't know much about computers but I do feel it should work. I'm so frustrated I have gone back to Kingdoms, which works like a ****ing dream...If only I could play Empire though!!
@Kit, the graphica card just wont cope. I just found references about it as being mid-range in 2004, sorry. You only chance is to upgrade it. the CPU is single-core but over the minimum settings so will undoubtedly be fine on the tiny unit sizes. You may need a new rig.
Thanks, bad news though. Grrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Suggestions for acceptable card?Quote:
Originally Posted by a-e
It seems to run ok on a GeForce 8600 GFS - not outstanding, and perhaps a lil lag in the larger battles, but ok.
Anything from the 9*** range should be fine.
My rig is-
Intel Core quad Q6600
8GB DDR2 1066 RAM
GeForce 8600 GFS
bog standard 80GB hard disk
It wasnt really built for gaming, but it handles E:TW ok, the bottle neck almost certainly being the graphics card. If you just want it to run without anything flashy, the GeForce 8000 series cards should suit you.
Thanks our kid, I'll get saving...
FYI - Only running it at 1280x1024 - anything significantly larger will need more power.
That "ultimate" gaming rig will only run ETW at minimal settings, just barely, since it's only 2.3G CPU. Quad core makes no difference since ETW's not optimized for multiple cores. If CA ever figures that part out, it should be fine.
Quote:
Originally Posted by gardibolt
At what point did I say it was an "ultimate" gaming rig? if I had built it for gaming I would have had less RAM and a better graphics card and a dual core with a higher clock speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tillan
Tillian, I think Gardibolt was referring to the ultimate $600 gaming machine I posted above, not your rig.
Gardibolt, that's good advice on the multicore support in ETW. How did you figure this out? I couldn't find this info anywhere. I swear, PC gaming requires a PHD in computer hardware these days.
I just placed an order for my rig -- I completely nixed the $600 gaming rig setup and selected a completely new set of components that ended up running around $1200 instead. (Wife = not happy.)
Assuming I can install everything right (1st time building a PC) I should have the following specs:
Asus Striker II Forumla mobo (SLI compatible)
Core 2 Duo @ 3.16 Ghz
4 X Kingston HyperX 1 Gb RAM DDR2 800 Mhz
2 X EVGA GeForce 9800 GT
Western Digi Caviar Black 1 TB HD @ 7200 RPM
Everything should arrive early next week; does anyone see any problems with my setup? I guess once I start unboxing this stuff I will be locked in. I want to rock highest settings for 1900 X 1200. One concern I have is memory; Asus's QVL for my mobo doesn't include any options for 8 GB. I know I don't have to stick with their QVL, but I figured it would be best to buy cheaper RAM that is guarenteed to work now; later I can try to upgrade to 8 GB @ 1066 MHz after I know everything else works.
I have a copy of Vista Ultimate so I can do either 64 bit or 32 bit -- leaning towards 64 now I think -- any thoughts?
Ahh, My bad, I appologise gardibolt.
Generally speaking I tend not to bother to much with SLI\Crossfire, two cheaper cards usually doesnt match the performance of the same total priced high end card. So getting two cards costing $100 each wouldnt get you the same performance of a single card costing $200. However, this is not something Ive looked in great detail at for a while now, so anybody with better advice please give it.
Memory shouldn't be a problem, 4GB is enough to run it, the 32 vs 64 bit is a bit more complicated. If you have more than 4GB of RAM you need 64bit to take advantage of it, 32bit just cant "see" more then 4GB (actually i believe the real number is about 3.74GB), which is why so many motherboards are built for 4GB max. You however have exactly 4GB of RAM, which makes things more complicated. Largely speaking -
32bit
--Tends to be slightly more stable/polished.
--All windows programs will work normally
--Is generally the best "Default" option
But
--May have issues seeing the total amount of RAM on BOTH your motherboard and Graphics Cards - The amount of RAM on the graphics cards counts towards the maximum amount of RAM the system can see, so if your cards have 512MB each, the total amount of system RAM listed may be 3GB (4GB - 1GB for both cards). Make a search for "missing RAM" in google, its a very common problem.
64bit
--Will always see everything (at least until we start getting terrabytes of RAM in systems)
But
--Some programs just dont play nice with 64bit vista - Empire does play fine FYI - but it may be worth checking your other regular programs to see if they're 64bit supported, or if they work well with vista's 32bit "emulation" mode.
NB - Just to make things slightly more complicated, the con listed under 32bit doesnt always show up, and more bizarlly, does show up occationally when the person in question is using a 64bit OS, which means its possibly more a motherboard issue.
Long story short, ild try 32bit first, and see whether everything works. If your having problems seeing all your RAM, then move to 64.
Looking at my specs it says I have 2046 RAM. I have Vista 32 bit and my video card is a NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT.
Also, I have an
Intel Core 2 2.4 GHz
I can only play low setting smoothly. It allows medium but that is a little laggy. It won't let me play on high settings. Do I need more RAM, if so how much? If I get two GB will I have the problem Tillan just described about missing RAM?
Also if you need more specs just ask.
The problems your having are more likely to do with your graphics card, I have the same one and have the same issues (occasional lag, especially on larger battles) but more RAM. Having said that more RAM wont hurt your system. If youve only got a single graphics card, and you cant get a copy of 64bit vista, I wouldnt worry to much about the missing memory problem. You might get it, but it shouldnt have to much of an impact.
But if it does happen, what is the worst possible consequence? Also, because its mostly my graphics card, does that mean I am stuck to only laggy medium level graphics?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tillan
Also just to be sure, if I am going to upgrade my RAM I should get 2gb not 1 gb?
They might not need to be terribly laggy, you can follow their optimization guide and see where it gets you,Quote:
Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name
http://blogs.sega.com/totalwar/2009/...-shop/#more-83
I also found part of this tip helpful
http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic/48873#reply-666351
the part about the nvidia control panel helped.
Some of the checkboxes he had set in the tw options dialogue caused my 8800GTS to bog down and made the campaign map buggy.
I only have hardware shadows and distortion effects on at the moment...
For memory I'd add the 2 GB, it really bugged me when I first went to 4gb that I was wasting almost a gig, but having 4 matched memory doohickeys is more stable and they can usually run at a faster clip. Which shouldn't matter unless you overclock a bit, but it seemed more stable. And if you move to a 64bit windows it'll be available again.
Do check that you have 2 free memory slots, most machines want memory installed in pairs so if adding 1 gig it's 2x512mb modules and 2x1gb to add 2 gigs.
Alright, I installed two sticks of 1 gb. Things do run a bit faster. Maybe I will save up for a new graphics card as well. I know that graphics cards can go up to $500, but what is the best NVIDIA GeForce graphics card out right now?
EDIT: Oops I meant within a budget of $200, I can easily look up on wikipedia the best card in the line currently, but I don't know where to get the best deals on electronics.
Nvidia driver 182.50 for 32-bit vista, anyone using this have any problems so far?
The machine I currently play on is an iMac from 2008.
It has:
2 GB of memory
2.0 GHz Processor
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT Graphics card.
Will it run Empire?
Don't think so. Your RAM is at the bare minimum, and the processor min. is 2.4
If your set on nvidia that would be the 260 ( core 216 ) with 886 mb memory, they recommend a 500 w power supply, at newegg.com the best reviewed one is 896-P3-1265-AR.Quote:
Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name
I think the only ones worth looking at for more are the nvidia 275 or ATI 4890, I've liked the newegg site for deals on computer stuff. don't know if they're the best price but they make it easy to read other customer reviews so I generally end up shopping there.
Well, I have been thinking about it, I have enough money to go up to $500 the problem is that I have a 500w power supply. If I get the highest card out there, I will need a new power supply. I am unsure of how my other computer parts will handle the new card and power consumption and if I will need a better cooling system or not which will go way over my budget along with the power supply and card. Should I just stick to the 260 which seems to be the best I can get at 500w or should I go to the expense of having a larger power supply for future video cards?Quote:
Originally Posted by Babblearossa
Well, I have been thinking about it, I have enough money to go up to $500 the problem is that I have a 500w power supply. If I get the highest card out there, I will need a new power supply. I am unsure of how my other computer parts will handle the new card and power consumption and if I will need a better cooling system or not which will go way over my budget along with the power supply and card. Should I just stick to the 260 which seems to be the best I can get at 500w or should I go to the expense of having a larger power supply for future video cards?
I've never gotten the fastest card on the market, those are always way too noisy for me and it just seems the cost/benefit curve gets mighty steep for that last 10% boost. For something like an nvidia 275 500W is below spec but not by much, if it was a good power supply and you didn't have a lot of other stuff ( like I have 6 HD's in my computer, at 15W / hd I think ) it would probably work.
Guru3d has long-winded reviews but their checking of a full system with what they claim is over average power draw had it using 400W at max.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforc...-review-test/5
If you do go for a new powersupply, I've liked my seasonic it's super quite.
Going to a 285 just doesn't look worthwhile now that the 275s are out, it's only a couple percent faster and can be a lot more expensive, the 275 I just looked at was 230 after the irritating mail in rebate scheme.
This is all just my malinformed blathering from looking at charts and a tiny dose of experience in an effort to help you rationalize a silly expenditure, cuz I've been there :) Oh, and I'm really trying to avoid finishing my work.
My system:
AMD(athlon) 64x2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
2.11 GHz, 2.00 GB Ram
nVDIA GeForce 8500GT
120 GB Free Space
I think I have met the requirement, but I still cannot run the game smoothly(even with "low" graphic option). Can somebody tell me why and teach me to fix it please ?:help:
I really need your help!!:dizzy2:
I think it's the processor. I have a 4200+ and it can't run the game either, and I have 4 GB Ram, a comparable video card and about as much free space. Unless/until they optimize the game for dual core processors, I think we're out of luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by hinrichyen
I have a question, if you play or know Empire: Total War, I want to get it :)< But I am thinking it will be laggy or not, I want to ask you guys!!!
So you need the minimum requirements for Empire: Total War:
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.
well, yeah those are the requirements, what do you have?Quote:
Originally Posted by us marriage
Yeah it's not memory or space, might be video card, you could try the settings in the linked pages in my post above ( #334 ). if it's the processor, can't you just drop a new athlon 64 x2 in? they're like $60 and almost 2x as fast as the 4000sQuote:
Originally Posted by gardibolt
System Specs - looking for recommended settings by some users with experience
Pentium 4 3.80GHz Dual-Core Processor w/ Hyperthreading ( turned off now should i turn it on??)
4GB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz RAM
GeForce 7800 GTX 512 MB Video Card
80GB SATA 10,000 RPM HDD
Thanks
Quote:
Originally Posted by Babblearossa
I don't know....are they interchangeable?
EDIT: Looks like it could go to a 6400 but then I'd need to upgrade the power supply AGAIN. This stupid game isn't worth the expense.
I don't know your motherboard so I can't be certain, but if the sockets the same it should drop right in. going from 90W to 120 shouldn't require a new power supply, but that's for the 6400+. the 6000+ is cheaper and 90W, looking at the cpu charts at tomshardware ( the 2007 ones ), it looks like you'd get somewhere from 20% to 50% framerate increase if cpu is the actual bottleneck.Quote:
Originally Posted by gardibolt
It's not worth it for this game probably, it might be if it gets you an extra year or two before you want to upgrade your computer.
You haven't said what resolution you're playing at and how much memory is on the 8500 video card. To decide that it's really not the video card you might try dropping the resolution down. Also in that link in the post above, the one at totalwar.com, I think it made a point that higher quality textures in this game use much more memory than in previous ones, I don't entirely recall it as I quit reading once my install quit lagging but it's probably worth going over if you're unable to play the game due to laggyness.
It's a long time that I have played a TW game (long time = 2-3 months). Usually I play EB, but now I have decided to try ETW for once. My brother has given me EB, but it does not run properly on my pc. The film when you start the game does not work well, especially the sound judders.
And playing a battle - let alone a campaign - ist not possible. Juddering all around, even with the worst settings. Medium graphic is the maximum I can set, I don't even have a "high or very high" option in the settings.
Could you tell why?
Operating System: Windows XP 32(service pack 2), Windows Vista 32 OS.
I have Windows XP Service Pack 3. Whats the difference to pack 2?
Processor: 2.4 GHz Single Core Intel or AMD equivalent processor.
2.8 GHZ
System Memory: 1GB RAM (XP) 2GB RAM (Vista).
2 GB RAM on XP
Graphics Card: 256MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card (shader 2.0 or higher).
512 MB, DirectX 9.0 should be possible if I'm correct
Sound Card: Directx9.0c compatible sound card.
Windows compatible mouse & keyboard.
15 GB free uncompressed hard drive space.
much much more
could it be directx 9.0? I think I have it, but I'm not sure. Please help me
That was basically what my old computer was like, except the graphics card was worse. I genuinely have no idea why it is so messed up.
Since I still haven't been able to run the game properly I'm back here. After all this time....still getting the same problem I mentioned before....no battles loading, land or sea...just the campaign map (that too with all the units all red without any texture as if someone had just skinned them).....So anyway, I've been playing the the game, auto resolving all the battles.... :(
However, just now browsing through, I realised that maybe it's my processor, and I'd like to confirm if that is the problem. See, I have an AMD Athelon 64 3600+, it's a Dual core processor...which I think has a speed of 2 GHz......is that the root of the trouble? Can't anyone with 2 GHz processor run the thing?
And I mean how's this possible? Dual Core processors aren't all that outdated are they? Is there no way to run the game on 2000 MHz?
could be your drivers, could be an unpatched game, could be many other things.Quote:
Originally Posted by SwissBarbar
can you figure out what graphics card you have and what driver version? and what processor not just the speed?
Thanks for your answers.
Yes, about the Graphics Card:
Graphics Card Manufacturer: Powered by ATI
Graphics Chipset: Radeon X1300 Series
Memory Size: 512 MB
Memory Type: HyperMemory
Core Clock in MHz: 446 MHz
Memory Clock in MHz: 342 MHz
About the System:
Name of the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version: Service Pack 3 Build 2600
Systemtype: X86-based PC
Processor: x86 Family 15 Modelo 4 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~2786 MHz
total real memory: 2048 MB
available real memory: 1.33 GB
total virtual memory: 2.00 GB
available virtual memory: 1.96 GB
I hope this is the information you need? :yes:
Would I be ble to run empire?
Intel T7500 @2.20GHz
Memory (RAM) 2046
System Vista 32 bit
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
the graphics card is pretty dang weak for gaming, and the cpu is pretty old too.Quote:
Originally Posted by SwissBarbar
the next patch supposedly has multi-core support improved, it should help with
your cpu ( which I think is a 2.8ghz Pentium D 820). For the graphics card ( which is a low end x1300 based on the clock speeds ), you might try running at a lower resolution but you won't get past the lowest settings.
Your processor is fine, memory probably but it's vista so might not have huge armies, I don't know how that video card performs, some people above in the thread had 8500 and weren't able to play but they also had slow processors. I think the mobility 2600 might be equivalent to nvidia 8500.Quote:
Originally Posted by glasket
The best thing to do is download the demo and see, the actual game should play a bit better than the demo especially after next patch.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Babblearossa
Thanks a lot for the input.
I think the mobility 2600 is equivalent to nvidia 8600. I am no expert at this and just did some google searching.
Maybe some others may know if I would be able to run the game?
And just to clarify my processor is core 2 duo Intel T7500 @2.20GHz
This is bad news :no: But thanks for the answer
On what settings will I be able to play ETW with this laptop?
Dell Studio 15
Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 2.0GHz
3GB DDR2
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
The video card should be fine for 1366 x 768, playing at more than medium, ( maybe someone knows more specifically ). the processor I can't figure out where that one lies in intels range. I see it just came out in feb so it's prolly fast enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyManiac
pretty much guesswork on my part but it should be fine at that resolution. If you get it, post back on how it plays, people rarely do that but I think it'd be helpful for others.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Babblearossa
Trying to play at low/none for everything. The video card is the 512MB memory version, if I remember right.
I'll have to try again and see if the new patch's multithreading upgrade helped at all.
UPDATE: tried again Aug. 30 and now after the credit screens (which are sluggish and choppy) it goes to a white screen with a cursor and hangs there. Lovely. Does even less than it used to.
I'm planning on buying a laptop, and now my question is, will it be able to handle E:TW?
Acer Aspire 7735 ZG-424 G50 MN
Intel T4200 @ 2.0 Ghz.
4 GB DDR3
ATI Mobilty Radeon HD 4570 512MB
@Vista Home Premium 32bit
At what settings will the game run?
What would be the ultimate PC for ETW? I am thinking of putting together one :laugh4:
Do you want to post a budget? Any preferences in hardware? etc etc Im sure I could post a system spec costing £10,000 that you would love - but thats probably more then you want to spend =pQuote:
Originally Posted by Marquis of Roland
I (somehow) run the ETW demo
Windows XP SP3
1.5 GB RAM
Pentium 4 3.2 GHZ with HT
Geforce 6600GT 128 MB
I run on low, with unit models on medium. It runs okay (for me anyway, probably not most people's definition of okay :D) The sea battle in the demo is much smoother then the land battle.
Is it even worth buying the game for $17.99 with this setup? I would upgrade, but I am a college student and finding seasonal employment right now has been difficult to say the least, so needless to say I am flat broke.
I was looking into upgrading (cheaply) with a cheap Video Card upgrade.
It's on newegg (can't post the link yet) its a Geforce 8400 512MB for 34.99 with free shipping
Its not good, but its cheap, and significantly better then what I have. The main problem is I stupidly forgot I only have a crappy 300Watt power supply, SO I would need to upgrade that as well most likely (that card says it needs 350 Watts so I'd upgrade to a 400-500 watt.) Would the card even boot up with 300? I don't have many other peripherals (one hard drive, a DVD drive, a NIC card, and a fan.)
Would the game work? Would it even be stable (i've read about a lot of bugs/crashes etc) I run M2TW on low/mediumish settings, and am content with the performance and the graphics.
If you're happy with the demo you'll probably be happy with the game, if you do go to an 8400 I don't think you'll need a new power supply, 350/300 is pretty close and except for the cpu being a bit of a hog you don't have much stuff in that computer. They give the recommended power supply rating a fair amount of leeway because some people like me might have 6 disks and a bunch of other useless gizmos also loaded in there.
I'm putting a new system together not JUST for Empire Total War, but it will be for others, so I don't have to respost everyone here I hope no one minds heading to the forum I posted the topic on
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum....cfm?t=1273523
keep in mind, being from australia those prices are in Australian Dollars.
basically I'm putting together a intel Core i7 system with a Motherboard that I hope I won't have to replace the computer till 5 years later (when it should be struggling with the latest games at that time)
and can upgrade it inbetween so that It can keep up. and a big case so that I don't have to worry about what I put in it.
Buy XFX ATI. They give the most bang for life-time warrantied buck right now. ATI cards are more competatively priced atleast in the States. A 4890HD = $200 USD while a 275gtx is $20 more.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e&Order=PRICED
http://techreport.com/articles.x/16681/1
the 4890's from what I've read are definetly great bang for buck, especially with the fact that they actually perform slightly faster than the GTX 275 on lower framerates (1440x900,1680x1050) but the GTX275 is just that bit faster on the HDMI res's and up. As this report shows its rather inconclusive http://techreport.com/articles.x/16681/1 as to whom is the real winner (although no doubt those OC'd are probably slightly faster)
But my choice for getting the NVIDIA card is mainly because I've normally got NVIDIA's and theyve treated me well thus far, also because it comes with PHYS X and then when the 300 series comes out with support for directx 11 I can use it as a phyx card. Thats my idea for now at any rate.
Yeah but ATI always has the hardware advantage while Nvidia always has the driver optimization advantage. Usually ATI wins if you go super AA. Plus its manufactured by XFX who are part of the Big 3 Nvidia Manufacturers(EVGA, BFG, XFX).
my only question is and while I'd probably need AA considering I don't have a high end monitor but for people that do, you don't really need AA at the really high resolutions 1920x1080 and up, unfortunately I won't be getting an XFX EVGA or BFG just because wheere I shop doesn't stock them.
Everyone - turn off SSAO unless you have a super-ring. It's a lag bringer...
Will i be able to play E:TW with my current CP?
Proccessor: AMD Phenom 8550 Triple-core Processor, 2.20ghz
RAM: 3.00GB
System type: 64-bit
Card: Nvidia Geforce 9200
Sorry about the lack of info i dont know how to find the rest.
Ne.
That should be able to play ETW I think... I'm 85% sure.:laugh4:
Nvidia Geforce 9200?
what sort of memory dose it have?
I dont know what memory it has but i brought the game and it works really well on it. So in the end it was fine.
I'm surprised...that's an awfully slow processor.
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What do u think, would this one suffice for ETW?
Intel® Core™2 Duo E7400-Prozessor (2,8 GHz, 1.066 MHz, 3 MB Cache)
Original Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 64 Bit
3.072MB 800 MHz Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM [3 x 1.024]
nVidia GeForce GT220 / 1.024 MB
Hi all...
...been hanging around the forums since Medieval TW way back in the day, finally registered. =)
So I'm thinking of buying a cheap new pc, and i really want to play ETW. Found one at a good price with the following specs:
- Intel Pentium E5200 2,5GHz, 2MB L2-cache
- 3GB DDR2 RAM 800MHz
- 500GB 7200 rpm
- Nvidia GeForce G210 512MB
- Vista home, 32bit
Main considerations are the CPU and the graphics card. What do you make of them for ETW?
Thanks a lot,
Dexter
OK I tested it on Can you Run it and I got min reqs..
So could I play with a
AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core processor TL-60 2x 512 KB L2 cache, 2.0 Ghz, 800 MHz
ATI Radeon Xpress 1270 Graphics
Sorry I don't know much about computers and I figured one of those is the problem... Maybe both idk.
I read somewhere that AMD graphics cards couldn't run Anti-Aliasing and SSAO at the same time.:shrug:
Thats what it says I have on Can you run it and on my computer box? So idk...
Sorry for the double post... This might help. I just want to play the game without lag... I don't care about graphics, if I download the demo will it run like the full game would?
https://i113.photobucket.com/albums/...2006/capyo.jpg
That should work.:yes: If you still have lag turn of SSAO (it looks nice but takes a lot of memory to run).
Should I download the demo to test it out before I buy it? I heard the demo doesn't work well so I'm not sure hahaha.
The demo is just 2 battles but it's a good way to test your system (but I really think your system can play ETW).
If you have the download limit (depending on country) to do so, definately download the demo.
Even if the demo runs slowly, the game will be faster. Demo's always seem to be unoptimised code from CA.
(I ran M2TW demo and it was 10 FPS, got full game, was normal. :shrug:)
Alright then I guess I will buy this game sometime in the next week or so! I can't wait haha
On a lark I checked my computer on Can You Run It and it said I met the minimum requirements (and it was pegged at the fast end). It doesn't run any faster than slideshow mode, when it does run at all, which is seldom. :skull: So I wouldn't rely on CYRI to be right on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by WILDWAYNE001
There are a lot of lag-causing things in this game that were fixed with one patch and brought back with the next.
I got the game it runs fine. Thanks a lot for your help.
Well, Can You Run It isn't always terribly useful to me, as it says my Motherboard mounted Radeon HD 4250 isn't even sufficient to run Mass Effect 1 or BioShock 1. :)
2.94Ghz AMD Athlon II X2
512MB Radeon HD 4250 internal
4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
500GB Hard Drive.
For me, Empire runs on minimum settings at 11XX x 7XX (whatever the hell it is). I can turn up some sliders, but they make large or rainy battles slowdown noticably. With everything on minimum, it seems to run 'smoothly' at 20+ fps, though the intro movie runs with noticable slowdown.
The Road to Revolution mini cutscenes mostly run decently, however.
Hi. Just a quick question
Will my computer able to run empire total war on high setting?
CPU
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4300 @ 2.10GHz
CPU Speed
2.10 GHz Performance Rated at: 3.15 GHz
RAM
4.0 GB
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit
Video Card
Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Features: Minimum attributes of my Video Card
Video RAM 1.7 GB
Hardware T&L Yes
Pixel Shader version 4.0
Vertex Shader version 4.0
Free Disk Space
403.0 GB
Thanks, much appreciated
I'd be interested in whether or not you were able to run it. I have a higher chipspeed and equivalent video card and I have never been able to run this game at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by PrinceofOttomans(V)
This is probably a stupid question, but will ETW run on Windows 7? I tried downloading the demo to see if my new comp would handle it, but I ran into trouble with Steam. Now that I have installed the actual game, its fine.
I play ETW on windows 7, I have no problems. I too have wanted that middle finger emoticon at times as well! :)
I downloaded the demo. It works ok, but it keeps not responding. Either there is something wrong with the demo, or I need more RAM. I have 3G with Windows 7. I also disabled Norton virus and firewall before playing because it kept crashing to desktop. No matter what, CA has us addicted to this stuff if we are willing to go such lengths to play this.
I am not very techie so I can't help you any further, sorry. Perhaps someone more knowledgable will happen by. I have 4G of ram and never tried the demo, but still, have no problems. I agree about the addictive part though! :)
edit: You can also try the apothecary here if you still have problems if no one aswers your question in this forum!