Empire Total War system requirements

From the official site:


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.


Please direct all questions/concerns about whether or not your PC can run ETW to this thread. Any duplicate threads discussing system requirements will be merged with this one. Thank you. :bow:

Huzzah! Now we have a one stop thread for all our system spec needs. :beam: It beats dozens of 'Will my pc run Empire' threads popping up between now and March.

Of course it also concentrates the misery and disappointment of people who will not be able to run Empire. This will be a very said place. :(

In the interest of optimism my PC will be able to run Empire.

3.00Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
512MB nVidia GeForce 9800GT graphics card
4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
620GB Hard Drive.

Not for me ~;p. My computer will be able to run everything for at least another year on medium to high settings, and medium for a half a year after. More then enough time to get another PC that lasts 3 years :beam:

As indicated in a previous thread my system specs are:

2.2ghz CPU
256MB graphics card
and 1GB RAM

which is less than the minimum, so I will be waiting to see what kind of experiences people have playing the game before deciding whether to buy. Hopefully, the game will run okay in singleplayer even without the minimum requirements. :no:

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Originally Posted by BeenPlayingSinceRTW

As indicated in a previous thread my system specs are:

2.2ghz CPU
256MB graphics card
and 1GB RAM

which is less than the minimum, so I will be waiting to see what kind of experiences people have playing the game before deciding whether to buy. Hopefully, the game will run okay in singleplayer even without the minimum requirements. :no:

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You'll be lucky if the game does run in Singleplayer with below the minimum requirements. Games companies tend to be a little generous with wthat they think hardware is capable of. More often than not a game ends up requiring more than the minimum rather than less.

Good luck though. :2thumbsup:

Well, I had M2TW running on 512MB, a 1.6GHz, and a Geforce 3 :2thumbsup:

i think i've asked this somewhere else before, but can somebody estimate the recommended specs from this?

I'm guessing that the recommended (and by that I mean that the pc could run the game on medium to high graphics, with atleast 2000 men on screen and no lag) will be something like this:

2.4ghz Dualcore or 3.0ghz single core CPU (I hope Empire is programmed to make use of multi-threading)
2 Gig DDR2 RAM (XP) or 3-4 Gig DDR2 RAM (Vista)
High end 256mb graphics card, or standard 512mb graphics card
10 Gig of free hard drive space

That's my guess, I have no idea how accurate it is though.

Hmmm...I would ante up to 15-20 GB for hard drive space. Lower the RAM requirements a bit - I think about 1.5 GB on XP and 2 GB on Vista - any higher and it won't run on standard shop computers, since CA has stated that the average computer owner could play it well enough.

As for the Graphics card, I might just have to agree with you on that one :laugh4:

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Originally Posted by YLC

Hmmm...I would ante up to 15-20 GB for hard drive space. Lower the RAM requirements a bit - I think about 1.5 GB on XP and 2 GB on Vista - any higher and it won't run on standard shop computers, since CA has stated that the average computer owner could play it well enough.

As for the Graphics card, I might just have to agree with you on that one :laugh4:

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The 10GB of hard drive space was based on an actual figure I remember from somewhere or other. .

I was being generous with the RAM, mostly becuase more RAM can really help processor heavy games like Total War. :2thumbsup:

I am on a laptop that was pretty high end a year or so ago, and figured I should have no problems.

While it is a duel core though I see it is a 2.16 GHz processor. It that going to cause any problems with clock speed or anything else?

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Originally Posted by Fisherking

I am on a laptop that was pretty high end a year or so ago, and figured I should have no problems.

While it is a duel core though I see it is a 2.16 GHz processor. It that going to cause any problems with clock speed or anything else?

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Since it is dual core it should not be a problem so long as Empire makes use of multi-threading. A dual core 2.16 GHz is equivalent to a single core proecessor with a clock speed of higher than 3.0 GHz, which is more than enough (according the the minimum requirements at least.)

Usually the weakest part of a laptop setup is it's graphics card. If your laptop has a decent card it should be fine.

It is a gaming laptop and I got the best going at the time…I don’t remember exactly but well over the minimum specs everywhere else.

A year or so...you should be right. I think I will still install on my desktop, just as a saefty precaution.

What worries me is the RAM. I have 2 gigs on my laptop and I'm running Vista. I'm probably gonna have to upgrade when I get the money for it. I have serious doubts whether 2 gigs will be enough even though it's within the minimum.

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Originally Posted by Haxorsist

What worries me is the RAM. I have 2 gigs on my laptop and I'm running Vista. I'm probably gonna have to upgrade when I get the money for it. I have serious doubts whether 2 gigs will be enough even though it's within the minimum.

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Luckily for you RAM is easily the cheapest thing to upgrade on a PC. You can get a gigabyte of RAM for under £20 if you know where to look nowadays. :2thumbsup:

Intel Core 2 Duo - T5800 2000 MHz
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 bit
2048 MB DDR2
250 GB (7200 RPM, Serial ATA)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512 MB

These are the specs of a laptop i want to buy. But is the processor good enough? And the RAM?

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Originally Posted by Schnappieter

Intel Core 2 Duo - T5800 2000 MHz
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 bit
2048 MB DDR2
250 GB (7200 RPM, Serial ATA)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512 MB

These are the specs of a laptop i want to buy. But is the processor good enough? And the RAM?

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Looks fine to me, although you will probably have to run the game on low graphics and avoid huge battles.

Enough ram, but the Processor won't be enough to play the game well.

I have a laptop that runs better except for the graphics card (geforce 8600) and it struggles a bit with full M2:TW. All i would do is upgrade to, say a T8000 series or T9000 processor. Im running a T8300 (2.4GHz)

edit: Sir Beane, the processor is only 2GHz, even though its Dual Core, it may not be enough.

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Originally Posted by pevergreen

Enough ram, but the Processor won't be enough to play the game well.

I have a laptop that runs better except for the graphics card (geforce 8600) and it struggles a bit with full M2:TW. All i would do is upgrade to, say a T8000 series or T9000 processor. Im running a T8300 (2.4GHz)

edit: Sir Beane, the processor is only 2GHz, even though its Dual Core, it may not be enough.

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If Empire makes use of multi-threading (which it should) then it can use both cores. That gives the game around 3 or more Ghz of processing power, which is greater than the minimum. It really all depends on if Empire is properly optomised for a dual core processsor.

At the end of the enw trailer it has an intel core i7 logo and says, "plays best on intel core i7" or sommint.

Ok, thx for the info guys, i could also get a Intel Core 2 Duo - T9400 processor so that should be enough too play the game well, right?

Yes, that will be plently good enough.

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Originally Posted by pevergreen

Enough ram, but the Processor won't be enough to play the game well.

I have a laptop that runs better except for the graphics card (geforce 8600) and it struggles a bit with full M2:TW. All i would do is upgrade to, say a T8000 series or T9000 processor. Im running a T8300 (2.4GHz)

edit: Sir Beane, the processor is only 2GHz, even though its Dual Core, it may not be enough.

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the min spec is i believe based on the old P4, which had a terrible IPC, a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo would be as fast as a 3.6GHz P4, and thats before you consider the second core.

I think the argument of if you can MTW2 at very high, you can run ETW at high holds, or something similiar.

Not sure how close system specs of MTW2 are, but i'm pretty sure somewhere CA said they were close to specs for ETW

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Originally Posted by Polemists

I think the argument of if you can MTW2 at very high, you can run ETW at high holds, or something similiar.

Not sure how close system specs of MTW2 are, but i'm pretty sure somewhere CA said they were close to specs for ETW

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I think Empire will run on medium where Med 2 ran on high, etc. So if your system can manage Med 2 on medium then Empire shouldn't be a problem.

Info on system requirements has been updated. Read the official announcement here. :sunny:

2.4GHz Pentium 4 single core is the minimum, which equates to an Athlon 2400+ at 2.0GHz.

My personal judgement is that:

acceptable minimum perfomance won't be achieved without a P4 3.2GHz or an Athlon 64 3200+ at 2.0GHz.

and good perfomance won't be achieved without one of the multi-cores listed below:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ at 2.4GHz
AMD Phenom™ X3 8650 at 2.3GHz
Intel Pentium D EE 965 at 3.73GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 at 2.1GHz

My current system:

Intel Core 2 E6400 2.13GHz
2GB RAM
Radeon X1600 graphics card

I'm hoping the processor and RAM are OK, but not sure about the graphics card. Anyone who understands graphics cards able to suggest whether that will be good enough?

My system.
Intel core Quad CPU 2.83 GHz 2.83 GHz
4gigs of RAM
Radeon 4800
64bit operating system with Vista.

good enough for max settings?

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Originally Posted by bloodshed

My system.
Intel core Quad CPU 2.83 GHz 2.83 GHz
4gigs of RAM
Radeon 4800
64bit operating system with Vista.

good enough for max settings?

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I'm guessing max or close to max for that paticular setup. :2thumbsup:

cool thanks for reply.

I strongly suspect that I'm going to end up needing a new video card. Technically speaking, the one I have now is enough, but only barely. This is unfortunate, as I'm terrified that a new card won't let me run MTW anymore. I'll wait and see, of course, but I worry nonetheless. :embarassed:

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Originally Posted by Martok

I strongly suspect that I'm going to end up needing a new video card. Technically speaking, the one I have now is enough, but only barely. This is unfortunate, as I'm terrified that a new card won't let me run MTW anymore. I'll wait and see, of course, but I worry nonetheless. :embarassed:

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Well, yes you might need a new card, but this need not end your days of MTW goodness, I am sure you could get yourself another system based on older tech, that is what I am doing.

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Originally Posted by Martok

I strongly suspect that I'm going to end up needing a new video card. Technically speaking, the one I have now is enough, but only barely. This is unfortunate, as I'm terrified that a new card won't let me run MTW anymore. I'll wait and see, of course, but I worry nonetheless. :embarassed:

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I have a relatively new card and MTW hasn't escaped me yet. :2thumbsup:

If things get really desperate you could always put together a system based on cheap older tech that could run Medieval just fine. It wouldn't be very expensive at all really since you would be delibarately using out of date technology

Or if that's out of the question then you can try hoping Empire is so good that you forget completely about Medieval. :laugh4:

my system is
cpu: AMD athlon 64 X2 dual core processor 5600+
ram: 4 gb ddr2
vga: geforce 8600 GT

is it enough for maximum to play?

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Originally Posted by cyrus_empire

my system is
cpu: AMD athlon 64 X2 dual core processor 5600+
ram: 4 gb ddr2
vga: geforce 8600 GT

is it enough for maximum to play?

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I'd say that that setup should be able to run the game at close to maximum settings with large unit sizes. We don't know the exact recommended specs yet however, so it's only a guess. :2thumbsup:

whats your guess for max play? (for AMD cpu)

*Ahem*

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Originally Posted by PBI

My current system:

Intel Core 2 E6400 2.13GHz
2GB RAM
Radeon X1600 graphics card

I'm hoping the processor and RAM are OK, but not sure about the graphics card. Anyone who understands graphics cards able to suggest whether that will be good enough?

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Apologies for the repeated post, but I think my previous post might've been missed what with being the second-last on the previous page. I really would appreciate any advice regarding the video card since I'm considering ordering ETW in the next few days and it would make sense to order a new video card at the same time, if I need one.

Well, I am no sure on the proc, but that RAM will need some work, I'd say take it up to 4 or 6 G's just because it is sooo cheap.

The GFX card will need to be changed, ATI and Nvidia have some really, really good card going for low ammounts of monies.

It say one of those Radeon HD 4850 512mb would be a good choice, or an Nvidia 260?

Any word on multi-core optimisation? I'm trying to decide on upgrades, got 4GB RAM in my system at the moment along with an ATI x1950 XTX and an AMD BE-2300 (1.9GHz Dual Core). I won't need any more RAM and the graphics card will do, it's the processor that really lets the side down.

I've got a few upgrade options available;

Swap the CPU for an AMD 7750 Black Edition, £64

Upgrade to a Core2Duo E7400 with an IP35 motherboard, £180

Upgrade to a Phenom II 920 and 790GX motherboard, £230

Wait for the Socket AM3 Phenom IIs and see how they're priced

Which one i go for is basically down to whether or not the game has multi-core support. If it'll make use of all four of the Phenom's cores then it's a no brainer, otherwise i'll probably go for the 7750 (the C2D probably isn't worth that kind of money over the AMD chip really).

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Originally Posted by PBI

Apologies for the repeated post, but I think my previous post might've been missed what with being the second-last on the previous page. I really would appreciate any advice regarding the video card since I'm considering ordering ETW in the next few days and it would make sense to order a new video card at the same time, if I need one.

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Your processor should have no bother. I'd pop in another 2GB RAM and then replace the video card. Which model you should look at depends on how much you want to spend and what resolution you play at. I'd look at the ATi 4830 or 4850 though, they'll handle reasonably good resolutions (1440x900 easy, might start to struggle at 1080p).

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Originally Posted by satchef1

Any word on multi-core optimisation? I'm trying to decide on upgrades, got 4GB RAM in my system at the moment along with an ATI x1950 XTX and an AMD BE-2300 (1.9GHz Dual Core). I won't need any more RAM and the graphics card will do, it's the processor that really lets the side down.

I've got a few upgrade options available;

Swap the CPU for an AMD 7750 Black Edition, £64

Upgrade to a Core2Duo E7400 with an IP35 motherboard, £180

Upgrade to a Phenom II 920 and 790GX motherboard, £230

Wait for the Socket AM3 Phenom IIs and see how they're priced

Which one i go for is basically down to whether or not the game has multi-core support. If it'll make use of all four of the Phenom's cores then it's a no brainer, otherwise i'll probably go for the 7750 (the C2D probably isn't worth that kind of money over the AMD chip really).

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I am almost certain that ETW is optimised for multi-core cpu's, at the end of their newest traler it says "plays bst on intel core i7" (I believe).

Call this silly but err... how do I access my system info so I can post it up here so I can have you more tech-savvy gentlemen and ladies ascertain whether or not this system could actually run it?

umm on windows vista/xp then you go to control panel. then system and maintenance, then under "system" it should have "view how much RAM and processor speed.

Well for RAM and processor speed, you can right click on My Computer and click on properties.

For your videocard, go to

hardware -> device manager

And look under display adapters

sorry if theres already a thread, but is there even a search button?

Also How will this comp i customized handle Empire TW? im hoping highest.

CASE: XION II Mid-Tower Case 350Watt W/ Mod Side-Panel Window (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 920 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
PSU: 650W Logisys ATX12V/EPS12V Silent 12CM Power Supply PS650U12
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-MA74GM-S2 740G Chipset DDR2/800 SATA RAID PCI-Express MBoard w/ATI 2100 Graphic, GbLAN, USB2.0, & 7.1Audio
MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB 16X PCI Express
VIDEO CARD 2: NONE
VIDEO CARD 3: NONE
LCD Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
Optical Drive: (Special Price)LG 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
Price: $770.00

There is a search button, you may not have access to it, but please at least read through SOME of the threads. This thread is a sticky: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=111612

ok sorry

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sorry if theres already a thread, but is there even a search button?

Also How will this comp i customized handle Empire TW? im hoping highest.

CASE: XION II Mid-Tower Case 350Watt W/ Mod Side-Panel Window (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 920 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
PSU: 650W Logisys ATX12V/EPS12V Silent 12CM Power Supply PS650U12
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-MA74GM-S2 740G Chipset DDR2/800 SATA RAID PCI-Express MBoard w/ATI 2100 Graphic, GbLAN, USB2.0, & 7.1Audio
MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB 16X PCI Express
VIDEO CARD 2: NONE
VIDEO CARD 3: NONE
LCD Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
Optical Drive: (Special Price)LG 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
Price: $770.00

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looks fine should handle the game fine of course nobody knows for sure yet but its well above the minimal specs

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VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB 16X PCI Express

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any1 else find this a really random amount of memory for the card to have or is it just me?

also the 4gig of ram is overkill, a 32bit system can only utilise bout 3.8 (somewhere round there i think) worth of ram including ur graphics card. mind u ram is so ridiculously cheap these days that i guess it doesnt really matter.

Cheers Knoddy

Processor - amd athlon dual core 4800+
ram - 2gig
video - ATI Radeon xt1650 512mb

still runnin XP

my thoughts - should be more than enough to run Empire, however my worry is my graphics card has had cronic overheating issues. I commonly get VPU recovery errors which basically means the graphics card has stopped running for w/e reason but the pc managed to save it. i have my pc with the side off the case and 2 small desktop fans blowing on it and it still crashes on hot days. i managed to stop it crashing while running M2TW by turnin the graphics right down, but its been so hot lately i doubt that will help.

im going to go get some thermal adhesive and take the heat sync off and reattach it see if it helps. but ye i think i should be able to run it :)

Cheers Knoddy

yes, but a decent amount is useful to have anyway. You buy ram in gigs, not .8 of one :grin2:

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Originally Posted by Sir Beane

I'd say that that setup should be able to run the game at close to maximum settings with large unit sizes. We don't know the exact recommended specs yet however, so it's only a guess. :2thumbsup:

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Max settings, probably. I had similar, but slightly better when playing MTW2. You can probably run max and do 5,000 soldiers on screen. More than that and you are most likely not going to make it.

:balloon2:

Threads merged.

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Originally Posted by knoddy

looks fine should handle the game fine of course nobody knows for sure yet but its well above the minimal specs



any1 else find this a really random amount of memory for the card to have or is it just me?

also the 4gig of ram is overkill, a 32bit system can only utilise bout 3.8 (somewhere round there i think) worth of ram including ur graphics card. mind u ram is so ridiculously cheap these days that i guess it doesnt really matter.

Cheers Knoddy

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Yeah the GPU cards memory is random imo as well, haha. And it is a 64 bit. Im thinking highest with this :P got any ideas on what resolution i could play this on with highest settings? Thanks, now im off to :smash: things :P

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Originally Posted by ClaymanVTW

Yeah the GPU cards memory is random imo as well, haha. And it is a 64 bit. Im thinking highest with this :P got any ideas on what resolution i could play this on with highest settings? Thanks, now im off to :smash: things :P

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The resolution can depend as much on your monitor as it does on your GPU. If you are fortunate enough to own a thirty inch widescreen then you could probably manage a rediculously detailed resolution.

well i crrently have a 17 inch wich i will use for most of this year, but i do plan pn upgrading to a 20" or 22" later this year as well. Will the comp i customized above be able to handle both monitors on highest with empire? Ive gotten alot of diffrent opinions from other people on other sites too so.

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Originally Posted by ClaymanVTW

well i crrently have a 17 inch wich i will use for most of this year, but i do plan pn upgrading to a 20" or 22" later this year as well. Will the comp i customized above be able to handle both monitors on highest with empire? Ive gotten alot of diffrent opinions from other people on other sites too so.

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I would say almost certainly with a 22" monitor on it's optimum resolution. But by both monitors do you mean both at once? Because I don't have any experience with a multi-monitor setup.

Cool, and no not at once, i meant the period i have my 17 inch and my 22 inch. Thanks again btw, im looking at highest for empire!!!!!!!:beam::smash::juggle2::smash::yes::beam::2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by ClaymanVTW

Yeah the GPU cards memory is random imo as well, haha. And it is a 64 bit. Im thinking highest with this :P got any ideas on what resolution i could play this on with highest settings? Thanks, now im off to :smash: things :P

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it doesnt matter that ur processor is 64bit, perhaps what i should have said is 32bit windows only utilizes about 3.8 or so gig of ram all up.

64 bit windows is rarely sold afaik

uhm yeaaaah, it is a Vista Hoem Premium, 64 bit.

my laptop coming in the mail:

* • Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
* • Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3400 (2.16 GHz)
* • 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* • 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GE
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive


what do you guys think? I really don't care much about graphics, and I'm planning to put all graphics settings on "low". I'm good with medium or large unit size, do you guys think I'll have much lag?

You'll be fine IMO.

I dont like how slow your HD is though. :no: Well I suppose 5400rpm is the standard.

hey people ,, i am new to this Fourm and i was wondering if you could help me.
will i be able to play empire on high with these specs???

processor= intel core 2 Quad cpu 2.40ghz
ram= 4 GB
graphics= Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX 768mb
vista 64-bit


thanks ..

I have a Mac, with Bootmcamp installed. How can I check to see if Empire will run on my machine(I don't know how to check things like graphics capabilities etc.)?

As no one else has replied Ig, may I ask what hardware you have? I presume it will be called the same type of stuff. (I have barely any experience with macs)

Is there a hardware section? Something akin to the "System" selection in the control panel?

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You go to the main Mac page, (the main page of the computer you're looking for), click 'Tech Specs' and it is under Graphic/Video Cards, or whatever the category is.

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So hopefully under that section, there will be the information we need.

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Originally Posted by bloodshed

My system.
Intel core Quad CPU 2.83 GHz 2.83 GHz
4gigs of RAM
Radeon 4800
64bit operating system with Vista.

good enough for max settings?

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Quad core's are still total overkill.

I have an Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.67ghz, 8800GT 512mb extreme, 4 GB's of RAM running on Vista 32 bit.

I'll be able to easily, easily max Empire. So you could max it laughably.

Meaning what I wont be able to run it on max?

......You can run it easily. Very easily. That's what I'm telling you.

Oh lol thanks.

WOW u guys are diffrent than these forums!

http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic/39744?page=57

People there think that not even the GTX 260/280/285/STI 4850/ATI 4870 wont be able to run it on highest, but still dont doubt them they have REALLY done their homework! I still think my new GTX 260 will be able to handle it though.

what makes ya think they done their homework, i read through 2 or 3 pages of that thread and its just people talkin bout overclocking and buying new pc parts.

most of the people here are posting system specs that are much much greater than the minimum that has been posted and as such most should easily be able to run it on medium -> high

Cheers Knoddy

I agree with knoddy. I mean if all of your parts double the minimum req. I think they should be able to run it on high if not max.

It'd sure be nice to get confirmation that it's optimized for multi-threading, though. An ad for an Intel chip at the end of the preview doesn't inspire much confidence, frankly, and their careful avoidance of the subject in two separate press releases now makes me very nervous indeed.

hmm its true i havnt yet seen anyting about the game supporting multi threading. and the fact that it states the minimal requirements to be a single core proccesor i would wonder if it doesnt. on the other hand most newer games are supporting multithreading so it seems a bit silly if it doesnt. all in all i guess we will have to wait n see :)

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hmm its true i havnt yet seen anyting about the game supporting multi threading. and the fact that it states the minimal requirements to be a single core proccesor i would wonder if it doesnt. on the other hand most newer games are supporting multithreading so it seems a bit silly if it doesnt. all in all i guess we will have to wait n see :)

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I'm fairly sure it will. It's good that the requirements don't call for a dual-core, because not everyone had multi-core processor. Personally I am hoping it supports multi-threading, because my processor is a 3.0Ghz dual-core.

I think for most people the issue will be more graphics then speed. Of course if you don't have speed it hurts just as much, but I think at this point most people have that speed.

As for graphics, sadly alot of people buy cheap graphics cards.

Which may not run ETW

or

The

DEMO

i agree with the thought about graphics being most peoples probs. i know ill be happy as long as my GPU doesnt give me VPU errors :S. but we must look on the bright side, at least it doesnt require Dx10 and vista lol :)

i hope my pc will run it cos ive pre ordered my collectors edition but i guess i wont know till......






A DEMO!



i should be fine on like medium to low tho :)

hey guys i posted this help on the offcial fourms and got little help, am hoping i could get help for you guys.....:help:


INTEL CORE2 QUAD
NVIDIA 8800GTX
4GB RAM
VISTA 64BIT

will i be able to play on high!?
thanks 4 any help :2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by drewthehuter

hey guys i posted this help on the offcial fourms and got little help, am hoping i could get help for you guys.....:help:


INTEL CORE2 QUAD
NVIDIA 8800GTX
4GB RAM
VISTA 64BIT

will i be able to play on high!?
thanks 4 any help :2thumbsup:

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I'd say almost certainly. :2thumbsup: Providing Empire supports multi-threading of course.

What do you think?

Intel 2.2 ghz dual core

3 gb ram

geforce 7100

vista 64 bit