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    Question I have a 2.2ghz CPU, 256MB graphics card, and 1GB RAM, will I be able to run ETW?

    Also, how much disk space will be required?

    There's still no info about the system requirements on the totalwar.com site.

    I read through the thread on this board from several months ago, but there is no substantive information about system requirements for ETW in that thread, just a lot of speculation.

    Since the March release date appears to be firm, someone at CA should have some system requirements by now... can someone from the game developer please give us an update?

    P.S.- I can play MTWII without any problems using my current setup.

    Thanks!

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    Default Re: I have a 2.2ghz CPU, 256MB graphics card, and 1GB RAM, will I be able to run ETW?

    Minimum System Specs

    2.4Ghz single core processor
    256MB Gfx card (DX9 compaitble)
    1GB RAM (For XP, 2GB if using Vista)

    The only official released specs. According to Best Buy and Amazaon, it will take up 10GB of space. They also say you only need 512MB XP/1GB Vista for the ram, so dunno.
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    Default Re: I have a 2.2ghz CPU, 256MB graphics card, and 1GB RAM, will I be able to run ETW?

    Quote Originally Posted by Fondor_Yards View Post
    Minimum System Specs

    2.4Ghz single core processor
    256MB Gfx card (DX9 compaitble)
    1GB RAM (For XP, 2GB if using Vista)

    The only official released specs. According to Best Buy and Amazaon, it will take up 10GB of space. They also say you only need 512MB XP/1GB Vista for the ram, so dunno.

    Many thanks for that info.

    It's too bad 2.4ghz CPU is the minimum though. I don't think I can justify upgrading my PC just for this game. Can I ask where you got that info? Could you post a link?

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    Default Re: I have a 2.2ghz CPU, 256MB graphics card, and 1GB RAM, will I be able to run ETW?

    Quote Originally Posted by BeenPlayingSinceRTW View Post
    Many thanks for that info.

    It's too bad 2.4ghz CPU is the minimum though. I don't think I can justify upgrading my PC just for this game. Can I ask where you got that info? Could you post a link?
    Well, Best Buy only has 2ghz CPU requirement so maybe there is hope

    ON BEST BUY:
    Minimum PC System Requirements
    PC Processor TypeIntel® processor, AMD processorPC Processor Speed2GHz
    PC Operating SystemWindows XP, Windows VistaPC
    System Memory512MB RAM
    PC Hard Drive Space10GB
    PC Video128MB NVIDIA GeForce 5 or ATI RADEON video card with Shader Model 2
    PC Additional RequirementsInternet service required to access online features

    ON AMAZON:
    PC Minimum System Requirements:
    OS: Windows XP/Vista
    Processor: 3 ghz single core, or 2 ghz dual core or AMD equivalent
    RAM: XP: 512 MB System RAM
    Vista: 1 GB System RAM
    Video Card: GeForce 5 series or better, or ATI equivalent (shader model 2 is supported)
    Graphics Memory: 128 MB
    System Memory: 10 GB free disk space

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    Default Re: I have a 2.2ghz CPU, 256MB graphics card, and 1GB RAM, will I be able to run ETW?

    Hi welcome to the guild.

    Well Considering that your stats are close to mine(other than the 256 card) I am with you in hoping it will be atleast normal unit sizes with little to no lag on lowest settings at 1024x768. But you never know we might get lucky.
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    Default Re: I have a 2.2ghz CPU, 256MB graphics card, and 1GB RAM, will I be able to run ETW?

    You should really look at getting another gig of ram, even if you meet the min reqs with 1 I can tell you than when a dev says 1gig they really mean 2.

    Ram is probably the cheapest thing to upgrade, i recently splurged a bit and got 4gigs of the stuff for a pretty good price from Crucial. Grabbing another gig of ram will probably set you back about 15-20 dollars. Maybe even less.

    Quote Originally Posted by Fondor_Yards
    They also say you only need 512MB XP/1GB Vista for the ram, so dunno.
    Sounds like whoever is writing those websites is taking huge shots in the dark to me. 512 ram? I seriously doubt that since in recent years, 1gig for xp and 2g for vista has almost become an unofficial bar that you must meet. If I was a betting man* i'd say the min specs for RAM are 1gig for XP, 2gig for Vista.


    *And i'm not. BUT IF I WAS!
    Last edited by Monk; 01-14-2009 at 23:33.

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    Default Re: I have a 2.2ghz CPU, 256MB graphics card, and 1GB RAM, will I be able to run ETW?

    Quote Originally Posted by BeenPlayingSinceRTW View Post
    Many thanks for that info.

    It's too bad 2.4ghz CPU is the minimum though. I don't think I can justify upgrading my PC just for this game. Can I ask where you got that info? Could you post a link?
    That's their released specs, there's a thread here somewhere with it, I know TWC's is stickied.

    The original New Posts containing them at the ETW site.
    I shouldn't have to live in a world where all the good points are horrible ones.

    Is he hurt? Everybody asks that. Nobody ever says, 'What a mess! I hope the doctor is not emotionally harmed by having to deal with it.'

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    Default Re: I have a 2.2ghz CPU, 256MB graphics card, and 1GB RAM, will I be able to run ETW?

    Quote Originally Posted by Fondor_Yards View Post
    That's their released specs, there's a thread here somewhere with it, I know TWC's is stickied.

    The original New Posts containing them at the ETW site.
    Thanks for the link.

    It looks like 2.2ghz will not be enough.

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