Empire Total War system requirements

[Rhyfelwyr]

Once I get my new RAM these will be my system specs:

64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
465GB Memory
4GB DDR2 RAM at 800MHz
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS

How well should Empire run on my PC?

[peacemaker]

Yeah that should run it

[Lemur]

I wonder if Empire is a big enough deal that the graphics companies will issue special hotfix drivers for it ... assuming any are warranted, that is.

[peacemaker]

lesse...my laptop...broke on the week of release(this week) so I need to send it in..no release date playing for me...:( However, this may be a chance to upgrade some parts. I have:


Vista Home Premium Edition, 64-bit
4gb ram
intel pentium dual CPU t3400 @2.16 GHz
nvidia geforce 9200m GE(256 mb i think)


which would you guys say I should upgrade most on? I probably have a low budget so as little as possible but something that could help play the game at least with unit/texture/effects detail on medium....the other stuff I'm fine with low settings....Oh and I like the large-scale units though I'm kind of disappointed large units only give you 80 men

[Polemists]

I wonder if Empire is a big enough deal that the graphics companies will issue special hotfix drivers for it ... assuming any are warranted, that is.

Well they are saying do to Dawn of War 2's problem that ETW may be the strategy release of the year. So i'd say that's a pretty big deal. Plus the fact no other major title is coming out till June on pc (EA moved all titles back to June, and EA now owns most pc only companies) i'd say you may get one or two.

[Pinxit]

Intel Quad Core 2,4 GHZ
XFX GeForce 9600GT 670M 512MB PhysX CUDA
4 GB RAM

Would this run Empire, at high settings? Or do I need a better GPU?

[Polemists]

Not that tech savy but I can't imagine 512 and a Quad not running it on high.

I mean they do make i7 and a 1gig video card now, but Duo and 512 graphics card run it on ultra, so dunno why your rig wouldn't.

You should be able to run it on ultra no problem.

[Pinxit]

Not that tech savy but I can't imagine 512 and a Quad not running it on high.

I mean they do make i7 and a 1gig video card now, but Duo and 512 graphics card run it on ultra, so dunno why your rig wouldn't.

You should be able to run it on ultra no problem.

I bought a card with similar specs in the 9800-series, instead of the 9600. Hm... somewhere around 130 Euro.

That should do it. If it doesnt, Empire is flawed

[Noddy The Beefy Egg]

I decided to buy a TW game for my birthday. I also want to buy a 1GB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card (shader 2.0 or higher). And an Intel processor. And i could buy M2TW or ETW (My RTW has a cyclic redundancy check, please help!)

[Lemur]

Clone Trooper, you should not buy any video card that has 256 megs of ram. 512 will get you through the day much better, and it's not even terribly expensive.

[Leonhard]

Will my processor run this?

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ with 2.01 Ghz

[Sir Beane]

Will my processor run this?

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ with 2.01 Ghz

It's under the minimum requirements, so I'm afraid I would have to say probably not.

[a-e]

Will this game make better use of multi-threading? If that is not the case will my dual-core 2.4ghz t8300 cut the mustard?

[Sir Beane]

Will this game make better use of multi-threading? If that is not the case will my dual-core 2.4ghz t8300 cut the mustard?

It does use multi-threading and you should be fine with that Processor .

[a-e]

Thanks, I hope the rest of it can cope :D

[Pinxit]

Clone Trooper, you should not buy any video card that has 256 megs of ram. 512 will get you through the day much better, and it's not even terribly expensive.

I was browsing through a huge number of GPUs and the price did not always seem to fit the megs of ram. Is it such a big deal? The ram. I found some 1 TB cards which were cheaper than 512.

[Lemur]

Depending on how big your monitor is, yes, the amount of RAM on your videocard might be a big deal. For people purchasing right now, I would recommend either an ATI 4850 1 gig as a great deal, or the Nvidia 9800 GT 1 gig.

Note that the Nvidia card will be approximately 10% slower, but some people really like Nvidia, so it's important that they have that option in front of them.

[Belgolas]

Ram is not everything thing. Performance will be worse on most cheap 1gb graphics cards because the memory bus is too small. For the 4850 or 9800 GT just go with the 512mb card because you wont see a benefit with the more ram.

[AussieGiant]

I bought my machines as MTWII was coming out. It was a beast back then so I'm interested to see how it handled E:TW

it's slightly modified.

XP Service Pack 3
Overclocked Dual Core at 3.4Ghz (OC'd from 2.4Ghz)
2GiG's of 800Mhz Ram
Overclocked 8800GTX 768mb ram (running at 8800 Ultra speeds)
150 Gig WesternDigital Raptor 10 000 rpm

I'm hoping I can turn down the AA to x2 and run it on the top level settings in the game.

Fingers are crossed though.

[Lemur]

Ram is not everything thing. Performance will be worse on most cheap 1gb graphics cards because the memory bus is too small. For the 4850 or 9800 GT just go with the 512mb card because you wont see a benefit with the more ram.

I don't remember saying that RAM was everything. At higher resolutions, with AA turned up, you will see a difference between a 1 gig 4850 and a 512 meg 4850. And as games come out over the next two years that use larger and more detailed textures, the difference will become more pronounced.

In my opinion it's worth spending the extra $20 or so to buy more time at higher settings. Obviously you want to get the right chipset, that goes without saying.

[AussieGiant]

In the end it's a relational situation between "through put" and "ram". Getting a balanced card is the best way to go IMO.

I hope that E:TW gets enough leverage in the gaming world for NVidia and ATI to release drivers for us as they do for other big games. I've never seen that to date and it would be great if they did.

[Pinxit]

Intel Quad Core 2,4 GHZ
XFX GeForce 9800GT 670M 512MB PhysX CUDA
4 GB RAM
Vista

Would this run Empire, at high settings? Or do I need a better GPU?

Update: Confirmed! I played it, the demo, and my god, it runs without flaw with everything set to Ultra. AA set to x4. Holy mother of some weird guy in the clouds that does not exist! Its the most beautifull piece of technology I have ever seen. The battles... the drowning soldiers... the damage on the ships... its so.... AWE.

And that means a lot coming from a

[Prince Bondus]

Hi guys, I'm thinking of buying this laptop, do you guys think it will be able to run E:TW?

Base Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40Ghz, 3MB, 1066MHz)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - English
Memory 4096MB 1067MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
Video Card 512MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 3670 graphics card
Hard Drive 250GB (7,200rpm) Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive

It's a Dell Studio XPS 16.

Thanks guys!

[peacemaker]

first off, I would say Yes definetely. Maybe not on ultra max, but definetely will be able to run it fairly well I would guess at minimum medium settings


I'll ask again since nobody answered my questionWhich do you think I should upgrade first-a 256 mb graphics card into a 512 mb or would you say I should upgrade my dual-core 2.16 GHz processor?(cheap laptops ftw)

[Smurflor]

Cant believe I've only just registered here. Been skulking around these boards for years now!

Anyway, down to business. Got empire today and finally after 8 hours of updating (yes, eight) I could play it... but only with settings on low, and frankly its just not the same seeing hundreds of 4 pixel men running around the screen, so I'm willing to spend a fair bit on upgrading my rig, but I'm really not sure what needs upgrading.

Heres my specs:

Windows XP
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.4 GHz
3gb RAM
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256mb

I got it 18 months ago and it was pretty expensive at the time, save the graphics card which I intended to upgrade every now and again but never got around to it. Is this the weak link in my setup, or would I be looking at upgrading more than just the graphics card to run it on higher settings? (preferably high, but medium would be acceptable rather than spending £300 or something)

Any help would be appreciated, since I'm bound to go out and buy the wrong thing without advice.

[A Very Super Market]

You should get more RAM, just to be safe because of XP

But your graphics card is seriously old.

Quad-core makes the min. 2.4 well.

[Lemur]

Actually, Smurflor, I'd be surprised if you needed more RAM or more processor. Your initial assessment was correct, the videocard is the weak link in that chain. Moving to a medium- or high-end ATI or Nvidia card would make you happy. If you want to talk specific models, just ask.

[Smurflor]

Alright, thanks for the input. I'll try get a new card sorted in the next few days. Guess I can cope with units that look like they were taken from C&C 1 for a while

[Sir Beane]

Welcome to the Org Smurflor .

[hrvojej]

I think you should add Steam to the first post, as it is required to play the game and is not mentioned in other reviews. People should be informed about what they buy.