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    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.
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    Default Re: Empire Total War system requirements

    Huzzah! Now we have a one stop thread for all our system spec needs. 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.
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    Default Re: Empire Total War system requirements

    Not for me . 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

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeenPlayingSinceRTW View Post
    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.
    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.

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    Default Re: Empire Total War system requirements

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

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    Default Re: Empire Total War system requirements

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

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    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.


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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by YLC View Post
    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
    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.


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    Default Re: Empire Total War system requirements

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Fisherking View Post
    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?
    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.


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    Default Re: Empire Total War system requirements

    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.


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    A year or so...you should be right. I think I will still install on my desktop, just as a saefty precaution.
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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Haxorsist View Post
    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.
    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.


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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Schnappieter View Post
    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?
    Looks fine to me, although you will probably have to run the game on low graphics and avoid huge battles.


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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen View Post
    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.
    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.


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

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    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?

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    Yes, that will be plently good enough.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen View Post
    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.
    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.
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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Polemists View Post
    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
    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.


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