You need a supercomputer to run this game

[Phog_of_War]

I don't know about that. Same engine as NTW, and my not so good rig can run NTW high settings.

Indeed. CA claims that Shogun will be even more scaleable (sp?) than even ETW or Napoleon.

I have an ok card, 9800GT and 3G RAM and a Quad core, and I run Napoleon with no problems oh high settings. So i think (hope) that all will be well when Shogun releases.

[A Nerd]

I have always turned the unit detial up to highest, units on largest and turned down the rest. For I could never play everything on ulitmate. I was always pleased with the results. Turning off the grass and shadows helps alot with performance as well. I never really thought they were needed anyway.

[PittBull260]

mabe I'm just poor :(

[AggonyKing]

mabe I'm just poor :(

lol well what do you have? :P

[Reenk Roink]

Gotta buy a new computer around the time Shogun comes out anyway so it works out for me.

[PittBull260]

lol well what do you have? :P

oh dude u don't wanna know. I barely run M2TW on slightly high settings.
Im not too computer smart but this is what I know
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2.3GHZ (i duno what this means that's what it says under 'my computer' properties)
1 Gig of RAM
Graphics Card- Radeon X1950 Pro (not sure what the other number is, the MBs or something)

that's about all I know man..sorry :(
but it's kinda old it won't run S2TW, no way in hell

[Swoosh So]

£400 and you could build a pc that will play stw2 using parts from the old one probably cheaper in the usa as we pay VAT on everything here. Im talking about playing it well tho.
Around £130 for a quad core processor or a good dual core.
Around £80 for your 4gb ram.
Around £120 for a decent graphics card such as the nvidia 460.
Around £80 for a decent mobo (you can get cheaper ones also around £65).

You can probably convert those prices in pounds straight to dollars we get ripped off for everything in the UK.

[Tomisama]

I am on my fourth computer purchased over the last ten years in the pursuit of playing Total War games. The last one cost me as much as the car I was driving at the time. It is all a matter of your priorities. If you love these games, you will make it happen.

Last night I was in a local Wal-Mart Superstore browsing the electronics department, and found a stack of computer boxes on an end-cap on sale for under 500 dollars. I looked at the specs just for fun, and was amazed at what you can get off the shelf these days.

Online I found what I believe is the same system for a bit more (posted below), but also found dedicated gaming systems for the same price. In comparison to just five years ago, they are practically giving these systems away.

•AMD Phenom II 840T Quad-Core processor
2.90GHz, 2MB L2 Cache + 6MB Shared L3 Cache

•6GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 16GB)
Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work

•1TB SATA hard drive
Store 666,000 photos, 285,000 songs or 526 hours of HD video and more

•Blu-ray Disc Player & SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
Watch HD movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats

•10/100Base-T Ethernet, Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n
Connect to a broadband modem with wired Ethernet or wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal or hotspot with built-in 802.11 (b/g or n) connection built into your PC

•ATI Radeon HD 5450 Series Graphics
With 512MB DDR5 dedicated graphics memory, DVI and HDMI capabilities and support for Blu-ray and Microsoft DirectX 11

[PittBull260]

£400 and you could build a pc that will play stw2 using parts from the old one probably cheaper in the usa as we pay VAT on everything here. Im talking about playing it well tho.
Around £130 for a quad core processor or a good dual core.
Around £80 for your 4gb ram.
Around £120 for a decent graphics card such as the nvidia 460.
Around £80 for a decent mobo (you can get cheaper ones also around £65).

You can probably convert those prices in pounds straight to dollars we get ripped off for everything in the UK.

I will definitely think about that. Taxes are coming up too so I won't even have to save up