What are the system requirements for M2TW?

[DukeofSerbia]

Well, yopu don't need a very good one, just go for the proper manufacturers.

Zalman, Thermaltake, and Coolermasters are always good choices

Depend what series. Cooler Master is not good.

450Watt, will be enough for years (if not, i pitty your energybill) Butb you might want to have a 550W if you're thinking of SLI/Crossfire

Again, depend from manufacturer and series.

And AVOID Antec PSU's, the new rig i ordered got delivered last week

Neo HE series is excellent (it's Seasonic OEM).

[DukeofSerbia]

So, if you have enough computer to play M2:TW, what sort of monitor are you playing on?

I have Samsung SyncMaster 997df (CRT) and it is good enough for 1280x1024. I don't need higher resulution.

[Maizel]

Depend what series. Cooler Master is not good.




Again, depend from manufacturer and series.



Neo HE series is excellent (it's Seasonic OEM).

Not here really

They're getting so much RMA's that most of them aranet even available anymore in my country for the time being.


I know, it depends on the manufacturer. But almost all PSU's of the three i listed, are wéll decent PSU's

And i only speak through personal experience, Not extensive testing.
All Thermaltake, Coolermaster and Zalman PSU's i've ever had were excellent.


Anyway, Before you buy anything, make sure you read plenty of reviews

[The Undertaker]

Would I be able to run Medieval 2 on low settings with this:

Dell DIMENSION 8250 Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.4 GHz 512 Mb of RAM
RADEON 9500 PRO

Thanks,
Undertaker.

[Zimfan]

Both video card are terrible for playing. Buy at least Radeon X1600XT or GeForce 7600GT. As you have pretty powerfull machine go on stronger video card (and you will need very good PSU).

Will do. Had this point very strongly made to me the other day when my computer proved unable to handle RTW on any resolution higher than 1080 x 768.

Not true.

Nice to have my suspicions confirmed.

[timsemand]

How good can i run it?

2.8 Ghz Pentium 4 with 768 ram and a 512 Mb Nivida Geforce 6200.

[Underdog687]

Ive got ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 series
59.7 Gb of free space
Pentuim 4 CPu 3.06 Ghz
768 Mb of RAM

I have no idea when it comes to hardware/systems, so could a be able to play M2TW?

Could someone please answer this as i have no idea what is what. I dont know what the diffeeence is between diferent graphic cards, all i want to know if i could play this.

Sorry i dont intend to sound rude.

[Stig]

@The Undertaker, yeah you're safe

@Timsemand, well it's a 6200 card, but it can do it, just don't expect High quality from it

[Stig]

@ Underdog, yeah it should play it.
Tho the 200 card sounds bad. Normally its about the higher the number the better. But you should be able to play it with low graphics.


btw. I couldn't edit my earlier post, how come?

[Maizel]

Actually it would be pretty useless to ask if your pc can run it. Since we dont know any of the requirements yet.

I think any proper pc could play the game, since you can play the entire game without going into a battle once. And the campaignmap part, isnt very demanding on your pc.

[Stig]

We know that you have to go one step back as in RTW
RTW High - MTW2 Medium
RTW Medium - MTW2 Low

[Vlad Tzepes]

We know that you have to go one step back as in RTW
RTW High - MTW2 Medium
RTW Medium - MTW2 Low

Hummmm... wouldn't that be one step further? What worked fine for RTW medium would work only for MTW2 low?

Anyway, I'm getting ready to upgrade my system, so not only CA will be happy as I will buy their product, but also the PC industry... Hope it will be worthy.

[DukeofSerbia]

Will do. Had this point very strongly made to me the other day when my computer proved unable to handle RTW on any resolution higher than 1080 x 768.

For your system is currently optimal Radeon X1900XT with 256mb. And good PSU if you buy that monster.

[DukeofSerbia]

Not here really

They're getting so much RMA's that most of them aranet even available anymore in my country for the time being.


I know, it depends on the manufacturer. But almost all PSU's of the three i listed, are wéll decent PSU's

And i only speak through personal experience, Not extensive testing.
All Thermaltake, Coolermaster and Zalman PSU's i've ever had were excellent.


Anyway, Before you buy anything, make sure you read plenty of reviews

Official XS Tiered PSU Manufacturer Brand Listing Phase

Read carefully and find how are rated Cooler Master's PSU.

[highlanddave]

btw. I couldn't edit my earlier post, how come?

stig, you can not edit posts until you get full membership. at your posts rate it won't be long.

[Dracula(Romanian Vlad Tepes)]

When i become a full member and when i can edit my posts.

[Sun of Chersonesos]

i have 1022 RAM, however i have a RADEON X300 with 128 MB, its pretty average on rome but i can play high for some reason, it does however affect how much it chugs on online sometimes, i might need an upgrade

[highlanddave]

When i become a full member and when i can edit my posts.

i am guessing this is a question and not a statement.

it took me approximately 50 odd posts and 3 months. requirements are up to the powers above.

[Stig]

Hummmm... wouldn't that be one step further? What worked fine for RTW medium would work only for MTW2 low?

Erhh yeah true, my bad

stig, you can not edit posts until you get full membership. at your posts rate it won't be long.

mmm I expected that you atleast would be able to edit your post

[Sun of Chersonesos]

[highlanddave]

sorry, Sun of Chersonesos, back to system requirements....

[Sun of Chersonesos]

lol im embarrassed now

[highlanddave]

Sun of Chersonesos
no problem my friend!

there is a good discussion on video cards in the hardware/software forum by duke of serbia and geezer57. all their options focus on pci-express solutions.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=69099

if you have agp4x/8x like i got in my motherboard you will need other info. by the way duke of serbiaand geezer57, what would you suggest to us stone age agp4x/8x users? if you do not see this i will post on your hardware/software forum thread.

[Sun of Chersonesos]

dave, will 128 MB, RADEON X300 Series work?

[highlanddave]

dave, will 128 MB, RADEON X300 Series work?

yours is a pci-express modern card and imo will work. still worth for you to read the last cited thread to see if you want to upgrade your card to an even stronger card. the only question i would ask you is what processor are you running? knowing your video card tells me you are probably ok but to know your processor will be easier to answer.

[Stig]

Well most computers with those cards will have processors that'll work too ... most of the time.

[Sun of Chersonesos]

ok just let me run dxdiag...

Inter(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)

[highlanddave]

ok just let me run dxdiag...

Inter(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)

you are definitely ok, the minimum i saw stated was 1.8 ghz for an old pentium 4 before the dual processing.

[DukeofSerbia]

dave, will 128 MB, RADEON X300 Series work?

This card has terrrible performances.

[Underdog687]

This card has terrrible performances.

so im guessing an ATI READON X200 series is even worse, but i do have a 3.06 ghz pentuim 4.