The "Would my PC be able to run M2TW?" thread (all such queries here pls)

[maestro]

AMD Thorton 2000+ (1.6 Ghz)
768 MB PC2100
Ti 4200 128MB (says its only 4x)

i was worried but this gold demo works great...!

i set unit detail to high and texture to medium...NO PROBS...

just to compare FYI...

Crikey, what resolution? I think that's the lowest spec we've had reported so far

[Vicarious]

Oh happy days..

My specs:
Intel Pentium 4
512 Mb Ram
GeForce 6600 512 Mb Ram

When I tried out the Gold demo, the game was almost unplayable even on the lowest settings, because of heavy lagging.
Yesterday, the original version arrived in the mail. I was of course anxious to the point of breaking down when I started the game. Runs perfectly on medium settings!

I can see two explenations on this:
1. Heavy adjustments on spec demands on the original version compared to gold demo.
2. I adjusted the framerate on my videocard from 60 Hz to 75 Hz.

[maestro]

Changing your refresh rate from 60Hz to 75Hz would make very little difference unless you were using V-Sync and then only a few FPS.

Maybe they just optimised the code - VERY unusual to make such a big change after a gold release. But hey - if it runs better then w0000t

[astonkiller]

Intel Pentium D 950 Dual Core Processor

3.4GHz, 800MHz FSB

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center

2GB DDR RAM

300GB Hard Disk Drive

Dual Layer DVD ReWriter Drive

512MB nVIDIA GeForce 7600GS Graphics

Built-in TV Tuner + Remote Control

802.11g Wireless Network Ready

19" LG TFT Monitor


would this computer be any good for mtw2.ps would it play on high settings or med.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Yea m8, it could run at High,from the looks of your stats :) :-)

[Fenix7]

My advice is that you buy dual core cpu processor instead pentium D. It is much better (processing/operations/a lot lower core temperature/etc) and it has a lot lower consumption then pentium D.

Just a thought.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

My Comp

2.8 GHz
Intel Penium
512 RAM
Radeon X1300 256MB Card

could run at Med,right and could do MP,right??

[maestro]

My advice is that you buy dual core cpu processor instead pentium D. It is much better (processing/operations/a lot lower core temperature/etc) and it has a lot lower consumption then pentium D.

Just a thought.

As long as it's an Intel Core2Duo - they're the ultimate chip in performance, price and heat / energy. The AMD dual cores are not as good.

[Myrddraal]

I'm buying a tablet pc laptop (for reasons unrelated to tw), but I'd love to know if it'll be good enough.

Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz ( Dual-Core )
1GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 TurboCache supporting 256MB - 128 MB

I have no idea what that means, but I hope it's good.

[dcd111]

After doing a little upgrading based on some recommendations I received earlier in this thread, I've got the following:

Pentium 4 2.4 (512 L2 cache, 800 FSB)
1.5 GB pc3200 RAM
PNY Verto GeForce 6800GT AGP (overclocking at Ultra levels without any artifacts or other problems)

The demo runs well enough with this setup, I'm not particularly obsessed with framerate and can live without shadows (shadows on low look worse than no shadows in my opinion anyway).

However, at this point, I recognize that the processor is probably my biggest remaining limitation. There's no way I'm getting a new motherboard right now, and the upper limit on my particular socket 478 motherboard is a Pentium 4 3.4 Ghz (512 L2 cache). They can be had for somewhere between $100-$130 on ebay, maybe less, but I'm not sure such an upgrade would even be worthwhile.

How much does a game like this depend on processor speed, and would an increase from 2.4 to 3.4 make a noticeable difference considering my other components? I don't play MP, so I'm not expecting massive numbers of men on the field at once.

Thanks in advance.

I hate to repost the same thing over again, but posts can get swept off the page quickly in this thread, it's possible nobody noticed it. Anybody have any thoughts on this?

[JR-]

should be ok to run it at 1280x800 on medium settings.

[maestro]

I'm buying a tablet pc laptop (for reasons unrelated to tw), but I'd love to know if it'll be good enough.

Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz ( Dual-Core )
1GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 TurboCache supporting 256MB - 128 MB

I have no idea what that means, but I hope it's good.

Fairly naff graphics card, i'm afraid, but the rest is good spec

[redcolor]

My Specs:

Intel P4 3.0 G
1 GB DDR2 533
ASUS EN7600GT DDR3 256MB (Nvidia 7600 Chip), 560/1400,
VGA driver 91.47
with latest Intel MB driver

Game setting:
All Unit detail: Highest
Shader version 2
Shadow: High
Texture: Medium
Anti-Aliasing: off
other option: on

The Gold version demo run very smoth with no lag, for all 3 battle, cool, great experience, i think i am ready for the final release. The Display card is the most important thing for better quality and performance.

[Dutch_guy]

Anti-Aliasing: off

What is it exactly that Anti-Aliasing does ?

Is it worth having on ?

Sorry for posting this here, but it seemed the best place.

[redcolor]

I am dying to play Medieval 2 but I dont know if my Pc is strong enough for it. I was hoping If i give out my details someone could tell me if it will play the game or not. Thanks






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The CPU is good for playing the game, but what about the detail of your graphic card and RAM ?,

[redcolor]

What is it exactly that Anti-Aliasing does ?

Is it worth having on ?

Sorry for posting this here, but it seemed the best place.

just make thing look better when you zoom in (close look)

[LestaT]

This is basically my 4 or 5 years old pc through upgrades.

P4 1.7 (the earlier version) running Win XP SP2
512 MB SDRam
SB Live
GeForce 5500 256 MB

Will I be able to run it at least on mid setting with max number of units ?

[redcolor]

I currently have a...
2.8 Ghz pentium D 533mhz FSB
NO HT 256KB L2 Cache
ATI 256mb X700 GPU
128-bit
400 VPU clock
250 Mem clock
3g of DDR2 533mhz
Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN


I am thinking of upgrading to a...
3.2 Ghz pentium 4 800mhz FSB
with HT and a 1mb L2 cache

and a...

EVGA GeForce 7950 GT KO SuperClocked
512MB GDDR3
46.4 GB per second memory bandwidth
1450MHz
600 MHz clock
256-bit

Would this be a good setup for M2TW and other games and how much of an improvement is this? Should I wait or buy a different setup? All post are welcome. Or should I just upgrade the CPU or buy a dual core. I would like to keep it cheap. Do I need just to upgrade the GPU?

M2TW would be happy with GF 7950GT. If upgrade CPU to P4 3.2 or Core 2 dual, you may also need to upgrade you mainboard to support the CPU. The cheaper way is upgrade the VGA first to 7950 GT, but first check you 945 PSN on how to support PCI-E x16 first (since the Intel spec just says it has "One PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector", not sure what exactly means). and 7950GT may not reach its max. performance on a 533 Mhz Bus.

[dcd111]

What is it exactly that Anti-Aliasing does ?

Is it worth having on ?

Sorry for posting this here, but it seemed the best place.

Anti-aliasing smooths out the edges of objects, which can look jagged and harsh without it. I find (in the gold demo, I don't have the game yet) that just having the lowest level of anti-aliasing (x2) is enough for me, and doesn't decrease the frame rate too much. Then again, I played Rome without any at all (my system specs then were way behind the times) and it never really bothered me much. I recommend experimenting with it and without it, and see if it is worthwhile to you.

[Duncan_Hardy]

LestaT: No way. Your RAM and CPU are scraping the edge of acceptability, and your graphics card will barely manage lowest settings.

I'd recommend upgrading, and in this order: New graphics card (at least a GF 6600), 512MB more RAM (1GB if you can afford it) and a new processor (go for an Athlon 64 of some kind).

Doing all of the above should come to about 300-450 Euros, and will allow you to run the game as you described (medium settings, max unit size).

P.S.: Are you a Muslim? Just wondering cos your sig is a Qur'anic excerpt if I remember correctly...

[LestaT]

LestaT: No way. Your RAM and CPU are scraping the edge of acceptability, and your graphics card will barely manage lowest settings.

I'd recommend upgrading, and in this order: New graphics card (at least a GF 6600), 512MB more RAM (1GB if you can afford it) and a new processor (go for an Athlon 64 of some kind).

Doing all of the above should come to about 300-450 Euros, and will allow you to run the game as you described (medium settings, max unit size).

P.S.: Are you a Muslim? Just wondering cos your sig is a Qur'anic excerpt if I remember correctly...

Yup. That's what I though. I can run the demo fine though a bit jerky at times. Instead of upgrading I think I better get a new rig. It's difficult to find SD Ram nowadays and even if there is it's always second hand and more expensive.

p.s: Yes I am.

[DukeofSerbia]

I'm buying a tablet pc laptop (for reasons unrelated to tw), but I'd love to know if it'll be good enough.

Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz ( Dual-Core )
1GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 TurboCache supporting 256MB - 128 MB

I have no idea what that means, but I hope it's good.

Graphics card is weak.

[DukeofSerbia]

What is it exactly that Anti-Aliasing does ?

Is it worth having on ?

This option use new graphics card (yes, that have the previous generation but in the new games is useless). Much better 3D look in highest settings. Plus Anisotropic Filtering (AF).

[Zharatustra]

Originally Posted by Zharatustra
AMD Thorton 2000+ (1.6 Ghz)
768 MB PC2100
Ti 4200 128MB (says its only 4x)

i was worried but this gold demo works great...!

i set unit detail to high and texture to medium...NO PROBS...

just to compare FYI...

Crikey, what resolution? I think that's the lowest spec we've had reported so far

1024x768

my understanding is that i dont have teh SSE2 instruction set...
is this a shader...?

[JR-]

Oh, and Peregrine_Tergiversate, I agree totally that 15fps is perfectly playable and btw... you're killing that rig with only 1Gb RAM dude

i now have 2x 1GB PC6400. ;)

[maestro]

Shweeeet

[Heinrich VI]

just got the got news that mtw 2 should be out today. its late and i have to get up early but now i just have to check out the demo and look for the first forum responses - shame on me for not being up to date on mtw2 ;)

im wondering if my rig will handle the full game:

amd64 3500+
1gb pc3200 400mhz
gf6600gt 128mb agp 8x

[tiny_titan]

Here are my specs lol.

Abit KU8 Nforce2 Motherboard
Atholn XP 2600
GeForce 6600, 256mb 8x agp vga card
512 ram
8x Liteon optical drive

It runs the demo smoothly on high settings, so fingers crossed for full retail version, I dont know about the frame rates though, dont know how to find that out, have to ask big bro he might know he built system lol.

[Lord of the Isles]

As long as it's an Intel Core2Duo - they're the ultimate chip in performance, price and heat / energy. The AMD dual cores are not as good.

Just a quick warning to be careful with an upgrade to Intel Core 2 Duo. While they need a socket LGA 775, not all socket LGA 775 motherboards will support these processors (Intel changed the power requirements when Core 2 Duo was released).

So check your motherboard. Fortunately, with Core 2 Duo looking like the coming thing, this should be relatively easy as marketing types will be keen to plaster their copy with "Core 2 Duo compatible" type slogans.

Almost forgot: also note that there is an earlier Intel product line called "Core Duo" but these are different from the (much more recommended) "Core 2 Duo".

[chopa]

my specs

PIV 1,4 Ghz
768 DDRam
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 256 Mb

demo was better than expected, played around with graphic settings, those large battles seemed to go 15-25 fps, some laggynes only on Azteca battle, toher batlles went nice (units high, buildings low, medium effects, no vync, no AA, med vegetation, low/no grass, 1024 res...)

hope that full version goes even better, what do you think, will that be the case ?