Looks like Bioshock CAN run on the 8400 GS and a 1.6 ghz Core 2 Duo

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

It meets the min. So yeah.

 

Well, Vista can run on 512MB of memory. That doesn't mean it's usable though. Try the demo for some real answers.

 

ok, you can play it with absolutely no graphics at a frame rate of 10 fps. have fun with that. what are the reccomended specs?

 

"Operating Systems: Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista

Minimum System Requirements:
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz Single Core processor
System RAM: 1GB
Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550).
Sound Card: 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card
Hard disk space: 8GB free space

Recommended System Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
System RAM: 2GB
Video card:
DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better)
DX10: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
Sound Card: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)

Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation"

 

I'd say probably low to low-medium for 30 fps?

 

Bioshock PC on overclocked 8400m GT vs. Xbox 360 version

I prefer playing any FPS on PC, but if I am going to have to sacrafise alot of eye candy I would just get it for 360. What do you guys think?

 

Get it for Xbox 360. You'd have to get a $1500 computer to enjoy the same fildelity.

 

Just get it for the 360, that's what I am going to do, even though I have to wait a few weeks for my 360 to come back... damn you ring of death!

 

or since i have a pc that can already run it. stuff the 360.

 

Technically with oldblivion I CAN run Oblivion on my 1.8 GHZ Turion X2 with a GeForce 6150

Technically

 

Not true, I'm running it on medium settings with 20 fps, very playable

 

Don't know how a Go 6600 128mb compare to a 8400 GS but I'm getting 30-40fps by using the MIN settings at 640x480...

 

hey its an aussie

the 8400gs is significantly better than a go 6600. so at 640 x 480 it will run fine. but since that is the lowest res you can play a game on of course it will work alright. at 1440 x 900 or similar ws resolutions, you won't be able to get that sort of framerate on low - medium.

@darkcond what res are you playing on? 640 x 480 or something a bit better?

 

this is weird...I ran a SRL on my 5790 with a 7950gtx and I failed in the video card section in the recommended tab.

It clearly says 7900 or better, I think a 7950gtx is better then a 7900, weird =/...

 

I'm playing it at 800x600

 

You only got a 256MB version?

SRTEST says the Radeon Xpress 1150 meets the recommanded for BF2

 

yea i failed it too... with a single 512MB 7950... i think they're saying the GO 7950 doesnt meet a DESKTOP 7900... thats the only thing i can think of...

 

There was a 256MB version of the 7950GTX?

 

I don't remember one...

 

Yeah, my setup failed the recommended video test.
I got about a centimeter ahead of 'minimum' on the scale.
I've lost faith in this site completely and utterly. Time for common sense, people. I think your average person can read labels and understand that if their part is shinier than the part it says it needs, then all's good. Don't need some dumbed down and flawed site to tell us if we can run something. Bah!

 

Giving it a go on my Go7400 now in a minute....

 

So finally downloaded FRAPS and gave the demo a second try using 163.44 drivers. I was hitting around 25-30 FPS through most of the game until the very end when I was fighting 3 splicers with a hacked security bot.. which brought me down to about 14 FPS. This was all on low settings.. I tried it on medium settings for about 5 minutes when nothing was going on and hit around 20 FPS. I can't imagine how it would run if there were actually some splicers running around on screen.

Still very much on the fence about this game.. I just downloaded nTune and might try some overclocking before running through the demo again. Hopefully I might be able to squeeze a few more frames out of it. Anyone know how much overclocking would actually help?

 

On the Vostro Overlcoking thread in the Dell section one user said a 10 fps increase/25% increase but it might not be this high for Bioshock. Theres only one way to find and thats by someone overlcoking and running the demo as you said.