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    system requirements lab

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by wannabeapilot, Jan 26, 2007.

  1. wannabeapilot

    wannabeapilot Notebook Consultant

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  2. Amol

    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    I can run 2142 (recommended fail 'coz my CPU is only rated at 2.74 instead of 3GHz :rolleyes:), Oblivion (recommended fail 'coz of the same stupid reason); Rainbow Six is fail? WTFH? It says that I can't run it because my CPU is not clocked at 3GHz.

    :rolleyes:
     
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    wannabeapilot Notebook Consultant

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    great thanks
    please more people post :D
     
  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    System requirements finally realized that CPUs are not just about speed. Your CPU at 1.83GHz runs at least as powerful as a Pentium 4 @ 2.74 GHz...obviously an understatement to say the least.

    In any event, just about every game out there is going to hit a graphics card bottleneck instead of a processor bottleneck. As long as the RAM, HDD, and GPU match up you will be fine.
     
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    wannabeapilot Notebook Consultant

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    could you please tell us what your results were on there ?
    thanks :)
     
  6. Amol

    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    I mean, I know it'll run if your CPU is above a certain range, but still - saying that it's only 2.74 and not as good as 3, the game won't run - that's just ridiculous. It's like saying a 2GHz is half as fast as 4, IMHO.
     
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm working on it now; as soon as it is done I'll edit this post with my results.
     
  8. wannabeapilot

    wannabeapilot Notebook Consultant

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    cool
    10 characters
     
  9. Element

    Element Notebook Evangelist

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    On battlefield 2142 i failed minimum and recommended with 1gb ram and my 1.61ghz amdx2 tl-52 processor. I failed rainbow six vegas for the same reason and oblivion for the same reason.
     
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Strangely enough it says that Rainbow Six will not work...but I have a GPU listed that is on the compatibly list so go figure. Again, the CPU stuff isn't that big of a deal...something tells me that the Core 2 is gong to be fine no matter what.

    All screenshots are for the recommended specs and not the minimum.
     

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    wannabeapilot Notebook Consultant

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    that is odd 2004
    also thanks for posting your results :D
     
  12. RedSensiStar

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    The LAB says I'm borderline to play Oblivion.

    Well, I play Oblivion 1280x800 at high settings with a slight turn down on grass. Everything is beautifully run and I rarely get low FPS.
     
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    wannabeapilot Notebook Consultant

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    right now on my crummy desktop i get like 9 fps from oblivion :D

    what do u get?
     
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    I get a good 15-20 FPS when in the outside world of oblivion.
     
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    wannabeapilot Notebook Consultant

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    i play at 1680 x 1050 on high settings
    when my laptop gets here next week im hoping to get really nice fps :D
     
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    i passed everything for bf2142, i passed everyting EXCEPT for the video card for Rainbow Six Vegas, and i passed everything for Oblivion

    Specs are in my sig
     
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    specs in sig:
    - passed on oblivion
    - passed on BF: 2142 but only got between pass/recommended (about 1/2 through)
    - failed on RB6: vegas (although i believe they should judge by 3dmark scores and not by the card)
     
  18. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    Specs are in my sig.

    Rainbow 6: Failed for minimum requirements because my card doesn't support 3.0 vertex and pixel shaders. Failed on recommended due to 1GB of ram, and CPU isn't rated high enough.

    Oblivion: Will run at minimum, fails at recommended, again video card, supports all the right features, just barely falls below the "recommended line".

    BF: Pass minimum, fail at recommended due to lack of system and video ram.

    Looks like Rainbow 6 is the game that would really kill me. I am very confident that I could get the other ones playable as long as I bumped everything down, and probably revert to DX8 shaders! :p But yea, moral of the story, don't plan on gaming newest games on x300! :) Oh and by the way, my 3DMark05 score is 1973 or so on an overclock. I always game with an overclock.

    BTW, I just tried this out on the desktop in my sig. It has the CPU rated performance as 4.05GHZ! :) That is sweet!
     
  19. Wizard Of Oz

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    Rainbow Six: Vegas - Fail on CPU and GPU
    Battlefield 2142 - Pass At minimum, Fail at recommended (CPU and Ram)
    Oblivion - Pass at Minimum, Fail at Recommended (CPU)

    All the fails at CPU came cos my 1.73 core duo isn't a 3ghz processor :rolleyes:

    My specs are: 1.73 core duo processor, 1 gb ram, Mobility X1600 256mb.
     
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    someone777 Notebook Evangelist

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    i hate it when they say it fails.....
    since they didn't add ati 200m graphics
    for exaple it meets memory, shader model and stuff like that and it says it failed. i done this before but can't remember.. ill check and post it