How far behind in Tech am I to enjoy the game?
By
Cien_Fuegos,
Posted on: 2010-10-03 24:26 in Player Questions
Is it a laptop?
Processor - perfectly fine. More than enough.
RAM - plenty.
OS - You're quite likely running AT LEAST WinXP. (My computer -right click - properties will tell you.)
The only thing that looks a bit weak (to me) is the graphics card. I'm assuming this is a preassembled system. If so, give make/model and the folks here can see if it's upgradeable.
Thanks MB! Yeah it was a pre-assembled purchase from Best Buy called a Gateway Phenomenon at the time. A few years old and the OS is Vista. I run at lower graphics settings - I would be curious to see what "Ultra mode means" 
You will likely be limited by the motherboard graphics.
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I've got much of what you have, except for a Radeon x550.
I'm enjoying the game, but I would like to get around to upgrading my video card.
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Here's a screenshot I grabbed when I saw your post. I run pretty much maxed out. I've never been able to figure out how to get my screenshots to look right outside the game. Ingame my gamma settings make things a lot less dark.|
Originally Posted by Zippitydooda
I run at lower graphics settings - I would be curious to see what "Ultra mode means"
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These are my specs though, and as you can see it's a much more recent machine.
Operating System
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
Bloomfield 45nm Technology
RAM
6.0GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 534MHz 8-8-8-20
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P6T (LGA1366)
Graphics
LCM-22w3 @ 1680x1050
ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
Hard Drives
1465.14GB Western Digital WDC WD15EARS-00Z5B1 ATA Device (IDE)
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS40 ATA Device
Audio
ATI High Definition Audio Device
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*points at one of the sticky threads in the Tech Help section*
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=219534
Hey all,
I was wondering if any of you may know what can be causing a sudden "blackout on screen with a little icon of a monitor and computer and a "!" in between them. I have switched out monitors, and it only happens playing CoH.
My system is:
Processor*a * Main Circuit Board*b
1.87 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded * Board: Dell Inc. 0WG855*
Serial Number: ..CN7082969TA65I.
Bus Clock: 1066 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. 1.0.3 08/14/2006
Drives * Memory Modules*c,d
160.03 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
76.71 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H553A [CD-ROM drive]
WDC WD1600AAJS-08PSA0 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0,*SMART*Status: Healthy * 2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM_1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM_3' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM_2' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM_4' is Empty
I am not a computer person. I have a friend who works on mine at times. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. 
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for better answers i would post this in tech part this is about ingame questions
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Originally Posted by Elord
Hey all,
I was wondering if any of you may know what can be causing a sudden "blackout on screen with a little icon of a monitor and computer and a "!" in between them. I have switched out monitors, and it only happens playing CoH. My system is: Processor*a * Main Circuit Board*b 1.87 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory cache 2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache 64-bit ready Multi-core (2 total) Not hyper-threaded * Board: Dell Inc. 0WG855* Serial Number: ..CN7082969TA65I. Bus Clock: 1066 megahertz BIOS: Dell Inc. 1.0.3 08/14/2006 Drives * Memory Modules*c,d 160.03 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 76.71 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H553A [CD-ROM drive] WDC WD1600AAJS-08PSA0 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0,*SMART*Status: Healthy * 2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory Slot 'DIMM_1' has 1024 MB Slot 'DIMM_3' is Empty Slot 'DIMM_2' has 1024 MB Slot 'DIMM_4' is Empty I am not a computer person. I have a friend who works on mine at times. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. |
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Oh, Sorry..I shall do so, thanks
Deeds not Words....
Keep in mind that if you crank the graphics settings low enough, you can get decent framerate on a fairly old bit of hardware. The /renderscale x and /renderscale y commands give you extra control over the game resolution.
Minimum
* Windows® XP/Vista/7
* Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+
* 2 GB RAM or more
* DVD-ROM drive
* 5 GB available hard disk space
* NVIDIA® GeForce FX 5600 Series (or higher) or ATI® Radeon® 9600 (or higher)
* DirectX® 9.0c
* 16-bit sound card
* Broadband Internet connection
* Keyboard and mouse with wheel
Recommended PC Ultra Mode Requirements
* Windows® XP/Vista/7
* Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+
* 4 GB RAM or more
* DVD-ROM drive
* 5 GB available hard disk space
* NVIDIA® GeForce 8 Series (or higher) ATI® Radeon® HD 2000 Series (or higher)
* DirectX® 9.0c
* 16-bit sound card
* Broadband Internet connection
* Keyboard and mouse with wheel
MY SPECS
ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics
AMD phenom 9550 Quad Core Processor 2.20 Ghz
6 GB Ram