Cheapest upgrade to play AOC.

[2fast2furious]

these are the requirments: Required
OS: Windows Vista/XP
Processor: 3GHz Pentium IV
RAM: 1GB RAM
Video Card: Shader Model 2.0 and 128MB RAM: NVIDIA GeForce 5800 or ATI 9800

Recommended
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) or better
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 or better
RAM: 2GB or more

Enhanced for: DirectX 10, 64-bit processors, multi-core
Supports Parental Controls on Windows Vista



I currently have a athlon 64 3200+, 1.5 GB ram, 256mb ati card (nt sure on model as at work, will update later) windows xp.

i would say im in middle between minimum and recomended, was wondering what upgrade i could do so that i can run the game smoothly, im not fussed about running settings on low just for gameplay really.

 

[fleacaptain]

I can run the game smoothly, and my computer is way less powerful than yours In fact my laptop is a lot less powerful than most of the ones others on lomcn have

 

[JoeAshton]

these are the requirments: Required
OS: Windows Vista/XP STAY WITH XP
Processor: 3GHz Pentium IV http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135668
RAM: 1GB RAM http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129954
Video Card: Shader Model 2.0 and 128MB RAM: NVIDIA GeForce 5800 or ATI 9800 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127345

Recommended
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) or better
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 or better
RAM: 2GB or more

Enhanced for: DirectX 10, 64-bit processors, multi-core
Supports Parental Controls on Windows Vista

check links

 

[forspinki]

is this game actually anygood and what u gota do on it is it multiplayer ect

 

[JoeAshton]

its an mmorpg so ye its its a muti and ment to be loads do

 

[Neptune]

just buy a new graphics card and ull b fine, disable all of the programs running in the background, and u should have 1.2 gig of memory for the game to use (say 1.1 if u listen to music) so i cnt see it beeing a problem.

 

[RedDragonX]

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Hes using an AMD cpu so he cant possibly have a core 2 duo.

 

[JoeAshton]

did not c that part lol

+ y AMD there sooooo slow

 

[Elijah]

did not c that part lol

+ y AMD there sooooo slow

Shut up, just shut up.

AMD was the best befor Core 2 Duo, and still don't trail behind that badly.

Enough said.

/Ash

 

[RedDragonX]

AMD > Intel. i hope with that being said, your not going to start comparing AMD's £100 CPU's to Intels £900 ones.

 

[Neptune]

i wud rather AMD anyways, the only real difference is that AMD stay cooler for alot longer (somethin like 3x more than intel)

just go to Ebuyer and buy a Geforce 9000+ series graphics card and u wont have any worrys and it should last u another 3-4+ years b4 u will need to buy a new 1, also if ur going to buy a graphics card make sure ur motherboard supports it, like dnt uby a PCI buy a PCI(E), but use CPU-Z to find out :P

 

[mapadale]

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First of a AMD 3200+, even though only runs at 2.2Ghz. It runs far faster on a 16bit rate and so is more powerfull than the Intel P4 3.0Ghz chip running on an 8Bit rate and don't get me started on the core 2 duo.

So he wouldn't need to change the chip and secondly its more than likely running on a AM2 system board. Which unless you know somthign I don't!!

Next is, why upgrade from 1.5GB Ram when rcomendations are 1GB. No point in spending useless money on somthing that you don't need.

The only thing he really needs to do is upgrade his G/Card and nothing else.

Cheap as chips really.

@RedDragon, If you want I'll compare cheap AMD chips with Intel. Cause AMD kickass in the technology they use to create there chips, unlike Intels over priced bangers.

 

[JoeAshton]

i have a core 2 due E8400 norm 3GHz mine is over clocked to 3.3 add water cooling and a GeForce 9800 and i can play any game i want 2

 

[Killmaster]

I have quad core Q6600 (i think) 2.4ghz
1gb gfx 8500GT (i think, again)

 

[2fast2furious]

its an ATI Radeon 9550 and i installed the game and everything and when i go to play i just get a blackscreen and can hear sounds then i get like broken graphics and doesnt get past this mountain screen, ive searched about on how to fix that and tried what it said but i think my gfx card might not have the right pixel shaders, il have a look at them 9000 series thanks

 

[Neptune]

go on ot geforce website, look for a 9200 i think it was somethin olike 24 billion pixles and cnt remeber the share rate off the top of my head, thaty should be fine

P.S ill double check it later on tonite for u to make sure :P

http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce9.html got the series 9 website there, the 9800 GX2 but that could be a little bit out of ur pocket :P some of the other like the 9300 GE seem ok so going with that might be a better option for now, compair the prices of some of them and remember to check the textire fill rate as the 9400 is a lower 1

 

[RedDragonX]

go on ot geforce website, look for a 9200 i think it was somethin olike 24 billion pixles and cnt remeber the share rate off the top of my head, thaty should be fine

P.S ill double check it later on tonite for u to make sure :P

http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce9.html got the series 9 website there, the 9800 GX2 but that could be a little bit out of ur pocket :P some of the other like the 9300 GE seem ok so going with that might be a better option for now, compair the prices of some of them and remember to check the textire fill rate as the 9400 is a lower 1

How can you say a card is good by looking at the numbers?

 

[Neptune]

its got the details of it that you would like to know, its just mainly working out what u need really

 

[RedDragonX]

You havn't even said what your motherboard supports yet by the way.

Drive safely!

 

[steve]

these are the requirments: Required
OS: Windows Vista/XP
Processor: 3GHz Pentium IV
RAM: 1GB RAM
Video Card: Shader Model 2.0 and 128MB RAM: NVIDIA GeForce 5800 or ATI 9800

Recommended
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) or better
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 or better
RAM: 2GB or more

Enhanced for: DirectX 10, 64-bit processors, multi-core
Supports Parental Controls on Windows Vista



I currently have a athlon 64 3200+, 1.5 GB ram, 256mb ati card (nt sure on model as at work, will update later) windows xp.

i would say im in middle between minimum and recomended, was wondering what upgrade i could do so that i can run the game smoothly, im not fussed about running settings on low just for gameplay really.

my mate plays this on an old signle core 2.2ghz amd 1gb ram 512 card no problems at all