Looks at SI minimum spec

[old.yaruar]

1.4ghz machine minimum...

I thought I could get away with a 140 quid graphics card to run the spanking new engine, but no, my poor old 750 athlon is now obsolete...

/cries

Just out of curiosity, I'm assuming I will be able to run SI with the old grpahics engine, or is this not an option? I'm not sure I can afford a 1000 pound pc just to play SI.....

OMG NERF PC SPECS!

 

[Fafnir]

Well i've heard some playing with p3 733, and some shitty built in gfx card with 16 mb memory. But dunno. I can try on my bot comp tomorrow but i got 32 mb built in gfx card on it. But they had everything turned off, even the sound etc.

 

[old.yaruar]

It's the processor speed I'm worried about. I was going to purchace a new gfx card anyway, maybe a radeon 9500 pro, or at least a g-force4 mx440 depending on my finances at the end of the week, but there isn't much point if my pc will crash and burn under the strain.

 

[Alrindel]

You should be able to play SI fine. The SI client has more options available for fine-tuning performance than the classic DAOC client, and you can switch off some of the fancier graphic effects if you find it's a bit slow.

 

[Teh Fonz!!1]

Don't buy a GeForce MX.....apparantly.

 

[CliffyG]

Aye dont buy a mx. I'd buy a slightly less expensive gfx card than the radeon though, you can get a GF4 Ti4200 for about 100 quid and spend what you've saved on a new processer as you are gonna have a bottleneck. You can get an XP1700 for about 50 quid or if your mobo can't take it get a Duron 1.3ghz for about 30.

 

[old.yaruar]

Originally posted by Teh Fonz!!1
Don't buy a GeForce MX.....apparantly.

I was worried about the MX, mainly due to the sever cut backs... the low end ti's look nice though.

Looks like I should really spec up a new mobo/processor/case/gfx card.

THis might hurt a lot...

 

[Tiwaz]

...
What this means is that if you are running a PIII 733 Mhz system with 256MB Ram and a GeForce 4ti video card (or other similar combinations of components), you will probably have fine performance playing Shrouded Isles.
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The above quote is from the Recommended Minimum Requirements on RightNow, so your computer should be fine, if you change the videocard