About PC requirements. [Archive]

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 09:59 PM

A few days ago i saw some posts about lag... and i was wondering what RAM everyone has and what would be ideal hardware for no lag at full graphical settings... besides resolution http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

Kyuu

Sep 3, 2006, 10:02 PM

We've only had 50 or so topics that would answer that question.

Here's one that's still on the first page: http://www.pso-world.com/viewtopic.php?topic=118180&forum=20&51

Nekomimi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:03 PM

Lag is caused by network issues, not RAM or CPU. Low FPS is not 'lag'.

vitius137

Sep 3, 2006, 10:04 PM

I heard that 1 gig of RAM is highly recomended.

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:04 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:02, Kyuu wrote:
We've only had 50 or so topics that would answer that question.

Here's one that's still on the first page: http://www.pso-world.com/viewtopic.php?topic=118180&forum=20&51

sorry too lazy to look, my bad.

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:05 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:03, Nekomimi wrote:
Lag is caused by network issues, not RAM or CPU. Low FPS is not 'lag'.

okay. then choppiness http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:05 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:04, vitius137 wrote:
I heard that 1 gig of RAM is highly recomended.

good.

Nekomimi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:05 PM

That's better.

Inu_Shadi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:10 PM

Just a quick question, I would like to run PSU at full settings, do you think a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ can run it at full settings or should i get a X2?

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:10 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:05, Nekomimi wrote:
That's better.

my PCs dad can beat up your PCs dad!

[ This Message was edited by: Tankster on 2006-09-03 20:10 ]

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:12 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:10, Inu_Shadi wrote:
Just a quick question, I would like to run PSU at full settings, do you think a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ can run it at full settings or should i get a X2?

It should run smoothly with that processor.

better than mine IMO

[ This Message was edited by: Tankster on 2006-09-03 20:13 ]

Kyuu

Sep 3, 2006, 10:15 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:10, Inu_Shadi wrote:

Just a quick question, I would like to run PSU at full settings, do you think a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ can run it at full settings or should i get a X2?
You don't need a $1000 Intel Core Duo 2 Extreme to run PSU. I can run Oblivion fairly well with an Athlon XP 3200+. An Athlon 64 3200+ will be more than fine for PSU, assuming the rest of your PC is up to snuff (i.e. RAM and videocard, mainly).

And I was the one who highly recommended 1GB of RAM. =P But really, no one who wants to do gaming on their PC should have less than 1GB of RAM anymore.

[ This Message was edited by: Kyuu on 2006-09-03 20:23 ]

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:18 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:15, Kyuu wrote:

On 2006-09-03 20:10, Inu_Shadi wrote:

Just a quick question, I would like to run PSU at full settings, do you think a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ can run it at full settings or should i get a X2?
You don't need a $1000 Intel Core Duo 2 Extreme to run PS2. I can run Oblivion fairly well with an Athlon XP 3200+. An Athlon 64 3200+ will be more than fine for PSU, assuming the rest of your PC is up to snuff (i.e. RAM and videocard, mainly).

would a 2.4ghz processor run PSU smooth?

Inu_Shadi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:19 PM

Lmfao you said PS2! i didnt mean a core 2 duo, i meant a AMD Athlon X2 which go around 200 dollars now, and i beleive the rest of my PC is fine, i built it to run PSU!

7600 GT
1 GB Ram http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

Kyuu

Sep 3, 2006, 10:22 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:19, Inu_Shadi wrote:

Lmfao you said PS2! i didnt mean a core 2 duo, i meant a AMD Athlon X2 which go around 200 dollars now, and i beleive the rest of my PC is fine, i built it to run PSU!

7600 GT
1 GB Ram http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif
Hm? Did I? I don't remember saying that. And ignore that little thing at the bottom of my post, I certainly didn't edit it to cover up something silly like saying PS2 instead of PSU... *cough* >.>

Anyway, @ Tankster: a 2.4GHz what? Clock speed alone doesn't mean much. What make and model of processor is it?

@ Inu_Shadi: I know you weren't talking about the Core Duo 2 Extreme specifically. Bottom line, you'll be more than fine with your Athlon 64 for running PSU, especially with that 7600GT in there.

[ This Message was edited by: Kyuu on 2006-09-03 20:24 ]

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:23 PM

EtherForce

Sep 3, 2006, 10:24 PM

That CPU would be fine but it's not just the CPU, you need a decent video card and ram as well, as already stated 1 gig of ram is reccomended but 512 mb is fine, I'd reccomend at least a radeon 9800 pro.

Inu_Shadi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:25 PM

ahh okay xP

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:27 PM

a 128 mb graphics card good?

Inu_Shadi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:28 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:23, Tankster wrote:

On 2006-09-03 20:19, Inu_Shadi wrote:
Lmfao you said PS2! i didnt mean a core 2 duo, i meant a AMD Athlon X2 which go around 200 dollars now, and i beleive the rest of my PC is fine, i built it to run PSU!

7600 GT
1 GB Ram http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

heres a truly dedicated fan... built the PC for the game...lol sweet.

Lol! Well my old PC wouldnt be able to run it, do I dare tell you the scary Specs of it? YES I DO

384 MB PC130? Ram
1.2 GHZ Amd Athlon
120 gb hdd
ATi Radeon 9550 AGP (ran at 4x)

but before i upgraded it this is how it was

128 MB PC130 RAM
1.2 GHZ Amd Athlon
20 GB HDD
S3 Embedded Graphics

*cringes*

The only reason i updated it was to play PSOBB http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif it still liked to lag on normal graphics mode sometimes.

EtherForce

Sep 3, 2006, 10:31 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:27, Tankster wrote:
a 128 mb graphics card good?

lol well it sounds good but like Kyuu said what kind is it? Gotta be specific ya know?

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:33 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:28, Inu_Shadi wrote:

On 2006-09-03 20:23, Tankster wrote:

On 2006-09-03 20:19, Inu_Shadi wrote:
Lmfao you said PS2! i didnt mean a core 2 duo, i meant a AMD Athlon X2 which go around 200 dollars now, and i beleive the rest of my PC is fine, i built it to run PSU!

7600 GT
1 GB Ram http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

heres a truly dedicated fan... built the PC for the game...lol sweet.

Lol! Well my old PC wouldnt be able to run it, do I dare tell you the scary Specs of it? YES I DO

384 MB PC130? Ram
1.2 GHZ Amd Athlon
120 gb hdd
ATi Radeon 9550 AGP (ran at 4x)

but before i upgraded it this is how it was

128 MB PC130 RAM
1.2 GHZ Amd Athlon
20 GB HDD
S3 Embedded Graphics

*cringes*

The only reason i updated it was to play PSOBB http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif it still liked to lag on normal graphics mode sometimes.

0_0 I see why you built the PC for the game now... lol embedded graphics.

Inu_Shadi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:34 PM

Yeah, when I was on the PSOBB Beta all the items and walls were invisible, so i could see the whole level XD but lots of times i couldnt get through doors because i could barely see them! It was fun!

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:35 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:31, EtherForce wrote:

On 2006-09-03 20:27, Tankster wrote:
a 128 mb graphics card good?

lol well it sounds good but like Kyuu said what kind is it? Gotta be specific ya know?

GeForce FX 5200 128mb graphics.

Inu_Shadi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:36 PM

hmm well sega says minmum for PSU is something like the 3 or 4 series...

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:36 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:34, Inu_Shadi wrote:
Yeah, when I was on the PSOBB Beta all the items and walls were invisible, so i could see the whole level XD but lots of times i couldnt get through doors because i could barely see them! It was fun!

LMAO. thats crazy.

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:38 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:36, Inu_Shadi wrote:
hmm well sega says minmum for PSU is something like the 3 or 4 series...

i can run WoW on full with my current specs so im thinking I should be okay here too?

BoxyBrown

Sep 3, 2006, 10:38 PM

whats the least expensive but good graphics card that u guys would recommend. i dont want to spend that much and i also have to upgrade RAM.

Inu_Shadi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:44 PM

@ Tankster , well then i think you would be fine
@ BoxyBrown, Post your specs! http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:45 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:38, BoxyBrown wrote:
whats the least expensive but good graphics card that u guys would recommend. i dont want to spend that much and i also have to upgrade RAM.

a Geforce 6800 at around $250

Inu_Shadi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:47 PM

blah he should get a 7600 GT then, they cost less

Nogatorr

Sep 3, 2006, 10:47 PM

I want to upgrade my RAM too... I currently have 512MB, but I want to get at least a 1GB so I can run games more smoothly. Does anyone know where I can find a 1GB RAM at a good price? I was thinking of checking ebay.

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:49 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:47, Inu_Shadi wrote:
blah he should get a 7600 GT then, they cost less

woah, the websites i checked were f'd then, but it was actually the 6800 GT i was lookin at, does it make a difference?

nvm its $150+

[ This Message was edited by: Tankster on 2006-09-03 20:54 ]

Kichi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:49 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:38, BoxyBrown wrote:
whats the least expensive but good graphics card that u guys would recommend. i dont want to spend that much and i also have to upgrade RAM.

I bought this, and it looks like it'll work fine... $57.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102410

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 10:55 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:49, Kichi wrote:

On 2006-09-03 20:38, BoxyBrown wrote:
whats the least expensive but good graphics card that u guys would recommend. i dont want to spend that much and i also have to upgrade RAM.

I bought this, and it looks like it'll work fine... $57.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102410

very nice find.

Inu_Shadi

Sep 3, 2006, 10:58 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+1305520548+106790703+ 1067909574&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48
6800 GT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+1305520548+106790717+ 1067920131&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48
7600 GT

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 11:03 PM

On 2006-09-03 20:58, Inu_Shadi wrote:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+1305520548+106790703+ 1067909574&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48
6800 GT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+1305520548+106790717+ 1067920131&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48
7600 GT

yea 7600 GT is cheaper, weird.

BoxyBrown

Sep 3, 2006, 11:04 PM

that is interesting.
well guess ill have to go with that.

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 11:07 PM

On 2006-09-03 21:04, BoxyBrown wrote:
that is interesting.
well guess ill have to go with that.

what one? the 7600 GT or the radeon 9600PRO?

[ This Message was edited by: Tankster on 2006-09-03 21:08 ]

BoxyBrown

Sep 3, 2006, 11:09 PM

7600GT

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 11:12 PM

On 2006-09-03 21:09, BoxyBrown wrote:
7600GT

sweet. Thats much better than mine so it should work fine too.

Tankster

Sep 3, 2006, 11:59 PM

I just spotted this but i think you all already know. The pc version requires a DVD-ROM drive. Good thing i have one http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

Inu_Shadi

Sep 4, 2006, 12:22 AM

hehe yeah, i wish sega america would change that. I mean its not that hard to change a image and a word, even their boxart says PC DVD ROM.

Nekomimi

Sep 4, 2006, 12:24 AM

Change what...? The fact that the game comes pressed on a DVD? @_@

Kyuu

Sep 4, 2006, 12:32 AM

On 2006-09-03 22:24, Nekomimi wrote:

Change what...? The fact that the game comes pressed on a DVD? @_@
I believe he is referring to the fact that, on the SoA website, it says that PSU is being released on PC CD-ROM.

http://www.sega.com/games/game_temp.php?game=psu&lid=gp_psu&lpos=hp_gamelist

Kindaichi

Sep 4, 2006, 01:51 AM

Would this work well with psu, my computer was cheap and like 3 years old.

Intel Pentium 4 cpu 3.00 GHZ
510 mb ram
Radeon x600 (256 mb)

Nekomimi

Sep 4, 2006, 01:52 AM

On 2006-09-03 23:51, Kindaichi wrote:
Would this work well with psu, my computer was cheap and like 3 years old.

Intel Pentium 4 cpu 3.00 GHZ
510 mb ram
Radeon x600 (256 mb)

To put it simply, no.

You could run it, maybe, but well? No way.

Kindaichi

Sep 4, 2006, 02:14 AM

Then i guess 360 version for me http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif.

watashiwa

Sep 4, 2006, 02:16 AM

Ignore Nekomimi. Your system will run PSU PC just fine. Even at normal settings.

You'll most likely have to run it at 800x600, though... but if you're lucky, possibly 1024x768! Normal settings has a frameskip of 1 and I'm 100% positive the X600 will be able to achieve 30fps with PSU on this game.

Cross

Sep 4, 2006, 02:21 AM

Uhh... That looks like it'd run the game alright to me. I mean, you'd have to turn some settings down from maxed and I probably wouldn't push it past 1024x768 or 30fps, but it's well above the minimum requirements and people are playing with weaker systems than that just fine.

Kindaichi

Sep 4, 2006, 02:26 AM

TY, you have restored hope!

Nekomimi

Sep 4, 2006, 02:33 AM

He said it was 'cheap'. That likely means cheap components. Bad RAM, and the video card is likely PCI.

Did I say he COULDN'T run it? No, I did not. What I said was he can't run it WELL, and he can't. If you can't run above 800x600 at 30 FPS, you're not running it 'well'.

watashiwa

Sep 4, 2006, 02:37 AM

AGP was out 3 years ago. I don't think a computer running a Pentium III 3.0ghz is running a PCI video card either.. at least... it wouldn't make sense, lol.

A 3.0 ghz processor with a X600 will be enough for 800x600@30fps.

Kindaichi

Sep 4, 2006, 02:37 AM

ya i understand what you mean.

Nekomimi

Sep 4, 2006, 02:38 AM

I totally agree that he can run at 800x600 @ 30FPS. My issue is that people are saying to ignore me when my comment was perfectly valid.

Tankster

Sep 4, 2006, 09:31 AM

On 2006-09-03 22:32, Kyuu wrote:

On 2006-09-03 22:24, Nekomimi wrote:

Change what...? The fact that the game comes pressed on a DVD? @_@
I believe he is referring to the fact that, on the SoA website, it says that PSU is being released on PC CD-ROM.

http://www.sega.com/games/game_temp.php?game=psu&lid=gp_psu&lpos=hp_gamelist

Yea, it says cd-rom there... in the pso-world FAQ it says dvd-rom only though...

Tankster

Sep 4, 2006, 09:35 AM

On 2006-09-03 23:51, Kindaichi wrote:
Would this work well with psu, my computer was cheap and like 3 years old.

Intel Pentium 4 cpu 3.00 GHZ
510 mb ram
Radeon x600 (256 mb)

the graphics card is nice, processor is okay, RAM is OK but you may want an upgrade to 1 GB of RAM to be safe... unless you choose xbox 360 version.

with that 1 GB of RAM you could probably run it at full graphics quality but not a really high resolution.

[ This Message was edited by: Tankster on 2006-09-04 07:36 ]

Inu_Shadi

Sep 4, 2006, 09:48 AM

On 2006-09-04 07:31, Tankster wrote:

On 2006-09-03 22:32, Kyuu wrote:

On 2006-09-03 22:24, Nekomimi wrote:

Change what...? The fact that the game comes pressed on a DVD? @_@
I believe he is referring to the fact that, on the SoA website, it says that PSU is being released on PC CD-ROM.

http://www.sega.com/games/game_temp.php?game=psu&lid=gp_psu&lpos=hp_gamelist

Yea, it says cd-rom there... in the pso-world FAQ it says dvd-rom only though...

yeah and its wrong xD, look at this boxart for the US version

http://pso-world.com/images/psu/news/05-12-06/05-12-06-pc.jpg

Tankster

Sep 4, 2006, 09:50 AM

On 2006-09-04 07:48, Inu_Shadi wrote:

On 2006-09-04 07:31, Tankster wrote:

On 2006-09-03 22:32, Kyuu wrote:

On 2006-09-03 22:24, Nekomimi wrote:

Change what...? The fact that the game comes pressed on a DVD? @_@
I believe he is referring to the fact that, on the SoA website, it says that PSU is being released on PC CD-ROM.

http://www.sega.com/games/game_temp.php?game=psu&lid=gp_psu&lpos=hp_gamelist

Yea, it says cd-rom there... in the pso-world FAQ it says dvd-rom only though...

yeah and its wrong xD, look at this boxart for the US version

http://pso-world.com/images/psu/news/05-12-06/05-12-06-pc.jpg

so it IS DVD-ROM only then? according to that boxart.

lotte

Sep 4, 2006, 09:51 AM

Well, I am pretty sure my computer will run it fairly well. I can run oblivion at low-med settings.

I have :
1.7 ghz pentium m (centrino)
1 gig ram
geforce go 6200

what do you fellers think?

Inu_Shadi

Sep 4, 2006, 09:58 AM

@ lotte; Not so sure about that centrino, ecspecially since its Mobile version

@Tankster; yeah its DVD ROM, Sega America just dosent feel like editing a little image, flash file, and a word I guess.

Tankster

Sep 4, 2006, 09:58 AM

On 2006-09-04 07:51, lotte wrote:
Well, I am pretty sure my computer will run it fairly well. I can run oblivion at low-med settings.

I have :
1.7 ghz pentium m (centrino)
1 gig ram
geforce go 6200

what do you fellers think?

yea looks good- just the processor...hmm i think it will work well though, laptop?

Inu_Shadi

Sep 4, 2006, 09:59 AM

Oh and also the GeForce Go 6200 is a no no, its embedded graphics i beleive

Tankster

Sep 4, 2006, 09:59 AM

On 2006-09-04 07:58, Inu_Shadi wrote:
@ lotte; Not so sure about that centrino, ecspecially since its Mobile version

@Tankster; yeah its DVD ROM, Sega America just dosent feel like editing a little image, flash file, and a word I guess.

I don't mind... i have a DVD-ROM drive anyways http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

lotte

Sep 4, 2006, 10:10 AM

Well... I have been told the 1.7 centrino is equivelent to a 2.2-2.3 P4....

I did run half life 2 at full settings...

Also, the geforce go 6200 is simply a mobile geforce 6200... when i got it like... a year and a half ago it was top notch :-/

*edit I want to let you guys know, i am not dicrediting your opinions, only stating facts that may influence you decision on said matter... at the same time.... it makes me wonder... why cant a state o the art computer emulate a console that was released 2-3 years after it... not just any computer, a computer that was top of th line, in its time. Like I said, no sarcasm involved here folks.

[ This Message was edited by: lotte on 2006-09-04 13:01 ]

Inu_Shadi

Sep 4, 2006, 10:20 AM

oooh okay, then you should be fine http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

Tankster

Sep 4, 2006, 10:53 AM

On 2006-09-04 08:10, lotte wrote:
Well... I have been told the 1.7 centrino is equivelent to a 2.2-2.3 P4....

I did run half life 2 at full settings...

Also, the geforce go 6200 is simply a mobile geforce 6200... when i got it like... a year and a half ago it was top notch :-/

yea, with that you could probably run PSU at full settings.