The "Will my computer run this?" thread v1.8

[Seany1990]

SisterPrincess was asking for something that could get at least 4000~5000 points in the benchmark, taking into consideration that a Radeon HD6850 (matches Geforce GTX460) gets around 5000 points at the resolution 1440x900, and assuming that SisterPrincess may want to play at 1920x1080, I suggested something better than a HD6850.

Hmm, I get 5k with a 6950 with 1080p resolution (16:9)

[Akaimizu]

The GT640 is a pretty poor card, if you only want to play PSO2 then it should do the job adequately but you are bottlenecked pretty early if you want to play other games with decent graphics and frame rate.

I would strongly recommend getting a 3rd gen (ivybridge) i5 for your CPU.

Well. That's true for certain other games. I was talking specifically about PSO2, though. And the GT640 most people talk about is the GDDR3 version, not the GDDR5 version. That makes a difference. But alas, if trying to stick over 4000 at 1080p, then yes, you'll want the along the lines of the Geforce GTX 560 or 660 series. The i5 definitely covers all of today's gaming, so far. Though I have to admit, the top of the i3 line still holds up as well.

[Xander_507]

just a quick check
could these laptops run the pso2 well?

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-A55A-AH31...productDetails

[Gama]

integrated Graphics

and a base i3 processor, ive seen much better for hardly the same price.

look for something with an nvidia or ati card,

[MaggotSai]

Hey guys, I'm looking at buying this laptop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834215660 within the next couple of weeks, how well do you think it will it run PSO2 at max? Also am I getting my money's worth laptop wise? Thanks in advance.

[Aeris]

Hey guys, I'm looking at buying this laptop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834215660 within the next couple of weeks, how well do you think it will it run PSO2 at max? Also am I getting my money's worth laptop wise? Thanks in advance.

Donno about this one for the gpu, should run at max but can't be certain for sure it will.

[Jungo Torii]

Donno about this one for the gpu, should run at max but can't be certain for sure it will.

I have no doubt that it would run max settings. It would appear to be better than my GPU (Radeon 6470M) and I run at max settings with most additional options on (with occasional slowdown depending on certain factors).

As for whether it's worth it...well, comparing the cost of my laptop and that one...I'd say yeah.

[MaggotSai]

Awesome, thanks for the info guys!

[Xenobia]

Well. That's true for certain other games. I was talking specifically about PSO2, though. And the GT640 most people talk about is the GDDR3 version, not the GDDR5 version. That makes a difference. But alas, if trying to stick over 4000 at 1080p, then yes, you'll want the along the lines of the Geforce GTX 560 or 660 series. The i5 definitely covers all of today's gaming, so far. Though I have to admit, the top of the i3 line still holds up as well.

CPU need to be 4 core, all the other stuff is not a matter.

GT640 is to weak to make any good use of GDDR5 so its not a matter. Its a marketing gag. As far as i know the GT645 (seems to be OEM only) got GDDR5 but GT640 is still running on GDDR3 (even the newest specs). Ultimately when a GPU cant pass around 50 GTEX (such as 650 TI and up) fast RAM isnt much more than a marketing gag.

http://pc.ncix.com/ncixpc_new/ncixpc...filterids=1001

Oh, no Windows 8 please.

I do indeed recommend Win 7, its currently the most adorable game OS for desktop PCs. Although, Win 8 may grant 1-2% more FPS because of memory management improvements. However, memory speed means nothing nowadays, almost any performance will come from the processors (GPU/CPU) and solid state drive (IOPS performance).

I do hope Win 9 will be a better OS for desktop PCs and not some sort of mobile OS for tablet users (and other comparable portable stuff).

[Gama]

so i need some opinions. my sister is getting this laptop
http://www.staples.pt/Produtos/Port%...CQ58-302SP?tvi

i know its a entry level laptop, but would it be able to handle pso2 at setting 1?

i would like to get her into pso2.

she also likes to play sims 3 "but im afraid of the CPU not being able to handle it"

Halp? :3