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[ShadowSplicer]

So yeah, thinking of getting the PC version of DA:O because it is in so many ways better than the console versions. But will my PC be able to run it?
System Specs:
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80ghz
1.50 GB of RAM
Nvidia GeForce 6200
This system can run Oblivion at Medium Graphics with about an average of 30fps, is Dragon Age more graphically challenging to the system or will it perhaps run even easier? I've also heard that Dragon Age 2 is actually easier to run than Origins (due to the improved programming and what not). Do you think I'd be able to run DA2 as well? Anywho, thanks for any feedback!

[Robert Trevelyan]

Snap. Kinda.

You might want to check my thread above. Because I've been told the graphics card's a no-no.

[Gorath Alpha]

Your estimation of "Medium" is a rather gross exaggeration. The 6200 was below what Oblivion required seven years ago when brand new. The Pentium P4 had already been obsolete for two years by then, but Intel just didn't have anything to compete with AMD at the time.

[Robert Trevelyan]

I managed to get a fair level of detail out of Medium setting for Oblivion on that card. It was never fantastic, but it was passable.Didn't impede gameplay in any way. Just wasn't sharp. I must have clocked up a couple of hundred hours using that card, before defecting to console gaming.

[ShadowSplicer]

Well for Oblivion I have texture size set to High, full LOD (including buildings and trees), and have some mods going on at the same time, which is what I call Medium settings. Basically, it just looks a little bit sharper than the 360 version.

[Gorath Alpha]

Compare these, two year old requirements:

Here are the minimum requirements for XP and Vista and the recommended system requirements.

Windows XP Minimum Specifications
OS: Windows XP with SP3
CPU: Intel Core 2 Single (or equivalent) running at 1.6Ghz or greater
AMD 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.0Ghz or greater
RAM: 1 GB or more
DVD ROM (Physical copy)
20 GB HD space
Video: ATI Radeon X850 256MB or greater (this is clearly wrong)
NVIDIA GeForce "6600 GT" 128MB or greater (and this one is more wrong)

(Note: IMO, the practical choices for the two video cards above should be the Radeon X800 Pro, and the Geforce 6800 GS, at least, for small textures - it will take a Radeon X1650 XT (or X1800 GTO, same thing, almost) for medium or better textures)

INTEL'S GARBAGE (Graphics Chip) IS NOT SUPPORTED, and there is an interesting possibility that male party characters are easier to choose than female when using substandard video solutions, such as Intel's.

To what the six and a half year old Oblivion should have advertised as accurate, practical requirements:

Release date March, 2006 (Corrected for Lies and Pie in the Sky Puffery)

Recommended:

* 3.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor (A64 3200)
* 1 GB System RAM
* ATI X800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series, or higher, video card

Minimum System Requirements:

* Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP/64-bit
* 512MB System RAM
* 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor (XP 2200)
* 128MB Direct3D compatible video card and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver;
( ATI Radeon X800 GTO, NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT )
* 8x DVD-ROM drive
* 4.6 GB free hard disk space
* DirectX 9.0c (included)
* DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
* Keyboard, Mouse

[ShadowSplicer]

Well no **** my system doesn't meet the system requirements, but does it run it very well? Yes. Just because the system requirements say you can't run it doesn't mean that you absolutely can't. I'm mainly just generalizing here though, since I can run Oblivion on Medium no problem, do you think I could run Dragon Age to the same success? Because to me, it seems that Oblivion is the more graphic intensive game.

[ShadowSplicer]

Also, you want a screenshot? I'll give you one if you want me to prove it. =D

[Robert Trevelyan]

ShadowSplicer wrote...

Also, you want a screenshot? I'll give you one if you want me to prove it. =D

Not to back up your claim (Which I believe well enough) but out of curiousty it'd be cool to see what kind of display quality you get, sure.

I'm no snob about these things. Uber-high quality is not neccessary, to me. As long as the game doesn't stagger too badly or fall over, it's fine by me

Modifié par MarkRobLives, 24 avril 2011 - 10:01 .

[DarkFireX]

I would say no. On my old laptop, I ran Oblivion perfectly, but DA:O was painfully slow to try and play, and I mean that literally.

Then again, I'm no expert with these things. I'm not saying it won't work, but just because it runs Oblivion well does not mean it will run DA:O with any sort of decency.

Modifié par DarkFireX, 24 avril 2011 - 10:01 .

[Robert Trevelyan]

DarkFireX wrote...

I would say no. On my old laptop, I ran Oblivion perfectly, but DA:O was painfully slow to try and play, and I mean that literally.

Then again, I'm no expert with these things. I'm not saying it won't work, but just because it runs Oblivion well does not mean it will run DA:O with any sort of decency.

Well yes. Different kind of games, in terms of graphics demand. Oblivion tends to require more specific background detail. Even in third person it doesn't require as much foreground character detail as Dragon Age.

[Wil SilverHeart]

Hey S.S.,

If you not in the position to buy a new computer I would spend a little coin and get yourself 4 Gigs of matched Ram ( XP will only see 3 ), and find yourself a decent 1 gig video card, EG, My computer is 6+ years old now and my gaming experiences have been great.

If your looking for super realistic graphics on a 30" monitor better start saving your money.

Heres my system, nothing special.

Model Dell Demension 8400
Processor Manufacturer: Intel
Processor Type: Pentium 4 Hyper-Threading
Processor Speed: 3.0 Ghz
Operating System: Windows XP with SP3 ( Fully Updated )
System RAM: 4 gigs
Video Card Manufacturer: ATI
Video Card Model: Radeon H.D. 4650 PCI-e, Manual Fan Control Via CCC 100%
Video Card RAM: 1 G.B.
Video Card Driver Version: Catalyst 11.3
Sound Card Manufacturer: Creative Labs
Sound Card Model: SB Audigy2 ZS
Sound Card Driver Version: 5.12.4.445
.NetFrameWork: 1.1, 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5 SP1, 4 Client Profile, 4 Extended
CPU I.D. x86 Family 15 model 4 stepping 1
Mother Board Dell Stock 0U7077
Bios Phoenix Rom Bios Plus Version 1.10 A09
Drives Stock CD and DVD
PSU Stock 350 Watt
Monitor 24" Acer P243w ( Hdmi ) 1920x1200 ( 60Hz )
Security: Norton 2011

As of now I am running DA series at max in game settings and I also play DDO online at max as well.

Cheers! W.S.

[Robert Trevelyan]

I'm curious to see what DA:O might look like with that graphics card. Or any non-High End card. Bare in mind my standard for comparison here is the 360 and PS3 versions of the game. How would it compare?

[Cross Hassan]

Chech this site www.gamesystemrequirements.com

You can also run DA:O and DA2 on Pentium IV with low graphics;
Processor: 3.2Ghz
Graphic Card: 256+Mb
RAM: 1Gb

[Gorath Alpha]

As always, the actual amount of video RAM attached to a graphics card is totally irrelevant to performance speed. There are tens of thousands of cheap cards out there with cheap RAM attached that are very low performance parts, incapable of accessing more than 128 MBs of RAM at the response speeds required by games, because they have slow core speeds, narrow bandwidth memory systems, and slow RAM.

It's literally a SCAM to trap the unwary non-gamer into buying junk instead of proper gaming cards that cost quite a bit more. On the other hand, many VERY FAST old video cards had only 256 or 512 MBs of RAM attached, when the costs of good video RAM was so much higher.

social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/106/index/1186486

Lastly, everyone has totally individual sensorium responses to various game performance attributes, and many people are fully satisfied with slow frame rates that would drive a majority to distraction, so that comment about "Low Graphics" is practically meaningless without context.

social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/58/index/519461

Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 25 avril 2011 - 08:19 .

[Wil SilverHeart]

Hey All,

It definitely is a hard thing to sort out, as everyones' taste is different, What might play and look good to one person maybe a true headache for someone else, in terms of graphics and frame rate.

The only advice I could give is no matter what video card you have you should try and make profiles for each game you play Via your grahics card.

In this way you can be almost assured that your using your card to best of it's ability for smooth game play. All games are different so your settings for say, DA;O may not play as smooth or look as great using the same settings for a different game. The developers in all likely hood are using new and.or different game engines so it is a matter of testing settings until you get a profile to your likeing for a particular game. This can be alot of trial and error. And I personally stay away from overclocking as this can have some adverse effects overtime.

As an example, for the little bit that I tried of DA2 and in comparision to DA;O right now I have to say I don't get the same feeling from DA2 as I am getting from DA;O in terms of grahics... Or how the story and the look of DA;O pull me in when playing.

And it may not be fair to say right now, but I found at least with DA;O I felt more interactive and wanting to get to know the charcaters Via conversations. With the 15 min or so of DA;2 it felt more like button mashing than actually interacting with the game.

Sorry guess that is a little off topic, in some ways though not really because there are alot of variables to the enjoyment of a game then just graphics and frame rates.

Cheers! Wil SilverHeart


And trying to compare a PS or Xbox to a standard computer ( Unless it is a gaming Rig ) is like trying to compare apples and oranges. Most computers are used as an all around device where as Xboxs/PS3's and the like are built for one reason so it is a no-brainer that they will without a doubt look better then most computer configurations. They only have to worry about one thing....Graphics.

Modifié par Wil SilverHeart, 26 avril 2011 - 12:25 .