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[xLeviathan]

 my laptop is a hp pavilion dv9000 its running windows vista (32bit) intel core 2 t5300 @ 1.73 GHz 2 gigs of RAM and the video card is Nvidia Geforce Go 7600. i am not an expert on computers but it seems like the video card may be the weak link here.

[Sheylan]

No, not even close =\\. Sorry. You need... well, pretty much everything. A MUCH faster processor. more ram, since your running Vista, and an actual video card, not the integrated model. Quite simply, there are pretty much NO laptops that can run Dragon Age. Not for less than $1600 or so anyways.

On the otherhand, you can get a desktop that can run it for no more than about 600$ (or less if you are a skilled bargain hunter). And of course the XBox/PS3 versions would run you even less.

[Andreas Papathanasis]

Sheylan wrote...

No, not even close =\\\\. Sorry. You need... well, pretty much everything. A MUCH faster processor. more ram, since your running Vista, and an actual video card, not the integrated model. Quite simply, there are pretty much NO laptops that can run Dragon Age. Not for less than $1600 or so anyways.<br />

That's not true, my $800 laptop can run the game on the low settings (it's got an nVidia 9300M). To answer the original question, the video card will be the determining factor (RAM and CPU speed are sufficient). No mobile chipsets are in the supported list because there are many varieties and we haven't tested them all, but they still may work. I'd recommend downloading the character creator first to see if the game will run at all with your video card.

Even if the final game runs on your system though, you should expect to play in low detail settings.

[MrGOH]

Hey, Andreas - I noticed the character creator auto-detects graphics settings. Are these any indication of what the final game will recommend, or are they specific to the creator? I'm wondering because I downloaded the creator on my laptop which has an nVidia GeForce 8600 GT, which I heard wouldn't really support the game at a consistent 30 FPS. The auto-detected settings in the CC were no AA and medium on everything else.



It's not a huge hairy deal for me, since I have a much more than adequate desktop I plan to use, but I think folks would like something better to go by than whether the CC runs at all.

[xLeviathan]

thanks i was just wondering if id be able to use this laptop until i have enough money for a new desktop in january

[Sheylan]

Andreas Papathanasis wrote...

Sheylan wrote...

No, not even close =\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. Sorry. You need... well, pretty much everything. A MUCH faster processor. more ram, since your running Vista, and an actual video card, not the integrated model. Quite simply, there are pretty much NO laptops that can run Dragon Age. Not for less than $1600 or so anyways.<br />

That's not true, my $800 laptop can run the game on the low settings (it's got an nVidia 9300M). To answer the original question, the video card will be the determining factor (RAM and CPU speed are sufficient). No mobile chipsets are in the supported list because there are many varieties and we haven't tested them all, but they still may work. I'd recommend downloading the character creator first to see if the game will run at all with your video card.

Even if the final game runs on your system though, you should expect to play in low detail settings.

You're right, I went back and checked, I was misremembering some of the recomended specs as minimum:unsure:

Modifié par Sheylan, 14 octobre 2009 - 02:28 .

[The Rhetorical Question]

You should probably be able to run it, albeit on pretty low settings.

[Andreas Papathanasis]

MrGOH wrote...

Hey, Andreas - I noticed the character creator auto-detects graphics settings. Are these any indication of what the final game will recommend, or are they specific to the creator? I'm wondering because I downloaded the creator on my laptop which has an nVidia GeForce 8600 GT, which I heard wouldn't really support the game at a consistent 30 FPS. The auto-detected settings in the CC were no AA and medium on everything else.<br />
<br />
It's not a huge hairy deal for me, since I have a much more than adequate desktop I plan to use, but I think folks would like something better to go by than whether the CC runs at all.

The character creator does some autodetecting itself, but is very limited. There will be a more sophisticated configuration utility with the final game, but unfortunately that's not included with the character creator.

For now it's best for everyone to go by the system requirements we officially announced, and in case of an unsupported video card (i.e. a notebook card), use the character creator as a fairly good indication of whether the game will run at all on that video card.

[flem1]

Sheylan wrote...

No, not even close =\\\\. Sorry. You need... well, pretty much everything. A MUCH faster processor. more ram, since your running Vista, and an actual video card, not the integrated model. Quite simply, there are pretty much NO laptops that can run Dragon Age. Not for less than $1600 or so anyways.<br />
On the otherhand, you can get a desktop that can run it for no more than about 600$ (or less if you are a skilled bargain hunter). And of course the XBox/PS3 versions would run you even less.

Wrong.  He can should be able to run it decently at low-medium.

And you can get a $800 laptop with a 4650 that will run it quite well.

[MrGOH]

Andreas Papathanasis wrote...

MrGOH wrote...

Hey, Andreas - I noticed the character creator auto-detects graphics settings. Are these any indication of what the final game will recommend, or are they specific to the creator? I'm wondering because I downloaded the creator on my laptop which has an nVidia GeForce 8600 GT, which I heard wouldn't really support the game at a consistent 30 FPS. The auto-detected settings in the CC were no AA and medium on everything else.<br />
<br />
It's not a huge hairy deal for me, since I have a much more than adequate desktop I plan to use, but I think folks would like something better to go by than whether the CC runs at all.

The character creator does some autodetecting itself, but is very limited. There will be a more sophisticated configuration utility with the final game, but unfortunately that's not included with the character creator.

For now it's best for everyone to go by the system requirements we officially announced, and in case of an unsupported video card (i.e. a notebook card), use the character creator as a fairly good indication of whether the game will run at all on that video card.

Thanks for clearing that up!

[Kealvis1]

Then I guess my desktop might run it on low/med, good enough for me

[Wujek-Alfred]

Buy PC !

[krol146]

Instead of making a thread, i guess ill just ask. Im getting a new PC for christmas, but it would be awesome if i could play the game on low/med until then. Heres the specs:<br />
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Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.2 GHz)<br />
3GB DDR2<br />
Nvidia 8600M GS T turbocache

Edit: Im running Vista by the way

Modifié par krol146, 14 octobre 2009 - 09:43 .

[FallenKal]

krol146 wrote...

Instead of making a thread, i guess ill just ask. Im getting a new PC for christmas, but it would be awesome if i could play the game on low/med until then. Heres the specs:<br />
<br />
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.2 GHz)<br />
3GB DDR2<br />
Nvidia 8600M GS T turbocache

Edit: Im running Vista by the way

IMO this computer will pull off low/med.  I base that on having upgraded from a laptop with an nvidia 8700sli, 1.6 duo and 2gb of ram which ran Mass Effect at a near max setting

[AnubisDragoon]

I have a dell studio 1555 and i'll be running Windows 7 on it by the time DAO is out, will these spec run it well? I thought about upgrading the ram up to 8gbs, but I don't know how big of a difference that will make for gaming.

Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 2.66GHz, 1066Mhz, 6M L2 Cache

4GB, DDR2, 800MHz 2 Dimm

512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570

320G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

[flem1]

krol146 wrote...

Instead of making a thread, i guess ill just ask. Im getting a new PC for christmas, but it would be awesome if i could play the game on low/med until then. Heres the specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.2 GHz)
3GB DDR2
Nvidia 8600M GS T turbocache

Edit: Im running Vista by the way

Closer to the low end, unfortunately...  The GS is actually 16 shaders compared to the full 32 of the GT (and the desktop 8600).  It does have decent clocks and memory bandwidth though.

[Althernai]

AnubisDragoon wrote...

I have a dell studio 1555 and i'll be running Windows 7 on it by the time DAO is out, will these spec run it well? I thought about upgrading the ram up to 8gbs, but I don't know how big of a difference that will make for gaming.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 2.66GHz, 1066Mhz, 6M L2 Cache
4GB, DDR2, 800MHz 2 Dimm
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
320G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

Don't bother upgrading the RAM for gaming -- there are no games that use more than 4GB and none are anticipated until at least the next generation of consoles.

Your laptop should be able to run the game, but I would guesstimate at only low-medium settings. The 4570 is a fairly mediocre laptop card (it's mid-range, but just barely).

[Jab0r]

Looks like my laptop might be able to handle the game on low settings then. Which will be good if it turns out my desktop takes more fixing than I anticipated.



...that is, once I uninstall a bunch of stuff. It's kind of hard to fit a 20GB game on a 60GB hard drive that also has to hold your operating system and everything else.

[flem1]

I bought a 320gb *laptop* drive for $50 the other week: you can and should get a 500gb full-size drive (make sure it's 7200rpm) as an upgrade for that price. 60gb isn't even enough for an OS/programs-only drive these days!

edit -- whoops, you're talking about your laptop.  Same idea:  drives are cheap

Modifié par flem1, 19 octobre 2009 - 09:38 .

[Jab0r]

My desktop has a 500gb drive, just that it's currently not working (still waiting on a replacement PSU).



As far as my laptop goes, I'm looking to switch it over to an SSD at some point. Much more durable, and much better for what I tend to use it for.