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[SnakeStrike8]

I'm fairly foolish when it comes to measuring up video cards (and the system these companies use for numbering them doesn't help much either) so I'm wondering how well the NVIDIA Geforce 8200M card will hold up to this game. I was able to run ME 1 on the 'high' texture setting with no AA, 800X600 resolution and no particle effects with a 28 FPS rate so I think I'm still covered, but I thought it best to check.

[Gorath Alpha]

Your idea of what "run" means is greatly different from the rest of the game-players' world. Onboard chips aren't supported for any games in current release. All "n200" numbers now are strictly IGPs, never real video cards. The minimum is a real card, the Geforce 6800 Vanilla, and there's never been any chip buried in a chipset ASIC that can match that card.

[crapmonster13]

Apophis, not sure if it helps but my specs are significantly lower then yours and I have the 8600gt as well. Core 2 Duo 6420 2.13ghz with 2 gigs of ram. I was able to run ME1 on 1600x900 with everything medium to high settings with a smooth framerate. I could easy max the settings, but then it resulted in dropped fps. This is probably due more to a slow CPU then the videocard though.



So will you be able to play medium settings with 1280? most definitely given its similar to the first game like many here believe.

[Sarevok Anchev]

Gorath Alpha wrote...

Yes, a Geforce 8600 really is a Mainline gaming card ("n600").

Soooo, thats means... that its weak?!
Okaym thanks


Seems i will have to buy me a HD 5850

[SnakeStrike8]

Gorath Alpha wrote...

Your idea of what "run" means is greatly different from the rest of the game-players' world. Onboard chips aren't supported for any games in current release. All "n200" numbers now are strictly IGPs, never real video cards. The minimum is a real card, the Geforce 6800 Vanilla, and there's never been any chip buried in a chipset ASIC that can match that card.

I've heard this before. I still ran ME 1 with the same laptop. In fact, I ran it better than one of my friends did on his desktop and the card he had was an old 2002 one (I forget what it's called).
I suppose my eventual question is, 'Can someone who ran ME 1 still run ME 2 with the same setup?'.

[Wintersembrace]

hi guys how will my system fair with m.e 2

intel core 2 duo 2.6
2 gig of ram (waiting on new ram hopefully it get here before me2)
N9600gt 1g g-card
win vista 32

Modifié par hotedge, 20 janvier 2010 - 04:01 .

[lanawinst]

Althernai wrote...

lanawinst wrote...

video card: Mobility Radeon X2300 HD

Seems too low for me but since I can run DAO i thought there were still some hope^_^

That's almost certainly below the minimum requirements, but if you can live with how it runs DA:O, you can probably live with the way it runs ME/ME2. The only extra requirement for the latter is Shader Model 3.0 and I think that card has it.

Thank you for the answer!

Well, having a low config makes it harder sometimes (like trying to aim to shoot someone when it lags...) but it's better than nothing.

[MprezdNZ]

Gorath Alpha wrote...

There were two 6600s, both pretty slow, even when brand new.  The Vanilla 6600 was really VERY slow, and the 6600 GT was barely into the Medium, Mainline range when new. 
Gorath
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WTH? the 6600GT was possibly the best selling card ever for Nvidia (or perhaps 2nd behind the 4xxx ti series cards). it was able to easily run almost any games at it's time of release and was better than the FX5950 (which isn't necessarily saying much) and the 9800XT (which was a fairly good card). it also paced fairly well with the x800 pro. 

[Gorath Alpha]

It has almost nothing for shaders, and those are what are important any more. nVIDIA didn't have the same numbers of shader units ATI was including. I tried one in Oblivion, and it performed literally miserably, whereas a Radeon 9800 XT was *FAR* better, and an X800` XT ran very nicely in that game. Only in either Dx8 or OpenGL was the 6600 GT doing really well. The 7600 GT is the one that sold so well, and while it still was low on shader units, played well (good value for its cost) by virtue of basic raw speed.

[Barabajagal the One]

Interesting!  If ME2 is basically using the same game engine as ME1, then why the need for xp svc pk 3?

I was never interested in svc pk 3 and ME1 and Dragon Age Origins play fine.

Any thoughts?

[Ph3nom88]

Specs

amd athlon 7850 dual-core processor 2.80 GHz

4.00 GB DDR2 RAM (3.25 GB usable)

Window 7 32-bit home

BFG Nvidia GeForce GTX 250 1 GB GDDR3 OC Model

will this be able to run Mass Effect 2 on the highest setting and
highest graphic settings with no lag and smooth gameplay so u can enjoy
it fully to the max?

Modifié par Ph3nom88, 21 janvier 2010 - 04:51 .

[StrikeSaber47]

Ph3nom88 wrote...

Specs

amd athlon 7850 dual-core processor 2.80 GHz

4.00 GB DDR2 RAM (3.25 GB usable)

Window 7 32-bit home

BFG Nvidia GeForce GTX 250 1 GB GDDR3 OC Model

will this be able to run Mass Effect 2 on the highest setting and
highest graphic settings with no lag and smooth gameplay so u can enjoy
it fully to the max?

Got a similar system and I can run it max (Mass Effect 1) without any Dynamic Shadows (Mass Effect 1's Shadows were so buggy that it didn't work for ANY card properly) on 1366x768. Therefore if Mass Effect 2 had the Dynamic Shadows problem fixed, you will still be able to on that resolution. I don't know if you go over 1600x1200 though. It is really up to your resolution but if you are around mine resolution then yes. To be safe in your case (and if you got cash right now to burn), go get a GTX 260-216. That card will ensure for ME 2 all high on 1920x1600 I believe.

My specifications (to be used with yours as a reference):

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 2.7 GHz/ 1200 MHz FSB
4 GB DDR2-800 RAM @ 4-4-4-12 Timing
eVGA nVidia GeForce GTS 250 512 MB Superclocked @ 760/1835/1100
Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Modifié par StrikeSaber47, 21 janvier 2010 - 05:17 .

[Ph3nom88]

StrikeSaber47 wrote...

Ph3nom88 wrote...

Specs

amd athlon 7850 dual-core processor 2.80 GHz

4.00 GB DDR2 RAM (3.25 GB usable)

Window 7 32-bit home

BFG Nvidia GeForce GTX 250 1 GB GDDR3 OC Model

will this be able to run Mass Effect 2 on the highest setting and
highest graphic settings with no lag and smooth gameplay so u can enjoy
it fully to the max?

Got a similar system and I can run it max (Mass Effect 1) without any Dynamic Shadows (Mass Effect 1's Shadows were so buggy that it didn't work for ANY card properly) on 1366x768. Therefore if Mass Effect 2 had the Dynamic Shadows problem fixed, you will still be able to on that resolution. I don't know if you go over 1600x1200 though. It is really up to your resolution but if you are around mine resolution then yes. To be safe in your case (and if you got cash right now to burn), go get a GTX 260-216. That card will ensure for ME 2 all high on 1920x1600 I believe.

My specifications (to be used with yours as a reference):

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 2.7 GHz/ 1200 MHz FSB
4 GB DDR2-800 RAM @ 4-4-4-12 Timing
eVGA nVidia GeForce GTS 250 512 MB Superclocked @ 760/1835/1100
Windows 7 Ultimate x64

i have a samsung syncmaster 2494 lcd monitor that support 1080p  and max resolution is 1920x1080 and the resolution on my card is max resolution is 2560 x 1600. so will i be able to run mass effect 2 full max settings and need dynamic shadow on what setting? i jus seeing if i can enjoy the game to the fullest in graphic wise and performance wise for smooth max setting graphic game play lol.

[Ph3nom88]

so is this good enough?

[Onyxthegreat]

I exactly meet the recommended requirements for Mass Effect 2. Got a 2,66 GHz Core 2 Duo and a 8800GT, together with 4 GB of RAM. I could play Mass Effect not all that smooth, even though I meet the requirements by a long shot.

I really hope it had something to do with ME not being optimized for Windows 7 and hope ME2 will work smoothly because of optimization on Windows 7.

[crapmonster13]

Its not your specs. I was easily able to play ME1 on mid-high settings and my setup is quite outdated:

E6420 Core 2 Duo 2.13ghz

8600GT

2 gb DDR2 ram



Actually, I easily ran it maxed out minus the dynamic shadows which apparently, is just altogether buggy on any system.

[iniudan]

Could use to know if my computer can run ME2. Not sure since of damn processor.



Win XP

AMD64 3500+

ATI HD3850 512MB AGP

2GB of DDR2 ram



Can run Dragon Age on medium-high setting for whole game except for the final act, game get too heavy then and got to reduce to lowest setting to get around 16-20 FPS, which was 24+ for even the heaviest section outside final act. Mass Effect 1 run with everything maxed (through I got the trouble that I get somewhat low FPS, for been well over requirement, on any setting, like to hang around 20-28 FPS)





So could use advice to know if would run, cause I want to know if this 5 years old computer (except for video card which I got last years to extend endurance of this computer by an other year, which it did) can hold it or I got wait a few months when I will finally buy a new computer for multi-core processor requirement are finally overwhelming the most enduring gaming computer I ever had.

[Gorath Alpha]

ME2 should run slightly better for you than ME1 did. For the most part, the difference in requirements is more like an acknowledgment that ME1's requirements were wrong, than any actual increased difficulty.

[Ilawene]

Any news so far on how ME2 runs with dual gpu setups like the 4870x2? I had issues with ME1 unless I disabled one of the cores. Its would still play with two but was better with one.

[Frostmanus]

Well, I have 6 years old computer and I can run on Ultra-high with 1280x1024x32, without shadows and blur of course, with decent gameplay, about 24 fps.

What I need to know from the community here, will my system specifications be adequate enough to run, let us say all on minimum with 800x600x32 or 1024x768x32, probably with the options off? I just want to be sure, so that I don't purchase the game for nothing.



Here are my specs: Intel Celeron D 3.06 Ghz

Gigabyte 8I865 P-G

2x512 mb ram (1Gb) dual channel

160 gb hard drive

ATI HD 3450 AGP 8x 512 MB





Thank you.

[StrikeSaber47]

Ph3nom88 wrote...

so is this good enough?

At 1920x1600 with Dynamic Shadows, you might manage to run it fine but your FPS might be around 20-30, which might not be well liked by people. If you go around 1600x1200, you will be fine. Otherwise go get a GTX 260-216 equivalent and be comfortable or if you want good FPS, to drop the resolution a bit.

Modifié par StrikeSaber47, 21 janvier 2010 - 09:53 .

[Ph3nom88]

ok nvm im deciding on two card that was better than my gts 250. either the ati radeon hd 4890 from XFX or the nvidia geforce GTX 275 OC from bfg. which one. imma get this soon before the game comes out. which do ya think is a better buy and perform better?

Modifié par Ph3nom88, 22 janvier 2010 - 03:52 .

[johnny_2bags]

Ph3nom88 wrote...

ok nvm im deciding on two card that was better than my gts 250. either the ati radeon hd 4890 from XFX or the nvidia geforce GTX 275 OC from bfg. which one. imma get this soon before the game comes out. which do ya think is a better buy and perform better?

You might want to consider one of the 5000 series cards from ATI that are compatible with Direct X 11, just so you don't have to upgrade again for a while.  You can get an ATI 5870 for $400, which is just a hair more expensive than that GTX 275 and will also beat it in nearly every benchmark (actually beats the GTX 285 in many as well).  But of course any of those cards should run ME2 like a dream

My current essentials include a Phenom II X4 920 quad core @ 3.08 ghz, 8 gb of OCZ heatpipe ram, and an XFX GTX 285 1gb, all on a K9A2 Platinum mobo and running under Windows 7 ultimate, and it really made running ME1 maxed on widescreen extremely easy.

[Barabajagal the One]

For many of you who are asking if your machines can run Mass Effect 2, here is a site I use you may find handy:

http://cyri.systemre...test/intro.aspx

Mass Effect 2 isn't listed yet but will probably be included shortly after its release.  

Edit:  For those of you who are running dual core Opteron processors, as I do, the analysis is sometimes faulty when determining if your cpu meets the min or max requirements.  In that instance it pays to know your gear.

My biggest concern is the XP service pack 3 requrement. for ME2.   I wonder if this game will run under service pack 2.

Modifié par Barabajagal the One, 22 janvier 2010 - 06:19 .

[Gorath Alpha]

Wrong. SR labs is wrong about mucgh more than multi-core CPUs. They are wrong so often that it is a waste of time going there, and a serious mistake to ever recommend such a bad site to anyone else. If you refuse to learn enough about PCs to understand System Requirements, the best advice is to stick to console platforms. Failing to take that advice, then use the game-o-Meter at the YouGamers' site.

Gorath