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Civilization V System Requirements - Can YOU play the biggest game of 2010?
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Zuhzuhzombie!!
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I have:
Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.5 ghz
3.5 gigs ram
Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M
Does this satisfy the minimum requirements?
GOD PLEASE TELL ME.
Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.5 ghz
3.5 gigs ram
Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M
Does this satisfy the minimum requirements?
GOD PLEASE TELL ME.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
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alanias said:
Yeah, it's a laptop. 256 megs of ram, though.
GameplayWhore
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DennisK4 said:
I can probably run it well enough for my needs -- I played Duke 3D with a cpu half the speed of that on its minimum requirements (I remember it playing in smooth slow motion instead of dropping frames and jerking around like modern games tend to, so it was perfectly playable and made the game easier!), and I'm above the minimums here. The only real annoyance is that the chipset in my computer supports quad core (Phenom X4) cpus, but my vendor (Shuttle) never released the BIOS update that would enable this support. Grrr!
One potential annoyance is that civ4 ran in one thread, so even though it maxed out one of my cores, I could multitask very effectively while using it due to an entirely unused core. Now, the game will use everything, making my browsing and video watching (between the loooong turns of huge-map civ) problematic.
...and it would be nice if it isn't too long before I can run it via wine.
Maastricht
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Looks like I'm fine (quad, 4GB, etc.) except for my pesky 4350. I was looking to upgrade to a 5570 1GB DDR3 - anyone any idea of whether or not that should be good enough? I'm stuck with low-profile cards (I have a 1680x1050 display and it would be pretty awesome if I could go native on that one)
Lone_Prodigy
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I could probably squeak by on minimum graphics on my laptop.
For reference, I can run Borderlands and RE5 at 800x600.
For reference, I can run Borderlands and RE5 at 800x600.
jamesinclair
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Hell no.
I play with 18 civilizations, with the biggest map known to mankind.
And my 2009 laptop still has some problems with Civ IV. I have 72 cities in the current game Im playing, and I cant play more than an hour or I get a blue screen.
Also: What does this mean:
Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
Is there a chart showing where my laptop nvidea card fits in?
I play with 18 civilizations, with the biggest map known to mankind.
And my 2009 laptop still has some problems with Civ IV. I have 72 cities in the current game Im playing, and I cant play more than an hour or I get a blue screen.
Also: What does this mean:
Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
Is there a chart showing where my laptop nvidea card fits in?
Why would you do that?
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Actually... I can! Horray for my aging 9800 GTX+!
Only thing is, I don't have a quad core, only a 2.7 GHz dual core. However, I've never seen a game that truly requires a quad core except for GTA IV (which chugs along horribly no matter what I do
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Only thing is, I don't have a quad core, only a 2.7 GHz dual core. However, I've never seen a game that truly requires a quad core except for GTA IV (which chugs along horribly no matter what I do
)Man, I would hate to play you. My gameplan in Civ IV was always to go for as much culture as possible. I hated having to go to war so it usually ended up with me building enough troops to defend my borders while working madly to get my technology up. If I happened to get to nukes though and I was still at war with someone, all bets were off.Darkshier said:
jamesinclair
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antonz said:
Nvidea geforce 8600M GT
Rollo Lawson
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forgive my ignorance, but how does a NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M measure up?
Shalashaska
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Surpass recommended, can't wait for it.
evil solrac v3.0
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Operating System: Windows® 7 pass
Processor: 3.7 GHz Quad Core CPU i5 750 pass
Memory: 4 GB RAM pass
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free pass
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation pass
Video: 896 MB nVidia GTX 260 216 core in SLI pass
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card pass (have my own soundcard, though it's creative. )
DirectX®: DirectX® version 11 don't pass
i think i will pick up that GTX 480.
Processor: 3.7 GHz Quad Core CPU i5 750 pass
Memory: 4 GB RAM pass
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free pass
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation pass
Video: 896 MB nVidia GTX 260 216 core in SLI pass
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card pass (have my own soundcard, though it's creative.
)DirectX®: DirectX® version 11 don't pass
i think i will pick up that GTX 480.
I remember the last thread. Can't remember how I felt about the quad recommendation though (damn endless march of technology).
Should compare favourably to the hd2600 and pass minimum specs at least. Civ IV spins up laptop fans like no other though so watch out for that.
Rollo Larson said:
Should compare favourably to the hd2600 and pass minimum specs at least. Civ IV spins up laptop fans like no other though so watch out for that.
evil solrac v3.0
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Lothars said:
nothing wrong with the post, the game almost fried his card, it was a known issue.
I pass for everything but it blows my mind games are already suggesting the 4800 series as recommended. I have a 4870x2 so i should be good.
I mean Civ 5 isnt exactly the crysis of games when it comes to visuals too. Sure it may look nice but im having a hard time wondering where the graphic power is needed.
I mean Civ 5 isnt exactly the crysis of games when it comes to visuals too. Sure it may look nice but im having a hard time wondering where the graphic power is needed.
brain_stew
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~Kinggi~ said:
They've also got the "9800" series listed there, which means the 8800GT which was $200 3 years ago or the 4 year old 8800GTX hit recommended just fine. The "4800" series is just listed because its a popular GPU series and a better reference than something like a 3870 which no one owns.
Its the same with the quad recommendation. Sure a 3ghz Core 2 will prform just as well in the game, but it makes more sense to list the quad as it shows people that the game is optimised for multiple threads and that potential buyers are better off upgrading to a midrange quadcore rather than a highly clocked dual core CPU.
There's nothing outrageous about these specifications at all, again, 4 year old hardware (8800GTX + Q6600) passes the recommended settings comfortably.
Rollo Larson said:
Well you're closer to recommended than minimum so you should be fine so long as you're not expecting to max it out.
graywolf323
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I meet all the recommended with my laptop except it only has a dual core 3.06Ghz processor :lol
zombieshavebrains
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Yes i can and yes i will!
zero margin
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max. can't wait.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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Omi said:
No doubt. Most games are designed with consoles in mind, so systems such as yours should run most any game at more than playable settings. I got rid of my 8800gt at the beginning of this year for a 5770 and to be honest, I probably didn't need to.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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Omi said:Yah, mate picked up the same card with similar results... entirely frustrating really...
About the only way to push PCs is to get some whopping high-res monitor to play on.
So true, I use my HDTV for my PC and my machine cries every time is has to display a 720p image, it wants to do more!!!!
brain_stew
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ascii42 said:
Well you meet minimum!?
Might be worth trying the demo.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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:lolDennisK4 said:
So can anyone tell me if all other specs exceeded with a GM9300 (I have a laptop) hobble my CIV 5 playing?