System Specs question

[SUPERsmitty]

So unfortunately I am not as nerdy as I once was and I have a question about the system requirements for a game:

The Minimum Requirements are:
WindowsXP/Vista
DirectX 9.0c or Higher
AMD Athlon 3200+ for Vista
1.5 Gig RAM for Vista
3 gig hard drive space
128 MB of video memory
and Pixel Shader 2.0

Recommended:
Athlon X
2 Gigs of RAM
256 GB of Video Memory


My System:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Mobile AMD Sempron Processor 3500+ 1.8GHZ
2.0 Gigs of RAM
32 Bit Operating System
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150

I don't kow what a pizel Shader is......so do you think my computer will run for the game?

 

[Hypergalaxy]

I think it will work but theres a site that will make sure just google windows game adviser and it will tell you if you can play it on your computer

 

[SUPERsmitty]

Simplex...I did


http://gameadvisor.futuremark.com/gameadvisor/service/

 

[shayd]

So unfortunately I am not as nerdy as I once was and I have a question about the system requirements for a game:

The Minimum Requirements are:
WindowsXP/Vista
DirectX 9.0c or Higher
AMD Athlon 3200+ for Vista
1.5 Gig RAM for Vista
3 gig hard drive space
128 MB of video memory
and Pixel Shader 2.0

Recommended:
Athlon X
2 Gigs of RAM
256 GB of Video Memory


My System:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Mobile AMD Sempron Processor 3500+ 1.8GHZ
2.0 Gigs of RAM
32 Bit Operating System
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150

I don't kow what a pizel Shader is......so do you think my computer will run for the game?

It would be helpful if you knew your graphics card size (the Radeon Xpress) but I'll tell you you'll be fine running that game. Those requirements are very low by todays standards. And just FYI, Pixel Shader 2.0 is the second version of software developed by graphics card manufacturors to make rendering pixels easier (basically means that it makes it easier for your computer to draw things to your screen). Long story made short, your computer will breeze through this game.

 

[Hypergalaxy]

Simplex...I did


http://gameadvisor.futuremark.com/gameadvisor/service/

What the hell? I cant believe they closed that down it used to be such a great program!!

 

[SUPERsmitty]

Ok so you think my lap top will run this game?

Even though the minimum requirements suggest at 2.8 gig processor?


Also here are the spec on my vid card.

Manufacturer ATI
Series Radeon Xpress
Codename
Pipelines 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed * 400 MHz
Shader Speed * 400 MHz
Memory Speed * 0 MHz
Memory Bus Width 0 Bit
Memory Type shared Memory
Max. Amount of Memory 0 MB
Shared Memory yes
HyperMemory bis (up to) 128 MB
DirectX DirectX 9b, Shader 2.0
technology 110 nm
Notebook Size small and light
Date of Announcement 01.06.2006

 

[kuumoto1214]

I use this site to check.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Just look for your game in the list and it checks if your system can run the game.

 

[shayd]

Ok so you think my lap top will run this game?

Even though the minimum requirements suggest at 2.8 gig processor?


Also here are the spec on my vid card.

Manufacturer ATI
Series Radeon Xpress
Codename
Pipelines 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed * 400 MHz
Shader Speed * 400 MHz
Memory Speed * 0 MHz
Memory Bus Width 0 Bit
Memory Type shared Memory
Max. Amount of Memory 0 MB
Shared Memory yes
HyperMemory bis (up to) 128 MB
DirectX DirectX 9b, Shader 2.0
technology 110 nm
Notebook Size small and light
Date of Announcement 01.06.2006

It'll run the game. Your processor is a bit slow, but if you notice the game running slowly, turn down the settings, and you'll be fine. Outside of your processor speed, your machine will have no trouble with the game.

 

[megaewok]

It depends upon how new the game is, some games aren't compatible with laptop cards like the Ati Xpress models.

I reccommend using the site a couple posts up, its acurate and all you have to enter is what game you are checking. It even gives you a
"rating" of how good your computer is to run the game compared to the minimum/reccommended settings.