I am asking teh tech geeks :) (pc conserns)

madrandomize

Hi guys this is my first post on mmorpg.com .I would like to ask you if my pc can run AoC.

I cant figure out by myself by looking the other posts (my video card is the problem).

My spec is

cpu : AMD athlon 3000xp (or something like that) :P   ( i really think that it will be enough for some minimum performance)

memory : 3x 512 mb (i might grab another chip if needed)

and video card: ATI x1300 512mb AGP  (i now this card was really cheap but  here in greece  you cant find now AGPs cause they dont import them anymore ,i always can look for ebay if you have any good agp card suggestion.)

the prob is that there are no money for a brand new pc so i have to stick with this one and only do small upgrades.

Will my pc run AoC smoothly (on low settings) in a manner that it can be playable?

if you have any upgrade suggestions please write them

thanks in advance and best wishes to all

 

P.S. english are not my native language

P.S. x2 if ever released ,will darkfall be a nice game? (off topic i know)

 

Zorvan

I can tell you one thing wrong with your set-up right off the bat.

Memory should always be equal in size i.e. 2x 512mb, 2x 1024mb, etc.

When running an uneven set-up i.e. 1x 1024mb + 1x 512mb, or 3x 512mb, etc. you lose out on dual channel capability.

So now matter ddr, ddr2, etc., your memory will only be running at half of it's potential.

Far as your graphic card, I'd go with an Nvidia 7600 or higher agp card. They are very cheap now and perform really well.

MrTumN3s

Well to tell you off the bat, AoC will have requirements close to Elder Scrolls Oblivion. So if you have that and it runs good, then more then likely you're good. Just look at Oblivions requirements

madrandomize

Oh i have heard that before and you are right,i am planning to ditch them anyway and buy 2 x 1024 they are pretty cheap these days :P

thanx for the response mate and have fun

oh and btw i forgot to mention that oblivion plays smoothly with all options set to medium to low at 1024x768 analysis (hope that helps a bit about understanding my pc's performance)

madrandomize

you got me there MrTumN3s i was writing about oblivion but i am a really slow writer

The performance on oblivion isnt by any means satisfactory (sp ) but it is playable thanx for your reply m8 too

viza

Originally posted by Zorvan


I can tell you one thing wrong with your set-up right off the bat.
Memory should always be equal in size i.e. 2x 512mb, 2x 1024mb, etc.
When running an uneven set-up i.e. 1x 1024mb + 1x 512mb, or 3x 512mb, etc. you lose out on dual channel capability.
So now matter ddr, ddr2, etc., your memory will only be running at half of it's potential.
Far as your graphic card, I'd go with an Nvidia 7600 or higher agp card. They are very cheap now and perform really well.

/QFT

As soon as you have more than 2 memory sticks, CAS latency becomes an issue.

Your PC will actually go slower if you add a third stick.

 

marslander

set-up seem ok all depend what motherboard you have stuck in there for your memory possible issues i'm running 2 x 256 and 1x 512 but for info runs better then running 2x 512 why hm because asmart computer can adresses the memory seperatly if you have a clean system you should have any trouble most slow part in computer are your hard drive and you north/ south bridge that get stuck so you need more info to say if youc comp is good or not it should run aoc doh whit no problems realy but at low rez and i don't mean 800x600 or 640 480 check your video card for what resolution it has been build most late one run better in 1024x768 then in 640x480  or in 32bit then 16 bit colors so only worry over your hardrive but shoudnt be a probelm but i would advice more memory inside of it i think remebering my copy of oblivion sucked memory

 

and upgrade suggestion honestly none better wait for a new one there has been to many changes latelty in computer stuff and socket you whont upgrade for anythign good or way to expensive upgrade compared to buying a new one imho

 

so you should not worry exept if you wanna run hi rez aoc

 

greets

Zorvan

Originally posted by marslander


set-up seem ok all depend what motherboard you have stuck in there for your memory possible issues i'm running 2 x 256 and 1x 512 but for info runs better then running 2x 512 why hm because asmart computer can adresses the memory seperatly if you have a clean system you should have any trouble most slow part in computer are your hard drive and you north/ south bridge that get stuck so you need more info to say if youc comp is good or not it should run aoc doh whit no problems realy but at low rez and i don't mean 800x600 or 640 480 check your video card for what resolution it has been build most late one run better in 1024x768 then in 640x480  or in 32bit then 16 bit colors so only worry over your hardrive but shoudnt be a probelm but i would advice more memory inside of it i think remebering my copy of oblivion sucked memory
 Sorry, but unless your running some old ass 256mb standard old dram, you're wrong. Anyone with a computer less than 4 years old will be running dual channel (DDR) ram. What this means is that if you have 2 x 256, the bios can be set to use both sticks at once, alternating between the two like a raid setup for hard drives. Therefore, twice as fast.
With your setup, the bios will not do this, and the computer uses each stick one at a time. Therefore, slowing your system down.
And please, there are such things as paragraphs and punctuation, ya know. Spell checker wouldn't hurt, either.
and upgrade suggestion honestly none better wait for a new one there has been to many changes latelty in computer stuff and socket you whont upgrade for anythign good or way to expensive upgrade compared to buying a new one imho
 
so you should not worry exept if you wanna run hi rez aoc
 
greets

 

marslander

Originally posted by Zorvan

Originally posted by marslander


set-up seem ok all depend what motherboard you have stuck in there for your memory possible issues i'm running 2 x 256 and 1x 512 but for info runs better then running 2x 512 why hm because asmart computer can adresses the memory seperatly if you have a clean system you should have any trouble most slow part in computer are your hard drive and you north/ south bridge that get stuck so you need more info to say if youc comp is good or not it should run aoc doh whit no problems realy but at low rez and i don't mean 800x600 or 640 480 check your video card for what resolution it has been build most late one run better in 1024x768 then in 640x480  or in 32bit then 16 bit colors so only worry over your hardrive but shoudnt be a probelm but i would advice more memory inside of it i think remebering my copy of oblivion sucked memory
 Sorry, but unless your running some old ass 256mb standard old dram, you're wrong. Anyone with a computer less than 4 years old will be running dual channel (DDR) ram. What this means is that if you have 2 x 256, the bios can be set to use both sticks at once, alternating between the two like a raid setup for hard drives. Therefore, twice as fast.
With your setup, the bios will not do this, and the computer uses each stick one at a time. Therefore, slowing your system down.
And please, there are such things as paragraphs and punctuation, ya know. Spell checker wouldn't hurt, either.
and upgrade suggestion honestly none better wait for a new one there has been to many changes latelty in computer stuff and socket you whont upgrade for anythign good or way to expensive upgrade compared to buying a new one imho
 
so you should not worry exept if you wanna run hi rez aoc
 
greets
 
for info raid setups don't alteenate between drive they are use in a algorythime whitch in theory you get 2 the speed what is far from true in reality first you haver to overcome one big problem that xp running on a comp mean your loose already more then 60 % of harddrive speed because of useless instruction .... and no i don't think they ever tought bout fixing that not usefull second running a raid on windows exept a hardware raid 5 you gain around 30 % speed 40% max ok there sata driver looks realy better but isint realy and yes you can play the same game on your memory and you don't need identical size to do that kinda stuff and yes you can run it on 3 and say on computer speed as long as the rest of your comp doesnt follow put in 3 and you'l gain speed as stupid as it can be and against all they eversaid bout dual channel there only one setup that can make real use of dual channel that a amd fx whit the unique mother board that produces  2.2ghz north bridge where you need dual channel 1066 and hes comp can run dual or not you who t feel the difference .... same as running a dual core proc or not my comp goes faster then a dual core proc because somebody forgot to program a stupid line in xp bout multiprocessing .... plug in a memory tester and a good system and your memory will be used as one block like a raid system mean you will go faster the more you put in
 
but in theory i have to agree whit you fully
 
and sry for the punctuation stuff and thing i just read everything in one part
 

 

 

MrTumN3s

wanna know why i like you Mad, is because you bothered to right out my name( sorry i didnt do for you /tear) If there was a friends option for MMORPG.COM, you'd be my top friend! But yeah, just look at oblivion.

 

I do take to full extent though, that since its next gen software coming out, PC software is going to have to compete with it. Point being, your going to want to, if your willing too and have the money, invest in a new computer that i would say has at least a NVIDIA 6600. I still dont know if thats a good enough Graphx card, but keep computer investing in mind if your willing

Tibbz

Originally posted by madrandomize


Hi guys this is my first post on mmorpg.com .I would like to ask you if my pc can run AoC.
I cant figure out by myself by looking the other posts (my video card is the problem).
My spec is
cpu : AMD athlon 3000xp (or something like that) :P   ( i really think that it will be enough for some minimum performance)
memory : 3x 512 mb (i might grab another chip if needed)
and video card: ATI x1300 512mb AGP  (i now this card was really cheap but  here in greece  you cant find now AGPs cause they dont import them anymore ,i always can look for ebay if you have any good agp card suggestion.)
the prob is that there are no money for a brand new pc so i have to stick with this one and only do small upgrades.
Will my pc run AoC smoothly (on low settings) in a manner that it can be playable?
if you have any upgrade suggestions please write them
thanks in advance and best wishes to all
 
P.S. english are not my native language
P.S. x2 if ever released ,will darkfall be a nice game? (off topic i know)
 

is that an AMD Atholn 32 or 64 bit?  You can't get any  more AMD 32 bit processors but if you have a 64 bit you can upgrade to a larger one VERY  cheaply (and a beafier processor will help)

 

They make some good AGP cards and you can check out other upgrading options at newegg

www.newegg.com , not sure what your shipping will but but hehe. 

tfwarlord

try http://www.canyourunit.com/

Ahiles

AGP GPUcards are old technology now, its best you upgrade to a PCI-E or PCI card.  Gts 8800+ or The new ATI cards tbh.  Amd dual cores as well produce significantley lower performance the intel dual CORES Cpus so its best to upgrade to one of those.   i really doubt Aoc will look very good on the GPU u have atm.

Jolo

Check out www.systemrequirementslab.com

Goldknyght

Well my set-up will work and will be more then enough  And I'll get dat DX10 taste mmmm. Just upgrade. 1000US upgraded me and Graphics card only thing going to set you back the most with is BS with the best Graphics card costing the same as  a PS3

jldavis

Taken into account all that it might offer, IF Darkfall ever releases it will be THE game to play, imo.  

FE|Tachyon

I think he knows he can BUILD another computer with better specs.    Peoeple have AGP becasue its an OLD motherboard.  So basicly  he'd need a near total rebuild.  However AoC will prolly run on his pc at low settings, because Oblivion would.