2+ gig RAM and a 512mb video card, I use a 7950 and it works just fine. At this point in time getting a computer with just these specs will not break the bank.
Personally I have what I consider to be a pretty high end rig (just built piece by piece this past spring):
Intel Dual-core Pentium
Corsair 4 GB RAM
eVGA nVidia 680i Motherboard
eVGA nVidia 8800 GTS video card (the pre-overclocked version)
2x Seagate 300 GB drives (7200 RPM with a pretty big cache), in a mirrored RAID configuraiton
Thermaltake 750w Power Supply
Lian Li PC-A10B case
I play every game that I own on the maximum settings (with my monitor that's 1280x1024), with the exception of my brief run-in with Vanguard where I had trouble even at "Balanced"...
I should have pointed out in my earlier post that I suspect my Vanguard issues are related specifically to the 8800 GTS, as others have also had problems with the 8800's and Vanguard.
I was playing it with most everything pretty well maxxed using a OC'ed 6600, 2 gig and a256 meg 7900GT and got 40+ FPS everywhere. I upgraded to a 8800GTS and now everything is maxxed.
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2+ gig RAM and a 512mb video card, I use a 7950 and it works just fine. At this point in time getting a computer with just these specs will not break the bank.
Personally I have what I consider to be a pretty high end rig (just built piece by piece this past spring):
I play every game that I own on the maximum settings (with my monitor that's 1280x1024), with the exception of my brief run-in with Vanguard where I had trouble even at "Balanced"...
I play with every setting maxed out.
EVGA 7950GX2 1Gig
2 Gig RAM
6700 2.4DC processor
Barracuda AC-1 Sound Card
Samsung 204B Monitor 1600X1400
Asus MoBo
I was one of the lucky ones that could max out Vanguard as well, somehow.
I run at max setting with my setup. This is my backup once my quad core sli setup is completed.
I run all games at 1280x1024 on max settings. Including Vanguard.
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Tested over a 115+ games since 1997.
Currently Playing:
Played(Retired): AOL NWN(91-95), UO, EQ1/2, DAoC, CoX, Lineage1/2, SWG(Pre CU/NGE), Planetside, Anarchy Online, FFXI, AC, Vanguard, D&D, AoC, DCUO, Rift, Eve, others
I should have pointed out in my earlier post that I suspect my Vanguard issues are related specifically to the 8800 GTS, as others have also had problems with the 8800's and Vanguard.
I was playing it with most everything pretty well maxxed using a OC'ed 6600, 2 gig and a256 meg 7900GT and got 40+ FPS everywhere. I upgraded to a 8800GTS and now everything is maxxed.
I miss DAoC
I have everything maxed, except shadows, @ 1600x1200, here's my rig:
AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ OC'd @ 2.48ghz
BFG Geforce 7800 GTXOC 256MB
2GB(1024x2) Corsair XMS DDR400 (2.3.3.5)
Asus A8N32-SLi Deluxe
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB 7200rpm HDD
2 x Samsung DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drives
Enermax 550W PSU
Aspire X-Navigator Case
Playing on ultra high with all options turned on (except player mash combining that causes my computer to freeze) and have around 90-120FPS.
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specs
Pentium D 820 @ 3.30Ghz, 3gb ram, 7800gt
i can max it out. but i dont i play on all medium so i get better FPS
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