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Can I run this game?

allaanonallaanon Member Posts: 4
in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
After 6 years of EQ and trying EQ2 I have been looking for a new mmo and I would love for this to be it. Unfortunately I'm not sure my system will be able to play it at an enjoyable level. Please let me know your thoughts...





Pentium 2.8ghz

1gb ram (cannot upgrade on my mother board)

Radeon x800 Pro (256mb)



I'm not sure what kind of ram it is (ddr, etc.). I don't mind paying $50 to see if I like a game and be able to try it... but not if I cannot even run it.



Thanks in advance!!!
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  • RattrapRattrap Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 1,599
    There is diferent oppinions. And the game seems to perform diferently under various settings.



    I can only tell you that on my system that is slightly lower than yours ( x700)

    I am able to pull 14-25 fps (20 would be average) .So playable and it looks very good.



    I have tested this only in starting areas - so around 10-20 players on screen. So i am not all sure if some other parts of the game

    are unplayable.

    "Before this battle is over all the world will know that few...stood against many." - King Leonidas

  • differentdifferent Member Posts: 180
    People have differing tolerance levels. My system is quite a bit worse that yours but I can still play on what I think are acceptable settings, at the moment. In a dungeon with 25 other people though or in a city it's another matter. I'm not running on lowesrt settings, I just can't it woul be like going back 6 years but with your machine I'd definately give it a go.

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  • JK-KanosiJK-Kanosi Member Posts: 1,357
    Originally posted by different

    People have differing tolerance levels. My system is quite a bit worse that yours but I can still play on what I think are acceptable settings, at the moment. In a dungeon with 25 other people though or in a city it's another matter. I'm not running on lowesrt settings, I just can't it woul be like going back 6 years but with your machine I'd definately give it a go.

     

    What about these specs?

    Intel Duo Core 3.00GHz; 1Gig of RAM, Nvidia Geforce 7300 LE

    MMORPG's w/ Max level characters: DAoC, SWG, & WoW

    Currently Playing: WAR
    Preferred Playstyle: Roleplay/adventurous, in a sandbox game.

  • BrendonBBrendonB Member Posts: 76
    Originally posted by allaanon

    After 6 years of EQ and trying EQ2 I have been looking for a new mmo and I would love for this to be it. Unfortunately I'm not sure my system will be able to play it at an enjoyable level. Please let me know your thoughts...





    Pentium 2.8ghz

    1gb ram (cannot upgrade on my mother board)

    Radeon x800 Pro (256mb)



    I'm not sure what kind of ram it is (ddr, etc.). I don't mind paying $50 to see if I like a game and be able to try it... but not if I cannot even run it.



    Thanks in advance!!!
    Get 2 Gigs of Ram-aka a new computer if you can't go higher then 1 gig
  • allaanonallaanon Member Posts: 4
    Thanks everyone for your insight. Obviously I'm not going out to buy a new gaming PC today just to play Vanguard which is why I asked if the 1 gig ram would be enough.
  • differentdifferent Member Posts: 180
    No idea about your graphics cards quality.



    I've got a a P4 2.5 Ghz with 1GB of ram and a Geforce 6600GT . I've defraged, tweaked and run a tight ship PC-wise. It's acceptable for beta and low level. Whether it can cope with housing, ships and flying mounts? I doubt it

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  • brihtwulfbrihtwulf Member UncommonPosts: 975
    Originally posted by allaanon

    After 6 years of EQ and trying EQ2 I have been looking for a new mmo and I would love for this to be it. Unfortunately I'm not sure my system will be able to play it at an enjoyable level. Please let me know your thoughts...





    Pentium 2.8ghz

    1gb ram (cannot upgrade on my mother board)

    Radeon x800 Pro (256mb)



    I'm not sure what kind of ram it is (ddr, etc.). I don't mind paying $50 to see if I like a game and be able to try it... but not if I cannot even run it.



    Thanks in advance!!!
    Ouch, there is no way you're going to be able to run Vanguard, probably not even on the lowest settings...  You really would need an entirely new computer with much more up-to-date gaming hardware...  Sorry...  You could always just go to a friend's house and install it on their gaming machine though to try it out...  Usually people know at least SOMEONE with a good computer...  (Although this depends on whether you live in the country or not I suppose)
  • godpuppetgodpuppet Member Posts: 1,416
    Originally posted by Rattrap

    There is diferent oppinions. And the game seems to perform diferently under various settings.



    I can only tell you that on my system that is slightly lower than yours ( x700)

    I am able to pull 14-25 fps (20 would be average) .So playable and it looks very good.



    I have tested this only in starting areas - so around 10-20 players on screen. So i am not all sure if some other parts of the game

    are unplayable.
    As Rattraps quite happy with the 15-25fps, im not. I get around the same but it tends to dip to about 5fps in towns. For me this is unacceptable. Its all opinion.



    I would recommend upgrading your ram to 2gb.

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  • zensaberzensaber Member UncommonPosts: 787
    only recently have i been able to afford to upgrade my pc to a good level so i know 15-20 frames kickass, but i am wondering if anyone knows how many frames i might be able to achieve if i do all the tweaks with my current system

    pentium D 805 OCed to 3.2gh

    2 gigs ddr400 ram

    ati x1950 pro
  • godpuppetgodpuppet Member Posts: 1,416
    Originally posted by zensaber

    only recently have i been able to afford to upgrade my pc to a good level so i know 15-20 frames kickass, but i am wondering if anyone knows how many frames i might be able to achieve if i do all the tweaks with my current system

    pentium D 805 OCed to 3.2gh

    2 gigs ddr400 ram

    ati x1950 pro
    25-35 maybe droping as low as 10 min.

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  • Sizzle69Sizzle69 Member Posts: 16
    is this a secret "im from sony are we good enough for you?" post
  • zensaberzensaber Member UncommonPosts: 787
    reminds me of everquest 2 when it first came out and barely anything could run it good hehe
  • allaanonallaanon Member Posts: 4
    Originally posted by godpuppet

    Originally posted by Rattrap

    There is diferent oppinions. And the game seems to perform diferently under various settings.



    I can only tell you that on my system that is slightly lower than yours ( x700)

    I am able to pull 14-25 fps (20 would be average) .So playable and it looks very good.



    I have tested this only in starting areas - so around 10-20 players on screen. So i am not all sure if some other parts of the game

    are unplayable.
    As Rattraps quite happy with the 15-25fps, im not. I get around the same but it tends to dip to about 5fps in towns. For me this is unacceptable. Its all opinion.



    I would recommend upgrading your ram to 2gb. Again, my mobo cannot be upgraded to 2gb. :(
  • JK-KanosiJK-Kanosi Member Posts: 1,357
    Originally posted by JK-Kanosi


     
    What about these specs?
    Intel Duo Core 3.00GHz; 1Gig of RAM, Nvidia Geforce 7300 LE


     

    Would someone please be so kind to reply to my post? I think everyone just skipped right over this one, because you all answered someone elses after mine. I'm debating on whether or not I should wait to buy it or not, but that depends on whether I can run it or not with my new PC. Thanks.

    My PC spec is quoted above.

    MMORPG's w/ Max level characters: DAoC, SWG, & WoW

    Currently Playing: WAR
    Preferred Playstyle: Roleplay/adventurous, in a sandbox game.

  • zensaberzensaber Member UncommonPosts: 787
    is that a core duo? if so you should be able to run it execpt if you do have some extra money i would recommend upgrading your video card
  • godpuppetgodpuppet Member Posts: 1,416
    Originally posted by allaanon

    Originally posted by godpuppet

    Originally posted by Rattrap

    There is diferent oppinions. And the game seems to perform diferently under various settings.



    I can only tell you that on my system that is slightly lower than yours ( x700)

    I am able to pull 14-25 fps (20 would be average) .So playable and it looks very good.



    I have tested this only in starting areas - so around 10-20 players on screen. So i am not all sure if some other parts of the game

    are unplayable.
    As Rattraps quite happy with the 15-25fps, im not. I get around the same but it tends to dip to about 5fps in towns. For me this is unacceptable. Its all opinion.



    I would recommend upgrading your ram to 2gb. Again, my mobo cannot be upgraded to 2gb. :( 1gb DDR2 might cut it. But it will be laggy.

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  • zensaberzensaber Member UncommonPosts: 787
    it's not that expensive to upgrade ram ddr1, you could probly get 2 gigs for 200CDN and for 300CDN you can get 2 gigs ddr2 600
  • got2killgot2kill Member Posts: 35

    GET AN ATHLON 68x4000 or above

    i got that processor

    nvidia geforce 7800 GT

    2gig ram

    Havn't found a game that lags it

  • BaxslashBaxslash Member UncommonPosts: 237
    You should be able to, but, remember, it has a 17 gig installer, and final full program is around 23 gigs, so, need lots of HD space
  • allaanonallaanon Member Posts: 4
    Originally posted by zensaber

    it's not that expensive to upgrade ram ddr1, you could probly get 2 gigs for 200CDN and for 300CDN you can get 2 gigs ddr2 600
    It's pretty expensive to upgrade ram if your mobo cant take more than 1gig and your case cant fit a new mobo.
  • RattrapRattrap Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 1,599
    I did some research , and in 99% of game hardware testing i seen that diference between 1gig of ram and 2 gig of ram was minute.

    So what makes you think vanguard benefits so much in fps from 2 gig ram ?





    I have 1 gig ram.



    And can consider one of the two (with my budget)



    Buying 1 gig ram



    or buying killer gfx card ?

    "Before this battle is over all the world will know that few...stood against many." - King Leonidas

  • broomjaybroomjay Member Posts: 46
    I think you will run it fine my specs are the same but have 2 gig of ram running Great !
  • RattrapRattrap Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 1,599

    Actually

    Yesterday i played with settings again. And started getting 14 fps all the time.

    I know it is not perfect. But I dont know. Somehow I didnt have a big issue with it.

    What puts me of is the lag spikes from loading. You can be running good, and than suddenly everything freezes , because HD is loading bunch of new things. And this happens all the time.

    I guess 2 gig ram , is the cure for that.

     

    All in all , i can say - the game performs same (and bit heavier) as EQ2 before the EOF optimisation.

    However this is not satisfactory. I feel that my computer is still good to go withouth costly upgrades.

    And i am not intending to upgrade it, just so i could play one specific game.

    "Before this battle is over all the world will know that few...stood against many." - King Leonidas

  • EranuEranu Member Posts: 191
    The only difference i found between 1 and 2 gig was the loading times were faster and i didnt have to restart as often with the memory leak. Didnt make a blind bit iof difference to the fps.

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  • godpuppetgodpuppet Member Posts: 1,416
    Originally posted by Rattrap

    I did some research , and in 99% of game hardware testing i seen that diference between 1gig of ram and 2 gig of ram was minute.

    This is not true, friend of mine came over with his PC for a lan and I popped his 2ghz DDR2 in, boosted my Vanguard FPS by 10 and made it MUCH more stable in towns.



    Having a sound card will also boost your FPS by alot, as I see it turning your sound off gives you 10 fps.



    As for the graphics card, having my effects on full or low made very little difference to FPS for me. Using a 7800 GTX.

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