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Pre-ordered this game, just noticed I can't actually run it.
Slheyas
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Oh god why!? My CPU is supposedly not strong enough, it's kinda weird since I can easily play games such as Skyrim and DE:HR without my computer breaking a sweat, can also run the latest mmos no problem including the upcoming GW2.
Why must you have made such an incredibly hard to run game Funcom!?
I just hope the minimum specs aren't actually the real lowest a computer need because otherwise I'll be mad, I can't upgrade since it's a laptop and my student job doesn't allow me to buy a new computer.
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I don't believe you can run Skyrim and can't run TSW, post your specs plz.
go here, and check if you can run TSW... (look for Secret world)
2.1 Ghz CPU Dual Core
512mb vRAM Radeon 4500 (Laptop)
Windows 7
4GB Ram
That's the important stuff!
Edit : I can easily run AoC, as I said there's no mmo out there I cannot run.
You should be fine on the very lowest settings. That's a laptop, which means your CPU most likely has turbo boost anyway, though even if it doesn't I think you'll be fine.
The bare minimum setting of model/world mesh detail isn't more demanding than Skyrim.
It does says 2.6ghz CPU on the website though.
Ah well it'S too late now my pre-order has been completed so might as well try.
Except that you didn't actually post any specs. If you don't know what you have, then copy and paste the first few sections of your DxDiag file.
You will be able to run it. Not too well, but still be able to run it. It won't be so bad.
Aight then!
Operating System: Windows 7 Édition Familiale Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
System Model: Satellite A500
BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBL
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4060MB RAM
Page File: 3182MB used, 4937MB available
Windows Dir: C:Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9553)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Memory: 2280 MB
Dedicated Memory: 506 MB
That is a pretty old CPU. I wouldn't count on it man.
It's from 2009 yeah.
Well I assume as much since I bought my Laptop during the Summer of 2009.Be
Edit : Been browsing the official forums quite a bit, seems like a lot of people report that Funcom said that if you can run AoC you can run TSW, I can run AoC soo!
Then again I assume minimum specs aren't absolute.
You're not going to like to hear this. But I'd recommend that you either cancel the pre-order or buy a new computer--and one actually meant to handle games.
The official system requirements don't say a 2.6 GHz dual core. It specifies a 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo. That matters, because if it said a 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2, you'd roughly meet it with your processor. IPC makes a huge difference, not just the clock speed. For example, a Core i7-2657M and an Atom N2600 are both 1.6 GHz dual cores, but the former will get you about quadruple the performance of the latter.
The video card, on the other hand, isn't anywhere near the minimum system requirements. The requirements list an Nvidia 8800 series or a Radeon HD 3850. There are a variety of GeForce 8800 cards, but they're all faster than the Radeon HD 3850, so let's focus on the latter.
A Radeon HD 3850 features
320 shaders
16 TMUs
16 ROPs
all running at 668 MHz,
and 4 memory channels at 828 MHz.
There are a variety of Mobility Radeon HD 4500 series cards. The only difference between them is the clock speed. They feature
80 shaders
8 TMUs
4 ROPs
all running at 500-680 MHz,
and 1 memory channel at 700-800 MHz.
So unless the game is extremely heavily dependent on TMU performance, you've got roughly 20-25% of the graphical performance of the minimum system requirements. If the game is playable on that card, then Funcom should have listed something lower as the minimum requirements.
Also, you should try updating Windows. Windows 7 service pack 1 came out a long time ago, and you still don't have it.
lol this site here already has the specs for TSW, so just check it if you can run TSW...
PS: in this site, TSW is listed as "Secret World" not "The secret world"
I kinda refuse to believe I only have 25% of the graphical power necessary to run this game when I can run most modern games easily on medium settings and also run AoC when Funcom themselves said that if you can run AoC you can run TSW.
I'll keep the pre-order though, will get a new PC eventually so even if I can't run it I will be able to someday.
fyi, skyrim graphics suck. 90% mmo's aren't graphics intensive. Like AoC and WoW.
skyrim isn't a graphically intensive game. TERA is an amazing game graphically on the otherhand.
As far as Funcom themselves saying if you can run AoC you can run TSW, idk, i never saw them say that, but people say generalized shit like that all the time, doesnt mean its necessarily true.
Edit: okay skyrim's graphics dont suck, but just cause you can play skyrim doesnt mean your computer is all that great, was what i meant to say.
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Oh I know that, my computer is starting to fall behind, there is 1 game I can't run now (The Witcher 2).
But I don't know, I can run every single mmo out atm and suddenly there's one that has reqs 10x above mine? I don't get it.
Edit : Oh and I don't trust System Reqs lab anymore, according to this thing I can't run Kingdom of Amalur, but I own the game and run it at higher than low without slowdowns (just remove shadows!).
You will be able to run it, however it will lag like hell when there is alot going on. I remember whenAoC released my 2.6 dual core, 9800gtx and 4bg ddr2 still had a massive amount of jerk/freezing resulting from spell/particles in large PvP and the tier raids.
Well usually you can tone down particles quite a bit, and I'm more of a solo player who stays away from crowds, so it might all work out!
best advice so far made by Quizzical. If you cannot afford another computer that can handle more games then cancel your TSW preorder. If you get some extra cash and buy a nee comp then try not to get dual core processors. I may be wrong but dual cores are not the best thing for gaming (at least i personally try to stick with quad core for gaming, or at least core 2 duo which is also good)
Here is what you can do, as you have paid for the pre-order you are automatically given entrance into the closed beta, so play the closed beta with your current setup and see for yourself whether or not your computer can handle the game.
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That's what I'm planning to do.
If you believe that you have the graphical performance necessary to run the game, then you believe that Funcom listed the official minimum system requirements at at least four times the graphical performance that is actually necessary to run the game. You might be right about that, but my experience has been that that would be rather unusual.
It depends some on what you consider acceptable performance in running a game. If you think 20 frames per second at 1366x768 is enough, and Funcom figured players need 40 frames per second at 1080p, then that right there would mean that you only think you need 1/4 of the graphical performance that they think you need.
With them specs I'm sorry to say I wouldn't even try playing TSW reason if you play on resolution 1280x720 let's say on Left 4 Dead on mid settings it would run 25fps max that's really bad beacuse the game is old and doesn't have all them extra features and high res textures like TSW say you turn down all the settings in TSW you would maybe get 15-20fps that is pretty bad and not enjoyable to play on. I say save up and buy a new laptop or pc.
Same game engine as AoC, AoC got upgraded with TSW's updated engine. Same detail as AoC so if you can run AoC you can run TSW.
The higher MHz is for a single core from five or whatever years ago, but if you have a dual core the background apps and stuff will use the other one, don't know if it helps the game at all but it helps the back ground. That is if this game doesn't have a lot of tech issues to begin with. Who knows.
I just want to say that I have a PC that I built in 2008:
Intel Core Duo 8400 (not sure about speed)
8 GB DDR2 RAM
Geforce 260 GTX
and running Vista 64 bit, and I have played AoC on it for years. So try the game in Beta first before you do anything.
Considering AOC launched in Aug of 2008, then it is not too surprising that you can run AOC well.
This is 2012 and Funcom is known to stretch the envelope when launching games, you can pretty much count on low performance in TSW with your current box, regardless how it runs AOC.
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Huh.. I can easily run L4D without any FPS problems, it's a game from 2008, I can pretty much play all of those to near max settings.