SH 5 Specs

[TDK1044]

I saw the specs posted. Pretty much what we thought.

Silent Hunter 5System Requirements* Intel Processor-Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0GHz AMD Processor-Opteron Dual core 270 Nvidia Graphics Card-Geforce 8800 GTS 512MB ATI Graphics Card-Radeon HD 4850 RAM Memory-2 GB Hard Disk Space-5 GB Direct X-9

[Webster]

according to that they upped the video specs from the 512mb 8800 gt and 4770 cards they originally mentioned we would need

[Snestorm]

Too expensive.

[John Channing]

No it's not.

[Sailor Steve]

How weird - I already have all that, except for the graphics card. The problem there is that my system is old AGP, and those cards can be had, but not cheaply.

[JU_88]

^^'Recomended' specs I assume.

[Adriatico]

All the mentioned hardware will be out of date by the summer2010... so these are really soft requirements for a new generation of games...
Try to play Bad Company 2 on that...

[Task Force]

Gaa... curse you 8800gts!!! lol... I hope the 300s come out soon so I can upgrade. lol:yep: (casue getting a 200 series now is a waist of money IMO...)

[Lt commander lare]

hi i have a nividia g force 9800 GT is that good enough to play silent hunter 5 i have the rest of the requirements

[Webster]

hi i have a nividia g force 9800 GT is that good enough to play silent hunter 5 i have the rest of the requirements


all 9000 series nvidia cards are 8000 series with a new name (and usually more ram) so your 9800gt and my 8800gt are exactly the same cards which means we are both SOL for sh5

[U-5000]

I have a 9400 Quad-core 2.66ghz and 1 gig gts 250 video card running xp windows with 2 gig of ram

[Arclight]

^^'Recomended' specs I assume.
I think so, Dan said medium should be doable on 8800GT (iirc, correct me if I'm wrong). Seems like that changed to 8800GTS, but that's just 1 step up. Overclock a 8800/9800GT a little and you get the same performance. :yep:

I have a 9400 Quad-core 2.66ghz and 1 gig gts 250 video card running xp windows with 2 gig of ram
GTS250 = 9800GTX = 1 step above 8800GTS 512
For what it's worth, I've got 8800GTS 512 and I'm not worried. ;)



*All the upcoming games, such as Mass Effect 2, the new AvP, Bioshock 2 and SC Conviction, have a 8800 as recommended. My guess is you'll get decent performance with that in SH5 as well, or Ubi would be shooting themselfs in the foot. They can't expect everyone to upgrade just to play SH5.

[JU_88]

all 9000 series nvidia cards are 8000 series with a new name (and usually more ram) so your 9800gt and my 8800gt are exactly the same cards which means we are both SOL for sh5

Not quite, the 9800 & 8800 GT's are pretty much the same, but the 9600GT is way better than the 8600GT.
In fact the 9600GT isnt far off from the 88/9800GT at all :)

[capthelm]

i should be able to run it quite smooth.

E8400 stock at 3.0 Ghz
Nvidia 260GTX OC edition 896MB pci express x16
4 gig DDR2 corsair ram.
x2 21 inch flat screen monitors

winxp 32bit home edition.
:salute:

[Tweety]

I have the following spec.

EVGA nforce 790i Ultra mother board.
Intel Duelcore E8500 3.16 GHz cpu.
Geforce 9800 GX2 PCI express 1GB video card. 2 cards with SLI configuration.
4GB of ram
Window XP Professional 32 bit.

I have the optional of upgrading to Vista or Win 7 professional.

Will upgrading the operating system have a big impact on the spec I need to run SH5.

I though I would check with other members here.

Tweety

[Arclight]

I doubt it, though running the game in DX10 might give a little performance boost.

Going to 64 bit would make a little more RAM available; not all of the 4GB you have now is actually accesible under a 32 bit OS. I think you'll see more gain from going to 64 bit than switching to Win7. :hmmm:

[THE_MASK]

Does this look ok , XFX HD5850 XXX EDITION 1GB GDDR5 GPU Clock: 755 Mhz Triple Display Model: HD-585A-ZNDC

[Tweety]

Thank you Arclight,

I doubt it, though running the game in DX10 might give a little performance boost.

Going to 64 bit would make a little more RAM available; not all of the 4GB you have now is actually accesible under a 32 bit OS. I think you'll see more gain from going to 64 bit than switching to Win7. :hmmm:

Yes, I have heard about the 32 bit not recognizing all the ram. My XP only recognizes 3Gb out of 4GB.
I know very little about 64 bit. I wonder if SH3 and SH4 would run under Windows 7. I have seen other members having problems with Windows 7 and running Sh3. So, would Sh5 run with Window 7.

Tweety

[capthelm]

somthing we dont know for sure if sh5 will take advantage of 64bit processing? and dx10 11?

[Arclight]

We don't know for sure, but I suspect this is part of the reason they state 8800 as a minimum; they support DX10. DX11 is unlikely. 64-bit executable... possible but unlikely imho.

I know very little about 64 bit. I wonder if SH3 and SH4 would run under Windows 7. I have seen other members having problems with Windows 7 and running Sh3. So, would Sh5 run with Window 7.
Not sure about SH3, but SH4 runs without issues for me. To be honest, I don't understand why some are running into trouble. I suspect it has more to do with maintenance or hardware, maybe outdated drivers, etc. than with Win7. :hmmm:

SH5 will surely be compatible with Win7, it's a basic requirement imho since a lot of people are using it already, be it the official release or still a beta/RC release. The number is only likely to increase.



Sober, I know some people who swear by XFX, if only because they make some wicked fast factory OC models. I have a GF6200 from them, no issues/complaints. I've been in contact with their customer support about the horribly outdated drivers on their site, received response within 24hrs and the entire driver section was removed the next day, so I'd say they respond and listen to their customers. :D

[g3b]

Am finally putting together a home build will be using AMD athlon X3 core Rana 435 @ 2.9 with a ati 5750 or 5770. I have got the cpu & mainboard already.

Thanks in advance for replies!
g3b

[Lt commander lare]

i just upgraded my computer to a 1000 watt power supply
and nividia HD 4890 graphics card im ready for the battle of the atlantic

lt commander lare

[Arclight]

You're ready to power a small community as well. :lol:

[Ships-R-Us]

I did not see my card listed below. It is a Nvidia 9800GTX+. Does anyone know if it is a go or not? I bought it exactly a year ago for 235.00 at Best Buy. I am feeling I may have been ripped off.

[capthelm]

650 watt suppy here my box. does the job for a single run video card system.

:cool:

[capthelm]

I did not see my card listed below. It is a Nvidia 9800GTX+. Does anyone know if it is a go or not? I bought it exactly a year ago for 235.00 at Best Buy. I am feeling I may have been ripped off.


i use to have one of those cards they are still very good btw.

should handle sh5 np ..

[Ships-R-Us]

Thanks Capthelm. I'm curious why you got rid of it. I am ignorant on this subject and rely on the information coming in here. I've tried reading specs but get lost in all the details. What card sir did you decide to go with. Did you mean my card is ok for the game or marginal.........I'm anxiously waiting as you had experience with the same card....

[kptn_kaiserhof]

my computer is up to date i got

1000 watt power supply
ex 58 motherboard
8gb ddr3 ram
i7 processor (cpu)
Radion ati 4870
2x 320gb hdd

[capthelm]

Thanks Capthelm. I'm curious why you got rid of it. I am ignorant on this subject and rely on the information coming in here. I've tried reading specs but get lost in all the details. What card sir did you decide to go with. Did you mean my card is ok for the game or marginal.........I'm anxiously waiting as you had experience with the same card....


card should run the sim ok yea.

i upgraded my card to a more powerful gtx260OC

if you can run sh4 ok then youll be fine for sh5. maybe a few graphic options disabled.

for gaming i always go for slick frame rates.

what your cpu spec?

they are saying a dual core 3.0 is the way to go for running the sim.

[Ships-R-Us]

card should run the sim ok yea.

i upgraded my card to a more powerful gtx260OC

if you can run sh4 ok then youll be fine for sh5. maybe a few graphic options disabled.

for gaming i always go for slick frame rates.

what your cpu spec?

they are saying a dual core 3.0 is the way to go for running the sim.

Thank You captain. Congrats on the 260. I am breathing easier after your reply. My computer is a HP a747c, 2005 model. It is Pentium 4 at 2.85ghz with 3GB ram. That is 2-1GB sticks and 2-500mb sticks, and the card is pci express obviously. My game is on a second hard drive and is the only thing on that drive. Thanks again for the help. I never tried the enhancer program and just used the settings from the Nvidia Control panel.

[Lopo]

This is what I found... in http://game-debate.com/news/?news=251&game=Silent%20Hunter%205&title=Silent%20Hunter%205%20Specs

This is what one of the devs said recently
"My projected configuration to run the game very well (with all graphic options enabled, in 1280*1024) is:
dual core at 3 GHz (quad core is appreciated but not mandatory)
2 gb of ram
nVidia 8800 GT 512mb (ATi 4850 512mb)

512mb on the video card is a minimum to play the game with every option checked. We're trying to make the game to fit into 256 mb of video memory (with the lowest settings).
The game will run on Windows 7, even the 64bit edition."

Take care
Lopo

[codmander]

How weird - I already have all that, except for the graphics card. The problem there is that my system is old AGP, and those cards can be had, but not cheaply.

theres always craigslist or heck we have a tractor trailer at our dump FULL of just computers nice when you need things like a fan ..got some really nice speakers at the dump last week

[AVGWarhawk]

hi i have a nividia g force 9800 GT is that good enough to play silent hunter 5 i have the rest of the requirements


Webster said you are SOL on with the 9800. I do not believe so. I have a 9800 and I'm not worried at all. Specifically because I play other very graphic intense games without issue.

[bigboywooly]

Not sure my Q8200 will manage it
Think the 9600GT 512 and 4gb ram will do though
Hmmmm

[danurve]

1000w PSU? Did you get a rebate from the power company? :ping:

Well I can run GRAW2 maxed out on my meger ati3650 512 ddr3 on a 2.8 dual core, 7 x64 & 4 gigs ram. I'm fairly sure it can handle SH5.

[94cruiser]

I just built a new PC just for this thing and am affraid my video card is not up to par.

I got i7 860, 4GB ram, win7 64bit, but my video card is nVidia 260 GTS
Is this not enought?
I really want the game but I can't fork out $230 more.

[capthelm]

Thank You captain. Congrats on the 260. I am breathing easier after your reply. My computer is a HP a747c, 2005 model. It is Pentium 4 at 2.85ghz with 3GB ram. That is 2-1GB sticks and 2-500mb sticks, and the card is pci express obviously. My game is on a second hard drive and is the only thing on that drive. Thanks again for the help. I never tried the enhancer program and just used the settings from the Nvidia Control panel.


again your rig will run it fairly well...

[capthelm]

I just built a new PC just for this thing and am affraid my video card is not up to par.

I got i7 860, 4GB ram, win7 64bit, but my video card is nVidia 260 GTS
Is this not enought?
I really want the game but I can't fork out $230 more.

system passes to run sh5.

260 i have is a good card .., i have the oc version mind you