pc/hardware compatibility (and opinions)

[Albrecht Von Hesse]

It's been a while for me, but I do remember that SHIII does not work (or not well, at any rate), with certain video cards and hardware. My current rig is over 9 years old, and the hamster is getting a bit tired.

I'm looking at certain rigs with the below-mentioned specs. Will SHIII/GWX work with the video card/hardware?

Also, out of curiosity, would this be sufficient to adequately run SH5?

Danke!

~Albrecht von Hesse



Processors: 2nd Generation Intel Core i7-3930K (12M Cache, Overclocked up to 4.1 GHz)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium, 64Bit
Memory: 16GB Quad Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
Video Card: Dual 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7870
Hard Drive: 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s
Dell S2740L 27-Inch Full HD Monitor with LED

[Sailor Steve]

Yes, more than enough for everything you want to run.

[desertstriker]

SH i have found does not always agre with AMD vid cards. personally prefer Nvidia and never have problems with any SH game.

[Maceaciadh]

" My current rig is over 9 years old, and the hamster is getting a bit tired. "



Processors: 2nd Generation Intel Core i7-3930K (12M Cache, Overclocked up to 4.1 GHz)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium, 64Bit
Memory: 16GB Quad Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
Video Card: Dual 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7870
Hard Drive: 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s
Dell S2740L 27-Inch Full HD Monitor with LED


where the hell did you get a computer like that 9 years ago lol? You must have some sweet connections :yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

SH i have found does not always agre with AMD vid cards. personally prefer Nvidia and never have problems with any SH game.
How very interesting. People have reported enough problems with nVidia cards in SH3 alone to fill more than a page of titles, none of which have happened with ATI cards. I guess different folks have different experiences. I've been using AMD ATI with SH3 for seven years now and have never noticed a problem.

[Sailor Steve]

where the hell did you get a computer like that 9 years ago lol? You must have some sweet connections :yeah:
He said the computers he is considering have those specs, not his 9-year-old rig.

[HW3]

I run two AMD ATI video cards in different computers with no problems, and I get the sun halo which Nvidia seems to have a problem producing. I also run Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit, just be sure to not install SH3 in the default programs file.