Probably not.

SHIV has a bunch of new graphics effects, higher poly models, higher poly water, etc..

It will probably fall under the "system hog" category...but I'm just guessing. lol

What would you reccomend upgrading?

I'd probably start with the videocard and adding another gig of ram.

Many of the games nowdays seems to tax the videocard more than the processor (ideally), so that is probably the route I would take. Keep in mind, much of what has changed involves objects/effects and how they are rendered.

What videocard do you reccomend? in the ATI series?
and im not to good with computers so how do you upgrade ram?
sorry im not that computer savvy

ATI I'd probably get a X1950XTX (or XT).

Ram you just add another stick to one of the ram slots on your motherboard (make sure the sticks match though...you don't want to mix-match ram and have it underclock to the slower ram), and make sure you put it in the right way (match up the notch in the ram stick).

The best way to do it, is to just buy a simple book on building PCs and reead through it. It's pretty easy once you get the basics down.

An X1950 XT I can definitely see for the asking price. The XTX though? For a little more you can slide in a shiney new 8800 GTS. AMD need to lower the price on their X1950 XTX to make it a viable option for people again. Don't get me wrong; It's a great piece of hardware, it's just a hard sell with the 8800 GTS being a few bucks more. May as well get that DX10 goodness if you're in a XTX price range.

Yeah, I couldn't remember the designation.

What do I need to play SH4?

My specs:

AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 4600+ 2.4GHz
894MB RAM(tryin to get more RAM)
Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE(weak a$$ card)
19'inch wide screen LCD monitor

Your processor is all good, but you probably need(not "need", but want:D) more ram, and definately a new gpu.

With a 7600gs or similar from ATI, and up, you should be ok. But dont expect great performance AT HIGH SETTINGS with the 7600gs, the french video had some stuttering, and was made with a 7900GT, which tells me the game is alot more demanding than SH3, even with supermods.


I have made alot of videos from SH3 with fraps on a similar machine used in the french video. They used a AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 1GB ram and a 7900GT, I had a AMD Athlon 64 3800+, 2GB ram and a 7900GS. With no AA I could make videos in Grey Wolves and GWX without stuttering in convoys (and kinda in ports), but the video shows some stuttering with the same setup. This means that setup probably is performing well when NOT recording with fraps.

Now I've got 2GB RAM, a new GeForce 7900 GS and an Intel Pentium CPU with 3 GHz. Is that good enough to play SH4 with all settings maxed out?

Man I hope so, as I've hit that 'any upgrade would push me onto a new motherboard/total overhaul' stage and frankly I don't really want to spend that kind of money right now.

I'm also a little worried about performance under Vista, but I guess that's mostly a drivers ssue and won't be critical. Hopefully the issue we had with SH3 and the nVidia card's handling of spray won't pop up again.

Maybe.

Not sure what kind of FPS you'll get though. It wil probably depend on what resolution you are running at and what other settings (FSAA if is can be used, and AF).

The resolution will be 1024x768 and since I don't know what FSAA or AF is and what it does I won't touch these settings.;)

FSAA gets rid of jaggies.

AF provides clarity and essentially "unblurs" textures.

I guess I will try it without FSAA and AF (if possible). If everything runs smoothly I'll activate them and see what happens.:arrgh!: