No, not that I know off. And it would probably cut a huge hole in my budget anyway. The website did mention something on updating the video drivers so I'll have a go at that tonight.

One other solution is to hook the PC up to the TV and enjoy SHIV in widescreen on that same couch, which, if you have that possibility, you should definitely try at least once.

Another option is what I do now: run SHIV on my gaming PC and do some reading and internet surfing on the laptop.

SH4 runs smooth for me. Not a single CTD so far, no slowdowns or choppy graphics. Average FPS in the 30s in almost every situation. Enjoying the sim quite a bit! :D :D :D Waiting for the patch to solve the most annoying bugs. Otherwise, great one!

Win XP pro.
P4 2.8 dual core
2Gb Ram DDR dual channel
ATI X1900XT 512MB
SB Audigy 2

Minimum requirements passed, recommended requirements failed. No surprise there.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...ResultsSH4.jpg

Even Min failed on my PC, mainly due to the video card. But I have contacted home port for some $$$$$ so help will be on the way soon !

Yes, mine can most definately run SH4. Runs everything else too.:cool:

I guess I can pretty much be called poster boy for minimum specs.

AMD Athlon 2400+ (2 gig) at 266 FSB.
1 Gig of Corsair Value select PC 2100 DDR Ram at 266 FSB.
ATI Radeon 9600XT with 256 MB video ram. DX 9 compatable.
M7VIG Pro Motherboard with VIA onboard sound chip. AC 97 codec.

Windows XP SP2. No apps running in background with 17 processes running reserving 128 mb of Ram. I have virtual memory on a separate disk blocked at 3000 min & max. My box has enough fans to be used as a hovercraft. My power supply is an Antec true power 380 watt.

The game runs on 1027 x 768 at 75 hz. I have an old Viewsonic 17 inch p 70f.

In game, I use the default low setting adjusted a bit. I check 2 graphics boxes pertaining to ships and I have the ship damage turned up all the way.

Particle density is set one off the lowest.

At these settings, the game is playable. Looking thru the scope I get high teens to low 20s at max zoom. Zoomed out high 20s. The game jerks below 10 FPS during big explosions. I get the slow mouse when I am at the scope and it is on max zoom. It may be corrected by adding more memory. The event camera also hits the game hard. Have the event camera on while at the scope and it will go below 10. The sound works fine with hardware sound set to basic in dx diag.

One thing I noticed after I installed the game is the empty partition I installed it on became fragged big time. It might be because my partitions are fat 32 and not NTFS or maybe just the game installed funky.

Anyways: That’s my story and I am sticking to it!:D

Congratulations, your system passes the recommened requirements! You should have a great experience running this product.:rock:

Can any one?

Didn't you just read the post above yours? :nope:

It's slightly sluggish but playable on my System using GeForce 5700LE (256MB) And 1 GB RAM, AMD Athlon 64 4000. :yep:

Ok, it's on Low settings but graphics look good and is playable.;)

Still waiting for 1 more 1 GB RAM and hoping for new (or slightly used) GeForce 7800 Video Card on Ebay:roll:

You can attempt to overclock your card a bit until your 7800 arrives?

it passed on all mine as well, (high end laptop here) but the waves over the scope just kill me with lag. so im hoping that someone...somewhere....someone will make a mod to shut those off.

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NO, it is a good one, but due to the specs of this game and others I decided to
buy a brand new computer!!!
I get it next week, and am excited about going on my first patrol!!!!!!:arrgh!:

Yeah, sounds like SH4 and Vista are really creating a boom in the hardware market :D

Shameless BUMP

Finally i´ve bought SH4 for 18 euros (really a bargain) ,at least i can mess and digg in the game files now.

i tried it in my system, a 2400+ with a 6600GT and 1GB ddr400, and as i suspected it don´t run well.

in Pearl Harbour in the dock with everything out, 1.0 version, hdisk fragmented, and some little background programs.

Tower 10 sometimes down to 6 ( the dreaded monolith ?? )
Interior 20
External cam 10
Map 25
Uzo 12

In open sea

Tower 21
Interior 21
External 21
Map 36
Uzo 27

for compare things in sh3 Gw in port i have 15,20,10,30,7

The mouse is a bit laggy sometimes but not unplayable, also it´s not and action game as quake, so i can live with it. but it would be nice if dev team optimize more the engine.

Now i´m looking in the files to see if i can ridd off the placton of the water,
also there are a lot of interesting files, perhaps not related with performance but yes whith graphics, like filters/shaders/textures folders.

Build it instead:yep:

Build it ? In many countries that is a good way to make sure your pc will be more expensive. When ever I read about a good system and check what the various parts cost in the store I always end up with a total price that is higher then the assembled PC in the shop ?!?!?!

And of course many people do not see the fun in building your own rig, or simply do not have the time or skill.

The problem sometimes with store-bought PCs is that on the surface you may be getting a kick-ass system for the price, however when you ask some questions, or do some research you realize that internally it is not what you want. Ram capabilities, motherbaord not supporting dual-core or quad core processors, overclocking capabilities, future upgrades, that sort of thing.

Plus you can avoid Vista as well, but still build something you know will run it in the future.

A member on this forum helped me to build my current system.