To be honist i have no idea how much this game will require to run. Ubi say 2gb ram recommended which really throws me.... I mean i thought this was the same engine as SH3. I dont know how far they have gone with improvments in the game engine to get recommended specs like that but right now i think your card will do the job fine.

No way on this earth will those specs run SH4. Double all of that and you're at least in the ball park.

Ha ha. I just posted about this: 4 words. Intel based power Mac. Dual 2.66 GHz processors, 2Gig Ram, and dual 256MB GPUs. It will eat SHIV for lunch. Expensive, but no more so than a high-end Dell, and far superior, more reliable, on and on and on...

Regards,

Andrew

Like I said in the other thread... expensive. What does it set you back, out of curiosity?

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Originally Posted by Jamoz One Finnish site says that 512ram and CPU 1.7Ghz are min req. Video mem should be 128.

That may launch the game, but I'd imagine it certainly wouldn't make for a great gaming experience.

The minimum specs that Ubisoft lists are:

- Win2K, WinXP or Vista
- 2.0 GHz processor
- 512 MB RAM
- 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 128 MB RAM
- Vertex Shader 2.0 and Pixel Shader 2.0 support
- 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

A base Mac Pro is around $2500.00 USD

• Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon "Woodcrest" processors
• 1GB memory (667MHz DDR2 fully-buffered DIMM ECC)
• NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics with 256MB memory
• 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200-rpm hard drive1
• 16x double-layer SuperDrive

Above a typical and standard config (display is extra, though a nice 30" Cinema Display compliments it nicely).

I ended up about $4K with a few upgrades - 2Gig RAM, Dual 512 HDs, and Dual 256MB GPUs, and the big monitor. BTW, windows lives on a separate physical drive from Mac OS X.

Andrew

I think you'll see the minimum RAM requirement jump to 1 GIG in early March.

Agreed. People should have at least that anyway. Really helps with games. 2 Gigs here, and I have used just about all of it before.

Wouldn't surprise me in the least, TDK.

While I can appreciate that the 512MB RAM is a minimum, WinXP on it's own struggles with just 512 MB, let alone any apps that may be open in addition. 1GB certainly allows for a little more breathing room, but 2GB is a sweet spot (just referring to WinXP here).

Absolutly. I have heard people mention that you hit the sweet spot at 1.7 gigs.. *shrug* I can't speak from experience there, but 2 gigs is very nice.

Hmm, something similar, by putting your own parts together, would set you back a little less than 3000.
As much as I would love a Mac, I'm too financially challenged to afford one.

I'm a constant upgrader anyway. Haven't bought a new PC since 2002. Every single part has been gradually replaced by others since then, every one, including the case. But this way I always have a PC that satisfies me in it's performance, and I only have to pay little bits along the way.

:o Thats insanely pricy. Is the case made of gold?

2GB is almost a must these days.

I agree totally. If you want to run SH4 in all its glory then upgrade to 2 GIGS of RAM. I honestly think that 1 GIG systems may stutter a little in the middle of an all out exchange involving US and Japanese Battle Groups slugging it out with your sub in the middle of the action.

Yup. $2500 for a less than mediocre gaming machine that´s maybe worth $800 is totally insane...

hi all, my gaming rig is in need of a serious overhaul and it is probably cheaper to buy a new one. i have been putting some together on the net, can someone tell me which of these is the best for money, lifespan (i can upgrade parts eventually but would prefer it to last longer), and performance

1.
Gamers Athlon Dual Core 8800 (AMD Dual Core X2 4200 AM2 64 , 80GB SATA Hard Drive , 2048MB DDR2 MEMORY (667) - 2x 1024MB , 19Inch BTC Multimedia TFT Widescreen , 8800GTS Nvidia DDR DVI 640MB , CD Re-Writer & DVD Player combi , No Floppy Disk Drive , Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme sound card , Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic - £859.20

2.
Gamers Athlon 8800 (AMD Athlon 64 3800+ AM2 64 , 80GB SATA Hard Drive , 2048MB DDR2 MEMORY (667) - 2x 1024MB , Yuraku 19, 8800GTS Nvidia DDR DVI 640MB , CD Re-Writer & DVD Player combi , No Floppy Disk Drive , Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme sound card , Microsoft Windows Vista - £681.17

3.
Gamers AMD Athlon Dual Core 7950 Series (AMD Dual Core X2 4600 AM2 64 , 80GB SATA Hard Drive , 2048MB DDR2 MEMORY (667) - 2x 1024MB , 19Inch BTC Multimedia TFT Widescreen , 512Mb 7950GT Nvidia GDDR3 DUAL SLI DVI - HDTV , CD Re-Writer & DVD Player combi , No Floppy Disk Drive , Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme sound card , Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Inc SP2 ) - £820.33

also any suggestions on harware and such would be appreciated, thanks :up:

I you are planning to spend alot, I would go for Intels Core2Duo (probably the 6600). I have the 7950GT 512MB, and its really good, but DX10 is coming.

Its all about what you want to spend.

Oh, go for Mist power supplys, and not below 500W.

ok thanks for that
i have made another one, any thaughts?

its another amd x2 due to money

Gamers System AMD Dual Core (AMD Dual Core X2 5000 AM2 64 , 80GB SATA Hard Drive , 2048MB DDR2 MEMORY (667) - 2x 1024MB , 512Mb 7950GT Nvidia GDDR3 DUAL SLI DVI - HDTV , CD Re-Writer & DVD Player combi , No Floppy Disk Drive , Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme sound card , Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (home) )

about £700

I'd recommend you consider swapping the Athlon 64 X2 5000+ for the C2D E6600 processor. It's a just a few dollars more and well worth it for a better processor. Keep in mind that currently NVIDIA's Vista drivers have the potential to cause you a lot of grief (though hopefully this will be remedied soon).