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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins
Guys, the minimum graphics card to run the game with graphics settings WFO would be a GeForce 7600GT. I would HATE to bear the consequences of trying it with any 6000 series card. You might start hewing away at the graphics settings until you get to 640 x 480 16 colors, no special effects and actually run the game. I'm not sure it's worth it.
You're confusing recommended with minimum. Minimum requirements will limp the game along with major problems even then. You will not have fun. Without 2gb of RAM for XP and probably 4 for Vista, you will not have fun. Without at least the above mentioned graphics card, you will not have fun. Since games are supposed to be fun that produces a quandry solvable only by sacrificing some cash. But it's a good investment for your computer in general. Tell the wife it's to make spreadsheets run better!  |
In my case I'm not confusing recommended with minimum (not sure if you were addressing the OP, me, or both). According to "Will it run it", whatever that site is for checking games, it says my setup is good to go on the recommended as well (so I kind of expected to be able to run it with some nice visuals too).
'Course, that site may be iffy (or just can't really interpret unique setups well, I dunno. :P)
I have 4gigs of ram as well, which I thought would help things, but I guess a graphics card update couldn't hurt! So I've decided to give it a go. nVidia 9800 series or something, that I'm looking into. Heard it's a beast; had to measure my case to make sure the thing would even fit (according to some reviews I read). May go to the store later.
Anyway. While SHIV definitely plays okay for me now, I'd sure like some of that eye candy too.
And Call of Duty 4 would probably thank me as well. I can play that game just fine with some nice visuals, but oooooo I can imagine how it would be with a new card and being able to crank
everything up.
Hope the OP is able to enjoy IV as well at some point, whether that comes from a graphics update or some other means. A whole new computer isn't necessary, I agree with the previous mention - an update in an area or two is usually good enough.