Will this PC run SH3 well?

supposedtobeworking · 05-25-06, 07:41 PM

Ok I have done more research and fishing and have found this PC that I was just about to click the buy button on but wanted to run it by this forum first--will this run SH3 reasonably well?

ASUS P5P800S mobo
Pentium 4 505 2.66Ghz 533 1MB
512 DDR400 Ram PC3200
16xDVDrom
creative labs sound blaster LIVE DE 7.1 sound card
Windows XP Home
Leadtek Geforce 6600 256MB PCI Express

I just wanted a system that can run SH3 good enough to enjoy it--I am on a *very* limited budget as a recent college grad and I can afford this sys. what do you think mates?

Thanks

andy_311 · 05-25-06, 07:56 PM

I shouldn't see why not I have ran she on pc with lower specs than yours.

supposedtobeworking · 05-25-06, 08:19 PM

really? what are your specs? does Sh3 run satisfiably for you?

Wulfmann · 05-25-06, 08:55 PM

I would strongly suggest you add a 512 stick of RAM to that and it should run decent except for high TC and around harbors with mods that add stuff there.
The extra 512 is not expensive these days and will make a big difference.
SH3 has actually run better with ATI cards and the X800 PCIx does very well with it
You might consider this or one similar

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATI-Sapphire-X80...QQcmdZViewItem

Wulfmann

supposedtobeworking · 05-25-06, 09:18 PM

thanks for the tip wulfmann but I already bought a 6600 off of newegg for $75 since that was about all I was willing to spend for a vid card--i am poor. From what I read the 6600 is runs games respectably if not gloriously and that is what I'm looking for. Hope I didnt make a mistake...now I just need to get a PC to put it in..

Wulfmann · 05-25-06, 09:25 PM

Actually, the 6600 runs SH3 better than the 6800. Many had problems with the drivers and 6800 and SH3 but the 6600 was better (in SH3 only. not other games)
It was a good buy you made IMO
Wulfmann

VonHelsching · 05-25-06, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supposedtobeworking

Ok I have done more research and fishing and have found this PC that I was just about to click the buy button on but wanted to run it by this forum first--will this run SH3 reasonably well?

ASUS P5P800S mobo
Pentium 4 505 2.66Ghz 533 1MB
512 DDR400 Ram PC3200
16xDVDrom
creative labs sound blaster LIVE DE 7.1 sound card
Windows XP Home
Leadtek Geforce 6600 256MB PCI Express

I just wanted a system that can run SH3 good enough to enjoy it--I am on a *very* limited budget as a recent college grad and I can afford this sys. what do you think mates?

Thanks

This system looks good. You can add the extra RAM later.

andy_311 · 05-26-06, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supposedtobeworking

really? what are your specs? does Sh3 run satisfiably for you?

I ran it once on a pc with the following specs

AMD 2gig processor
479MB of RAM
Win XP
16x dvd rom
GE MMX440 (64mb) graphics card.
It ran but the graphics were crap, the sea was bland, and the watch crew had pretend binoculars.

But now am playing with the following specs on both pc's
Intel P4 prrocessor 3.6 gig
1024 DDR Ram
win xp
GE Force 6600 256MB
can't remember what my sound card is at the mo all I know it's 5.1 surround sound.
32X DVD ROM
21in FST monitor.

05-26-06, 06:01 AM

Beat you all, I'm using a PIII 1.2Ghz PC so :P

Dowly · 05-26-06, 06:51 AM

Yay, I got my new PC today. Gizzmoe, thank you. Now I have ~80-110 fps instead of 7-11 in SHIII. The game is so beautiful, now that I can run with everything maxed.

05-25-06, 07:41 PM	#1
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Will this PC run SH3 well? Ok I have done more research and fishing and have found this PC that I was just about to click the buy button on but wanted to run it by this forum first--will this run SH3 reasonably well? ASUS P5P800S mobo Pentium 4 505 2.66Ghz 533 1MB 512 DDR400 Ram PC3200 16xDVDrom creative labs sound blaster LIVE DE 7.1 sound card Windows XP Home Leadtek Geforce 6600 256MB PCI Express I just wanted a system that can run SH3 good enough to enjoy it--I am on a very limited budget as a recent college grad and I can afford this sys. what do you think mates? Thanks

05-25-06, 08:55 PM	#4
Wulfmann Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,010 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I would strongly suggest you add a 512 stick of RAM to that and it should run decent except for high TC and around harbors with mods that add stuff there. The extra 512 is not expensive these days and will make a big difference. SH3 has actually run better with ATI cards and the X800 PCIx does very well with it You might consider this or one similar http://cgi.ebay.com/ATI-Sapphire-X80...QQcmdZViewItem Wulfmann __________________ "The right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon, if only to prevent tyranny in government" Thomas Jefferson,; Constitutional debates

05-25-06, 09:25 PM	#6
Wulfmann Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,010 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Actually, the 6600 runs SH3 better than the 6800. Many had problems with the drivers and 6800 and SH3 but the 6600 was better (in SH3 only. not other games) It was a good buy you made IMO Wulfmann __________________ "The right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon, if only to prevent tyranny in government" Thomas Jefferson,; Constitutional debates

05-25-06, 07:56 PM	#2
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	I shouldn't see why not I have ran she on pc with lower specs than yours.

05-25-06, 08:19 PM	#3
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	really? what are your specs? does Sh3 run satisfiably for you?

05-25-06, 09:18 PM	#5
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	thanks for the tip wulfmann but I already bought a 6600 off of newegg for $75 since that was about all I was willing to spend for a vid card--i am poor. From what I read the 6600 is runs games respectably if not gloriously and that is what I'm looking for. Hope I didnt make a mistake...now I just need to get a PC to put it in..

05-26-06, 06:01 AM	#9
Cdre Gibs Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Beat you all, I'm using a PIII 1.2Ghz PC so :P

05-26-06, 06:51 AM	#10
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yay, I got my new PC today. Gizzmoe, thank you. Now I have ~80-110 fps instead of 7-11 in SHIII. The game is so beautiful, now that I can run with everything maxed.