SH4 Specs

[Gizzmoe]

Originally Posted by Godalmighty83

if that change can take place on a machine that struggled with a dodgy half life port then i feel no guilt in saying that the silly rises in required equipment and funds that are killing pc gaming lies at the developers doors.

The PS2 is a highly-specialized machine, its CPU (a very powerful RISC processor) and video system aren´t comparable to that of standard PC. It´s a dream for devs, they have a standardized system that they can write highly optimized code for, that´s a luxury PC devs don´t have. What PC devs can do if they have the time and resources is to write scalable graphics engines, like Valve did for Halflife 2, which runs fine even on old DX7 cards.

By the way, guess how often people in the past 15 or so years said that something is killing PC gaming...

[Wulfmann]

Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

Yes, modern DDR2 RAM for example is much faster than older DDR. Your mainboard needs to support a certain RAM type, you can´t put a DDR2 RAM into a DDR slot and vice versa.

Although a DDR2-800 RAM chip has twice the bandwidth of a DDR-400 you won´t notice a big difference in games. It´s much more important to have a fast video card and, depending on how CPU-intensive a game is, also a fast CPU.

Sometimes I use such a statement to answer broader questions.
I certainly agree with the above quote. What is important is balance. Adding more RAM with a weak VC will do little if anything, for sure.

It must always be asked of one's PC, Where is the bottleneck??? What is not allowing certain superior components to function at their max?

However, if one is contemplating a new system or major rebuild (Mobo, VC, CPU, RAM) then opting for DDR2 (800) would make sense. If one has a good 939 system then upping the CPU to DC and maybe a better VC (after SH4 releases to get the best price) would make sense.
It does not hurt to post one's intentions here and at a Tech forum so others can offer advise!

Wulfmann

[codmander]

100% realism doesn't tax pc's as much:hmm: if you can run sh3 i see no problem running sh4

[TDK1044]

Looking back at Silent Hunter 2, look at these specs. and I remember being just above the minimum required!

System Requirements

• <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">Windows 95/98/Me or XP <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">Pentium 266MHz (600MHz recommended) <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">64MB of RAM (128MB recommended) <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">650MB free hard disk space <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">24x CD-ROM <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">DirectX 8 or higher <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">3D video card (DirectX 8 compatible with 16MB of RAM (32MB recommended) <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">DirectX Sound Card <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">Mouse
• Internet/LAN connection for optional link to Destroyer Command

[TDK1044]

It should have read:
Windows 95/98/ME or XP
Pentium 266MHz with 600MHz recommended
64 MB of RAM with 128MB recommended
video card with 16MB of RAM and 32MB recommended
24X CD ROM

[AJ!]

lol those are some pritty demanding specs

[TDK1044]

Yeah. Those specs wouldn't get you out of the dock in SH4.

[Wulfmann]

:rotfl: If you try and install SH4 with similar specs I suggest you have a fire extinguisher in your hand as it tries (and fails) to load!:rotfl:

Wulfmann

[TDK1044]

Maybe that could be what crew management is in SH4. The emergency crews run around with fire extinguishers for players who are playing the game on computers with the minimum required specs.

Alarmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!

[THE_MASK]

I will bet my last dollar that like SH3 , the minimum specs for SH4 will realistically be the recommended specs .

[TDK1044]

I know what you're saying, Sober. I meet the recommended specs in every area except RAM where I meet the minimum with 1 GIG. I see no need to upgrade my RAM. I think my rig will run SH4 just fine.

I think the crucial area in running a game like this is not system RAM as most people think, but the quality and speed of your video card. A good video card can easily make up for a RAM deficiency.

[Seth8530]

I say let er rip. Watch in horror as smoke pours from your computer. Try in horror to turn the computer off only to find out the comuter has reached a critical state where it wont turn off and blow up half the house in a thermonucleur explosion.


In eccence the higher the specs the better.= hopefully a better looking game.

[TDK1044]

Originally Posted by Seth8530

I say let er rip. Watch in horror as smoke pours from your computer.

"Smoke on the horizon, Sir. Looks like a Compaq sinking!"

[Seth8530]

Originally Posted by Jamoz

Or my Nvidia burning

Or a subatomoic time irrelivent overclocked caused time space jump. Looks dumb founded as video card dissappers and leaves green smoke

[Hartmann]

i´m in the limit of the specs or out i think.

AMD 2.4+ cpu (at 2000 mhz)
Gf 6600 gt 128 mg
512 Ram

first i want to buy more ram to 1gb or more and see what performance has sh4...