Can your computer run Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific?

[elite_hunter_sh3]

yess cuz im running it rite now as we speak.. alt -tab

[Drebbel]

Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

yess cuz im running it rite now as we speak.. alt -tab

My PC can run it, but real sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow. But I expected that cause my system is under spec. Guess I need to ask dad for some additional cash

[Von Hinten]

My PC can obviously run it (no surprise there) but my laptop seems to be missing some very much needed video memory and shader version (again, no surprise). A bit of a shame though, cause SHIV is the kind of game one could easily play while stretched on the couch ...

[SurfnSea]

As I havn't bought SH4 yet I was curious and tried the test. My computer failed, no surprise. However, anyone trying this test needs to read the results carefully. This computer failed in two areas according to the test. Cpu I knew, I have 700 something and will upgrade to 1.7 something. However, the video card failed, hmmm. The test said I failed but reading a little further down the screen I see that 128 mb is minimum and it said I have 256! And, so it seems in reality I am above minimum. Maybe UBI needs to have a patch for this test, but only after they continue working on SH4 of course.

[Grothesj2]

Originally Posted by SurfnSea

As I havn't bought SH4 yet I was curious and tried the test. My computer failed, no surprise. However, anyone trying this test needs to read the results carefully. This computer failed in two areas according to the test. Cpu I knew, I have 700 something and will upgrade to 1.7 something. However, the video card failed, hmmm. The test said I failed but reading a little further down the screen I see that 128 mb is minimum and it said I have 256! And, so it seems in reality I am above minimum. Maybe UBI needs to have a patch for this test, but only after they continue working on SH4 of course.

Not all 256 video cards are the same. My integrated crapola passed all the video test requirements but was still rated as failed video and failed over-all. This was completly accuarte becuase I couldnt play it worth a damn till I upgraded cards. Upgraded my video card an now I play it real smooth and have high passing grade.

[Reece]

Mine passes except the ram (I have 1 gig), video passes with flying colors but it's a piece of crap ATI X700 256 (not even a pro), & I know this is the main problem!

[azn_132]

Mine both fail the Min-Max

Need RAM and a new vid card

System RAM
Minimum: 1 GB You Have: 893.9 MB

Video Card Minimum: 128 MB RAM DirectX 9-compliant video card capable of rendering Pixel Shader 2.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 6200+ / ATI Radeon 9600+) You Have: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE ()

Thats just then minimal specs

here's what I need for max specs

Recommended: 256 MB RAM DirectX 9-compliant video card capable of rendering Pixel Shader 2.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 6200+ / ATI Radeon 9600+) You Have: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE ()

[badaboom]

Von Hinten,I couldn't agree more!!SHIII & IV are great to play where you can have some mobility and playing while doing something else like reading a book or enjoying a ballgame,then when the action starts you can turn your full atention to the high seas!!! SHIII runs great on my laptop with all the bells and whistles,SHIV has to be turned down to min.but it's still playable.My video card failed the test[ATI xpress 200]everything else passed.Is it possible to update/change a laptop video card?

[DaMaGe007]

Meh...It says my operating system fails

[joea]

Meh mixed, can't run barely. Well will probably get it anyway to run later.

[Sailor Steve]

No. Mine's in a storage facility. It won't run anything right now.

After I have it back and upgraded, it should be okay.

[Deep Six]

Well my rig was BUILT for this game....plus Oblivion And it rips them to shreds.....

Will not be upgrading for awhile.....although on the test it looked like my OP system just made it past the mark....Windows XP Pro SP2...Weird I guess this game will run much better on Vista once DX10 is availiable as it is backward compat with DX9 games...But I hear Vista is still very buggy and SP1 is just around the corner. Plus there are issues with administrator rights with Vista over on the Oblivion forums when using mod enablers...

Is anyone running Vista with SH4...and how does it go....???

Deep Six

[Von Hinten]

Originally Posted by badaboom

Von Hinten,I couldn't agree more!!SHIII & IV are great to play where you can have some mobility and playing while doing something else like reading a book or enjoying a ballgame,then when the action starts you can turn your full atention to the high seas!!! SHIII runs great on my laptop with all the bells and whistles,SHIV has to be turned down to min.but it's still playable.My video card failed the test[ATI xpress 200]everything else passed.Is it possible to update/change a laptop video card?

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.

[cueceleches]

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! 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