SH4 Specs... What Upgrades Do I Need???

[aso544]

Originally Posted by Grothesj2

Ugh...while researching I have learned my power supply is too small for just about any new video card so now not only do I need to get a new card but a new power supply as well. *pulls out hair*. Looks like I wont be playing for a while.

Great, I did not think about that. How can I tell if my desktop has the proper amount of power for a new card? the sticker on the back says....

AC Imput 100-127 V- 4.0A
50/60Hz 200-240 V- 2.0A

Looking to go with a
Nivida G-Force 7950 GT 512 MB.

[leeclose]

If its a bought system ie dell/compaq etc visit there home page and it will give you the relative info if its a homebuild just open up your case all the info is there and mind and unplug it first

[Flick]

This info is from the latest dowonload patch Patch v1.1

Recommended Configuration:
Win XP/VISTA Only
DirectX 9.0c
3 GHz Pentium 4, AMD Athlon or equivalent
2048 MB RAM
256MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with Pixel Shader 2.0 capability
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound device
DVD-ROM 4x or faster
6.0 GB hard drive space
Windows-compatible mouse required
Internet connection for play on Ubi.com (minimum 56k modem or broadband)

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI(r): 9600/9700/9800, X300 to X850, X1300 to X1800
NVIDIA(r): 6200/6600/6800/7800


*Not Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI(r): 9200 and below/9500
NVIDIA(r): 5200 and below/5600/5700/5800/5900
Laptop models of these cards are not supported

[aso544]

Originally Posted by leeclose

If its a bought system ie dell/compaq etc visit there home page and it will give you the relative info if its a homebuild just open up your case all the info is there and mind and unplug it first

This is what HPs website says.....

Power supply

• AC input voltage (47-63 Hz):
  • 100-127V/8A
  • 200-240V/4A
• DC output wattage: 300 Watts

Looks like I may need a 350W power supply for a 7950 GT card or maybe i may be able to get away with what i have. How hard is the power supply to replace and what would it cost give or take?


It also says I have...

Intel Pentium4 520 (P) 2.8 GHz:

• 800 MHz front side bus
• Hyper-threading technology
• Socket 775 (Grantsdale)

but my System Properties says I have a

Intel Pentium (R) 4 3.20 GHz

I wonder which one is correct ?

[Grothesj2]

If you dont have enough power to your video card it probably wont work right or it will be slowed down in performance i understand. I've only replaced one power supply before with some help but I think if you mark your cables (this one goes to dvd, this one to hard drive ect) it shouldnt be tooo hard. My biggest problem is I'm not able to use all my fingers to get in there and fiddle with things since some of them have no more feeling any more. So I may just have to pay someone to install all this crap once I can afford to buy it. Ugh...the things we do for our hobbies.

[Cakewalk]

I have an EVGA 7900 GS KO, I assume this will run the game at near perfect quality? (256 MB)

[Mentalist]

Well, after tweaking my computer to the max I've come to the realization that SHIV signifies the natural end of my machines ability to keep up a decent pace with current games.

I have a AMD 3.2GHZ 64bit CPU, 1GB RAM and a Geforce 6600 256mb vanilla (not even the GT model) running on Vista. It's been a very trusty machine for the past few years but it's showing its age a little too much now.

I can get 25fps on medium settings (without enviromental effects) outside, though slowdown is too frequent to say that this is a stable playing speed. It usually drops to 12-15fps at times of action and into single digits when travelling at TC+1024


I am not blessed with the money to upgrade my machine in every department and even a small upgrade is going to break the bank for me but I'm going to try and bite the bullet.


I am going to keep my CPU since there is no way in hell I can justify an upgrade for it alongside what I think is the two more important criteria right now.

I'm thinking I need another GB of RAM and a better GFX card.

I've been looking at Newegg and I've seen a very good deal on a GeForce 7900 GS PCI-X card that is actually cheaper than the 7600 GS AGP!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...C-pr1c3grabb3r


Add another $70 to that to procure another GB of RAM and I'm looking at $220. Converted to Euros (I'm in Greece) that works out at 170.


It's going to hurt since life is expensive enough as it is already but it's not an insane amount of money and I'm thinking it will give a healthy enough boost to run SHIV and some more recent games at a fair whack (although I'm not expecting to be able to max everything out)


This is the best deal for my situation I've been able to come up with. The price converted to performance is very nice from what I can see. So, I'm posting this up for folks who may be in the same Boot as me and who are wanting to upgrade but don't have loads of money to throw at the problem.

I think for the money this is a good deal all round and a 7900 at that price is very purdy indeed.


Thoughts?

[leeclose]

Hi Aso if you live in the UK it will cost you about 20 to 30 GBP for a new psu(power supply unit) and most shops will fit for 5 to 10 pounds not to sure of the price in the states the extra power in your system is always beneficial.

Cake walk it's a combination of things to make SH4 run ie CPU/RAM/HDD(for access speed) and yopur video card tell me them and i can say yeah or nay. Mentalist your machine with a extra gig of ram(2) and a decent video card round about the 100 to 150 quid price area for a decent 256 you should run SH4 just nice.
I would suggest shoppin gonline from some where like www.ebuyer.com these guys are really good with component prices Happy gaming guys

[ComradeP]

Currently, my PC will probably be unable to run SH IV, I'm still waiting for the Deluxe Edition to arrive by mail so I can't confirm it yet.

My specs are:

AMD 2800+
Geforce 440MMX (one of the most cr@ppy 128mb cards around)
3072 MB worth of the newest RAM (I'm purchasing a new computer part by part, the RAM came first).

At least it loads fast...

[Grothesj2]

Yes, for me it loads liked a drea, better than SVIV. Still cant play it effectivly though. I did manage to sink a ship in a mission but it was all so very laggy that it killed the experience.

[Misfit138]

Think I already know the answer for this one but is there even a slightest change to get this running with ATI X600 256mb..?

Yeah, I desperately need an upgrade but I'm waiting for the new ATI and GeForce cards

[leeclose]

Ok guys for the Fourth time here is the Official specs from UBI as in the people who made SH4 if you dont have theese specs you cant run it so here we go again :

OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows® XP/Vista only •
PROCESSOR: Pentium®4 2Ghz or AMD Athlon™ (3Ghz Pentium or Athlon recommended) •
RAM: 1GB (2GB recommended) •
VIDEO CARDirectex 9.0 compliant, 128 Mb Video Card capable of rendering Pixel shader 2.0 (256 Mb recommended) •
DirectX® 9.0 (included on disc) •
DVD-ROM DRIVE: 4X or faster •
SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0 compatible •
HARD DISK: 6 GB •
PERIPHERALS: Mouse, keyboard •
MULTIPLAY: Broadband connection with 128 kbps upstream or faster (512 Kbps upstream or faster needed to host online games

[Grothesj2]

Well, finally ponied up the money and ordered a 600w power supply and GeForce 7950 GT/512MB GDDR3. I'll be real upset if this doesnt run SHIV well. Now just have to wait a week for it to arrive and make the time to install it.

[AVGWarhawk]

Anyone using a AGP Radeon X1300 512mb for this game? Does it work well?

[The General]

These are my specs and the game is so slow (with absolutely everything switched off and minimalised) as to be unplayable. I can't quite believe it!

3.4 GHZ Pentium 4

1 GB RAM

NVIDIA GEFORCE 6200SE 256 MB RAM

I have no soundcard (which may tax the processor a little but not enought to worry right?)

Now, I'm off to buy a kick-ass GFX Card in a minute, so hopefully that'll do it. Oh, I might as well buy a sound card while I'm at it.

I expect to see a dramatic improvement!

Hold the phone! I better get another Gig of RAM too right?

Curse you Ubisoft!