SH4 Specs... What Upgrades Do I Need??? - Page 3

Gizzmoe · 02-17-07, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

Does anybody know a good card which does not cost more than 200€?

The best card for around 200€ is the ATI X1950XT or the slightly cheaper X1950 Pro. I have the XT and I´m very happy with it.

hyperion2206 · 02-17-07, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

Does anybody know a good card which does not cost more than 200€?

The best card for around 200€ is the ATI X1950XT or the slightly cheaper X1950 Pro. I have the XT and I´m very happy with it.

Thank you, I'll take that card into consideration.

StandingCow · 02-17-07, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

I will upgrade but I guess I'll have to spend more than 50 bucks

I'll buy a nice 512 mb video card and 1GB extra RAM. Does anybody know a good card which does not cost more than 200€?

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/...for_the_money/

That should help you, and everybody else to choose a good card.

Lt commander lare · 02-17-07, 04:42 PM

hi i have the Ati radeon x 1600 pro and it works fine with silent hunter 3 and it surpassed the ram requirement in neal's review it says the graphic card requirement is the same and since my card works great with silent hunter 3 then silent hunter 4 wont be any problem right ?

lt commander lare

TDK1044 · 02-17-07, 05:11 PM

The 1600 pro will run the game...how well also depends on RAM and processor speed.

AJ! · 02-17-07, 05:15 PM

To be honist i have no idea how much this game will require to run. Ubi say 2gb ram recommended which really throws me.... I mean i thought this was the same engine as SH3. I dont know how far they have gone with improvments in the game engine to get recommended specs like that but right now i think your card will do the job fine.

TDK1044 · 02-17-07, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamoz

One Finnish site says that 512ram and CPU 1.7Ghz are min req. Video mem should be 128.

No way on this earth will those specs run SH4. Double all of that and you're at least in the ball park.

flintlock · 02-17-07, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamoz

One Finnish site says that 512ram and CPU 1.7Ghz are min req. Video mem should be 128.

That may launch the game, but I'd imagine it certainly wouldn't make for a great gaming experience.

The minimum specs that Ubisoft lists are:

- Win2K, WinXP or Vista
- 2.0 GHz processor
- 512 MB RAM
- 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 128 MB RAM
- Vertex Shader 2.0 and Pixel Shader 2.0 support
- 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

TDK1044 · 02-17-07, 11:24 PM

I think you'll see the minimum RAM requirement jump to 1 GIG in early March.

trenken · 02-19-07, 09:47 AM

I just threw together this custom Dell XPS machine on dell.com. What do you guys think of these specs? Anything need improvement?

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6400 (2MB L2 Cache,2.13GHz,1066 FSB)

Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD

2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs

250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™

Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability

256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS

Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Barkhorn1x · 02-19-07, 09:51 AM

Two things:

a. You'll be fine w/ those specs
b. Why not post in one of the two other threads regarding this issue?

Barkhorn.

ReallyDedPoet · 02-19-07, 09:52 AM

The vista thing still bothers me, yes I know the game will be made to run on it, but how well and with how many bugs, is yet to be determined

What is the cost, and what about future upgrades, something difficult when you buy from Dell.

trenken · 02-19-07, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

The vista thing still bothers me, yes I know the game will be made to run on it, but how well and with how many bugs, is yet to be determined

What is the cost, and what about future upgrades, something difficult when you buy from Dell.

It comes to about $1800. And I really love those XPS cases. So futuristic looking, that's not important of course though.

It's a desktop PC so it can be upgraded regardless of who made it. My current machine is custom built, but it's getting pretty old now. I've heard nothing but great things about the new Dell XPS machines so I figured I'd just go with that. It's possible all of this could be cheaper if I got it all on my own, but I almost just don't feel like dealing with that at this point. I'd rather pay extra and have Dell just handle it all for me. So I'm almost paying extra for convenience. How much extra I'm not exactly sure though since I havent yet individually priced everything out. If I do that and find their really overcharging, I'll just build it myself I guess.

flintlock · 02-19-07, 01:21 PM

trenken,

The specs look OK, but I'd suggest you consider upgrading the E6400 to the E6600 processor. It's a 2.40GHz vs 2.13GHz, though more importantly, you gain an extra 2MB cache (4MB total) for just a few dollars more. Well worth it in my opinion. Regardless, looks like a nice system, so congrats!

trenken · 02-19-07, 09:53 AM

Woops sorry.

The other thread I saw I thought was specific to video cards so I didn't want to dilute it with all kinds of other specs.

02-17-07, 04:42 PM	#4
Lt commander lare Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: southlyon michigan Posts: 897 Downloads: 781 Uploads: 35	ATI radeon x 1600 pro hi i have the Ati radeon x 1600 pro and it works fine with silent hunter 3 and it surpassed the ram requirement in neal's review it says the graphic card requirement is the same and since my card works great with silent hunter 3 then silent hunter 4 wont be any problem right ? lt commander lare

02-17-07, 05:15 PM	#6
AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	To be honist i have no idea how much this game will require to run. Ubi say 2gb ram recommended which really throws me.... I mean i thought this was the same engine as SH3. I dont know how far they have gone with improvments in the game engine to get recommended specs like that but right now i think your card will do the job fine. __________________

02-19-07, 09:47 AM	#10
trenken Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 565 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Specs Check I just threw together this custom Dell XPS machine on dell.com. What do you guys think of these specs? Anything need improvement? Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6400 (2MB L2 Cache,2.13GHz,1066 FSB) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability 256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio Last edited by trenken; 02-19-07 at 10:39 AM.

02-19-07, 09:52 AM	#12
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	The vista thing still bothers me, yes I know the game will be made to run on it, but how well and with how many bugs, is yet to be determined What is the cost, and what about future upgrades, something difficult when you buy from Dell. __________________ Back in the Day

02-17-07, 05:11 PM	#5
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	The 1600 pro will run the game...how well also depends on RAM and processor speed.

02-17-07, 11:24 PM	#9
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I think you'll see the minimum RAM requirement jump to 1 GIG in early March.

02-19-07, 09:51 AM	#11
Barkhorn1x Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Davie, FL Grid DM 23 Posts: 544 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Two things: a. You'll be fine w/ those specs b. Why not post in one of the two other threads regarding this issue? Barkhorn.

02-19-07, 01:21 PM	#14
flintlock Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,177 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	trenken, The specs look OK, but I'd suggest you consider upgrading the E6400 to the E6600 processor. It's a 2.40GHz vs 2.13GHz, though more importantly, you gain an extra 2MB cache (4MB total) for just a few dollars more. Well worth it in my opinion. Regardless, looks like a nice system, so congrats!

02-19-07, 09:53 AM	#15
trenken Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 565 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Woops sorry. The other thread I saw I thought was specific to video cards so I didn't want to dilute it with all kinds of other specs.