Computer Specs Required?

KiwiVenge · 02-04-07, 06:19 PM

Hello everyone

Was wondering what sort of PC specs will be needed to run SH4. I remember a fair few stability problems SH3 had with certain video cards and such.
I have a P4 3000, gig of ram and a AGP 6600GT Nvidia vid card. Ya, it is a machine well past it's prime for sure, but do not want to upgrade just yet.
Think SH4 will run on this or not?
Thanks a head of time for any responses.

bookworm_020 · 02-04-07, 06:41 PM

From the sound of your specs it should (my computer is around the same specs), but the game may have be played at a lower (simple graphics) setting to make it run at it's best.

TDK1044 · 02-04-07, 08:20 PM

SH 4 will run on your rig. A P4 3.0 is fine and your Graphics card is just capable of running it, and although the British Ubisoft website has minimum RAM at 512MB, I think that's nonsense. I think 1 GIG will be the minimum RAM requirement. You'll be able to run SH4 at lower graphical settings.

Schultzy · 02-04-07, 08:31 PM

A question re the specs from a complete techno-idea. Is this Pixel 2.0 shader thing an absolute must have? As in, no shader, no run?

And if I may be so bold, does my card: Geforce 6600 have one? (As i have no clue.)

Thanks guys.

CCIP · 02-04-07, 08:40 PM

1) Yes, and I believe SHIII required the pixelshader as well.
2) Yes, the 6600/6800 series have it.

CptGrayWolf · 02-05-07, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TDK1044

SH 4 will run on your rig. A P4 3.0 is fine and your Graphics card is just capable of running it, and although the British Ubisoft website has minimum RAM at 512MB, I think that's nonsense. I think 1 GIG will be the minimum RAM requirement. You'll be able to run SH4 at lower graphical settings.

Minimum 512MB might be more accurate then we think, I say this because I only have 768MB RAM and I'm running SHIII at 1600x1200 AAx2, quality driver settings and she runs perfect! My vid card is a 6600GT.
Maybe SHIII and IV are coded in a way not to demand much RAM.

bechmads · 02-05-07, 02:20 AM

Hey guys what about my laptop then 2gHz Pentium2gb Ram ATI Radeon X600 PCIx16 (256 mb)Can this take it?

AJ! · 02-05-07, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bechmads

Hey guys what about my laptop then 2gHz Pentium2gb Ram ATI Radeon X600 PCIx16 (256 mb)Can this take it?

No problems there, you should run the game fine

I dont know why everyone sees anything under the geforce 7 series as inadequate to run SH4.. my old laptops radeon 9700 could run SH3 maxed out fine and SH4 wont be a massive jump requirements wise so a 6600 should be able to run the game fine on med-high

TDK1044 · 02-05-07, 06:52 AM

Minimum 512MB might be more accurate then we think, I say this because I only have 768MB RAM and I'm running SHIII at 1600x1200 AAx2, quality driver settings and she runs perfect! My vid card is a 6600GT.
Maybe SHIII and IV are coded in a way not to demand much RAM.[/quote]

What you're going to find is that Ubisoft will do exactly what they did with SH3, and that's to up the RAM specs just before the release of the game. With SH3, they stated minimum RAM as 256MB right up until about three weeks before the release of the game, at which point they posted minimum RAM as 512MB.

Don't be fooled. The minimum RAM for SH4 will be 1 GIG.

Konovalov · 02-05-07, 09:34 AM

I built my new system partly with SHIV and future addon/unofficial mods in mind. Details of my system as per my sig. I'm covered.

Ark · 02-13-07, 09:51 AM

My SHIV rig I'm building:

C2D E6600 (Watercooled)
Intel Bad Axe 2 Mobo (NB Watercooled)
Evga 8800GTX 768mb
2GB Crucial Ballistix (PC8000)
SB Fatality X-FI Sound Card
150GB WD Raptor

It's a sub game, so you gotta have watercooling.

THE_MASK · 02-04-07, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KiwiVenge

Hello everyone

Was wondering what sort of PC specs will be needed to run SH4.

How do you want it to run .
Just barely with all the graphics options on low .
Adequately with no stuttering and graphics options on medium.
High end with all the bells and whistles with fantastic graphics on high.

KiwiVenge · 02-04-07, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sober

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Originally Posted by KiwiVenge

Hello everyone

Was wondering what sort of PC specs will be needed to run SH4.

How do you want it to run .
Just barely with all the graphics options on low .
Adequately with no stuttering and graphics options on medium.
High end with all the bells and whistles with fantastic graphics on high.

I want it to run adequately with no stuttering. As far as detail settings, low - medium would be fine as I could trade quality for screen rate how I see fit.
If my PC specs would be barely enough to run it at low and get a decent frame rate I wouldn't buy it.
SH3 had a friggin ton of problems depending on what vid cards etc people had. At the time my machine and vid card was fine for horse power, and still there was the odd problem I had to work around. Now coming into SH4 with the same machine I am a bit leary. If my specs are barely enough to run it all, I won't bother buying it because of the track record SH3 had.
Thanks for the replies so far guys!

Sockeye · 02-04-07, 09:23 PM

Ya mean I'll have to update from my FX5200? Nooooooo!!!!

Actually, my 5200 has served me well over the passed few (five?) years, and I wanna see just how bad SH4 kicks my computer's ass before shelling out any money. Also, hopefully the bigger and better cards will be out, and anything less will be easier on the wallet. But of course, its time to update.

So what would you guys suggest for a new card? I've been looking at the GeForce 7900, but wouldn't mind getting some opinions.

As far as my rig goes, all's I know is:
Pentium 4 CPU 2.66GHz
2.67 GHz, 1.50 GB of RAM

Beyond that I can't say without having a tip on how to get the information. I understand that AGP and PCI motherboards and GPUs aren't compatible, and obviously I wouldn't want to buy something I can't use. If you could tell me how to pull this information about my machine up, that would be great.

Cheers, mates

KiwiVenge · 02-04-07, 09:30 PM

I think the GT6600 is the highest specced Nvidia that can come AGP.
Not sure about what the other manufacturers have to offer in AGP.

02-04-07, 06:19 PM	#1
KiwiVenge Medic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 168 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Computer Specs Required? Hello everyone Was wondering what sort of PC specs will be needed to run SH4. I remember a fair few stability problems SH3 had with certain video cards and such. I have a P4 3000, gig of ram and a AGP 6600GT Nvidia vid card. Ya, it is a machine well past it's prime for sure, but do not want to upgrade just yet. Think SH4 will run on this or not? Thanks a head of time for any responses. __________________ \"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.\"

02-04-07, 06:41 PM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	From the sound of your specs it should (my computer is around the same specs), but the game may have be played at a lower (simple graphics) setting to make it run at it's best. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

02-04-07, 08:40 PM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	1) Yes, and I believe SHIII required the pixelshader as well. 2) Yes, the 6600/6800 series have it. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-05-07, 02:20 AM	#7
bechmads Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 9 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	my Laptop Hey guys what about my laptop then 2gHz Pentium2gb Ram ATI Radeon X600 PCIx16 (256 mb)Can this take it?

02-05-07, 09:34 AM	#10
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I built my new system partly with SHIV and future addon/unofficial mods in mind. Details of my system as per my sig. I'm covered. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

02-04-07, 08:20 PM	#3
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	SH 4 will run on your rig. A P4 3.0 is fine and your Graphics card is just capable of running it, and although the British Ubisoft website has minimum RAM at 512MB, I think that's nonsense. I think 1 GIG will be the minimum RAM requirement. You'll be able to run SH4 at lower graphical settings.

02-05-07, 06:52 AM	#9
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Minimum 512MB might be more accurate then we think, I say this because I only have 768MB RAM and I'm running SHIII at 1600x1200 AAx2, quality driver settings and she runs perfect! My vid card is a 6600GT. Maybe SHIII and IV are coded in a way not to demand much RAM.[/quote] What you're going to find is that Ubisoft will do exactly what they did with SH3, and that's to up the RAM specs just before the release of the game. With SH3, they stated minimum RAM as 256MB right up until about three weeks before the release of the game, at which point they posted minimum RAM as 512MB. Don't be fooled. The minimum RAM for SH4 will be 1 GIG.

02-13-07, 09:51 AM	#11
Ark Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fresno, CA. Posts: 581 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	My SHIV rig I'm building: C2D E6600 (Watercooled) Intel Bad Axe 2 Mobo (NB Watercooled) Evga 8800GTX 768mb 2GB Crucial Ballistix (PC8000) SB Fatality X-FI Sound Card 150GB WD Raptor It's a sub game, so you gotta have watercooling. __________________ Ark -------------- Vista 64-bit SP1 Asus P6T Deluxe mobo Core i7 920 @ 3.8ghz 6GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 Evga GTX 285 SSC SB X-FI Fatality 640GB WD "Black" Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" LCD / Acer 23" H233H

02-04-07, 09:23 PM	#14
Sockeye Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 127 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Ya mean I'll have to update from my FX5200? Nooooooo!!!! Actually, my 5200 has served me well over the passed few (five?) years, and I wanna see just how bad SH4 kicks my computer's ass before shelling out any money. Also, hopefully the bigger and better cards will be out, and anything less will be easier on the wallet. But of course, its time to update. So what would you guys suggest for a new card? I've been looking at the GeForce 7900, but wouldn't mind getting some opinions. As far as my rig goes, all's I know is: Pentium 4 CPU 2.66GHz 2.67 GHz, 1.50 GB of RAM Beyond that I can't say without having a tip on how to get the information. I understand that AGP and PCI motherboards and GPUs aren't compatible, and obviously I wouldn't want to buy something I can't use. If you could tell me how to pull this information about my machine up, that would be great. Cheers, mates

02-04-07, 09:30 PM	#15
KiwiVenge Medic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 168 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I think the GT6600 is the highest specced Nvidia that can come AGP. Not sure about what the other manufacturers have to offer in AGP. __________________ \"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.\"