I'm posting this thread with the idea of letting potential players of the digital download of System Shock 2 from GOG know some feed back hardware/software wise for game play.

Background information:

I build high end gaming rigs for family and friends. I have done programing in the past but have not done so for over eight years. Programing takes lots of time which I don't have. Hence, when I buy/load/use a game or computer, I just want it to work.

My current build:
Intel Xeon E3 1280 V2 Ivy Bridge Rev 1, Steeping 9 on an Gigabyte Z77X-UP4-TH Rev 1.0 Bios F9. {in Bios I have turbo turned off along with power saving so CPU runs at stock 3.6 all the time. No, I no longer OC any of my CPU's. Been there, done that}
CPU air cooled with Zalman CNPS 9900 max-B with max temp of 56 c with several instances of Prime 95 torture test running. {Have done a number of water cooled rigs in past. Not any more. Been there, done that}
32 Gigs of Crucial memory running at 1600. { Yes, I have OC memory in the past. Not any more. Been there,done that}
EVGA GTX 680 4 GB on board memory. Driver 310.70{ Yes, I have done SLI in the past on several machines. Not any more. Been there, done that}
Asus PB278Q for my monitor.
Win 7, SP1, 64 bit all updates with E Set AV internet suite, all updates { yes, I have done Webroot, Bitdefender 2012, 2013 and others, always come back to E set. Don't get me started on Bitdefender , please.}
C Drive is Samsung 830 Pro 512 GB. Other three internal HDD are WD RE4 500GB.

I'm a 56 year old gamer in love with System Shock 2. My best, all time favorite game. Period! So, I am very prejudicial when it comes to this game. I am very thankful for the modding community and the work they have done to keep this game alive. I have tried with limited success in the past downloading the various mods/add ons/fixes/etc on various win 7, 32 bit/64 bit machines with limited success. I just want to install the game from scratch and have it work. Spare time for me is at a premium. I don't want to tinker under the hood with software or hardware. I just want to use it and have it work. I wish to game, not trouble shoot.

Great news after eight hours of game play with the GOG digital download. Not a single problem so far. Everything is working great. For those sitting on the fence debating buying/aquiring this, so far for me, it's been great right out of the download folder.

Thank you to all of you whom have made this happen, whether you have been recognized for your efforts or not . I say to you. Thanks!

How much of a clunker do you have in mind? If it is a 1999 clunker then that would actually be very interesting to see. I guess it will not run quite as well and many of the new bells and whistles will either not show up at all or make the game behave strangely.

GOG 2013 "Digital" version of SS2 patched to v2.4 is only available in the "digital format" via a "digital" download so the wording used by the OP is technically correct.

Not to mention, a heads-up: It always looks suspicious when someone registers just to defend someone like a friend. If Adam had thanked you, it would really look bad for you, heh heh, but welcome, anyway.

You really need to keep your paranoia in check.