Lowest possible system Oblivion will run on. - by Schwaa2
io organic industrialism on 10/4/2006 at 17:08
Quote Posted by Schwaa2
Sucks that games are getting so sweet that you have to drop a large amount of coin on a system to play. Oh well, thanks for the advice.
it's always been that way. back in 1993, when i wanted to play doom on our 486 sx 25, it didn't run very well... and it was necessary to upgrade to a 486 dx2 66....
in 1996, quake didn't run very well on the 486 dx4 120... had to get a pentium for that!
in 1999, unreal tournament didn't run very in software mode on the trusty k6-2 333! had to get a voodoo 3 for that!
etc..
tungsten on 11/4/2006 at 01:52
Quote Posted by ignatios
Does that include a motherboard that does PCI-E and SATA? I wouldn't spend money on a new computer unless I knew that I could keep upgrading it in the future. AGP/PCI and IDE are on their way out.
I'm not a hardcore gamer, so I don't count, but how many times have you actually upgraded your system? (And I don't mean either a bigger HD or more RAM), but some upgrade like a grahics board, or processor
without changing the whole set? I usually end up replacing all. So upgradability is not a criterion for me.
Fig455 on 11/4/2006 at 02:10
This PC, I am typing on:
3 video cards (Ti4800, 9600 256 MB, 9800 PRO)
added extra stick of 512 MB RAM
Added Soundblaster
Added 2 extra Hard Drives.
The first 3 were strictly to keep it a halfway current gaming rig. I finally bit the bullet and got a whole new AMD 64-based rig, w/SATA.
ignatios on 11/4/2006 at 11:39
Quote Posted by tungsten
I'm not a hardcore gamer, so I don't count, but how many times have you actually upgraded your system? (And I don't mean either a bigger HD or more RAM), but some upgrade like a grahics board, or processor
without changing the whole set? I usually end up replacing all. So upgradability is not a criterion for me.
When I was a student, I would always upgrade by small amounts, snatching up good deals as I found them. Because my finances dictated what I actually got, I would usually look for a system with a good motherboard (generally one generation behind) and then upgrade the processor and video card at least once each. Being able to keep my hard drives throughout this process was pretty important.
Once I graduated and found a job it was less of an issue, and especially now that I've switched to a notebook from a traditional desktop PC, it's not something I worry about. Still, it's nice to be able to spend only $80 here or $100 there to breath new life into a desktop, especially if you're playing your favourite game near the minimum spec.
tungsten on 11/4/2006 at 12:52
I'm astonished! I always bought stuff that is upgradable, but to actually do it was always too expensive for me, and when I finally decided that I had to, the only reasonable way was to buy a cheap new box (what's the use of recycling the powersupply if the new set is cheaper than the components?). But I see that it actually seems to happen.
Back to the topic: is there any way of upgrading a laptop, so that O would run? Instead of buying a new 2nd hand, it would be cheaper to up' a laptop - is it possible?
Komag on 11/4/2006 at 19:22
Upgrading laptops is only sometimes possible, and always difficult. I upgraded my laptop vid card from a Geforce FX 5200 w/32meg to a GeForce FX 5650 w/128meg. It really helps with a lot of games running MUCH better (including Thief 3, Doom 3, and others), but it won't play Oblivion as mentioned above.
You'd just have to check with your exact laptop model and see if it can be upgraded. The best place is usually eBay - just search for your model and see what other configurations is sometimes comes with, and see if any of those have nicer components than yours
RyushiBlade on 11/4/2006 at 21:56
Quote Posted by Komag
No, that's just not true with today's low PC prices. You can get a PC that runs Oblivion pretty well for around $500 if you shop good, $600-700 if you're a bad shopper, only $100 more (or $200-$300 more) than buying an XBox 360.
What I was trying to point out is that the XBox 360 runs Oblivion on more or less High settings. To get the equivalent
quality, not playability, on the PC, you'd need to spend a great deal more money. You would be spending $400 on the graphics card alone.
tungsten on 12/4/2006 at 02:37
Quote Posted by Komag
You'd just have to check with your exact laptop model and see if it can be upgraded. The best place is usually eBay - just search for your model and see what other configurations is sometimes comes with, and see if any of those have nicer components than yours
That's a no, then, as I feared. Or do you know anyone with a Sharp PC-AL70H?
I hoped there's some way of expanding with either PCMCIA or some graphics board that you cable in bu leave externally, dangling...
Thanks.
Komag on 12/4/2006 at 04:00
Quote Posted by RyushiBlade
What I was trying to point out is that the XBox 360 runs Oblivion on more or less High settings. To get the equivalent
quality, not playability, on the PC, you'd need to spend a great deal more money. You would be spending $400 on the graphics card alone.
I know what you're saying, but I disagree. You can get a GeForce 6800 on eBay for around $100-$125 these days, and that will run the game just as well as the 360 if you combine it with a gig of good ram and a 3ghz or so processor, which you can get as a bare-bones system for $300-400. You just gotta know how to shop
io organic industrialism on 12/4/2006 at 04:18
Quote Posted by Komag
I know what you're saying, but I disagree. You can get a GeForce 6800 on eBay for around $100-$125 these days, and that will run the game just as well as the 360 if you combine it with a gig of good ram and a 3ghz or so processor, which you can get as a bare-bones system for $300-400. You just gotta know how to shop
my 7800 gs agp on my xp 3000+ and a gig of ram chops down to 10fps in fights with 3 monsters on screen @ medium detail, i seriously doubt the xbox 360 does that slow even @ high detail. there is no way a vanilla 6800 is comparable to a 360. 7800 gs is faster than a 6800 ultra and it's not even comparable to a 360
