NeoPendragon on 17/3/2006 at 19:59
Srtest is highly inaccurate. A while back it said my 9600xt was one notch away from recommended.
Fingernail on 17/3/2006 at 20:29
well I'm assuming that when they (Bethesda) say a 9800 AIW with 128Mb should be sufficient, I'm assuming that they're not lying.
I mean, all I'm saying is that it'll run.
Renzatic on 17/3/2006 at 20:45
It really depends on the quality. If I can get the game to look about as good as what they've been showing on my 9800 Pro (minus HDR more than likely), then I'll be happy.
I'll need to upgrade my processor though. My old 1.5Ghz just isn't gonna cut it.
Fingernail on 17/3/2006 at 21:21
well, good luck to us both but I seriously doubt it'll look QUITE as good. It'll still look good, though. Like a cross between Doom 3 and Far Cry.
Renzatic on 17/3/2006 at 21:26
That I'd be happy with. I'm just afraid I'll have to butcher the game just to get it to run.
Fingernail on 17/3/2006 at 21:27
luckily, as well as replying far to quickly to this thread, I'll be getting a new computer sometime in June/July so it should all look lovely on that.
I've saved up good for it. :D
scumble on 18/3/2006 at 12:36
Quote Posted by Renzatic
It really depends on the quality. If I can get the game to look about as good as what they've been showing on my 9800 Pro (minus HDR more than likely), then I'll be happy.
I found a potentially useful chart at Tom's Hardware, part of "VGA Charts VII: AGP Update Summer 2005".
The table for HL2 has some useful results for the cards most of us have (I should think). The 9800 Pro is doing well against the mid-range cards of the next iteration, so it should do roughly the same as a 6600GT, say. Looks like we may be getting 25-30fps if we're lucky - just halving the overall framerates is possibly realistic.
Some of us will either be pleasantly surprised or somewhat frustrated...
Renzatic on 18/3/2006 at 17:08
Based on what I've read, the game seems targetted for the Geforce 6xxx line of cards. Since the 9800 Pro is about a generation behind, it should be able to play it fine, albeit with a few missing bells and whistles.
Well, assuming Bethesda has learned to code since Morrowind anyway. When MW came out I did have a top of the line card and a fairly new processor, and it still ran at 15-20 FPS.
scumble on 19/3/2006 at 09:10
Indeed, after loading up Morrowind yesterday I realised it still chugs a bit in outdoor environments, and I got slightly worried...
thefonz on 19/3/2006 at 13:13
goddamn it, and here i was hoping GRAW would be teh last game i buy for my 360 for a loooooong time.
ah well, back to counting down the seconds till oblivion is released...
