OB: How well will it run?

12lettername · 03-24-2006, 02:59 PM

Hello, I was wondering if someone could tell Me how well I could run this game on full settings, I've never had any problems running any other games on highest, just thought I'd ask because this game is supposed to be so high end. I have two Intel Pentium4 3.40GHz processors, a little over 2.0GB of DDR 400 Kingston RAM, and a Radeon 9800XT, also I plan on buying the Nvidia 7800 AGP OC in a month or so. Thanks in advance.

[ 03-24-2006, 04:39 PM: Message edited by: Luvian ]

SpiritWarrior · 03-24-2006, 03:17 PM

Welcome. It should run okay for now, you will have to have some settings on low and medium but I'd say it would be playable. The big improvement will come when you upgrade your card but the 98 pro can still handle quite a bit not sure specifically about the XT.

[ 03-24-2006, 03:18 PM: Message edited by: SpiritWarrior ]

Tyrion · 03-25-2006, 05:43 PM

eh, what do I need for the best performance then?

12lettername · 03-26-2006, 01:42 AM

Ok cool, do You think I could run it smoothly without AA and low shadows at 1280x1024?

True_Moose · 03-26-2006, 02:51 AM

I don't know how to judge this in respect to your system, but I have (a single) slightly slower processor, half the RAM but a better card (ATI X1600), and I can run 1280x1024 at full aliasing with all options on high at over 25 FPS. If I do HDR (no antialiasing), only the most intensive graphic scenes take me under 20 FPS at 1600x1200, which is my monitor's max resolution.

SpiritWarrior · 03-26-2006, 04:45 AM

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Originally posted by 12lettername:
Ok cool, do You think I could run it smoothly without AA and low shadows at 1280x1024?

Well you'd need more than that. You would have to put many things on low for it to be playable. The min requirements are lies, this is a beast of a game. I would wait for your new card atm (yes I know you are eager to play) the wait is worth it I'd say.

WSBoaBoa · 03-26-2006, 09:51 AM

ATI 9800 will be lowish to mid settings, keep shadows off. As for the 7800 it will detect and run at ultra high res. You may want to turn off self shadowing as the effect looks screwy on all systems, and the FPS boost will be noticable.

I run this game using two 7800GTXs in SLI from BFG. I turned off SLI and its still playable with my settings. And I play at 1600x1200, with ini tweaks.

vesselle · 03-26-2006, 10:34 AM

my pc:
2.53 ghz P4
1024 mb ram
ati x700, 256mb, omega drivers
sound audigy

the game auto-chose the barest minimum settings for me to run oblivion. i went in and changed everything to the highest settings and it runs perfectly, except vsync... when it's on, i can't play at any setting.

V***V

03-24-2006, 03:17 PM	#2
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Welcome. It should run okay for now, you will have to have some settings on low and medium but I'd say it would be playable. The big improvement will come when you upgrade your card but the 98 pro can still handle quite a bit not sure specifically about the XT. [ 03-24-2006, 03:18 PM: Message edited by: SpiritWarrior ] __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

03-25-2006, 05:43 PM	#3
Tyrion Quintesson Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: straight outta Kålltorp Age: 38 Posts: 1,081	eh, what do I need for the best performance then? __________________ ...with the Bible and the Uzi as weapons

03-26-2006, 10:34 AM	#8
vesselle Hathor Join Date: April 6, 2001 Location: the desert Posts: 2,296	my pc: 2.53 ghz P4 1024 mb ram ati x700, 256mb, omega drivers sound audigy the game auto-chose the barest minimum settings for me to run oblivion. i went in and changed everything to the highest settings and it runs perfectly, except vsync... when it's on, i can't play at any setting. V***V __________________ my best friend is a junkie. what does your best friend do?

03-24-2006, 02:59 PM	#1
12lettername Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: March 21, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 9	Hello, I was wondering if someone could tell Me how well I could run this game on full settings, I've never had any problems running any other games on highest, just thought I'd ask because this game is supposed to be so high end. I have two Intel Pentium4 3.40GHz processors, a little over 2.0GB of DDR 400 Kingston RAM, and a Radeon 9800XT, also I plan on buying the Nvidia 7800 AGP OC in a month or so. Thanks in advance. [ 03-24-2006, 04:39 PM: Message edited by: Luvian ]

03-26-2006, 01:42 AM	#4
12lettername Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: March 21, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 9	Ok cool, do You think I could run it smoothly without AA and low shadows at 1280x1024?

03-26-2006, 02:51 AM	#5
True_Moose Gold Dragon Join Date: June 18, 2002 Location: Wolfville, NS / Calgary, AB Age: 38 Posts: 2,563	I don't know how to judge this in respect to your system, but I have (a single) slightly slower processor, half the RAM but a better card (ATI X1600), and I can run 1280x1024 at full aliasing with all options on high at over 25 FPS. If I do HDR (no antialiasing), only the most intensive graphic scenes take me under 20 FPS at 1600x1200, which is my monitor's max resolution.

03-26-2006, 09:51 AM	#7
WSBoaBoa Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 22, 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 53 Posts: 36	ATI 9800 will be lowish to mid settings, keep shadows off. As for the 7800 it will detect and run at ultra high res. You may want to turn off self shadowing as the effect looks screwy on all systems, and the FPS boost will be noticable. I run this game using two 7800GTXs in SLI from BFG. I turned off SLI and its still playable with my settings. And I play at 1600x1200, with ini tweaks.

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