how well would BG2 run on a PII 333 with 56 Megs of Ram?

Silverblade · 06-22-2001, 07:31 PM

Hi, I wanna transfer my character from my friends comp to mine, which is only a pentium II 333mhz with 56 megs of ram. I don't know how well it would run if at all. I read on the box that I only need 300 but in the resd me, it says that I need 400, its confusing. If you are playing with a comp that is similar in charcteristics, I would appreciate a response. Does it load in a descent time? does the graphic stall all the time? any imput would be appreciated!

skier9205 · 06-22-2001, 07:43 PM

Because every computer is different the only thing I can recommend is to try it. If you have a large enough disk space I would recommend doing a FULL install to avoid long wait times. When you first start the game a control panel allows you to set the speed of the computer, graphics, sound, etc. Choose the lowest setting. If the game runs choppy, try defragmenting your harddrive. After that, I don't know what else to say. Hope this helps!

dulouz · 06-22-2001, 07:44 PM

I play on a p350. i had 64 megs and it ran ok. i recently put in another 128 megs of ram. My graphics card is a older 3d Blaster Banshee with 16megs onboard ram. Generally, the game runs fine, just make sure your options are set for the kind of system your running.

the only problem is that things get slow when there a bunch of baddies and summoned creatures with a bunch of spells going off.

Dundee Slaytern · 06-23-2001, 02:32 AM

I play BG2 on a PII233 with 64 RAM. No problems yet.

Sure, the graphics ain't as pretty, but it's the gameplay that attracted me.

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If not a Sorcerer, then a Paladin.

insomniacau · 06-23-2001, 03:07 AM

Fear not i play on a cyrix 333 128 meg and S3 video 8 meg and runs fine so u with a 333 pentium it should cruise as everyone said just do a full install make sure hard drive is optimized and if u thin k play is choppy or slow just shut dow other running programs for more memory hope this helps

Lan Al Mandragoran
Lord Of The Seven Towers

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06-22-2001, 07:31 PM	#1
Silverblade Dungeon Master Join Date: June 20, 2001 Location: Waco, Texas, US Posts: 54	Hi, I wanna transfer my character from my friends comp to mine, which is only a pentium II 333mhz with 56 megs of ram. I don't know how well it would run if at all. I read on the box that I only need 300 but in the resd me, it says that I need 400, its confusing. If you are playing with a comp that is similar in charcteristics, I would appreciate a response. Does it load in a descent time? does the graphic stall all the time? any imput would be appreciated!

06-22-2001, 07:43 PM	#2
skier9205 Manshoon Join Date: May 30, 2001 Location: DELETED Posts: 246	Because every computer is different the only thing I can recommend is to try it. If you have a large enough disk space I would recommend doing a FULL install to avoid long wait times. When you first start the game a control panel allows you to set the speed of the computer, graphics, sound, etc. Choose the lowest setting. If the game runs choppy, try defragmenting your harddrive. After that, I don't know what else to say. Hope this helps!

06-22-2001, 07:44 PM	#3
dulouz Manshoon Join Date: May 30, 2001 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 204	I play on a p350. i had 64 megs and it ran ok. i recently put in another 128 megs of ram. My graphics card is a older 3d Blaster Banshee with 16megs onboard ram. Generally, the game runs fine, just make sure your options are set for the kind of system your running. the only problem is that things get slow when there a bunch of baddies and summoned creatures with a bunch of spells going off.

06-23-2001, 02:32 AM	#4
Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 41 Posts: 11,063	I play BG2 on a PII233 with 64 RAM. No problems yet. Sure, the graphics ain't as pretty, but it's the gameplay that attracted me. ------------------ If not a Sorcerer, then a Paladin.

06-23-2001, 03:07 AM	#5
insomniacau Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: May 14, 2001 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 30	Fear not i play on a cyrix 333 128 meg and S3 video 8 meg and runs fine so u with a 333 pentium it should cruise as everyone said just do a full install make sure hard drive is optimized and if u thin k play is choppy or slow just shut dow other running programs for more memory hope this helps Lan Al Mandragoran Lord Of The Seven Towers [This message has been edited by insomniacau (edited 06-23-2001).] [This message has been edited by insomniacau (edited 06-23-2001).]

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