System Requirements

[Berserker]

I know almost nothing about computers, but I do know I want to be able to play Huxley and other high-requirement games that will come out...
So what do I need? I think I have 512GB of RAM or something... A radeon 9550 AGP 256MB Graphics thing (thats what it says on the box) and thats pretty much all I know. I am positive I need a better graphics card, but what else?

[Arxinal]

ram for sure we have a similar set up but i have an amd 64 bit 3400+ not sure if even with more ram and a good vid card iud be able to run huxley well.

[187 Phantom]

512 MB of ram really doesn't cut it anymore. 1G is reccommended for almost all new games. idk much about radeon cards but anything comparable to the GeForce 8 series should do the trick.

[CarnaGe]

Originally Posted by Berserker

I think I have 512GB of RAM or something

You're joking right or is that a typo? 512GB?! I've never heard of that but if you have that then my computer seems like it's from the stone age or something lol. Anyways I'll be playing this game on the X360 because I can't afford such good computer and yeah... I've got all my friends on live aswell, 360 just seems like the best choice considering my budget, if I ever buy anything for my computer then it's some kind of editing program lol. My father actually paid almost $4800 USD for all of my Adobe programs that including Dreamweaver LOL Although i do not hesitate that this game will be better on the computer especially if you consider the drawing distances, graphic-wise i don't think it will be much of a difference, maybe a sligt difference for those of you that have monster computers from NASA lol, I mean you can't get any better renders than the makers can construct right? or are there any other aspects that makes better graphics? I'm not really in those kind of things. And i am not trying to start a PC vs 360 war here.

not really a one-liner eh?

[Berserker]

Sorry, I meant 512 MB of ram... lol. So I need a better graphics card and 1gb of ram and thats it? Or is there something else this one needs?

Originally Posted by 187 Phantom

anything comparable to the GeForce 8 series should do the trick.

http://www.campustech.com/c/campust/..._Graphics_Card Is that what you mean by the graphics card? I just google searched the one you said and found the one thats cheapest....

Oh, and should I get a 1gb ram stick-like thing or should I just get another 512mn stick-like ram thing (is there a way to put to stick0like ram things into your computer???) Thats about it. Please help. I'm hopeless.

[Jango311]

I have a 7800GTX Duel, 2g of ram, 4800 AMD (2.4 speed each)

And I hope this game isn't a Vista only....

[Berserker]

What do you mean 4800 AMD? As I said, I'm hopeless and need pretty much any help. What exactly should I get if I want to play Huxley and other high-quality games coming out in the near future? Maybe make a list of things I should get? I'm truly sorry that I know absolutly nothing about computers.

oh! Welcome Jango! I'm really new, but I still wanted to say that to sombody : )

So far all I know is I need a good graphics card (which GeForce? I'm looking for it to last awhile with all the better and better looking games coming out, but still be affordable) and 1-2gb of ram. Is that it? Or is there some other thing that I need besides graphics and ram???

[Yelonek]

Try to compare with UT2k7. IMO they should be the same.

Preliminary UT2007 System Requirements

Minimum Requirements
CPU: 2.8Ghz
RAM: 512MB
Graphics: Geforce 6 series

Recommended System
CPU: 3-4Ghz
RAM: 1024MB
Graphics: NVIDIA 6800GT/Ultra or 7800GT/GTX SLI


UT2007 Technical features and requirements
* Dual-core CPU: Multi-threading is supported and should provide much better performance
* 64-bit version to be available with better textures
* Renderers: SM3.0, 2.0, possible DX8 renderer
* HDR supported
* Physics: Novodex Physics Engine
* AGEIA PhysX PPU supported.

Keep in mind that these are not official requirements from Epic, nor final. What we know is that the game will take advantage of technologies such as dual core processors, AGEIA compatible Physics chips and Shader Model 3.0.

Thilo Bayer, Editor-in-Chief PCG Hardware, adds:
As I clarified in a seperate e-mail with Mark Rein, we have some misunderstanding in the term "minimum specs". We mean "minimum specs for high in game detail" which is not the same as bare "minimum specs" so that the game runs at all.


Statements from Epic about requirements & performance

At E3 2005, Epic's Tim Sweeney suggested an NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra level card for decent frame rates at 1024x768 resolution.

According to Mark Rein, VP of Epic, Nvidia 7800 GTX runs Unreal Tournament 2007 significantly faster than the Geforce 6800 generation of cards.

[Berserker]

Awesome, beacause they DO both run on the same engine... I wish I had thought of that. And if I get things according to those specs will it last me a year or two at least, with all the new, better games coming out?

Okay, Yelonek said to get the NVIDIA 6800GT/Ultra or the 7800GT/GTX SLI,
and somone before said GeForce 8. Which is better? According to the prices, what Yelonek said is better, but, might as well check...

This thread is getting kind of long so I'm going to try and summarize it:
*What do I need to run good, new, and upcoming games?
*What is a good graphics card for all the incredibly detailed games coming?
*How much RAM should I have?
*How do I upgrade my CPU Ghz thing, or is 2.93 Ghz good?
*What graphics card is better? GeForce8 or the NVIDIA 6800GT/Ultra or the 7800GT/GTX SLI?
*Is there anything besides a good graphics card, RAM, and CPU Ghz that I need for games?
*Is there a kind of RAM that's better than others? Some RAM ads I've seen trying to find what I need say 'Best for games' or something... but it has the same amount of gb/mb as some other RAM stick-thing.
*What's the cheapest way to get all this?

Thats about it... a few of the questions have been answered I think... so please help and thanks.

[Arxinal]

I got a question I have a AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3400+. Wondering if thats will get me through with more ram and a good vid card. Or should I just build a new pc from the ground up?

[Yelonek]

What do I need to run good, new, and upcoming games?

Hard to forsee. I made an upgrade on january by buying additional ram up to 1gb and changing graph card to GF6600 but it's nothing if i'd like to play newest games. If i were you, i would wait with upgrade till new year.
1. Cheaper hardware
2. next-gen boom will slow a bit. From october to january many of such games will be released [Assassins creed, my polish witcher (i know, it's not next gen, but also have big reqs), Stranglehold, Blacksite Area 51 and so on].
Little patience but you can save a lot of money imo.

How much RAM should I have?

1gb is a reasonable minimum. I suggest about 2gb if you dont wanna touch it for longer.

How do I upgrade my CPU Ghz thing, or is 2.93 Ghz good?

For now it's ok imo. Otherwise - see point #1.

What graphics card is better? GeForce8 or the NVIDIA 6800GT/Ultra or the 7800GT/GTX SLI?

GeForce is made by Nvidia :] 6800 is 6th series, 7800 is 7th series, geforce 8 is the newest

Is there a kind of RAM that's better than others? Some RAM ads I've seen trying to find what I need say 'Best for games' or something... but it has the same amount of gb/mb as some other RAM stick-thing.

Personaly i like the Kingston's, but i need to find one newspaper lying somewhere around. There was something about, that there are some under-praised and cheap one's.

What's the cheapest way to get all this?

Be patient :]

[Berserker]

Damn. a VERY useful post, thanks for all that, it will help a lot! You seem to know a lot about everything that I know very little about... so thanks for all your generous help!

P.S.
under-praised cheap ones... sounds good. if you can find that, please tell. Meanwhile I will look into the Kingstons. Oh, once again, Thanks!!!

Okay, I just realized I pretty much have 2 MORE questions... sorry for everones trouble, but as I said, I am hopeless :(

*I just realized when looking for 2GB of Kingston RAM like Yelonek said, but then I realized that there are even different kinds if that! I thought it would be like Kinston 2GB, 1GB, 512MB etc. but there are different kinds of each! What kind of Kingston 2GB RAM should I get?
*I want the newest card, so I decided to go with GeForce 8. What kind of that should I get? (Needs to be pretty affordable on top of the RAM)

GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB good?

[Corbs]

Now, there's a few things to take into consideration. As you might already know, this game will run off UTIII Engine. Although, since this game will probably not be as polished as UTIII, we can expect this game not to run as well as UTIII would. Also, the system requirements Yelonek posted are probably over a year old seeing the 7800 series were discontinued (theoretically speaking) almost a year ago.

The big question is what kind of experience/gameplay are you looking for? There's a big difference between the Geforce 6 series and the 8 series.

Taken that into consideration, here's my advice to your questions:

Originally Posted by Berserker

*What do I need to run good, new, and upcoming games?

Your safest build against upcoming games would be a DX10 card (in terms of video), or at least one that's compatible. Also, since some of the upcoming games will take advantage of the dual cores technology, it might not be a bad idea to invest for one.

Originally Posted by Berserker

*What is a good graphics card for all the incredibly detailed games coming?

Right now, the Geforces 8 series. Although, I'd wait until serie 9 hits the market (hopefully this summer, no ETA).

Originally Posted by Berserker

*How much RAM should I have?

As everyone else, I'd recommend 2GB running on dual channel. Memory, these days, is pretty darn cheap if you ask me!

Originally Posted by Berserker

*How do I upgrade my CPU Ghz thing, or is 2.93 Ghz good?

It's definately not bad, although correct me if I'm wrong, your processor is a single core. Once you see games take advantage of the two cores technology, you should upgrade.

Originally Posted by Berserker

*What graphics card is better? GeForce8 or the NVIDIA 6800GT/Ultra or the 7800GT/GTX SLI?

The 7800 cards were discontinued for the 7900s. SLI is a technology that enables two video card to run simultaneously, dividing the work load between them. Therefore, when someone refers to 7900 GTX SLI, he basically means two 7900 GTX. Like Yelonek said, newer the better.

Originally Posted by Berserker

*Is there anything besides a good graphics card, RAM, and CPU Ghz that I need for games?

A good connection... You could get a physic's card/sound card for the ultimate gaming experience.

Originally Posted by Berserker

*Is there a kind of RAM that's better than others? Some RAM ads I've seen trying to find what I need say 'Best for games' or something... but it has the same amount of gb/mb as some other RAM stick-thing.

Personally, I favor Corsair and OCZ but honestly, go for what's affordable. What to look for? The timings(lower better) and speed(higher better). That's the simplest way to put it. I would definately look at reviews if I were you. Also, make sure you check the voltage. Some motherboards won't run if the voltage on your memory sticks is set higher than 2.0V.

Originally Posted by Berserker

*What's the cheapest way to get all this?

Building your own computer (ordering from the internet, piece by piece) is the cheapest way to do, in my opinion.

By the way, I hope you do know that if you want to upgrade your computer, you'll need to rebuild the whole thing.

[Berserker]

Another helpful post that once again raised some questions...
*Is there a difference between a video card and a graphics card? I thought that they were the same thing, but you mentioned both...
*How do I get the dual core thing? Do I just take the old one out and put the knew one in like everything else?
*When you were talking about ram, you said something about a dual channel. Is that the dual cores you mentioned or something else.
*Should I invest in SLI?
*Is all of this stuff compatible with one computer?
Hopefully I will run out of questions soon, sorry I have so many, I'm new to all of this...

[Falcon]

Originally Posted by Berserker

*Is there a difference between a video card and a graphics card? I thought that they were the same thing, but you mentioned both...

They are the same.

Originally Posted by Berserker

*How do I get the dual core thing? Do I just take the old one out and put the knew one in like everything else?

Your motherboard must support dual core processors.

Originally Posted by Berserker

*When you were talking about ram, you said something about a dual channel. Is that the dual cores you mentioned or something else.

Yes, they are similar, but also different in some ways. I don't really need to explain it right now, though.

Originally Posted by Berserker

*Should I invest in SLI?

It is not worth it unless all of your other PC components are cutting edge as well. If you have SLI graphics technology in a PC that has a sub-standard component (such as a CPU or RAM), that component will simply "bottleneck" your computer's performance.

Originally Posted by Berserker

*Is all of this stuff compatible with one computer?

Nearly all cutting edge technology will work together in theory, but you may experience some problems in the way of drivers.