Confusing, Self Contradicting System Requirements
monkeyfetus
Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165656Members
Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165656Members
<div class="IPBDescription">The GPU reqs listed on Steam don't make sense. Will my 8800GTS wor</div>On the Steam page for Natural Selection 2, the minimum system requirement for graphics adapters is listed as
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><b>Graphics:</b> DirectX 9 compatible video card with 1GB, ATI X800, NVidia 8600 or better<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So, I need to have a 1GB graphics card, but an 256 MB NVidia 8600 works too? I'm confused, because the graphics card I have (GeForce 8800 GTS) is four times as fast and has twice the RAM of the example minimum, but still only has half the required 1GB stated on the same line.
Anyway, while the system requirements are confusing and need to be fixed, the more urgent matter (to me) is whether or not I can run this game at a reasonable framerate. My System specs are as follows:
<b>OS:</b> Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)
<b>Processor:</b> Intel Xeon E3110 (3.0 GHz Dual Core)
<b>Memory:</b> 2 GB Ram (2x1 GB 800 MHz)
<b>Graphics:</b> nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS
What I want to know is can I play this game on a full server at a consistently reasonable (30+) framerate? I'm willing to set every possible setting to minimum, and while I don't like going below my native 1920x1200 if I can help it, for NS2 I'd be willing to go to 960x600.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><b>Graphics:</b> DirectX 9 compatible video card with 1GB, ATI X800, NVidia 8600 or better<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So, I need to have a 1GB graphics card, but an 256 MB NVidia 8600 works too? I'm confused, because the graphics card I have (GeForce 8800 GTS) is four times as fast and has twice the RAM of the example minimum, but still only has half the required 1GB stated on the same line.
Anyway, while the system requirements are confusing and need to be fixed, the more urgent matter (to me) is whether or not I can run this game at a reasonable framerate. My System specs are as follows:
<b>OS:</b> Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)
<b>Processor:</b> Intel Xeon E3110 (3.0 GHz Dual Core)
<b>Memory:</b> 2 GB Ram (2x1 GB 800 MHz)
<b>Graphics:</b> nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS
What I want to know is can I play this game on a full server at a consistently reasonable (30+) framerate? I'm willing to set every possible setting to minimum, and while I don't like going below my native 1920x1200 if I can help it, for NS2 I'd be willing to go to 960x600.
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If I were to guess (I was running a C2D E6420 @3.2Ghz with a HD4850 512Mb a while back) I got ~20-30 in combat. Which increased to 22-35 in combat using a HD5870 1Gb. That was back in build 210 or something, performance has since then been increased, but also offloaded to the client. So my guess is the FPS will still be similar to what I just posted.
There are other people running similar systems as you, so don't take my word for it just jet. Come on guys post your "expected FPS" in here ;)