These are his specs:
Windows 7 64-bit operating system
8.00 GB of installed memory (RAM)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor 3.20 GHZ
The Device info says;
Name: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Chip Type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6719)
DAC Type: Internal DAC (400MHz)
Approx total Memory: 1772MB
Gigabyte 770t-usb3 (REV 1.3) Motherboard
GPU check. Cpu overclock it to 3.8 or 4 GHz and you should be fine.
I have playable fps set on a similar rig. Things should be okay.
As mentioned, this game loves CPU cycles and as AMD people we both have to deal with a penalty on that front.
The FX4100 I have gets nice and warm playing this game so watch your temps and you should be fine.
Those specs are definitely good enough to run it. Just don't expect to run it with max settings at +80fps. Also, expect to die fast and hard, a lot. There's a bit of a learning curve.
There's nothing wrong with playing the game even though it is unbalanced. This game is the most multiplayer fun I've had in several years. NS2 is that good. The balance issue is not something the devs are ignoring. They have confirmed it to be a considerable issue and are working to fix it. They are after all trying to push the game into the pro scene and so they have an obvious incentive to make the game as balanced and as high-quality as possible. There has not been an asymmetric game out there that did not have balance issues at launch.
The only potential issue this game has in my mind is its considerable performance issues. Unlike most other games, NS2 is incredibly reliant on the CPU. More so than any other game I've encountered to date. You will have to overclock your CPU to get better performance, but overclocking is pushing the computer part past its factory level of performance. You'll have to spend some time reading up on how to overclock before you do it. It's not something you jump into without getting some background knowledge of first, so I highly recommend you read some how-to's and all that. There's a few things you have to consider when overclocking, the most important part being how far can you push your cpu on the fan that you have. You'll have to get an acceptable temperature. I think you can also disable some of the cores on that 6 core to lower overall temperature levels, but I'm not certain on that. NS2 only uses 2-3 cores.
I have an AMD FX-8120. It's not the fastest cpu out there, but it's able to turbo to 4 gigs and I still get sub 30 fps in large fights in the later game. That's some reference for you there. The 3.2 gigs limitation is going to be noticeable for you.
Having said that, I can't recommend this game enough. It's that good. It's just far too much fun. I've spent a stupid amount of time playing it.
I play marines exclusively (for now) because I'm not very good (for now) and marine gameplay is more accessible than alien gameplay.
I die a lot because I'm bad. I lose a lot because marines are disadvantaged, and because teams with me on them have an extra disadvantage.
Even so: I'm enjoying myself tremendously. Balance isn't everything. Balance will get better, I will get better, and in the meantime the game is ridiculously fun anyway. And it's only been getting more fun as I play more, learn more, and get better.
My wife's computer is a 1090T with a GTX 470 and it runs the game pretty well. You'll probably see down to 30 FPS in late game if there are a lot of flamethrowers around, but other than that performance is pretty good. That's at the stock clock setting as I found the 1090T to be a bit difficult to get a stable OC with. That probably has more to do with the motherboard and BIOS though.
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Windows 7 64-bit operating system
8.00 GB of installed memory (RAM)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor 3.20 GHZ
The Device info says;
Name: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Chip Type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6719)
DAC Type: Internal DAC (400MHz)
Approx total Memory: 1772MB
Gigabyte 770t-usb3 (REV 1.3) Motherboard
GPU check. Cpu overclock it to 3.8 or 4 GHz and you should be fine.
http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?s=22700f3fa544966ae41084f61099d026&t=2890714
As mentioned, this game loves CPU cycles and as AMD people we both have to deal with a penalty on that front.
The FX4100 I have gets nice and warm playing this game so watch your temps and you should be fine.
There's a high learning curve but it gets more and more fun the more you play and learn.
The only potential issue this game has in my mind is its considerable performance issues. Unlike most other games, NS2 is incredibly reliant on the CPU. More so than any other game I've encountered to date. You will have to overclock your CPU to get better performance, but overclocking is pushing the computer part past its factory level of performance. You'll have to spend some time reading up on how to overclock before you do it. It's not something you jump into without getting some background knowledge of first, so I highly recommend you read some how-to's and all that. There's a few things you have to consider when overclocking, the most important part being how far can you push your cpu on the fan that you have. You'll have to get an acceptable temperature. I think you can also disable some of the cores on that 6 core to lower overall temperature levels, but I'm not certain on that. NS2 only uses 2-3 cores.
I have an AMD FX-8120. It's not the fastest cpu out there, but it's able to turbo to 4 gigs and I still get sub 30 fps in large fights in the later game. That's some reference for you there. The 3.2 gigs limitation is going to be noticeable for you.
Having said that, I can't recommend this game enough. It's that good. It's just far too much fun. I've spent a stupid amount of time playing it.
you can experiment with overclock with amd overdrive. you can probably raise your clock speed +200 +600 mhz with no problem
I die a lot because I'm bad. I lose a lot because marines are disadvantaged, and because teams with me on them have an extra disadvantage.
Even so: I'm enjoying myself tremendously. Balance isn't everything. Balance will get better, I will get better, and in the meantime the game is ridiculously fun anyway. And it's only been getting more fun as I play more, learn more, and get better.
Im assuming that's a program for easily overclocking my processor?
Aaah, don't be so negative. The game is still tons of fun, regardless of the 60/40 winrate in favor of aliens.
Go away negative nancy.
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