I`m son going to by a new CPU (Packard Bell iXtreme J9422) do you think that my civilization vanilla and BTS will run smothly on it? or do you rekomend any other computer?

It should run it fine.

It should run it fine.

even whith a huge mega moded map whith 34+ civs?

The 34 civ supersized map case requires a serious gaming rig. At least based on my oldish one that can't run huge map with default civs to the speed I'd like, and will actually get sluggish at industrial age wars with 30+ unit stacks.

I have Athlon 64 X2 4400+ with 2GB RAM and ATI Radeon X850 256MB, running at 1920x1200 display (don't know how much that affects things).

I have that kind of computer. The game is playable for me, but the game tends to bug out/crash after a while. Probably due to the ATI card..

Do screwdriver shops still exist in your area? Best way to get the computer you want IMO, even if the price is not any better.

Personally I think any game with 34+ civs would be terribly boring... The game balance would be completely off and there'd just be way too many AIs to stay in contact with... Every turn several AIs would be begging you to declare war on someone or change civics or whatever.

Is ther no one that can help me to find a computer that runs good whith 34+ civs in one game?

Is ther no one that can help me to find a computer that runs good whith 34+ civs in one game?
Basically the bottleneck for Civ4 and its expansions is RAM, while the CPU does get some work its memory that is really what you need to make sure you have lots of. This is also true for any graphics card - it should come with its own memory and not use virtual or shared memory alone.
Regarding the 34 Civs I'd recommend asking that question in a thread like this (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=234779) where you have people actually using so many civs :)

The best computer is the one where you choose all the components. Avoid pre-builded machines and take some time to make your own configuration.

Basically you may want some Intel duo core, 2 Go RAM, a strong motherboard (Abit or Asus) and a middlecost graphic card.

There are good reasons to choose a brand model as well. Of course still you have to choose model and configuration suitable for your needs.

Basically the bottleneck for Civ4 and its expansions is RAM, while the CPU does get some work its memory that is really what you need to make sure you have lots of. This is also true for any graphics card - it should come with its own memory and not use virtual or shared memory alone.
Regarding the 34 Civs I'd recommend asking that question in a thread like this (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=234779) where you have people actually using so many civs :)

tnx for the help:)



tnx every one I will come back and tell you what I gott when I gett it:)

Basically you may want some Intel duo core, 2 Go RAM, a strong motherboard (Abit or Asus) and a middlecost graphic card.
Why the dual core? Civ4 isn't programmed to take advantage of the second core, so while the second core will lead to *somewhat* better performance (due to WIndows perocesses being run on the second CPU), I'm a bit doubtful as to whether this improvement is worth the cost for a dual core CPU. Shouldn't a high-end single core CPU run Civ4 faster than a middle-end dual core CPU?

Why the dual core? Civ4 isn't programmed to take advantage of the second core, so while the second core will lead to *somewhat* better performance (due to WIndows perocesses being run on the second CPU), I'm a bit doubtful as to whether this improvement is worth the cost for a dual core CPU. Shouldn't a high-end single core CPU run Civ4 faster than a middle-end dual core CPU?

No, as there really isn't any such thing as a high end single core CPU anymore. Even the lowest end C2D CPUs will smoke the fastest P4, even before you factor in the insane overclockability. This applies to single as well as multicore applications. There really is no need to look at single core CPUs anymore.