Can Your System Handle Civ IV?
- Thread starter Moosebox
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Bast said:
It really depends on the game. Sometime the minimum requirements will run the game on 'Low' setting, but still be very choppy(ex: FPS like F.E.A.R. or Call of Duty), whereas other games may run fine on 'low' settings if you just meet the minimum requirements.
Chances are that Civ IV, being a turn based strategy game, will run fine on 'low' settings with just the minumum requirements. But picking up some extra RAM is always the best, cheapest and easiest upgrade to make.
but it should run just fine also because i run age of empires 3 with no problem.
Bast
Protector of Cats
Thanks. I am looking for cheap RAM actually.Moosebox said:
Apparently my laptop, which I got a month ago, fails! What.
"Minimum: 32 MB 3D Video Card with Hardware Transform & Lighting
You Have: Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family (Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset)"
Should I take this at face value?
"Minimum: 32 MB 3D Video Card with Hardware Transform & Lighting
You Have: Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family (Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset)"
Should I take this at face value?
Gee whiz, after looking at laptop prices, I'm starting to think of sticking with what I've got for now. I can get 512MB of memory for $40. My Celeron clocks in at 1.7GHZ, the video card is 32MB but lacks T&L. I bet that would be good enough. Or am I wrong???
Athlon 64 3000+
1024 mb of ram (2X512, dual channel)
GeForce 6600GT 128mb
Might add an extra gig of RAM and another 250gb hard disk if the game is a bit slow... I've always upgraded my computers because of Civ, Civ3 took SO MUCH ram with the 2nd patch I think, with the conflict with nVidia cards...
1024 mb of ram (2X512, dual channel)
GeForce 6600GT 128mb
Might add an extra gig of RAM and another 250gb hard disk if the game is a bit slow... I've always upgraded my computers because of Civ, Civ3 took SO MUCH ram with the 2nd patch I think, with the conflict with nVidia cards...
Comraddict
C.IV
1GB should be plenty...CIV is more CPU than memory intensive.
Moderator Action: Moved to CIV Technical.
Yes.Mr. Do said:
Age is kind of meaningless when it comes to computers. A brand new computer could have a nice processor but only 256 megs of RAM and no video card. You're lacking a video card, you have integrated graphics, which are bad. You need a separate video card unless there are some kind of drivers that can help you. Hopefully your laptop is upgradable -- I don't really know how laptops work, if they can use the same kinds of video cards as desktops or not.
Ellie: That computer's not junk, unless sempron processors are somehow bad. I have a couple friends who would LOVE to own that computer. Throw in another stick of RAM and a better video card, and I'D love that computer. It should run Civ 4 nicely even as-is.
neriana said:
Just to clarify i beat the 'minimum' specs barely i only failed the 'recommended' marker. But imho when
i see game specs its best to ignore theoretical minimums and look
at recommended.
As for the pc, well my psu went bang and fried almost everything so i was left with a pc to build on a very limited budget.
Sempron..its not as good as XP processor imho but xp is hard to get nowadays it seems. But it is cheap and cheerful.
I might give it a year, for the athlon64 to drop a bit more then replace mboard / processor and get civ 4.
When civ2 came out i HAD to have it straight away.
After so long not playing civ tho i can wait without it killing me ;op
Scoob
Chieftain
Thanks for posting the link Moosebox. It said my laptop video card is not good enough, yet it meets all the req's it asked for. As soon as EB games get their shipment i will take a chance that it will run.
Thanks again, this was a huge concern for me.
Cheers
Thanks again, this was a huge concern for me.
Cheers
Stoo.W
Warlord
my system seems to be fine BUT i have only 192mb of RAM - am i living in a dream thinking that civ 4 is gonna work on my system?? is it possible to turn off detail and animations in the game??
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Mines only failed on the part on the T&L requierment. I dont have a T&L video card 
. I doubt that Civ4 would work, eventhough I passed on the other min requierments.
. I doubt that Civ4 would work, eventhough I passed on the other min requierments.Stoo.W
Warlord
oh maaaan - my video card has failed as well. its almost as if they dont want you to play the bloody game!! Mr.Do is right - its a turn based strategy game: we dont need fantastic graphics slowing our systems down. I would have been happy with civIII and some extra features but now i feel like im being kicked out of the civ comunity cos my graphics card cant keep up! years of civing down the crapper - i cant look at civ III now without thinking about how much im missing out on civ4. Im gonna have to find a new home: civfanatics seems very alien to me now, its not like it was in my day. maybe i'll dust off my other games.
maartena
Warlord
I have a....
- Pentium 4 @ 2.53 Ghz
- 1 Gb DDR memory
- ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128 Mb Videocard
So... I am hoping it will work.
My wife who is a Civ 3 junkie has a:
- Athlon AMD 2000+ (1.6 Ghz)
- 768 Mb DDR Memory
- Geforce 4MX 64 Mb card.
I am primarily worried about the graphics card on her PC. I think it supports hardware T&L so I am not too worried about it, but her performance may not be all that great.
- Pentium 4 @ 2.53 Ghz
- 1 Gb DDR memory
- ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128 Mb Videocard
So... I am hoping it will work.
My wife who is a Civ 3 junkie has a:
- Athlon AMD 2000+ (1.6 Ghz)
- 768 Mb DDR Memory
- Geforce 4MX 64 Mb card.
I am primarily worried about the graphics card on her PC. I think it supports hardware T&L so I am not too worried about it, but her performance may not be all that great.
