Official System Requirements

[tokala]

Can the old 8400 GS Geforce take CiV? 512 RAM

You should consider buying a new video card
Will probably run, but be even choppy on minimal settings.

Thanks... I guess I have incentive now to replace my 10 year old stationary PC.

If anyone has tips on a good priceworthy system...

If you plan to keep the system for several years, but still limit the price somehow, I would recommend to build something around a Core i5-750/760 and either a HD 5770 or a GTS 460 1024MB. If you are on a tight budget, a Phenom II X4 with a HD 5750 will also deliver good value for money, but on a little lower level.
Below that it won't make much sense to buy "to last", but rather buy cheap and upgrade if the need arises.

 

[uncletoby]

Hey folks --

I played Civ4 on my old desktop. Since then, I switched to a Macbook. I have been considering upgrading to a new MacBook Pro; are any of them up to spec for playing Civ5 via Bootcamp?

Otherwise, I was considering getting a gaming laptop just for playing Civ5 -- yes, I'm that addicted, been playing since the original. But I am bewildered by PC specs. Can someone link to an option or two for gaming laptops that will play Civ5 well? I am not much of a gamer (except for Civ) so it won't need to play anything more demanding.

Many thanks.

 

[uncletoby]

Oh, and preferably a laptop with a keypad -- I assume the keypad for movement will be just as crucial in Civ5 and it was in 4.

 

[pehmer]

Hi all,

I am new here and obviously looking forward very much to September 24 (the date when civ 5 is going to be released in Europe). I am a little concerned about meeting the system requirements, though.
Somewhere I read about the requirements and they looked like this:

operating system:
Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7
Prozessor:
Dual Core-Processor
memory:
2 GB RAM
hard drive:
8 GB
graphics:
256 MB ATI HD2600 XT / 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS / Core i3
sound:
DirectX 9.0c-compatible
Directx:
DirectX 9.0c

These were the minimal requirements. I checked my system and I've got a Intel Core 2 processor T7200 at 2 ghz, 2 GB of RAM and an ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 (this scores 4.4 on the Windows Vista performance check, if that's of any help).
Does anyone know if this will be enough to play the game?

Also, I have Windows Vista and in the requirements it says that I need Windows Vista Service Pack 2. How can I check if I have that?

Thanks very much for your help!

 

[romario]

Could someone who understands these things explain me, if my graphs card is good enough? I am using Dell Latitude e6410 laptop, and I think everything else is in order (I am using Windows 7). I think this baby has some integrated Intel graphs processor, but I don't know what and how good it is.

I appreciate any help.

Romario

 

[Huyanglee]

Hi Romario,

You have the following:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-Quadro-NVS-3100M.24738.0.html

Now just look up the details of the minimum-card mentionned by 2K in for example:

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php

There you see that: HD2600 XT vs yours

Core Clock: 800 Mhz > 600 Mhz
Shader Clock: 800 Mhz < 1470 Mhz
Memory Clock: 1100 Mhz > 800 Mhz
Memory bus: 128 bit > 64 bit

My take would be a no, but try the demo first.

 

[tokala]

Hi Romario,
You have the following:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-Quadro-NVS-3100M.24738.0.html

Only the top model has a dedicated video card, the two basic ones an Intel integrated one. Conveniently the one from the "minimum" requirements

And you would not want to use an nVidia quattro card for gaming anyway. Those are workstation cards, with drivers that tend to give you trouble with games.

pehmer: Should run at low graphics settings. Vista should automatically update to SP2 if you have an internet connection with that machine (need it anyway for ciV).

 

[The_J]

ATI Mobility Radeon X1700

Minimum requirement is 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT, and X1700 < HD2600 -> you'll need a new graphics card...and because it's a laptop this means you'll needa new one.

 

[tokala]

Minimum requirement is 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT, and X1700 < HD2600 -> you'll need a new graphics card...and because it's a laptop this means you'll needa new one.

mobility X1700 < HD2600XT but moblity X1700 > Core i3 integrated graphics. There is no technological gap which will prevent a mobility X1700 from working in principle. Usually "minimum" requirements are not a sharp divider below which the game will not run at all, but rather may not run satisfactorily. And this tends to be a bit on the conservative side. After all, the GPU power needed for a specific fps rate depends highly on the screen resolution, and you might find anything between 1024x768 and 2560x1920 pixel in front of a civver.

 

[Aro]

yes, that is way past the recommended specs

Thanks!

 

[scienide09]

Hey folks --

I played Civ4 on my old desktop. Since then, I switched to a Macbook. I have been considering upgrading to a new MacBook Pro; are any of them up to spec for playing Civ5 via Bootcamp?

If you're considering the MBP lineup at all for gaming, you'll likely want to stay away from the two 13" models. Both of those have integrated GPUs, and this will hamper performance. If you're considering the 15"/17" MBPs, they come with a dedicated GPU, the GeForce GT 330M. Obviously the one with more onboard video RAM will mean better performance. A lot depends on your perhaps preferences for graphics settings.

Bootcamp for sure, especially for something like Civ5.

Oh, and preferably a laptop with a keypad -- I assume the keypad for movement will be just as crucial in Civ5 and it was in 4.

I got by (still do) without a numberpad in Civ4, so it's not crucial. I would hazard that the numpad is faster and more convenient, but not a game-breaker on any turn-based game.

 

[PieceOfMind]

Oh, and preferably a laptop with a keypad -- I assume the keypad for movement will be just as crucial in Civ5 and it was in 4.

Actually I think it was said somewhere that the keypad wasn't used for movement. Don't take it as given unless you see someone doing it in game footage or one of the Firaxis people have explicitly said it. There are a couple of reasons they might have decided to avoid the keyboard being used for movement but I won't go into them here. To be honest, I suspect civ5, at least at release, is going to be a very mouse-centric game. I asked Greg whether keyboard cold be used for navigating menus in things like diplomacy but I haven't received a response.

 

[bluefenderstrat]

Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but the Systerm Requirements Lab now has Civ 5 available as a "Can You Run It" choice:

http://svc.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/

 

[trevort]

Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but the Systerm Requirements Lab now has Civ 5 available as a "Can You Run It" choice:

http://cyri.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/

All I see is Civ 4.

 

[bluefenderstrat]

All I see is Civ 4.

Try this link-- http://svc.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/

 

[Chee]

I have a new motherboard with onboard graphics chipset (integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200).

Does this meet the minimum requirements or will I need to get hold of a dedicated card?

 

[tokala]

I have a new motherboard with onboard graphics chipset (integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200).
Does this meet the minimum requirements or will I need to get hold of a dedicated card?

Should be a tad faster than the "minimum" i3 GPU, so it should run.

 

[trevort]

Try this link-- http://svc.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/

"There she blows, matey."
It says I can run it. But a new Sapphire Radeon 5670 is on the way. And a new OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Power Supply I scored on eBay for $39.95 + 9.95 shipping.

 

[D712]

Try this link-- http://svc.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/

Im so happy! It says my comp an run it! Although it says i need a 1.8GHz or 2.0GHz proessor when I have a 2.18GHz and says I cant run it.

 

[MajorDisaster84]

Well now that's right peculiar, because it tells me that my processor can't handle it even though its above the minimum requirements it lists itself. Says it needs a minimum Core2Duo 1.8GHz, and acknowledges that I have a C2D 2.26GHz, but still says that's insufficient.