Official System Requirements

[Buccaneer]

I just finished building my new PC:

Antec 1200
Silencer 750W
Asus M4A88T-V EVO/USB3
AMD Phenom II X4 945
8GB RAM
EVGA GTX 460 768MB DDR5
1920x1024 HD LCD

I started up Civ5 to see what it recommends: 1600x900 with most of the settings on High, terrain on Medium. Shadows Low.

Is this to be expected? Would it lag if I keep it at this setting but bump it up to 1920x1080? Or do I keep it at 1600x900 and max out the detail setttings? Or do I simply stick with the recommended settings?

 

[tokala]

You really should use your display's native resolution.
Civ5 graphics performance is not very sensitive to the resolution, and the 460-768MB should be able to handle maxed out settings with 2X or 4XAA.
If anything, your CPU will be the limiting factor.

 

[Mad_Man]

I dont know any computer stuff so....
i have a hp with a intel gma3100 graphics card and E53oo processor.
can i play the game without trouble or buying something?

 

[Maniacal]

I just finished building my new PC:

Antec 1200
Silencer 750W
Asus M4A88T-V EVO/USB3
AMD Phenom II X4 945
8GB RAM
EVGA GTX 460 768MB DDR5
1920x1024 HD LCD

I started up Civ5 to see what it recommends: 1600x900 with most of the settings on High, terrain on Medium. Shadows Low.

Is this to be expected? Would it lag if I keep it at this setting but bump it up to 1920x1080? Or do I keep it at 1600x900 and max out the detail setttings? Or do I simply stick with the recommended settings?

Games often set the resolution to something besides your monitor's native resolution (assuming you are using an LCD monitor), just go into the options and change it (checking the options is the first thing you should do with a new game anyways).

 

[DannyTh3Man]

Just picked up CivV, before checking the specs, so of course i can't play it. Thinking about building myself a gaming computer. Any recommendations?

 

[Mad_Man]

I dont know any computer stuff so....
i have a hp with a intel gma3100 graphics card and E53oo processor.
can i play the game without trouble or buying something?

so can i play the damn game or what?

 

[Maniacal]

so can i play the damn game or what?

Probably not with that... intel-thing.

 

[tokala]

Just picked up CivV, before checking the specs, so of course i can't play it. Thinking about building myself a gaming computer. Any recommendations?

Specifically for civ5, a sensible mid-level build would be around

nVidia GTS 450
4GB RAM
intel i3 CPU

If you want to spend a bit more, and/or for more general gaming usage a gtx460 and a i5-760 would deliver the most bang for the buck. Won't need more RAM for gaming.

 

[Mad_Man]

Probably not with that... intel-thing.

really? thats sucks. thanks for answering though i said it like a dick.

 

[timtofly]

really? thats sucks. thanks for answering though i said it like a dick.

You can always try the Demo.

 

[blade3167]

System Information
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Time of this report: 12/19/2010, 16:00:27
Machine name: JUNE-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Dell DM061
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.1.2
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory: 2038MB RAM
Page File: 1357MB used, 2950MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) G965 Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 3000
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_29A2&SUBSYS_01DD1028&REV_02
Display Memory: 358 MB
Dedicated Memory: 0 MB
Shared Memory: 358 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: igdumd32.dll
Driver Version: 7.14.0010.1147 (English)
DDI Version: 9Ex
BGRA Supported: Yes
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/9/2007 13:32:30, 2105344 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-6AE2-11CF-E377-D721A3C2CA35}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x29A2
SubSys ID: 0x01DD1028
Revision ID: 0x0002
Revision ID: 0x0002
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DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7618&SUBSYS_102801DD&REV_1002
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: stwrt.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.5290.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 11/22/2006 17:56:52, 647680 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: SigmaTel
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: Digital Output Device (SPDIF) (SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7618&SUBSYS_102801DD&REV_1002
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: stwrt.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.5290.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 11/22/2006 17:56:52, 647680 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: SigmaTel
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Microphone (SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: stwrt.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.5290.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 11/22/2006 17:56:52, 647680 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Line In (SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: stwrt.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.5290.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 11/22/2006 17:56:52, 647680 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Rear Mic (SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: stwrt.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.5290.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 11/22/2006 17:56:52, 647680 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

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[The_J]

Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 3000

Not sufficient.
No one has been able to get the game to run with that card, and it's clearly miles under the min. specs.

 

[Brennus1]

Oh, cool! I just noticed these requirements. Good thing I did, as I am about to order a new computer and the CiV demo doesn't even work on my current computer. (It does, but freezes every turn. Then I have to restart and begin a new 1-turn demo game.)

 

[FiveRings]

Do I need a 64-bit system, or a 32 can work, too?

 

[The_J]

32 bit system will sure work .
A 64 bit system will only help if you have more than 2 GB of RAM in your computer.

 

[Maniacal]

Well, more than 3.5 GBs of RAM (which is all a 32 bit OS can use/detect).

 

[timtofly]

Well, more than 3.5 GBs of RAM (which is all a 32 bit OS can use/detect).

I cannot wait for the day when there are no more 32's and 4 is the new 512.

 

[Maniacal]

Thats still going to be a few years, 2 gigs is still enough to run pretty much any game on high graphics levels on XP. Only thing to come close is Dragon Age: Origins with high-res texture mods installed.

 

[black3car]

Dumb question time. When I open device manager (Windows 7) to see what kind of video card I have, two are listed (ATI Radeon HD 4200 and ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series). When clicking on properties it says each of them are working properly.

Here's my problem. When I start CIV V it plays the intro fine but once the intro is over I get a message on my monitor that says VGA mode not supported (or something to that effect). Do I need an HDMI cable to correct the problem? My wife got my computer upgraded for Christmas so I could play CIV V (great woman!) but she did it as a surprise and I wasn't able to talk to the tech that did it and I'm basically computer illiterate. I can still hear the sound through the whole thing but my monitor goes black then the message I mentioned apprears. The message seems to be coming from my monitor if that makes any sense.

If anyone can quit laughing at this post long enough to give me some suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[civ_king]

Thats still going to be a few years, 2 gigs is still enough to run pretty much any game on high graphics levels on XP. Only thing to come close is Dragon Age: Origins with high-res texture mods installed.

Have you tried running minecraft?