Official System Requirements

[JWideman]

So I tried on Canurunit and my cpu meets all recomended specs cept for graphics card

I have a ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB, how far off is that from a recomended card? How much a graphics drop will I notice? Will I still be able to play on the highest settings?

(the rest of my cpu blows rec's out of water, quad core, 8gb ddr3 ram, etc)

First of all, the recommended system usually isn't enough to run at maximum settings. That said, that card is just a 4800 with a lower clock speed, so you'll be able to use whatever features that card supports, it will just run slower. The 4650 runs Crysis on medium settings comfortably, to give you some idea.
This is just guessing, but I think the more important issue for this game will be the cpu and ram.

 

[Joebasalt13]

Thanks, I got plenty of ram, and my cpu speed is good, got Win7, so not as much a drag as Vista, and I don't got Norton either lol so I should be good, I got Directx 10, I am mostly cpu illiteret can I update to Dx11 with my card or stuck at 10?

 

[tokala]

Could this laptop run Civilization 5? Much appreciated.

If it works at all, with really slow and crappy graphics.

I have a ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB, how far off is that from a recomended card? How much a graphics drop will I notice? Will I still be able to play on the highest settings

The HD 4650 has half the shader units compared to the 4830, and is running at slightly higher frequency. Should be about halfway between minimum and recommended, so no maxed out graphics for you. Card supports DirectX 10 in hardware, this is not "upgradable", but apparently Civ5 will look the same on DX10 and DX11 hardware, if running under Windows7. You could of course upgrade to a new DX11 video card

 

[JT415]

Is the demo going to be a pretty accurate measurement of wether your system can handle the full game? I was reading in another thread that even if your system can handle the demo it might not be able to handle the full game.

 

[civ_king]

Is the demo going to be a pretty accurate measurement of wether your system can handle the full game? I was reading in another thread that even if your system can handle the demo it might not be able to handle the full game.

other way around

 

[JT415]

other way around

How so? If it can handle the full it cant handle the demo?

 

[ltarmstrong3]

be glad it hasn't broken on you, I know people who had two Envy 17" break down on them in under 30 minutes from hardware defects

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, hoping of course for no problems - I really like this computer. No problems so for and temps are good according to CPUID HWMonitor. This computer has only been for sale since May 19th and there were some QC issues on the first factory batches, hoping I ordered late enough to have missed most of the issues.

 

[civ_king]

How so? If it can handle the full it cant handle the demo?

demo tends to still have loads of debugging junk still in it slowing it down a lot

 

[JWideman]

Thanks, I got plenty of ram, and my cpu speed is good, got Win7, so not as much a drag as Vista, and I don't got Norton either lol so I should be good, I got Directx 10, I am mostly cpu illiteret can I update to Dx11 with my card or stuck at 10?

You'll need to upgrade to a current generation card for DX11. You can pick up a low end card for around $50.

 

[tokala]

You'll need to upgrade to a current generation card for DX11. You can pick up a low end card for around $50.

But one of those would be effectively a downgrade in performance. The next step up from a 4650 should be in the $100 class

 

[Huyanglee]

Yo guys, just pulled the trigger on some extra 4 GB RAM, the current setup is:

Core2Duo E6750 2,66 Ghz
ATI HD5750
2x1 GB + 2x2 GB DDR2 PC6400 CL5 RAM

Now I have to choose between 39 € disc with a delivery time of 7 days & 49 € Steam playable on friday.

BRING IT ON!

 

[Falancio]

Can my Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.40GHz, 3415 Mhz, run this game?

 

[99wattr89]

Would an i7 740QM (1.73-2.93GHz) and a GeForce GT 330M (1GB) run the game at higher settings?

 

[Vlade Divac]

If it works at all, with really slow and crappy graphics.

Core2Duo T6600
4 GB RAM
Radeon 4570 512 Mb VRAM

I have this exact same laptop and I have been under the impression that it should definitely be able to play the game...should I not be getting my hopes up? I mean, I'm under no illusion that it'll burn through the highest settings here, but its in between the minimum and recommended, no? This post depresses me...I've been really amped reading the preview posts, but maybe I ought to dial that enthusiasm back. We're definitely not in the market to buy a new computer for a while.

Any other opinions...are we in trouble here?

 

[tokala]

Core2Duo T6600
4 GB RAM
Radeon 4570 512 Mb VRAM

I have this exact same laptop and I have been under the impression that it should definitely be able to play the game...should I not be getting my hopes up? I mean, I'm under no illusion that it'll burn through the highest settings here, but its in between the minimum and recommended, no? This post depresses me...I've been really amped reading the preview posts, but maybe I ought to dial that enthusiasm back. We're definitely not in the market to buy a new computer for a while.

Any other opinions...are we in trouble here?

The one from the link: GPU/VPU: Intel GM45 Express Chipset

Apparently there are different variants. Mobile 4570 should work fine on low settings

Edit: maybe not fine, but probably will work. Got fooled by the numbering, it's essentially a lowest-end dedicated card with only half the raw power of a "minimum" 2600XT

 

[Vlade Divac]

The one from the link: GPU/VPU: Intel GM45 Express Chipset

Apparently there are different variants. Mobile 4570 should work fine on low settings

Ah! Yeah you're right, my apologies...I misread the link as a Vaio NW250 which is what we have and which has the dedicated card. Like I said, I was under no illusion that I'd playing on high settings, but I figured it I'd at least be able to play the game!

Now back to drooling over the preview/speculation threads...thanks again.

ETA: Ugh...just saw your edit. Back to depressed. No pre-order for me; I'll definitely have to see the demo. Grr...

 

[Vlade Divac]

Hey, didn't someone earlier in this thread make mention of the minimum settings being close to Napoleon: Total War? If I were to download the demo, do you guys think that would be a decent gauge to see how CIV might work?

 

[DanaLea]

I have an iMac and I use Bootcamp to run Windows XP SP3. Here the stats to my machine. I'm pretty sure I can run the game, but I'd like confirmation from some of you who can look at the below list and see more then gibberish. I'm especially interesting in the display card. Thanks in advance.

-Dana



Hardware Overview:

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac8,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Mac OS X version 10.6.4


NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x1
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0609
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 3234
Displays:
iMac:
Resolution: 1600 x 1000
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

 

[civ_king]

The GPU is midway between Minimum and Recommended

 

[D712]

Hey, didn't someone earlier in this thread make mention of the minimum settings being close to Napoleon: Total War? If I were to download the demo, do you guys think that would be a decent gauge to see how CIV might work?

They are somewhat "close" but Nappy is higher than CiV's lowest one. So yea, I think if you can get the Nappy demo working, you should be able to play CiV.