Official System Requirements

[gfanikf]

I would have thought the same thing but after doing some research they specially wrote SC2 to run on low-end laptops (to encorporate massive SC1 userbase in places like Korea without them needing to buy new machines)

Interesting, I never knew the Korean base (which is huge) had such low end hardware.

However, I'm not too sure about CIV 4. CYRI says I'm below the minimum specs, but it's said that before and been horribly wrong.

Same it said my CPU was below minimum specs, which is a first. I can never trust the GPU rating since it doesn't realize it's a laptop GPU and thinks it has gigs of graphic memory available. lol

 

[happy_turtle]

Interesting, I never knew the Korean base (which is huge) had such low end hardware.

yeah I remember watching an interview with one of the devs saying they put special effort into inclusiveness, and mentioned a massive non-western audience they had in mind (I can only assume S.Korea).

Anyhoo back to topic, any ideas about 9200m g. I don't care about the quality of the graphics. Heck even an 8-bit version of Civilization would be amazing, it's the gameplay that counts

 

[nokmirt]

I looked at some laptops, they seem still pretty wimpy. Is there any for a higher price range perhaps that may play civ 5? I looked between $700-$1300, and nothing seemed to equal at least recommended system requirements.

 

[tokala]

I looked at some laptops, they seem still pretty wimpy. Is there any for a higher price range perhaps that may play civ 5? I looked between $700-$1300, and nothing seemed to equal at least recommended system requirements.

Laptops are by definition not very well suited for gaming. Laptops are designed to run on a battery and consume as little energy as possible. Powerful hardware needs, surprise, surprise, lots of energy. And the consumed power has to be dissipated as heat without frying the laptop and/or user.
The best you can realistically achieve for ~$1000 is something halfway between minimum and recommended level. A laptop exceeding recommended will be prohibitively expensive and/or unwieldy.

 

[nokmirt]

Laptops are by definition not very well suited for gaming. Laptops are designed to run on a battery and consume as little energy as possible. Powerful hardware needs, surprise, surprise, lots of energy. And the consumed power has to be dissipated as heat without frying the laptop and/or user.
The best you can realistically achieve for ~$1000 is something halfway between minimum and recommended level. A laptop exceeding recommended will be prohibitively expensive and/or unwieldy.

That will work, that is in our price range anyway. Thanks for the info.

 

[SKI]

Laptops are by definition not very well suited for gaming. Laptops are designed to run on a battery and consume as little energy as possible. Powerful hardware needs, surprise, surprise, lots of energy. And the consumed power has to be dissipated as heat without frying the laptop and/or user.
The best you can realistically achieve for ~$1000 is something halfway between minimum and recommended level. A laptop exceeding recommended will be prohibitively expensive and/or unwieldy.

Doesn't the Asus N61JQ-B1 meet recommended for less than $1100?

 

[civ_king]

Doesn't the Asus N61JQ-B1 meet recommended for less than $1100?

No it doesn't, the GPU and CPU are too weak

 

[SKI]

No it doesn't, the GPU and CPU are too weak

An i7-740QM Quad Core is too weak?

 

[civ_king]

An i7-740QM Quad Core is too weak?

just below recommended specs but mostly the GPU is too weak

 

[nokmirt]

Why did they make recommended settings so high? I want to try this demo and we where I stand. What I7 microprocessor is needed for recommended settings?

 

[byang08]

If I am to build my own desktop, what kind of price range would I need to construct something that would run Civ5 and SC2 comfortably, that is above minimum settings. Thanks

 

[bhavv]

I'm thinking I need to upgrade my 4 Ghz I7 920 to an I7 970 for hex core and 32 nm goodness, but that thing is still far too expensive

Cheaper 32 nm hex cores please!

 

[civ_king]

Why did they make recommended settings so high? I want to try this demo and we where I stand. What I7 microprocessor is needed for recommended settings?

it costs ~$500 to make a desktop that beats recommended, laptops have alway been weaker

I'm thinking I need to upgrade my 4 Ghz I7 920 to an I7 970 for hex core and 32 nm goodness, but that thing is still far too expensive

Cheaper 32 nm hex cores please!

that is a friggin awesome CPU!

 

[RD-BH]

...
Win7 takes a while to get used to, but with sufficient RAM and a reasonable CPU (like yours) it is not slower than XP.
...

Perhaps this has been commented on.
... (I have alot more posts to read)
Until you get above 12 cores, XP still outperforms Win7.
Most of the advantages of Win7 are for future generations of computers.
I was rather startled to see it in the recommended system list.

 

[civ_king]

It's called DX 11 and more than 4GB RAM

 

[tokala]

Perhaps this has been commented on.
... (I have alot more posts to read)
Until you get above 12 cores, XP still outperforms Win7.
Most of the advantages of Win7 are for future generations of computers.
I was rather startled to see it in the recommended system list.

Welcome to the future
The days of Vista/Win7 beeing slower than XP are long gone, at least on modern hardware/software. You might find older applications where you would be able to measure a difference, but only very few would show a difference large enough to notice it without a stopwatch

 

[RD-BH]

Welcome to the future
The days of Vista/Win7 beeing slower than XP are long gone, at least on modern hardware/software. You might find older applications where you would be able to measure a difference, but only very few would show a difference large enough to notice it without a stopwatch

My office is currently being packed up, but I'm fairly certain you are wrong.
This was in a recent tech report from Microsoft (within the last 6 months).
To gain advantage over XP you need more memory and more cores than current systems being built.
Current benefits are in stability (cough) and security.
Win7 is very forward looking, but we are not there yet.

[edit]
I am told I'm being senile.
I'm combining information from a recent theorectical paper and two reports later proven inaccurate.
This happens as I get older, and I apologize for the confusion.
Win7 architecture is faster than XP on current hardware.
[end_edit]

 

[tokala]

To gain advantage over XP you need more memory and more cores than current systems being built.

c't magazine (those guys seriously know their stuff) did extensive benchmark tests comparing XP SP3, Vista SP2 and Win7 in issue 18/2009. They found no significant differences on mainstream and above hardware (C2D 2.13GHz/2GB and better). On a Netbook XP was up to 10% faster than Win7 though, and Win7 felt sluggish with really slow/old harddrives (2002 model). On modern systems Win7 felt faster than Vista/XP due to better responsiveness

 

[Marcus I.]

I have a NVIDIA GeForce 8200 graphics card.

The other minimum Requirements my Compi will manage. But will this card be sufficient enough to play CIV V somehow?

Thanks for any answers.

 

[tokala]

I have a NVIDIA GeForce 8200 graphics card.

The other minimum Requirements my Compi will manage. But will this card be sufficient enough to play CIV V somehow?

Thanks for any answers.

Probably not, try the demo first