specs question

[Aspon]

I have two gig ram comp seem to be fine but lags when i play on huge or large maps during the late game. is this because my specs are to low for civ 5? what specs are needed for it not to lag.

only managing 20ish turns in three hours was not nice.

 

[The_Quasar]

Stick to dual or small maps and you should be fine... 2 Gb is not enough for huge maps, you need at least 4, and 6 is better.

 

[PieceOfMind]

It depends a lot on what OS you're using and how well you make sure you close other applications that could be using up memory, but generally speaking 2GB is considered below par by today's standards. Playing (especially!) huge, large, or even probably standard maps are going to be difficult with only 2GB.

So I guess I agree with Quasar.

Also, your graphics card and/or CPU could be an issue if your game is lagging. Loosely speaking, poor frame rates or sluggish map scrolling would likely have a lot to do with your graphics card, while excessive turn times would be more related to your CPU.

 

[Verified_Confection_Being]

As a general rule it seems the main thing that can hold you back from smooth gameplay is your graphics card. If you have an integrated graphics card, good luck, but from the fact that you can run the game at all it seems like you're ok.

These might help you too.

Minimum Requirements

Operating System: Windows® XP SP3/ Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c

Recommended Requirements

Operating System: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
Video: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® version 11

 

[Aspon]

ive done standard maps a lot and been fine. usually only get this on huge map. I am on mac so maybe specs different i dont know.

 

[The_Quasar]

ive done standard maps a lot and been fine. usually only get this on huge map. I am on mac so maybe specs different i dont know.

Ok, Macs are better, per Gb, than Windows PCs, because the OS takes up a lot less room, so there's more bytes to use for processing. So you'll do better than a Windows machine with 2Gb (which is why you can run standard size maps without any problems).

What graphics card have you got, because that can hold you up too... fortunately, you can get a quite good one relatively cheap these days. A good one would be over the recommended specs above. However, that really depends on how desperate you are to play on a huge map!