System Requirements?

[Cromat]

I probably already know the answer but what the hell

Is there any chance this game would run on a laptop with integrated graphics?
My current PC is 6 years old, so that's out of the question. But my dad got me a brand new laptop almost for free (about $100).
The specs are:

Toshiba Satellite C650
Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500 @ 2.3GHz
RAM: 3GB DDR3 1066MHz
Hard Drive: 320GB @ 5400RPM
Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M

So... any hope? On the lowest settings of course.

It's OK be blunt

 

[Centurio]

How about...

2.66 GHz Duo Core
2 GB RAM
Nvidia GTX 260 series card
250 GB hard drive (+ 999 GB external hard drive)

Also, Cromat, the RAM is good, but the graphics card will probably be disastrous. But then, "Jim, I'm a doctor, not a computer expert!"

 

[Thyrwyn]

In the GDC Scalability presentation they specifically mentioned that the game would run on integrated graphics cards. (Not sure how that one in particular holds up. . .)

It won't look quite as nice, of course. . .

 

[Cromat]

In the GDC Scalability presentation they specifically mentioned that the game would run on integrated graphics cards. (Not sure how that one in particular holds up. . .)

It won't look quite as nice, of course. . .

Wow that's great
Graphics don't matter too much on Civ anyway in my opinion.

 

[thelibra]

Well, thanks to the washing maching dying, it looks like I won't be getting that sweet laptop I wanted. So now it looks like I'll be using my old ancient POS, slightly upgraded.

Intel Dual-Core 3.2GHz (note, NOT Core 2, but the former architecture before it)
4 GB RAM (DDR2 667, which reads as only 3.25 GB for some reason)
GEForce 9600 GT (512GB)

Will Civ5 even run on something this old, you think?

 

[civ_king]

Well, thanks to the washing maching dying, it looks like I won't be getting that sweet laptop I wanted. So now it looks like I'll be using my old ancient POS, slightly upgraded.

Intel Dual-Core 3.2GHz (note, NOT Core 2, but the former architecture before it)
4 GB RAM (DDR2 667, which reads as only 3.25 GB for some reason)
GEForce 9600 GT (512GB)

Will Civ5 even run on something this old, you think?

yes, maybe not the best but it will run, your GPU is acceptable, CPU is running at a very odd speed are you sure it's not 1.6 or is it a desktop overclocked? and supposedly RAM wont be as important as Civ IV,

 

[konradcabral]

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz
RAM: 2,5 GB
Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family - 358 MB

Any hope?

 

[civ_king]

The video chip doesn't look fun

 

[thelibra]

yes, maybe not the best but it will run, your GPU is acceptable, CPU is running at a very odd speed are you sure it's not 1.6 or is it a desktop overclocked? and supposedly RAM wont be as important as Civ IV,

It is indeed a very odd speed, but is truly the speed it runs at, not overclocked. It was among the last of the high-GHz processors before Intel figured out that you can get a lot more speed out of a processor by reducing your thermal budget, installing heat channels, and upping the number of instructions per cycle that it could handle. Before then, it was more a matter of how fast you could do instructions rather than how many at once you could do at once. That's why current screaming fast i7 processors are running at a rate of 1.8GHz, a speed that was laughably obsolete, at the time I got my Dual-Core 3.2 GHz, yet they put my processor to shame now. Why? Because their design can handle something like 8-11 times as many instructions per cycle as my processor, and they generate less heat, and the heat they generate is better managed.

So it's kind of like a classic muscle car... At the time it was hot stuff, ran fast and hot, but then people figured out things like the GT 350 could run faster than the 500 because lighter weight required less power to move it. Then throw in contemporary synthetic building materials, and you can now get a much better, faster car, that uses a lot less engine, and weighs a lot less.

...sigh... I want a new machine. Stupid washer and it's broken pump.

 

[civ_king]

It is indeed a very odd speed, but is truly the speed it runs at, not overclocked. It was among the last of the high-GHz processors before Intel figured out that you can get a lot more speed out of a processor by reducing your thermal budget, installing heat channels, and upping the number of instructions per cycle that it could handle. Before then, it was more a matter of how fast you could do instructions rather than how many at once you could do at once. That's why current screaming fast i7 processors are running at a rate of 1.8GHz, a speed that was laughably obsolete, at the time I got my Dual-Core 3.2 GHz, yet they put my processor to shame now. Why? Because their design can handle something like 8-11 times as many instructions per cycle as my processor, and they generate less heat, and the heat they generate is better managed.

So it's kind of like a classic muscle car... At the time it was hot stuff, ran fast and hot, but then people figured out things like the GT 350 could run faster than the 500 because lighter weight required less power to move it. Then throw in contemporary synthetic building materials, and you can now get a much better, faster car, that uses a lot less engine, and weighs a lot less.

...sigh... I want a new machine. Stupid washer and it's broken pump.

Core Duo had a much lower thermal envelope than a Pentium D, Are you sure it's a Core Duo? not a Pentium D?

The i7s with sub 2GHz speeds are quad cores

 

[Louis XXIV]

Hey, I hate to be one of those people, but I'm planning on buying a computer and I'd hate to pick one that can't run the game.

Any thoughts on this system? Thanks guys

 

[civ_king]

looks nice, though it seems heavy

 

[Matty R]

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Dual Core @ 3.2GHz
4GB RAM (don't know which type)
AMD 760G Chipset (Integrated)

I'm sure the CPU and RAM are adequate, but what about the GPU?

 

[civ_king]

It will probably work but you could buy a better laptop later

 

[Matty R]

It will probably work but you could buy a better laptop later

It's a PC, and it's 3 days old.

EDIT

I think the GPU I have has that crossfire hybrid technology, and the compatible dedicated card to take advantage of the hybrid thing isn't too expensive. Maybe it could be a treat at some point.

 

[MarkJohnson]

It's a PC, and it's 3 days old.

but the technology is is a couple of years old. The video card is equivalent to a 3000 series video card (two generations old)

also, that's actually a laptop stuffed in a PC case. For comparison's sake it's, unfortunately, a laptop.

EDIT

I think the GPU I have has that crossfire hybrid technology, and the compatible dedicated card to take advantage of the hybrid thing isn't too expensive. Maybe it could be a treat at some point.

Hybrid is mostly used for switching the integrated graphics off for gaming or switching the gaming card off for office work. I don't know if the crossfire part even works and if it does it wouldn't be much help. between crossfire overhead and the small amount of power the integrated GPU has would probably negate each other. Also, the hybrid is only an option on a card or two.

You'd be much better getting the best card you can afford than mess with the hybrid tech. You may want to look for non-powered video cards or you may need a bigger power supply. Usually in the x670 or lower series for ATI. I currently have a 5670 and it handles most DX11 games on medium settings at 1080P (1920x1080) pretty good.

-=Mark=-

 

[Matty R]

but the technology is is a couple of years old. The video card is equivalent to a 3000 series video card (two generations old)

also, that's actually a laptop stuffed in a PC case. For comparison's sake it's, unfortunately, a laptop.



Hybrid is mostly used for switching the integrated graphics off for gaming or switching the gaming card off for office work. I don't know if the crossfire part even works and if it does it wouldn't be much help. between crossfire overhead and the small amount of power the integrated GPU has would probably negate each other. Also, the hybrid is only an option on a card or two.

You'd be much better getting the best card you can afford than mess with the hybrid tech. You may want to look for non-powered video cards or you may need a bigger power supply. Usually in the x670 or lower series for ATI. I currently have a 5670 and it handles most DX11 games on medium settings at 1080P (1920x1080) pretty good.

-=Mark=-

You see, I don't know all this technical stuff. I thought my processor was amongst the best available. Shows exactly what I know.

I'll look into a decent dedicated graphics card if I start playing more "modern" games. At the moment I only play Civ 4 and an RTS from 1999 on my PC.


Anyway, by the time I'll be looking to get Civ V, which will be quite a while after it's initial release, I'd probably be able to get something decent for a reasonable, to me, price. The new combat system looks really good, so I'll try to get the game at some point.

 

[12agnar0k]

I probably already know the answer but what the hell

Is there any chance this game would run on a laptop with integrated graphics?
My current PC is 6 years old, so that's out of the question. But my dad got me a brand new laptop almost for free (about $100).
The specs are:

Toshiba Satellite C650
Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500 @ 2.3GHz
RAM: 3GB DDR3 1066MHz
Hard Drive: 320GB @ 5400RPM
Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M

So... any hope? On the lowest settings of course.

It's OK be blunt

It would run better if you had a graphics card, all games and programmes would, but yes the game will probably run on lower settings, intergrated graphics do work, they just won't deal with the amazing graphics you get if you put everything on high .

 

[Drago Askani]

You see, I don't know all this technical stuff. I thought my processor was amongst the best available. Shows exactly what I know.

I'll look into a decent dedicated graphics card if I start playing more "modern" games. At the moment I only play Civ 4 and an RTS from 1999 on my PC.


Anyway, by the time I'll be looking to get Civ V, which will be quite a while after it's initial release, I'd probably be able to get something decent for a reasonable, to me, price. The new combat system looks really good, so I'll try to get the game at some point.

Last I checked some of the top dogs were the Intel i-7's. Though its been a few months since I bought mine.

 

[civ_king]

Xeons are better as always