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[NovaFusion]

My computer has been able to play very cpu demanding games. I am going to purchase the founders pack but my specs are barely below min. here is a copy, will the game allow me to download client with this ...thx for all your hard work

OS Version: Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview
System RAM: 8186 MB
****CPU Name: Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz**
CPU Speeds: 2267
Physical CPUs: 1
Virtual CPUs: 2
Video Card Description: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.2)
VRAM: 1024 MB
Primary Display Resolution: 1920x1080
Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution: 1920x1080
Microphone: True
Language: English (United States)
Free Hard Drive Space: 224392 MB
Total Hard Drive Space: 304892 MB
Windows Experience Index Rating: 5.8

[OICU812]

As far as I know the game specs have not been posted.

[Bicolorpuppet]

Here is the link that Russ put up it has the specs in it
http://mwomercs.com/...veloper-update/

[capt hungry]

How come your E8400 is only running @ 2.26Ghz? It's a 3Ghz part.........seems a little strange. I have the same chip. I'm a little behind on specs too, but I'm not that worried and I don't think you should be either.

If anything, a new vid card would help in the interim with running the game. And if you don't have to be playing at the highest resolution, you'll be fine. I'd love to upgrade before playing MWO, but I'm stuck with what I have. You could probably find something within the recommended specs that were posted for a decent price.

[Beazle]

Quote of an important bit of the above linked Dev post

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A few notes on the system requirements for absolute clarity. Right now a duo core system is our minimum spec machine but it is also our main focus of concern. It is playable on those specifications and I have tested it myself but it is currently very much a minimum spec type of experience running on low detail settings. Currently it’s obvious that a Quad core system is the key as even the earliest Core 2 Quad systems run the game very well. However at this point in time we have only been able to spend a very minor amount of time working on optimizations and it is our goal since there are still so many out there to get the Core 2 Duo systems running much faster.

If you read through the rest of the thread, you'll see this commented on a couple more times. Sounds like a Quad Core (if possible) might get you more bang for your buck than a new video card.

[Elkarlo]

capt hungry, on 28 June 2012 - 06:05 PM, said:

How come your E8400 is only running @ 2.26Ghz? It's a 3Ghz part.........seems a little strange. I have the same chip. I'm a little behind on specs too, but I'm not that worried and I don't think you should be either.

It's a Notebook not the Famous E8400 but the P8400 2,26ghz with 3MB Cache.
The CPU power is something like the AMD 245e
And the GPU something like the 9600 GT.
So yes it will run, thanks to the 8GB ram.
But both parts are slightly below Minimum Specs. So FPS won't be great

So new Notebook or hoping that it will run.

Edited by Elkarlo, 29 June 2012 - 01:32 AM.

[famguy1]

My computer specs are:

OS Version: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
System RAM: 2045 MB
CPU Name: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
CPU Speeds: 2700
Physical CPUs: 1
Virtual CPUs: 2
Video Card Description: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
VRAM: 512 MB
Primary Display Resolution: 1280x1024
Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution: 1280x1024
Microphone: True
Language: English (United States)
Free Hard Drive Space: 95693 MB
Total Hard Drive Space: 305242 MB

and i want to know if i could run MWO with my pc. I have played Crysis 2, which runs on CryEngine 3 and it runs(barely) on lowest settings, although it sometimes slows down.

[Nikoliy]

famguy1, on 29 June 2012 - 05:30 AM, said:

My computer specs are:

OS Version: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
System RAM: 2045 MB
CPU Name: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
CPU Speeds: 2700
Physical CPUs: 1
Virtual CPUs: 2
Video Card Description: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
VRAM: 512 MB
Primary Display Resolution: 1280x1024
Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution: 1280x1024
Microphone: True
Language: English (United States)
Free Hard Drive Space: 95693 MB
Total Hard Drive Space: 305242 MB

and i want to know if i could run MWO with my pc. I have played Crysis 2, which runs on CryEngine 3 and it runs(barely) on lowest settings, although it sometimes slows down.

your going to need to upgrade your ram.... max it out if possible
you can make it easier by starting here http://www.crucial.c.../betheboss.aspx
Crucial is a good and relatively cheap manufacturer their is others like Corsair Patriot GSkill...

next consider getting a graphics card update
Getting a GTX680 wont be all that useful because you will be held back by your system but getting a GTX460 or GTX260would defiantly help... don't get anything within the NVIDIA series with the number bellow GTX(2-6)60 they are cheaper but also a lot slower... The ATI equivalent will also work

Edited by Nikoliy, 29 June 2012 - 05:44 AM.

[pvtbryan]

From another post - the "YouGamers" site (division of 3dMark/FutureMark) has added an MWO performance rating comparison. Requires a small install. I need to upgrade my crappy vid card apparently.

http://www.yougamers.com/games/10528/

[capt hungry]

Beazle - I did read the post about the recommended specs not soon after it was posted, but I'd forgotten about the quad core part. Thanks for the reminder.

Elkarlo - now I understand. This is what happens when I make assumptions.

Just found out that I have to replace the flooring in my basement office.........no upgrades for me at all this year.

[Beazle]

pvtbryan, on 29 June 2012 - 05:44 AM, said:

From another post - the "YouGamers" site (division of 3dMark/FutureMark) has added an MWO performance rating comparison. Requires a small install. I need to upgrade my crappy vid card apparently.

http://www.yougamers.com/games/10528/

Hmmm gonna check this out, thanks for the link.

[GeneralPacman]

Being a pvp game you shouldnt need to worry about cpu power as there is no AI...afaik anyway. Its mainly graphical power you will need, as you said crysis 2 barely runs on low settings so its probably time for a gpu upgrade. RAM shouldnt be an issue either, but, i would recommend at least 4gb.

[famguy1]

Thanks for advice, i'll upgrade my pc as soon as i can, but there is one thing i want to know. If MWO and Crysis 2 run on the same engine, then why does MWO require more ram than Crysis 2? I've seen some MWO videos and it doesen't seem to have many graphical improvements over Crysis 2. Also with minimum settings Crysis 2 runs normaly, only loading times are a bit too long for me and it occasionally freezes for 1-2 seconds.

[Nikoliy]

famguy1, on 29 June 2012 - 10:13 PM, said:

Thanks for advice, i'll upgrade my pc as soon as i can, but there is one thing i want to know. If MWO and Crysis 2 run on the same engine, then why does MWO require more ram than Crysis 2? I've seen some MWO videos and it doesn't seem to have many graphical improvements over Crysis 2. Also with minimum settings Crysis 2 runs normaly, only loading times are a bit too long for me and it occasionally freezes for 1-2 seconds.

While the engine its self is on the same version "3" but that doesn't mean their were no updates to the abilities and features of the engine. You can see this in the old Mechwarrior 2. You can see the differences in the from the first dos version to the final 3dfx/titanium version.
VS

The developers can optimize the engine for higher performance in different ways. Graphically for example instead of making a model more detailed they might choose to put a texture on it with the detail in 2d instead. Their is a lot of ways you can optimize the coding of the game as well. One thing you might think about is that this is the first time IGP is using the Cry 3 engine so they may not now all the tricks. Crysis 2 developers wrote the code for the engine and would obviously know how to get the most out of it. (I'm not a game developer but I do know a little c/c++ matlab java).

Finally the best reason for you to upgrade is if you were able to run Crysis 2 at low-norm setting with some minor stuttering think about how that will effect your PVP game play... Their you are lining up an alpha strike... a two sec stutter and you miss. Your heat is at max your ammo is waited and now you have the full attention of the mech who was going to take that alpha strike to the face

Edited by Nikoliy, 29 June 2012 - 11:55 PM.