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Name: tezel
Date: July 17, 2007 at 07:03:49 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:
OS: vista
CPU/Ram: 446
Model/Manufacturer: hp

Comment:

446mbcan my computer specs which is:
processor: AMD Sempron(tm) processor 3500+ 2.00ghz
memory(ram): 446mb
system type: 32 - bit operating system
handle medieval total war 2 and battle for middle earth 2
simple answer
thank you

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Response Number 1

Name: Cobra_R
Date: July 17, 2007 at 08:11:38 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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Medevil Total War II
System Requirements
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
CPU: Celeron 1.5GHz Pentium 4® (1500MHz) or equivalent AMD® processor
RAM: 512MB RAM
CD: 8x Speed DVD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate)
Hard Disk Space: 11GB of uncompressed free hard disk space
CPU: 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card
DX: DirectX® 9.0c
VIDEO: 128MB Hardware Accelerated video card with Shader 1 supportand the latest drivers. Must be 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible

Battle for middle earth 2

System Requirements
System: 1.6 Ghz or equivalent
RAM: 512 MB
Video Memory: 64 MB
Hard Drive Space: 6000 MB
Other: DVD-ROM drive (for the Collector's Edition)
64 MB GeForce3-class video card. The game only officially supports cards with ATI (Radeon 8500 or greater) and Nvidia chipsets, and the Intel GMA 900 and GMA 950 products. The GeForce 4 MX is not suppor

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Response Number 2

Name: jam
Date: July 17, 2007 at 15:01:23 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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The fact that you have 446MB RAM (probably 448MB) tells me that you actually have 512MB & 64MB of it is being used by onboard video. Plus I see you're running Vista, so you have two strikes against you already.
Here's my guesses:
Medieval Total War II = NO.
Battle for Middle Earth 2 = Maybe. If it plays at all, it definitely won't play well.

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Response Number 3

Name: tezel
Date: July 17, 2007 at 15:24:13 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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man hopefully it handles the game

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Response Number 4

Name: jam
Date: July 17, 2007 at 15:34:05 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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I wouldn't bet on it....
If you have a copy of XP, you should seriously consider reinstalling it, or setting up a dual boot configuration (Vista/XP).
But if you really wanna play games well, you need more RAM (at least another 512MB) & a dedicated video card, not onboard video.

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Response Number 5

Name: Dark Sky
Date: July 17, 2007 at 19:21:57 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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I suspect you're using on-board video card because of the shared memory. Emm...I think the best Total War game that you can play will be Shogun Total War. BFME2 will play but with bugs (May be lots of em) and seriously chuggy. Please consider an upgrade. Even 1GB RAM and 6600GT above will do if you're in tight budget.
Dip Electronic Eng
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BSc Software Eng
Core2 Duo 6420
Gigabyte 965P-S3
2x1GB DDR667
7900GS 256DDR3 OC
2xSeagate 160GB SATA300
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19" 5ms 4:3 Dell LCD

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Response Number 6

Name: Sabertooth
Date: July 17, 2007 at 20:36:41 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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No matter how many times you ask, the answer is basically going to remain the same -- your Pavilion a6110e is NOT a gamer & sadly, it NEVER will be regardless of your optimism :-(

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Response Number 7

Name: jam
Date: July 17, 2007 at 21:29:20 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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Looks like everyone's basically telling him the same thing. Maybe if we "say" it enough times, it will eventually sink in?

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Response Number 8

Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: July 17, 2007 at 22:20:50 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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Also, 512Mb inst enough for vista to run very well at all, especially when its shared with the onboard graphics. Get at least another 512Mb stick of RAM. It will make your PC work much faster and you might be able to play the Battle for middle earth 2 game OK.
I hate that ANY PC that is sold with Vista and only has 512Mb of RAM. Its unfair for the person who purchases it and ends up with a slug, when it could run brilliantly under XP.
To all novices going to buy a brand name PC:
Only get one with 1Gb of RAM!! If you dont know what it is, ask for it anyway!
I'm done now....

Mattwizz3 :
Vista Home Basic
2.2GHz Sempron
1GB DDR400
GeForce 6800Ultra

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Response Number 9

Name: tezel
Date: July 18, 2007 at 01:12:43 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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so someone said the best game i can run is shogun so why is it i can run rome total war smoothly?
anyway i will upgrade it soon.
how much does it cost to upgrade you video card and memory to 1024mb?
thanks

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Response Number 10

Name: tezel
Date: July 18, 2007 at 01:16:27 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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the information of my video card is:
NVIDIA gEfORCE 6100 NfORCE 420.
I seem to be getting the wrong info from people people say i can barly shogun which means i cANT EVEN HANDLE THE OTHER GAMES BUT I HAVE MEDIEVAL TOTAL WAR AND ROME TOTAL WAR AND THEY WORK SMOOTHLY

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Response Number 11

Name: tezel
Date: July 18, 2007 at 01:20:20 Pacific
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Anyway when i get medieval 2 and if it works i will be very happy and suprised if it doesnt i will upgrade my pc probably get xp wahtever
how much does upgrading cost?

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Response Number 12

Name: Dark Sky
Date: July 18, 2007 at 01:37:42 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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Ah! Here finally you solve our problem. You kept us guessing your vga card that is why we come up with an idea that you cant play any games. Yes you can play medieval2 but in low quality.
Your 6100 eventhough integrated card but a good card for entry level but still not meant for hardcore even casual gamers. When you say you can play u really mean in low quality right? If u still insist in playing in low quality (not me) then the answer will be yes but still not recommended.
Dip Electronic Eng
Dip Computing & IT
BSc Software Eng
Core2 Duo 6420
Gigabyte 965P-S3
2x1GB DDR667
7900GS 256DDR3 OC
2xSeagate 160GB SATA300
SB Audigy4
19" 5ms 4:3 Dell LCD

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Response Number 13

Name: tezel
Date: July 18, 2007 at 02:03:05 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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ok thanks i will upgrade the ram and maybe then the video card thank you Dark sky well probably i can play battle for middle earth which i will get for my brother. Thanks everyone for ideas and information on the issue, also sorry how much does upgrading a computer cost? Lets say i want to upgrade it to the best machine it could be, how much? (pounds)

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Response Number 14

Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: July 18, 2007 at 05:27:02 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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"Lets say i want to upgrade it to the best machine it could be, how much?"
Too much..
But if you want to do a few very worthwhile upgrades which will make your computer much better to use, not that much.
If you tell me your system model I can tell you what Ram it uses and the price and also if you actually can upgrade the graphics.
My very rough guess for an extra gig of ram and a mid range graphics card is 75-100 Pounds... Although thats a rough conversion in my head from Australian dollars.
Mattwizz3 :
Vista Home Basic
2.2GHz Sempron
1GB DDR400
GeForce 6800Ultra

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Response Number 15

Name: Sabertooth
Date: July 18, 2007 at 10:11:21 Pacific
Subject: can my specs handle the games:

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Getting something as important & simple as credible system information from the OP is like pulling teeth. I sorta guessed that he has the Pavilion a6110e from HP based on component tips gathered from some of the responses prior, but he has neither denied nor corroborate that speculation .... LOL
I think the biggest mistake he made was buying a $350 rig for gaming when a modest & averagely decent video card alone normally goes for at least half that amount & up. The budget Sempron CPU with only 256KB L2 is also a strong weakness & IMO a bad move for a new machine bought in Q3 2007. C'mon, I have an A64 3400+ (S754) on this machine & it has 1MB of L2 cache & I've had it for about two years now & I'm not planning on upgrading the 6800NU on the machine to anything faster.
Finally, I agree with need to upgrade the system's RAM, but I would not recommend going wild on a video card for the machine so as to avoid creating a bottleneck situation.

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