Hello everyone, just wanted to give an update - especially for all of you who recommended an upgrade of the whole system... I managed to get the system running at almost 30fps on medium settings, 1680x1050 resolution, and shadows turned off. Here's the quick story: Bought some new RAM, plugged it in and it didn't work (I think it's a high density / low density thing). When I replaced old RAM to make sure that I didn't break anything, I place the mis-matched RAM into the system in the proper order (someone else had bought the upgrades long ago). That is, the 1 gig sticks went in the primary slots and the 512 sticks went into the secondary. That's it! Thanks for all your help - and add this to your knowledge to help other people - this system configuration will work!

Thanks Iboga - I tried the DirectX 9 library update approach that was mentioned elsewhere on the forums with no luck unfortunately. As for the windowed mode, switching back and forth between that and the other option with no luck I'm afraid. :-( I'll try out the High Detail Graphics mode approach, see if that works. After a RAM upgrade, should it not work, this dinosaur is going down the computer inheritance line!

It USED to be awesome - I inherited it from a friend who bought it from Alienware. Showing its age though for sure!

I'm running 1680x1050 resolution on a 21 inch widescreen monitor. I tried lowering the resolution but that didn't seem to do me any good. I read on some forums online that if I try to push my GPU any higher than the GeForce 8800 Ultra, then I'll just be bottle-necked at my processor. :-(

BTW, even at absolute minimum settings (everything at low, everything turned off) in the middle of nowhere, staring up at the sky, I was still getting no better that 15 fps. Totally unplayable - bleh!

Thanks everyone for the input - I was pretty stumped there for a while. I think I'll try upgrading the RAM and see if that show any improvement. I'm kinda sunk in this system already, might as well see if I can push her a bit farther!

I'm running Widows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit version. Ack! I was wishing I didn't have to replace!

Here are my motherboard specs: ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe Graphic Interface: PCI-Express x16 Not sure where to find the bus speed for mother board bridges though...

Are you sure I'm at minimum specs? I've checked Sprigum's post here: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=3898 It looks like I'm at least above absolute minimum aren't I? My Processor is better than the Toledo 4800+ and my GPU is above the "Medium Performance Milestone" at 1080p.

Hi all - I'm getting low FPS (9-15) on my system and I'm trying to figure out why. Here are my specs: Processor: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Dual Core 2.6 GHz Graphics Card: NVidia GeForce 8800 Ultra 1 GHz memory RAM: 3 GHz Single Channel DDR > 2 Chips: 1 GB Samsung PC3200 > 2 Chips: 512 MB Patriot PC3200 I've updated my GPU and RealTek audio drivers, BOIS, and Directx. I've DeFragged, Scan Disked, and closed down unnecessary programs. Still no luck - I suspect it may be the mis-matched RAM but I don't want to invest in better RAM if the rest of the system is insufficient. Can anyone help? Thank you!