traftonten Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Are people on the forums just performance junkies who constantly complain if-heaven forbid- the fps drops occasionally? Or the fan gets too loud? Most games do that time to time. I have yet to install it so idk as of yet, but the system requirements seam to speak for themselves, pretty basic stuff. Or are the posted specs really that far off the mark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringzero Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Are people on the forums just performance junkies who constantly complain if-heaven forbid- the fps drops occasionally? Or the fan gets too loud? Most games do that time to time. I have yet to install it so idk as of yet, but the system requirements seam to speak for themselves, pretty basic stuff. Or are the posted specs really that far off the mark? A lot of very smart people with systems that far exceed even the recommended requirements are still having issues. It's a new game. The kinks have yet to be worked out. I hope your gameplay proves excellent ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordsFord Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Not really. I can run the game fine, on lower graphic settings however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfburger Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I run at max with no issues at all on a LAPTOP Core i5 Sandybridge 6gb ram 7200rpm HD 540m 2GB video smooth as silk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grishaaa Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I run at max with no issues at all on a LAPTOP Core i5 Sandybridge 6gb ram 7200rpm HD 540m 2GB video smooth as silk me 2 no lag at all i7 260 8gb ram 15000rpm HDD gtx 580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulufoxtrot Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I get lag while everythings rendering on start up for like the first five minutes, but after that it runs amazing on my computer that barely meets min. requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoySmithy Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Zulu, would you mind posting your specs, for comparative purposes? I don't have a high end machine at all and while the game runs, naturally I'm always lookin to pick up my 20fps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmagod Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I run a AMD 770 mobo with 4gig ram, a cheap samsung HD from an E Machine, 460 GTX 1gig vid card, all settings on high except Shadows is off and have found the game to run very smooth with no fuss. I don't believe our computers need to be god-like, just tweak with the settings and you will find a happy place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenLloyd Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I have a laptop with an i3, and an integrated graphics card. Game runs fine. So no you don't. It just has hiccups, it's new it's an MMO, it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatteredDestiny Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) No lag whatsoever: Phenom 2 X6@4.1GHz, 16GB DDR3, ATI Radeon HD6970, Corsair F120, 2TB 7200rpm, Win 7 Ult x64 Some lag, but nothing major: Asus X72JR, I5-520m, 8GB, ATI MR HD5470 1024mb, Intel SSD, 500GB 7200rpm, Win 7 Ultimate x64 LAG: Compaq Presario V5102EU, AMD Turion 64 2.2GHz, 2048MB, WDC 120GB EPIC Lag: Toughbook CF-29 MK5 1.6GHz Pentium-M, 1.5GB DDR2, Corsair SSD Currently installing: HP Elitebook 6930p, Intel C2D P8600, 3GB DDR2, 160GB 7200rpm, GMA 4500MHD Edited January 12, 2012 by ShatteredDestiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulufoxtrot Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Zulu, would you mind posting your specs, for comparative purposes? I don't have a high end machine at all and while the game runs, naturally I'm always lookin to pick up my 20fps. Sure AMD Athlon 4000+ X2 2 Gig RAM Nvidia 9500GT Seagate Barracuda 160 GB - 100 MBps - 7200 rpm turned everything to low, and run gamebooster with it (Which a lot of purists scoff at, but I don't care enough to write code to turn off processors and clean ram and what have you, and it works well with it) and I can get a good five hours of play before it starts getting choppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkhatrules Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I get between 1-3 FPS and I have no idea why, I plan on buying a new graphics card tomorrow and some more RAM, unless someone can suggest potential solutions? Here are my specs; Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 635 Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.9GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Available OS Memory: 1792MB RAM Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eGraced Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I get between 1-3 FPS and I have no idea why, I plan on buying a new graphics card tomorrow and some more RAM, unless someone can suggest potential solutions? Here are my specs; Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 635 Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.9GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Available OS Memory: 1792MB RAM Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8200 If you're running Windows 7 it's most likely the 2GB of RAM. I'd boost that to at least 4GB and see how that goes before upgrading your Video Card. Also... make sure your video card drivers are current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkhatrules Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Thanks alot eGraced, I am running windows 7 and I thought it was both, but yeah good shout out to try the RAM before spending more on a card. If I do have to spend money on a card, any suggestions for a reasonably priced one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmysw Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I get between 1-3 FPS and I have no idea why, I plan on buying a new graphics card tomorrow and some more RAM, unless someone can suggest potential solutions? Here are my specs; Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 635 Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.9GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Available OS Memory: 1792MB RAM Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8200 your problem will most probably your RAM as windows 7 takes up almost 2gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shammus Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) Are people on the forums just performance junkies who constantly complain if-heaven forbid- the fps drops occasionally? Or the fan gets too loud? Most games do that time to time. I have yet to install it so idk as of yet, but the system requirements seam to speak for themselves, pretty basic stuff. Or are the posted specs really that far off the mark? personally I think you're correct I have one guild member who plays this game "although not very well in the imperial fleet" but cna do just about everything else just has slow loading times He's using a radeon x1650 and is able to play this game (this isn't even an pci-e card.. its agp they don't even make them anymore ) I have a mediocre computer decent video card nvidia 560ti 448 core, I got for 200 bucks off of newegg and run the game great. I get anywhere in the neighborhood of 60fps or more sure it slows down in the fleet but this is no different then wow in dalaran which for me was FAR laggier then our space ports. I get between 1-3 FPS and I have no idea why, I plan on buying a new graphics card tomorrow and some more RAM, unless someone can suggest potential solutions? Here are my specs; Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 635 Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.9GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Available OS Memory: 1792MB RAM Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8200 you may have a ram issue, I notice for whatever reason on my performance monitor on my keyboard swtor with windows 7 64 bit running eats roughly 4 gigs of ram.. it just stays at the halfway point from the minute I load the game. I think 2 gigs is a little low, even if they say it meets requirements. http://vitamincm.com/prevent-windows-7-using-memory-ram/ windows 7 tweaking tips above, I may try these for myself to see if it makes any different in the amount of ram the game eats. Edited January 16, 2012 by Shammus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightDLR Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I somewhat surprisingly played quite well with the following system (which is getting a direly needed upgrade in a couple weeks after I roasted the video card): P4 2.8GHz Prescott 2 GB RAM HD 3650 AGP video with 1GB RAM Win XP Professional The game wasn't terribly pretty with everything on low, but wasn't completely ugly and not terribly great FPS (15-20) but quite playable. My currently planned upgrade is the following (and well within my budget for upgrading): AMD Athlon II 3.1 GHz (Quad-Core) AM3 CPU 8GB RAM GTX 550 Ti PCI-E video with 1GB RAM Windows 7 Home Premium Rather curious how this will perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruelCoin Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Running a LAPTOP with the following. Core i7 8gb ram 3gb video Everything on max. Crotch does get kinda warm though........ People can sometimes put too much emphasis on graphics. The all important thing is keeping fps above 30. If your machine can do this, then the game will be fine for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmysw Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 curious if this will run thank you in advance System Specification - Case: Antec 300 - Black - Power Supply: OCZ ZS 550w PSU - CPU: Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz Clarkdale - Motherboard: Intel H61 (Socket 1155) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard - Cooler: Intel Stock CPU Cooler - RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Hard Drive: 500GB HDD - Graphics Card: OcUK GeForce GTX 550Ti 1024MB - Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board) - Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertllew Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 The problem is that there seems to be only marginal correlation between how good your computer is and the performance of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bliapis Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) the answer to the OP is yes and no. Yes you need a powerful machine and no you dont. It all depends how the game "sits" on your rig. Some people with mediocre machines do play the game at max settings with no FPS drop and some with highend machines home problems at various places. So its a hit and miss thing, u either get it right or not. Edited January 16, 2012 by bliapis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedMix Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 The game likes Ram, get 6+ gigs and 99% of everyone's issues disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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