Ship Simulator

English forum => Ship Simulator Extremes => Topic started by: Hamaroy on August 30, 2010, 17:14:21

Title: Will the game run?
Post by: Hamaroy on August 30, 2010, 17:14:21
Hey!

I just wonder if the game is gonna run on my comp...

Have: Vista 64bit
         Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 8750 Triple-Core Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
         Memory: 4094MB RAM
         
         Display:
         Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4650

Robin
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 17:21:31
Hi Robin,

Welcome to the forums!

Everything on your system seems to be capable of running SSE although your graphics card is just below the minimum required to play the game. You might just about get away with it though.

The demo is going to be released in September at some point, so you could either wait for the demo or chance it by purchasing the game.

As I said, the rest of your system is fine, but the card may or may not be able to handle the graphics to an acceptable level.
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Hamaroy on August 30, 2010, 17:25:36
okedoke ;)

thx 4 the answer :)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 17:27:45
You're very welcome, let us know how you get along :)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Hamaroy on August 30, 2010, 17:30:02
I have bought it, so kinda exited if it is gonna work or not...I will inform you :thumbs:
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Eraser74 on August 30, 2010, 17:43:27
I have a slightly better graphics card than you and the game runs, but very very poorly, it´s unplayable with these fps and I think your performance will be even lower. When on open sea the game runs fine, but in harbours the fps are in the 15-18 range at most.

I wouldn´t have bought it when I were you, unless you consider upgrading your gpu soon.
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: FinlandUsername on August 30, 2010, 17:47:00
Well, since I found this thread I might aswell ask if mine will work.
I think I can run it kinda well, but just asking that I haven't missed anything ;)

Here is my DxDiag, you'll find every info you'll need:
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 17:51:48
Hi FinlandUsername,

You shouldn't have too many problems although your processor could be a littl faster. The graphics card is higher than the recommended, however do you have an external graphics card or are they onboard (IE. Do you plug your monitor into the motherboard directly)?

Regards,
Adam
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: FinlandUsername on August 30, 2010, 17:57:36
Hi FinlandUsername,

You shouldn't have too many problems although your processor could be a littl faster. The graphics card is higher than the recommended, however do you have an external graphics card or are they onboard (IE. Do you plug your monitor into the motherboard directly)?

Regards,
Adam

Onboard. (I think) :-\ There is a graphics card inside my computer. :P
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 18:03:58
Ohh I see. Have you disabled the onboard video and using only the external one? If you're not sure just let me know :)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: FinlandUsername on August 30, 2010, 18:06:12
I think I'll choose '3' - Not sure :doh:
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 18:20:22
Sorry? You've lost me  ???
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: FinlandUsername on August 30, 2010, 18:24:09
Sorry? You've lost me  ???
;D

Wait, I lost myself too. :doh: So nothing... :P

I'm not sure about that. I haven't changed anything from my computer since I got it. :)

(Except updated graphics cards and some other things) ;)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 18:25:51
Right, so you're sure that you have a external graphics card in your computer? :)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: FinlandUsername on August 30, 2010, 18:29:43
Well, yes I think.

So my computer will run SSE just fine. :thumbs:
At least it runs SS08 with all high settings and with really playable fps.
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 18:31:26
Hi FinlandUsername,

Well it really does depend, I have a GeForce GTX 260 and it seems to run normal games ok. I would say go ahead a try it, but at the same time don't throw pies at me should you get poor performance ;D
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Eraser74 on August 30, 2010, 19:13:01
Well, yes I think.

So my computer will run SSE just fine. :thumbs:
At least it runs SS08 with all high settings and with really playable fps.

That doesn´t mean much, I run SS08 with all high settings and extreme doesn´t run very well at all on my rig.
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: FinlandUsername on August 30, 2010, 19:15:40
Hi FinlandUsername,

Well it really does depend, I have a GeForce GTX 260 and it seems to run normal games ok. I would say go ahead a try it, but at the same time don't throw pies at me should you get poor performance ;D
For me it's just enough that I can play SSE with low-medium settings and with playable FPS.

We'll see. :)

Well, thanks for this info you gave. :thumbs:

*Throws pie to Spencer* ;D


That doesn´t mean much, I run SS08 with all high settings and extreme doesn´t run very well at all on my rig.

We'll see how my computer handles SSE, at least when demo is released, maybe sooner. :)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: jedihomie on August 30, 2010, 19:40:15
well if you have the steam version it wouldnt run if you had the best friggin supercomputer int he world.
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 20:20:42
well if you have the steam version it wouldnt run if you had the best friggin supercomputer int he world.

Hi there,

Not necessarily, the game has been known to run on slightly lower spec computers. It is wierd however why people who have very top spec hardware are unable to get the performance they should.

It's all about configuration, if your PC is not configured right, then the game speed will undoubtably reflect this :)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Jimpaf on August 30, 2010, 20:41:26
This shouldn't be a problem, should it ?

Windows 7 Ultimate
AMD 64 Athlon X2 6000+, 3.0Ghz
4GB DDR2 Dominator
XFX Nvidia Geforce GTS 250, 1GB, GDDR3

Haven't yet come across a game I can't max in graphics settings.
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 20:47:10
Hi Jimpaf,

Based on your computer you should be able to run the game fine :)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Jimpaf on August 30, 2010, 20:53:52
Hi Jimpaf,

Based on your computer you should be able to run the game fine :)


Yeah I figured, but wasen't sure, thanks  :)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: sondre-tide on August 30, 2010, 21:30:16
Hi, sorry don't want to steel your tread or something, but didn't want to start a new one either :P but anyway I have a question. I have an AMD phenom prosessor, clocked to 3.5 GHZ, 4 gb ram and my graphics card is an nVidia Geforce 9500, but I have an ATI 4770 series which I'm not using. And since I'm experiancing some lagg in SSE i'm just wondering if you guys think it would have run better with the ATI card?
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 21:31:50
Hello and welcome to the forums :)

The simple answer would be... just try it! ;D
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: sondre-tide on August 31, 2010, 19:14:46
Thx :D but I wrote wrong :P i have an ATI 5770 Radeon, so... I hope I will get a better frame rate in SSE by changing graphic card.
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 31, 2010, 19:21:06
Well change it over, install the drivers and load up SSE.

Report your findings ;D
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: sondre-tide on August 31, 2010, 19:22:45
Will do ;)
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: skipper on August 31, 2010, 21:21:59
well hello sundry and all ,just bought and installed sse and updated it and obviously on my rig the graphics crashed and required re-booting.Here is my rig....XP Prof sp3,amd athl 3200+, 2gb ram ,ati rad x1900 256mb mem.I would like to ask if I can get away with only upgrading the video card to say radeon HD5670 1gb mem as described here 

http://www.thinkcomputers.org/sapphire-ati-radeon-hd-5670-1gb-video-card-review/6/

or I need something more xpensive or even a cpu upgrade?

Any assistance would be really apreciated

thanks in anticipation
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 31, 2010, 22:30:41
Hi Skipper do you have a Paradox boxed version of the game which uses Steam?

Regards,
Adam
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: skipper on September 01, 2010, 12:55:41
@capt spenc, ahoy !, no I downloaded straight from shipsim site.Furthermore the start-up graphics flash badly and the game crashes after entering, in my case ,free roaming.I see bits and pieces of of the controls,flashing background then a white screen then after a few moments a message saying video drivers don't respond therefore resetting and then a message to  re-boot.I did notice that during installation something by the name of Physx for ati was installed .What is this?
cheers
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: Eraser74 on September 01, 2010, 18:31:16
well hello sundry and all ,just bought and installed sse and updated it and obviously on my rig the graphics crashed and required re-booting.Here is my rig....XP Prof sp3,amd athl 3200+, 2gb ram ,ati rad x1900 256mb mem.I would like to ask if I can get away with only upgrading the video card to say radeon HD5670 1gb mem as described here 

http://www.thinkcomputers.org/sapphire-ati-radeon-hd-5670-1gb-video-card-review/6/

or I need something more xpensive or even a cpu upgrade?

Any assistance would be really apreciated

thanks in anticipation

You need a new pc, this system can´t handle SSE, no matter what you do!
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: sondre-tide on September 01, 2010, 20:58:54
Well, I have put in the ATI card, and I went from medium quality with lagg to best quality with very very little lag ;D so I found it very odd that Ship simulator is a more of a graphic card game than a prosessor game, if u know what I mean. Like in Flight Simulator graphic card doesn't play a big role, but the cpu does, in SSE i fell that the graphic card play a bigger role :) at least thats my experience...
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: reader562 on September 02, 2010, 07:43:34
This game is very, very. very bad optimized. I cant play it on lowest details but I can play Mafia 2 on highest details.
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: TJK on September 02, 2010, 07:54:43
HI reader562

this is not SSE that are the probleme but maybe you pc, you do not tel anything about you pc so no one can give you a ansver why you can't play it

if you tell more then we maybe can help you out.

pleace add you serial key into you forum profile http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php?action=profile and then you can get into technical support and their we can help you
post in tec support with you DxDiag
Kind regards

TJK
Title: Re: Will the game run?
Post by: skipper on September 13, 2010, 21:12:56
just installed ati 5770 1gb ram and though it takes long to load the game, once she loads , it's full steam ahead.Now I can finally start nit-picking the game  like everyone else......but only in a constructive and non-offensive manner of course.
Ship ahoy lads!!!