Upgrade your PC for Oblivion #2

Upgrade your PC for Oblivion #2

Rane	Mar 18 2006, 10:05 PM Post #1
Lurker Joined: 17-April 05 From: The Land of Confusion	Second thread going now. Unsure about how your PC will perform when running Oblivion? Post your specs here for judgement. However, this is not a boasting thread. If it goes in that direction this thread will eventually end up closed. First thread. And finally; the requirements/recommendations. QUOTE(Official FAQ) What are the PC system requirements? Recommended: * 3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor * 1 GB System RAM * ATI X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card Minimum System Requirements: New! * Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP 64-bit * 512MB System RAM * 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor * 128MB Direct3D compatible video card * and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver; * 8x DVD-ROM drive * 4.6 GB free hard disk space * DirectX 9.0c (included) * DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card * Keyboard, Mouse Supported Video Card Chipsets: * ATI X1900 series * ATI X1800 series * ATI X1600 series * ATI X1300 series * ATI X850 series * ATI x800 series * ATI x700 series * ATI x600 series * ATI Radeon 9800 series * ATI Radeon 9700 series * ATI Radeon 9600 series * ATI Radeon 9500 series * NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series * NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series * NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series * NVIDIA GeForce 6200 series * NVIDIA GeForce FX series

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Nhoj Nostrebor	Mar 29 2006, 07:36 AM Post #2
Associate Joined: 29-March 06	Greetings! I have spent the last few days fiddling with my rig, testing the game settings. AN78Xe-DX AMD 2800+ Barton @ 2.08 1 gig 3200 ram SB Live Platinum BFG nVidia 6800 GS OC 256 DDR3 agp Not bleeding edge, but it ain't no paperweight either. I had to swap out the video card twice to get decent frame rates. I started with an Asus V9570 256 (nvidia 5700). Slide show city. Next, I tried an nVidia 6600 128 GT. Better, but still choppy at minimum resolution. The last card (6800) fixed it right up. Now I'm running it at 1280X1024, with HRD lights, high textures, and the 'faders' at half. Smooth like a Lexus. It will actually run at everything maxed, but it's a bit choppy in scenes outdoors, or with unusual lighting conditions. Just for grins, I borrowed some RAM from another pc, and it made little, if any, difference in the framerates. So throw ALL your money on the best card you can! That unit cost me $249.00 Canadian, and was well worth it. Regards, Nhoj -------------------- "Those that mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss

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Rane Upgrade your PC for Oblivion #2 Mar 18 2006, 10:05 PM

foxo Hi. Just wondering if I'll be able to run th... Mar 18 2006, 10:22 PM

Sam Your card should give you no trouble at all. :) ... Mar 19 2006, 03:21 AM

I Mosh to Mates of State I know I should upgrade, but I can't so-I... Mar 18 2006, 10:55 PM

Sam Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I doubt ... Mar 19 2006, 03:19 AM

1234king ok i dont know if mine will run 144 GB of free sp... Mar 19 2006, 04:02 AM

Lucifix I know my computer will run it well, just at what ... Mar 19 2006, 04:04 AM

Sam Good ones. Mar 19 2006, 05:16 AM

1234king can somebody tell me if my comp will run oblivion Mar 19 2006, 05:13 AM

Sam Okay. Your RAM might need a bit of upgrading, bu... Mar 19 2006, 05:20 AM

Frugal http://www.srtest.com/referrer/srtest That site s... Mar 19 2006, 06:58 AM

1234king thanx for that website i only need to upgrade my v... Mar 19 2006, 07:17 AM

The Wolf Just my luck.... Posted the questions just before ... Mar 19 2006, 08:25 AM

Frugal That should be enough. Your video card is on the s... Mar 19 2006, 09:26 AM

Zebadee Will mine run the game ok at lower settings with a... Mar 19 2006, 09:44 PM

1234king ok my comp needs some work. i need a new video car... Mar 20 2006, 04:32 AM

Neela well the very lowest I would go (and only if you... Mar 20 2006, 04:52 AM

Dragostas How well will I run My comp: Opteron 148 (2.5 Ghz)... Mar 20 2006, 04:59 AM

Savako Im getting Ob of course and was wondering if my GP... Mar 20 2006, 06:09 AM

foxo People on a hardware forum might be able to giv... Mar 20 2006, 06:53 AM

Savako I heard of these Antec PSU's always burning up... Mar 20 2006, 07:37 AM

dlwogur93 Hello.I'm new here. and I think it really is ... Mar 20 2006, 09:06 AM

kujahn Hi dlwogur93 according to the minimum specificat... Mar 21 2006, 09:40 AM

1234king how come a video card is 54$ if on the websit... Mar 21 2006, 05:55 AM

Elrodon this : Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You ... Mar 23 2006, 06:48 PM

sh4dowasesin0 Hey, i know everyone will be off playing oblivion ... Mar 24 2006, 02:13 AM

Elrodon Can anyone please tell me If the game wont work be... Mar 24 2006, 06:48 AM

sh4dowasesin0 "Can anyone please tell me If the game wont w... Mar 24 2006, 10:41 AM

Taillus Ok, I have a quick question. I know that these car... Mar 24 2006, 05:05 PM

jchamber you are still going to lag but you should be abl... Mar 26 2006, 02:38 AM

Sir Radont Not sure about the Radeons but I do know that pe... Mar 26 2006, 12:50 PM

ausser Hey, the official forums are clogged so I thought ... Mar 24 2006, 11:00 PM

minque I found a link to a useful site where you can actu... Mar 25 2006, 10:59 PM

ausser From what I've read, SRLabs only give you a ro... Mar 26 2006, 01:01 AM

D3TOX Anyone know what settings I would get with: P4 3.... Mar 26 2006, 09:39 PM

Tellie You would propably be able to play it on a very... Mar 27 2006, 10:56 AM

D3TOX Alright thanks, I will buy it but I asked someon... Mar 27 2006, 05:46 PM

sorearm My system: Athlon64 3000 (venice core) Sapphire r... Mar 28 2006, 11:42 AM

D3TOX You have a SLI mobo but a ATI card? Mar 28 2006, 02:30 PM

Ereneth I have a laptop with this configuration: (as you ... Mar 28 2006, 01:54 PM

Lellodwin like to say hello oto everyone an was wondering if... Mar 28 2006, 01:55 PM

Nhoj Nostrebor Greetings! I have spent the last few days fid... Mar 29 2006, 07:36 AM

itsupthere If you are going to be upgrading your GPU for Elde... Mar 29 2006, 07:44 AM

davidzo I have some serious performance problems with obli... Mar 30 2006, 12:12 AM

Cadaver Ok, here are my specs: 3ghz processor 1024mb PC32... Apr 9 2006, 07:42 PM

Fuzzy Knight Well... I doubt that you're CPU or RAM could ... Apr 9 2006, 09:24 PM

Cadaver I googled Oblivion performance tweaks and found an... Apr 11 2006, 07:23 PM

Kingy I've been trudging through some older threads ... Apr 24 2006, 01:33 AM

Ibis I had to get a new processor and an additional sti... Apr 24 2006, 03:52 AM

Khaan Yeah I was trying it on my second pc which is ab... Apr 24 2006, 12:20 PM

Kingy Hmm, a 6600GT is around $200 nz, and I'll... Apr 25 2006, 12:51 AM

ThePerson98 Currently my system is.. Athlon XP 2500+ SOYO KT60... Apr 25 2006, 03:08 AM

Discobiscut I have 2.8 Ghz Intel P4 Ati 9800pro 256mb 1gb Ram... Apr 25 2006, 10:44 PM

Kingy I currently have a GeForce FX 5200 and will need t... May 1 2006, 08:08 AM

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