Its the Dell Studio XPS 16. I'd like to stay under $2000 but it has to be at Dell.
Then go for Dell's Alienware M15x, you can add a GT 260M and 4GB RAM for $1674.00. For a laptop this will last for years. But if all you want to do is play STO the other one will just fine. The 4670 should let you play at Med/High. The GT 260M Very High depending on your ISP speeds.
Then go for Dell's Alienware M15x, you can add a GT 260M and 4GB RAM for $1674.00. For a laptop this will last for years. But if all you want to do is play STO the other one will just fine. The 4670 should let you play at Med/High. The GT 260M Very High depending on your ISP speeds.
Since I finally found a way to buy a game this question became important to me.
My old computer died and I had very little time and money to get a new one so bought what I could - HP Compaq dx2450 - Everything else seem fine except, I couldn't found out anything about graphic card used in configuration?! So cannot know will it work, and before investing in game would like to know will I be able to run it!
I'm not an expert and need help and you, White Knight, seem like one to ask - can you try and find out for me, PLEASE! Pretty please!:o
Since I finally found a way to buy a game this question became important to me.
My old computer died and I had very little time and money to get a new one so bought what I could - HP Compaq dx2450 - Everything else seem fine except, I couldn't found out anything about graphic card used in configuration?! So cannot know will it work, and before investing in game would like to know will I be able to run it!
I'm not an expert and need help and you, White Knight, seem like one to ask - can you try and find out for me, PLEASE! Pretty please!:o
I assume you have the PC now. Do a search on your PC for dxdiag.exe run it. On the bottom there is a button "Save All Info", save it as a .txt file on you desktop and open it and post it here.
I live in the California USA so don't be surprise if you don't here for me for a few hours. It 1:37 AM my time right now.
Might I suggest you looking at cyperpowerpc.com or one of the many other custom pc stores before over spending on alienware. I found their selections of components to put in your customized PC to be much greater then alienware at a cheaper price. But thats just me.
Might I suggest you looking at cyperpowerpc.com or one of the many other custom pc stores before over spending on alienware. I found their selections of components to put in your customized PC to be much greater then alienware at a cheaper price. But thats just me.
I'd personally avoid CyberPowerPC (and iBuyPower) for that matter. They don't run any tests on their assembled PCs and install from images. For one PC, the main drive with Windows was set to E:\ (they stupidly installed Windows with a media reader attached that wanted C: and ). For another PC, it came assembled with Windows on it, but with a bad stick of memory in a dual-channel kit. Poor.
If you want pre-ordered, get a PC from a builder who actually tests their builds. A good start in Maingear.
Hi, cipher_nemo. Enjoy your 4 day weekend. How is Alienware rep now that Dell owns then? The guy I am helping right now wants a DELL because has a credit from them. His budget for a laptop is $2000.00.
Reccomended specs:-
OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
CPU: Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 5600+
Memory: 2GB RAM+
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3850+
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
HDD: 8GB Free Disk Space
Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
Disc: 6X DVD-ROM
Hum My Specs
OS: Window 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU: Intel Quadcore 2.8Ghz
Memory: 8GB
Video: Nvidia 9800 GTX 512MB (24in Widescreen Samsung Syncmaster T240 5ms refresh rate)
Sound: Soundblaster Fatal1ty XiFi 5:1 speaker setup
Directx: m Windows 7 Default (think thats 11?)
HDD: 1.2TB total about 3/4 of that unusded)
Network: ADSL variable 1MB-5MB
Disc: DVD/CDRW drive not sure on speed, but probably 12x
looking at that I think my PC should be ok for another year
Hi, cipher_nemo. Enjoy your 4 day weekend. How is Alienware rep now that Dell owns then? The guy I am helping right now wants a DELL because has a credit from them. His budget for a laptop is $2000.00.
Hey White Knight. My 4 day weekend was awesome, looking forward to another, lol!
I don't have any experience with Alienware after Dell bought them. Their configs look good and should be better quality components than in regular Dell PCs of the same class (even XPS models).
Alienware puts out a good product but the selections they offer for components when customizing your PC are very limited and they usually make you get liquid cooling on their high end gaming systems. Like I said in my previous post there are other sites that offer more choices and cheaper prices for the components you want in your PC. If money is not an issue Alienware is a good place to shop but for those of us on a budget you get more "bang" for your buck at many of the other sites that have been listed above by the very knowledgable STO community.
Alienware puts out a good product but the selections they offer for components when customizing your PC are very limited and they usually make you get liquid cooling on their high end gaming systems. Like I said in my previous post there are other sites that offer more choices and cheaper prices for the components you want in your PC. If money is not an issue Alienware is a good place to shop but for those of us on a budget you get more "bang" for your buck at many of the other sites that have been listed above by the very knowledgable STO community.
QFT. For those looking for a builder, do your research. Make sure your builder tests the completed PCs and installs latest drivers (one way to confirm that they do not just install from a generic image). It's worth the extra $100 on a $1k PC or higher for this testing and personal attention to your PC. You'll find that most cheap builders don't test anything. Do your homework on this one.
QFT. For those looking for a builder, do your research. Make sure your builder tests the completed PCs and installs latest drivers (one way to confirm that they do not just install from a generic image). It's worth the extra $100 on a $1k PC or higher for this testing and personal attention to your PC. You'll find that most cheap builders don't test anything. Do your homework on this one.
If i put the game at lower setings would i still beable to play? Minimum Recommended CPU
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 3800+
You Have: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
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CPU Speed
Minimum: 1.8 GHz
You Have: 3.00 GHz
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RAM
Minimum: 1 GB
You Have: 1022.1 MB
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OS
Minimum: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build Service Pack 32600)
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Video Card
Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 / ATI Radeon X1800 / Intel HD Graphics
You Have: ATI display adapter (0x5B60)
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.
Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM 256 MB 128.0 MB
Hardware T&L Yes Yes
Pixel Shader version 3.0 2.0
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Sound Card
Minimum: Yes
You Have: SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
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Free Disk Space
Minimum: 8 GB Free Disk Space
You Have: 14.9 GB
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Buddy, it's time for an Upgrade....
You can get an Nvidia 8400GS for about $35.00 and it will run the game...
The guy below m eis right
Your pentium D is a bit old, see if your motherboard can supper an E7000-series processor try for the E7400 if you can, its a core 2 duo processor. Also Get another GB of ram.. here is some links
You do what you can. If this is a desktop you could upgrade the video card.
hey so if i have a duo core E7200 @2.56GHz, 3 G of DDR2 ram, 160 G of harddrive space, and raedeon HD 2400 pro 256mb graphics card and cable internet what should i upgrade my graphics card too? im not very tech savy so any help would be great
hey so if i have a duo core E7200 @2.56GHz, 3 G of DDR2 ram, 160 G of harddrive space, and raedeon HD 2400 pro 256mb graphics card and cable internet what should i upgrade my graphics card too? im not very tech savy so any help would be great
Your CPU and memory are fine. You still didn't say if this is a desktop, but since you listed a 2400 Pro, it looks like a desktop.
So yes, upgrade your video card. I'd go with an ATI 4670 if you're on a budget. Otherwise an ATI 5750 or NVIDIA 250 would be a solid performer.
Originally Posted by Talon_84 View Post
hey so if i have a duo core E7200 @2.56GHz, 3 G of DDR2 ram, 160 G of harddrive space, and raedeon HD 2400 pro 256mb graphics card and cable internet what should i upgrade my graphics card too? im not very tech savy so any help would be great
Your CPU and memory are fine. You still didn't say if this is a desktop, but since you listed a 2400 Pro, it looks like a desktop.
So yes, upgrade your video card. I'd go with an ATI 4670 if you're on a budget. Otherwise an ATI 5750 or NVIDIA 250 would be a solid performer.
cipher_nemo is correct was usual, a ATI 4650 or 4670 would be the way to go. Both cards require a 300 W PSU w/o PCIE 6 pin cable. If you're really tight on cash get a 3650. They are old but still OK. Now supposedly next month ATI is releasing new 5650 and 5670.
Both the ATI HD 5750 and Nvidia GTS 250 require a 450 W PSU with one PCIE 6 pin cable. With these cards STO will most likely run on high to very high depending on you ISP speeds.
Now open beta doesn't start till 1/12 and the release is 2/2 so you have plenty of time to get ready.:D
thank you guys for the help. the way my budget is i probably wont be getting a new graphics card till may so i'll have to endure some low graphic gameplay till then.
thank you guys for the help. the way my budget is i probably wont be getting a new graphics card till may so i'll have to endure some low graphic gameplay till then.
thank you guys for the help. the way my budget is i probably wont be getting a new graphics card till may so i'll have to endure some low graphic gameplay till then.
thanks again
you can get a 512 GFX Card for 40 bucks, it wont be the best but fine for STOL.
Check out www.scan.co.uk everything is close to trade prices.
I am back again, I would like to upgrade my system on a budget, basically less than the cost of buying another middle of the road desktop($700-$800). My computer is a Gateway DX420B desktop. I have a Duo 1.86Ghz processor and 1GB RAM, and I also have the NVIDIA 7300LE(Lame Edition). My computer has a 400W power supply according to the specs at Gateway, so I seem to be ok there. Looks like my motherboard can handle a 2.66Ghz chip without swapping the motherboard and can take 4GB ram. What I am going to do is update my RAM to 4GB, as far as my motherboard, should I just swap out the chip for a more powerful one, or get a new motherboard? I believe a Duo 2.66 should be more than adequate to run the game. Next what is a video card that will allow me to run this game at a high to max setting? In a previous post I was told to go with the NVIDIA 9800GT, but it did not specify the quality. Can I even get max settings with my monitor? I have a Gateway FPD1975W HD monitor.
To let you know I had a hard time running ST Legacy on this thing, and I am guessing that my 7300 card had a lot to do with that. I put the web address below so that it would be easy to get my computer and monitor specs.
OK, what about a GeForce G100? I hav no idea how it will work, but it is what came on my comp.
When you are suggesting a GPU upgrade you must also factor in the cost to run it. Most people with inexpensive GPU's have a 300 W PSU or less. People upgrade there PC a year ago only had a 220-270W PSU. The entry level GTX needs at least a 450 W PSU with a PCIE 6 pin with 12v 22 AMP. That another $50.00 plus dollars in the US to the cost of a GPU upgrade.
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http://www.dell.com/home/laptops#subcats=laptop-gaming&navla=&a=
This Alienware M17x as default configuration gives you a 17" screen and a GT 260M, 4GB RAM for $1699.00
My old computer died and I had very little time and money to get a new one so bought what I could - HP Compaq dx2450 - Everything else seem fine except, I couldn't found out anything about graphic card used in configuration?! So cannot know will it work, and before investing in game would like to know will I be able to run it!
I'm not an expert and need help and you, White Knight, seem like one to ask - can you try and find out for me, PLEASE! Pretty please!:o
I live in the California USA so don't be surprise if you don't here for me for a few hours. It 1:37 AM my time right now.
Thanks guys! I statrted looking at the Alienwares last night. I'll go back and customize and see what happens.
I'd personally avoid CyberPowerPC (and iBuyPower) for that matter. They don't run any tests on their assembled PCs and install from images. For one PC, the main drive with Windows was set to E:\ (they stupidly installed Windows with a media reader attached that wanted C: and
If you want pre-ordered, get a PC from a builder who actually tests their builds. A good start in Maingear.
OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
CPU: Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 5600+
Memory: 2GB RAM+
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3850+
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
HDD: 8GB Free Disk Space
Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
Disc: 6X DVD-ROM
Hum My Specs
OS: Window 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU: Intel Quadcore 2.8Ghz
Memory: 8GB
Video: Nvidia 9800 GTX 512MB (24in Widescreen Samsung Syncmaster T240 5ms refresh rate)
Sound: Soundblaster Fatal1ty XiFi 5:1 speaker setup
Directx: m Windows 7 Default (think thats 11?)
HDD: 1.2TB total about 3/4 of that unusded)
Network: ADSL variable 1MB-5MB
Disc: DVD/CDRW drive not sure on speed, but probably 12x
looking at that I think my PC should be ok for another year
Hey White Knight. My 4 day weekend was awesome, looking forward to another, lol!
I don't have any experience with Alienware after Dell bought them. Their configs look good and should be better quality components than in regular Dell PCs of the same class (even XPS models).
Yup, the 9800 GTX card is a solid performer. And with a Core 2 Quad CPU and 8GB of RAM you'll probably be fine and high settings.
QFT. For those looking for a builder, do your research. Make sure your builder tests the completed PCs and installs latest drivers (one way to confirm that they do not just install from a generic image). It's worth the extra $100 on a $1k PC or higher for this testing and personal attention to your PC. You'll find that most cheap builders don't test anything. Do your homework on this one.
Good advice we should all live by.
Buddy, it's time for an Upgrade....
You can get an Nvidia 8400GS for about $35.00 and it will run the game...
The guy below m eis right
Your pentium D is a bit old, see if your motherboard can supper an E7000-series processor try for the E7400 if you can, its a core 2 duo processor. Also Get another GB of ram.. here is some links
CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206&cm_re=Intel_E7400-_-19-115-206-_-Product
Video card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127366&cm_re=MSI_Nvidia_8400-_-14-127-366-_-Product
RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145098&cm_re=1GB_DDR2_667-_-20-145-098-_-Product
Your talkin 250-350 upgrade, and for double that you can build a new low budget gaming rig.
But if your game is having trouble running an MMO...time to upgrade...
MMO's are usually need the lowest systems to run, because of the way the fill textures, and such...
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hey so if i have a duo core E7200 @2.56GHz, 3 G of DDR2 ram, 160 G of harddrive space, and raedeon HD 2400 pro 256mb graphics card and cable internet what should i upgrade my graphics card too? im not very tech savy so any help would be great
Your CPU and memory are fine. You still didn't say if this is a desktop, but since you listed a 2400 Pro, it looks like a desktop.
So yes, upgrade your video card. I'd go with an ATI 4670 if you're on a budget. Otherwise an ATI 5750 or NVIDIA 250 would be a solid performer.
cipher_nemo is correct was usual, a ATI 4650 or 4670 would be the way to go. Both cards require a 300 W PSU w/o PCIE 6 pin cable. If you're really tight on cash get a 3650. They are old but still OK. Now supposedly next month ATI is releasing new 5650 and 5670.
Both the ATI HD 5750 and Nvidia GTS 250 require a 450 W PSU with one PCIE 6 pin cable. With these cards STO will most likely run on high to very high depending on you ISP speeds.
Now open beta doesn't start till 1/12 and the release is 2/2 so you have plenty of time to get ready.:D
thanks again
STOL is really low specs for a game of today.
not a bad thing as im not a GFX monkey and the game looks very nice to me.
This also makes the game accessible to a lot more people, one of the reasons WoW did so well because you could play it on a game boy lol
To make a new system just to play this game would only cost hardly anything.
Or just ask Santa
Would cost at least $500.00. The GPU would be cheaper. Times are hard. Give the guy a break.
you can get a 512 GFX Card for 40 bucks, it wont be the best but fine for STOL.
Check out www.scan.co.uk everything is close to trade prices.
To let you know I had a hard time running ST Legacy on this thing, and I am guessing that my 7300 card had a lot to do with that. I put the web address below so that it would be easy to get my computer and monitor specs.
Thanks again for the help.:)
http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/DX400/1009195/1009195nv.shtml
http://www.gateway.com/retail/fpd1975w.php
When you are suggesting a GPU upgrade you must also factor in the cost to run it. Most people with inexpensive GPU's have a 300 W PSU or less. People upgrade there PC a year ago only had a 220-270W PSU. The entry level GTX needs at least a 450 W PSU with a PCIE 6 pin with 12v 22 AMP. That another $50.00 plus dollars in the US to the cost of a GPU upgrade.