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I have a brand new HP computer that does not spec out. I am looking to buy a video card that will just let me play this game. I have no idea which one to get. I have a 250 watt power supply and a pcie 16x connector. Everything else is okay. AMD Athlon II X2 215 with 4 gb of ram, 500 gb hard drive...etc...it's just the integrated graphics won't pass a test on the "can I run it website." Help please! Thanks. =)
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    You may need to drop the configured screen resolution really really low in order to play with the integrated graphics... Look at this Tom's Hardware Performance Review of STO for info on the type of settings you need to set... Star Trek Online: Game Performance Analyzed And Benchmarked : Star Trek Meets World Of Warcraft?:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    IIRC no integrated card is usable with STO. You will have to buy a supported card and use your PCI-E x16 slot.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    GoranAgar wrote: »
    IIRC no integrated card is usable with STO. You will have to buy a supported card and use your PCI-E x16 slot.
    To quote the Tom's hardware article...
    So, just exactly how much hardware does a person need to run Star Trek Online? With an ultra-budget Athlon II X2 250 paired with integrated 785G graphics, we were able to run the game smoothly at 1280x1024 at the maximum detail level, as long as we selected the Half Resolution option in the detail settings. Yes, the half resolution setting makes things a lot less attractive, but it works. If nobody's PC gets left behind, the MMO is viable.
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