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ShadowGW · Jan 02, 2008, 02:44 PM // 14:44

Do GW:Nightfall works on my pc? I have looked at SRL, but it says GW prophecies and factions fail but they work good.
I have:
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00GHz
System Ram: 767.5 MB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 (64MB)

If it doesn't work tell me what is wrong and what it must be.

Yanman.be · Jan 02, 2008, 03:24 PM // 15:24

NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420

This is old, the rest is low end, but it will manage.

You could try the -dx8 flag, this will probably boost performance in some areas. Same with -noshaders. It will run NF, but there is more graphical power however.

ShadowGW · Jan 02, 2008, 03:29 PM // 15:29

Ok, ty for the reply.

Prof Of Black · Jan 02, 2008, 04:18 PM // 16:18

With the NF box next to me it says:

Minimum:
1 GHZ
512 mb RAM
3 series video card with 64mb or vram

Recommended:
2ghz
1gb ram
9600 or NVIDIA GeForce

So.. Yes, I think it would work, not with the best graphics, but it's possible.

~Prof.

shotime · Jan 02, 2008, 05:37 PM // 17:37

The videocard is basically just a Geforce 2 GTS. I have played GW with that video card and with settings on low it ran fine. I didnt notice a problem with lag at all it just wasnt very "pretty"

ShadowGW · Jan 03, 2008, 09:00 AM // 09:00

And is this a good pc?
CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q6600 Processor (2.4GHz, 8MB cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Video Card: 128 MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2400 Pro
RAM: 2.048 MB 667 MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2 x 1.024]

lordpwn · Jan 03, 2008, 09:38 AM // 09:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowGW

And is this a good pc?
CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q6600 Processor (2.4GHz, 8MB cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Video Card: 128 MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2400 Pro
RAM: 2.048 MB 667 MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2 x 1.024]

Yes, but not for gaming. The Radeon HD 2400 Pro is a very low-end video card and will not run even games as old as Guild Wars at a decent resolution. Also, quad core CPUs aren't very good value for your money right now if you're interested in games.

ShadowGW · Jan 03, 2008, 11:33 AM // 11:33

What is then good for gaming and is not to expensive?

Joshthor · Jan 05, 2008, 10:13 PM // 22:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordpwn

Yes, but not for gaming. The Radeon HD 2400 Pro is a very low-end video card and will not run even games as old as Guild Wars at a decent resolution. Also, quad core CPUs aren't very good value for your money right now if you're interested in games.

hey, yo, the radeon hd 2400 pro may not be a great card but it runs guild wars fine, i have the same card, i run max settings at 1200x1000 with 4x anti analyzing (or however you spell it) and i still get 30 fps on average with max at about 62. you'll be fine with this card, but if you dont already have it, get like at least a 2600xt or a 8600gt(i was actually going to buy this, but i got the 2400 for my bday.) so yeah, about the gpu lordpwn is wrong :P. CPU however, i agree with him, get a duel core not a quad

combatchuck · Jan 06, 2008, 12:53 AM // 00:53

A good card for gaming, and cheap, would be a Geforce 8600 GT. They run about $100-150, US. Not sure what they would be where you're at. It all depends on what kind of expansion slot you have available. If you have PCI express 16x, you're golden. If you have AGP, your choices will be limited to a Geforce 7900GS or Radeon 2600HD. Not great cards, and definitely not cheap. If you only have regular PCI available, don't even bother.

Nucking Foobz · Jan 06, 2008, 03:28 AM // 03:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanman.be

You could try the -dx8 flag, this will probably boost performance in some areas. Same with -noshaders. It will run NF, but there is more graphical power however.

How would one go about adding these "flags"?

combatchuck · Jan 06, 2008, 03:51 AM // 03:51

Right-click your guild wars shortcut, select Properties. In the Target field, outside of the quote marks, add the -dx8 part. It will look like this (in english):

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -dx8

Danax · Jan 06, 2008, 03:08 PM // 15:08

Right now I have, on my laptop:

18.6GB Hard Drive.
32mb Integrated Video Card (Mobility Radeon 7500)
768 MB of ram
Intel Pentium 4 Mobile CPU 1.69ghz

Been playing for 2 years, have all Chapters+Expansions. Don't expect it to run smoothly all the time, but yes, it will work.

N1ghtstalker · Jan 06, 2008, 03:12 PM // 15:12

with all on low and also avoiding heavily crowded cities (kamdan dist1 y'know) especially on special events (like halloween or the dragonfestival) you'll avoid a lagmania