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Ravex · Apr 26, 2006, 08:41 PM // 20:41

ime wondering if i can play guild wars factions on this computer tell if if i can or if there is anything i can do to play it such as update somthing.

2.60ghz
80GB
256 MB
geforce 2 vidio card (ya i kno ill have to upgrade this)
high speed internet

ime not sure on they other things sorry but i could play FFXI on it (i never tried the chains of promethia expansion pack thou) i hope this is enough info to go on
i think there is also a sight were u can scan yuour computer to see if it has the ability to play certian games ime just not sure of the name if u kno one of those please post a link.

Omega X · Apr 26, 2006, 08:47 PM // 20:47

Well once you upgrade the Video Card, the rest is pretty much above specs. You might want to upgrade Ram to about 512MB for smooth operation.

Ravex · Apr 26, 2006, 08:59 PM // 20:59

ok thnx

kvndoom · Apr 27, 2006, 02:19 AM // 02:19

Yeah, get another 512MB of RAM, and pick up a 9700Pro or 9800Pro real cheap on ebay, and you'll be good to go.

Narada · Apr 27, 2006, 02:32 AM // 02:32

In regards to the video card, make sure that you purchase a card that is physically compatible with your motherboard. (Just in case you didn't already know, no offense if you did.

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MCS · Apr 27, 2006, 03:03 AM // 03:03

I have the exact same except I have 1.79GHz. It takes me a while to load everything for the first time but after that I always load within like a minute -_-.

It's fine for everything except random arenas where the countdowns are low.

Ravex · Apr 27, 2006, 03:33 AM // 03:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCS

I have the exact same except I have 1.79GHz. It takes me a while to load everything for the first time but after that I always load within like a minute -_-.

It's fine for everything except random arenas where the countdowns are low.

do u have the 512MB ram? or just the 256 i listed? just wondering if ime still going to have that much load time even with the extra ram. my brothers pc has 512 and the load times are fine. (its also a better comp thou)

kvndoom · Apr 27, 2006, 05:02 AM // 05:02

256MB is really low these days. Windows can eat up most of that by itself.

512 is bare minimum that you want, or the computer will be paging all the time, and the constant hard drive thrashing will drive you nuts and slow things down some. Especially if you play at a higher resolution. The higher rez you play at, the more RAM the game will use.

I have 1GB of RAM (would get more, but I have a 1st gen A64 Clawhammer which has serious trouble with more than 2 sticks of RAM) and the game loads and plays smoothly, even with a few browser windows and other stuff open.

MCS · Apr 27, 2006, 06:59 AM // 06:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ravex

do u have the 512MB ram? or just the 256 i listed? just wondering if ime still going to have that much load time even with the extra ram. my brothers pc has 512 and the load times are fine. (its also a better comp thou)

256, my computer is for the win!

I should start a New Computer for MCS fund and offer signed photos to anyone who donates, come on really? Who doesn't want a signed photo of me?

Kaguya · Apr 27, 2006, 07:18 AM // 07:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by kvndoom

I have 1GB of RAM (would get more, but I have a 1st gen A64 Clawhammer which has serious trouble with more than 2 sticks of RAM) and the game loads and plays smoothly, even with a few browser windows and other stuff open.

You'll need to get single rank RAM sticks for clawhammers, got one of those procs myself.. Probably buying atleast a pair of single ranked 1GB modules this summer, three if I find them cheap

Dual rank RAM only works when there's two modules of those, bought 3 512MBs and can only use two.

Other alternative would be to buy 2 1GB dual ranks.

Ravex · Apr 27, 2006, 02:42 PM // 14:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCS

256, my computer is for the win!

I should start a New Computer for MCS fund and offer signed photos to anyone who donates, come on really? Who doesn't want a signed photo of me?

lol ok cool thanks for letting me know i was getting the ram upgrade anyway was just wondering how it ran on 256.

Murk · Apr 27, 2006, 02:48 PM // 14:48

Not that it's interesting but this is my PC

AMD Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2GHz
NVidia GeForce FX5600 Pro 128MB ~ 400MHz
512MB DDR Memory
120GB Harddrive

Would it work.. it's a bit old I know but it plays GW smoothly
Maybe I buy a new one, later this year

MCS · Apr 28, 2006, 12:25 AM // 00:25

Send me your old one, it's disturbingly better than mine

. I need to get a job.