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Yep so my GTX 460 came in yesterday. My CPU is a [email protected] and I have 4 gigs of ram and I can notice a BIG improvement but I still can't max out all the visuals.

Still, the game looks so much better than it did before that I don't think I am missing that much.

What kind of rigs are you guys playing on?

these are the specs of mine...just a stock desktop i bought from bestbuy. does its job for what i use the computer for anyway...

Base Features
Processor Type Intel Core i3 540
Processor Speed 3.06GHz
Processor Cores 2
RAM 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
Hard Drive Capacity 1 TB Hard
Drive Speed (Revolutions Per Minut Information Not Available
Optical Drives 16X DVD+/-R/RW
Drive Graphics ATI HD5450
Pre-loaded Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium

Graphics
Dedicated Video Memory Yes
Shared Video Memory No
TV Tuner No
Video Memory 512MB

Display
HDCP Compliant Not Applicable
Native Screen Resolution Not Applicable
Screen Size/Type Not Applicable

Audio
Audio Output High-Definition Audio with 5.1-Channel
Digital Input No
Digital Output No
Integrated Microphone No
Line Out Yes - Back
Line-In input Yes - Back
Microphone Input Yes - Front And Back
Sound Card Intel® H57 Express
Speaker Wattage Not Applicable
Speakers No
Networking Ethernet Port Yes
Integrated Bluetooth No
Integrated WiFi Not Applicable

Inputs/Outputs
Card Reader Yes
Component Output No
Composite Output No
DVI Output No
E-SATA No
FireWire (IEEE 1394) No
HDMI Yes
Keyboard USB Keyboard
Modem No
Mouse Optical Mouse
Remote No
S-Video Output
No USB 2.0 5 - Front; 6 - Back
VGA Output Yes
Webcam No

Computing Features
Available AGP Slots Not Applicable
Available Hard Drive Bays Internal 3.5" (Occupied)
Available Memory Slots 4 Total (2 Available)
Available Optical Bays 1 External 5.25" (Occupied)
Available PCI Slots Not Applicable
Available PCI-E Slots 1 PCI Express X16 slot (Occupied); 1 PCI Express X1 (1 Available)
Energy Star Qualified Information Not Available
Power Supply 220W
Processor Cache 4MB
Removable Storage Information Not Available
System Bus Information Not Available

Software
Loaded Software 1 Microsoft Works
Loaded Software 2
Loaded Software 3
Loaded Software 4
Operating System Language Bilingual

Product Features
Tower Depth 31.5 cm
Tower Height 26.5 cm
Tower Width 10 cm
Warranty Labour 1 Year
Warranty Parts 1 Year Parts & Labour
Tower Weight 5.5 kg

[DarkPacMan77]

It's not running at max visuals because of your processor, Q. The E5300 was known to overclock pretty decently if you are able to. Even a core 2 duo processor, which you have, should be able to do pretty well around the 2.9 to 3.0ghz range.

That's not the best solution, to overclock, that is, but you might be able to squeeze a sizable amount of performance out of that chip while you save your pennies for another processor to go along with your OVER-THE-TOP graphics card

Another route would be to change to AMD, which is cheaper. They have a 6 core entry-level 2.8ghz per-core processor for about $199.99. I'd say almost any processor that is a dual core and has 3.2ghz of power should be able to run it well-enough at max graphics considering you have an absolute BEAST of a graphics card - even better than mine.

-DarkPacMan77-

you have an absolute BEAST of a graphics card.

Don't hate.

Besides it isn't even the top end one it's mid range. I think the GTX 480 is the big dog when it comes to video.

I need a new motherboard if I am going to keep this card because this videocard is literally the size of a brick. It's so large that it takes up the space of 3 slots and unfortunately for me it covers up my 2 remaining PCIe slots.

I think I am going to buy an SLI capable motherboard at some point I dunno we shall see.

[DarkPacMan77]

Using SLI on cards that take up so much space, as you say, 3 ports, isn't recommendable for expansion or dissipation of heat. I have an ATI 4890 1gb GDDR5. How does it stack up to mine?

-DarkPacMan77-

How does my video card stack up with yours?

Well if you have an ATI 4890 then the next comparable Nvida card would be a GTX 275, I have a GTX 460 so no comparison.

[DarkPacMan77]

At least I have a right proper processor mate!

-DarkPacMan77-

How would my PC fare?

i7 920 - 2.67 GHz
4 GB RAM
ATI 4350 with 1 GB Memory

The Video card would hold me back quite a bit but I should be able to run it on about medium settings right?

I think it would run fine on your system. They put a lot into the game but it isn't like it's a graphics hog. The detail is a bonus not a necessity so you should be fine.

[ace]

Hey staxx did you ever find out if you still have a 7 hr?

i have one somewhere...but cant seem to find it lol...its somewhere around my girlfriends place im thinking my daughter picked it up and put it somewhere with her toys. when i find it i`ll pm you the key.

How would my PC fare?

i7 920 - 2.67 GHz
4 GB RAM
ATI 4350 with 1 GB Memory

The Video card would hold me back quite a bit but I should be able to run it on about medium settings right?

yes your computer will run it. to be honest i think 99% of the people who play online run their graphics at low settings because if you`re running any higher it usually lags the game.

[ace]

Haha thanks broham,

[DarkPacMan77]

Haha thanks broham,

It'll play fine, and probably play in "highest" settings (depending on resolution), but you wouldn't WANT it running at max with that setup. It would run a crisp, good frame rate if you ran at "medium" type settings.

Do a www.canirunit.com test when they put the game on there. They may have already.

-DarkPacMan77-

[ace]

Haha thanks broham,

It'll play fine, and probably play in "highest" settings (depending on resolution), but you wouldn't WANT it running at max with that setup. It would run a crisp, good frame rate if you ran at "medium" type settings.

Do a http://www.canirunit.com test when they put the game on there. They may have already.

-DarkPacMan77-

I'm pretty sure you meant to quote advent, although our setups are pretty similar as that I have amd/nvidia :p

that clears it... I was like wtf?