Vengin Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 My freind has bought the game and the graphics card is fine, but when it goes to detect his processing speed it comes up as 0 which is no doubt incorrect. He is has the necessary processor but for some reason it cant be found, any ideas? Also it says have the needed memory which I dont doubt considering the amount of stuff he has on his pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deggesim Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Originally posted by Vengin My freind has bought the game and the graphics card is fine, but when it goes to detect his processing speed it comes up as 0 which is no doubt incorrect. He is has the necessary processor but for some reason it cant be found, any ideas? Also it says have the needed memory which I dont doubt considering the amount of stuff he has on his pc. I still have not the game, but I've already heard of this problem: it's a known bug, no problems for your friends If he meets the minimum requirements, he can play. It's an issue with a specified class of processors... but I don't remember which one. Bye Simone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowntyHontur Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 I read through the game card list and saw all those Radeon cards. However, the card that I bought (and is still getting shipped to me) is All-in-Wonder Radeon 7500 64MB AGP. This is an acceptable one as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jan Gaarni Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 im not quite sure what this means but it sure is kool It means I will delete all his posts, and most likely ban his ass. That is what it means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aileron Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Hey all...kinda my first post, so I figure I'll bounce on over here. First: I love how the trusty admin is so nice and happy about banning people ^^ and deleting people's posts ^^;;. Secondly - I'm getting a laptop for college, and naturally my mom decided to go Gateway instead of Alienware, and I had no choice in the matter. The rig's a nice one, but I'm worried about the monitor and video card - especially since it's going to be next-to-impossible to upgrade them. http://www.gateway.com/home/prod/hm_400xl_proddetail.shtml So how about it? Will it run? And if it won't, any recommendations on what I could do to make it run well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Gaarni Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 First: I love how the trusty admin is so nice and happy about banning people ^^ and deleting people's posts ^^;;. Well, when you are new to the forum, you've posted 4 posts the first day, and all of them has the sentence "No nothing to see here ...", and 1 of them looks like the quote above, then you are not here to discuss and chat about SWG or anything else in particulary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaos047 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Ok here are my specs, i know i will have to run on low settings, but will it even be runnable. Amd Athlon 900 mhz 384 mb sd pc133 ram Ge force 4 ti 4200 128 mb Now i have been looking at some other post, and i seem to have some mixed results. Some people say it will run ok some say it wont... (Btw i dont have the money to upgrade, a 256 stick cost 140$ because stupid ass gateway decided to make my computer proprietary. So i can only use THEIR ram.) But im getting the money to build a new comp at Christmas. So will this do untill then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkReef Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 My PC has the following specs :- Windows XP RADEON 9000 Pro 64MB graphics card 30+ Gb Hard Drive 512 Mb SDRAM (PC133) 1.8GHz Processor and I have a HUGE problem After loading the game I start the Launch Pad and login. My installed files are scanned. At the end I get a message that download is cancelling. I have checked the StarWarsUpdate file and it says that I have a few problems. The most common is that it looks at the file size of each file and says that it is way different to what it shold be e.g. file size on disk is 75Mb, but in explorer it is 102Mb At the end of the file it says I need to download something like 150Mb to update my game and the maximum limit is 50Mb so it bombs out Does anybody have an idea of why the files on my harddrive are being reported as a different size as to what they actually are ??? I have tried swapping harddrives, graphics cards, CD ROMs, even the IDE cable - all with the same result I spent well over $100 importing the game to the UK and I can't play it !!!! What makes it worse is that it loads and updates perfectly on my wifes laptop but the specs on that are no where near good enough to handle the game (so I know the discs are OK :-s) I have tried the online help from Sony and they have no idea Help me please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpuat Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 i get intermittent stuttering in the sounds from time to time. doesn't last for a long time, but it can be pretty annoying. don't think it's a lag issue, because it happens even when i'm alone in the middle of nowhere with nothing much going on on-screen. my PC: Athlon XP2000+ MSI KT4VL (via KT400 chipset) 512MB PC2100 ram GeForce4 MX 440SE, 8X AGP, 64MB i'm using the onboard sound on the motherboard, and it usually works just fine, but occasionally it just stutters. the game runs fine at 1024x768, only really bogs down when i'm in a city and there are tons of players milling around. on a video card note, you can find video cards like mine for under $40 if you shop around online and don't mind taking advantage of rebate offers. i'm planning (hoping) to upgrade to an ATI Radeon 9600PRO, but it'll be awhile before that happens. you can find them in the under-$180 range with no problem. anyway, i just wondered if i was the only one with the stuttering sound thing. so...uh....am i? chimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 For all of you who are upgrading your video cards. NOTE: Make sure you have a power supply to handle the added power that the High End video cards require. This is a common oversight by many consumers and something you can avoid if you look at your power supply BEFORE you go out and spend money on a new video card. Generally speaking, a 400W power supply will handle the majority of systems out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Well, I played this game at my friends house and I will tell you what, this is like the sweetest game I have ever played!!! The Downside: My computer sucks, so I have to upgrade, which in my case my mom is freaking out about it because she is not very computer literate. So, I have to pay for half the upgrade and we have to take it to a "professional" when I believe I could do it myself. ARG! Anyway what I got now: P3 533Mhz 128 MB RAM 11Mb Integrated Video (AHHH!!!) 20GB HD I looked at newegg.com, ewiz.com, pricewatch.com, and I found tigerdirect.com to be the best! What I should be getting soon: P3 1.2GHz (I got this so I wouldnt have to upgrade my motherboard...let me know if you guys think I should go higher) 512MB RAM PC 133 SDRAM 133Mhz Ge Force 4 MX 440 128MB DDR 8x Well I would like to go higher, but it wont be too easy because I don't have too much money, but my mom is willing to pay for half, so if you really think its necessary to change the processor or videocard, please let me know. I woul really appreciate it, Thanks in Advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chry Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 Originally posted by Dish What I should be getting soon: P3 1.2GHz (I got this so I wouldnt have to upgrade my motherboard...let me know if you guys think I should go higher) 512MB RAM PC 133 SDRAM 133Mhz Ge Force 4 MX 440 128MB DDR 8x Well I would like to go higher, but it wont be too easy because I don't have too much money, but my mom is willing to pay for half, so if you really think its necessary to change the processor or videocard, please let me know. I woul really appreciate it, Thanks in Advance! If you go with an AMD processor, you will save enough dough to go with a 2+gig CPU (I think 2.4 is the sweetspot now) along with a new motherboard that incorporates faster memory handling (MSI K7 series are nice) Don't forget that if you do go with an AMD and the usual VIA based chipset on the motherboard, to be sure that the VIA 4in1 drivers are installed and up to date, even "professional" system builders sometimes don't do this properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindyholic Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Alright, here's the dealio... I have all the requirements except for one thing... I have a laptop and my video card is an ATI M6 Mobility. Does anyone know if my by some strange twist the game would work on my computer? Also...I hear you don't actually need the cd to play the game, just to install it, is this true, cuz I've had issues with my CD drive in the past, so if so this would make life a bit easier. Thanks Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordBigJ Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Ok guys not to burst some of your bubbles but i see some miss lead info on this.. I work for a very popular software company (sorry i dont wish to tell what it is cuz most of you hate it hehe ) and i can tell you right now there is some things that are just not right.... 1: 450 P3 with a TI 4600, well first thing first... 450's + Ti 4600 = useless... why??? anything prior to to say 800 (thats rough estimate) ran on 100 mhz bus meaning it had a slower PCI and agp if you had it and at a 450 the pci and such are running at 33mhz and i bet on that cpu the bus speed is actuall 66 mhz like the old celeron. What does this mean? Your running a 4x or if new 8x AGP card on a at most 1/2X AGP slot meaning that card was a big waste of money for you... 2. Next thing RAM. RAM = Speed = False To little ram makes your cpu slow yeah but too much = fast ? NOT TRUE 512 is all you need investing another 512 in ram will make little to no difference. Want proof goto 3dmark.com and look at all my benchmarks do a search on Duel Athlon MP 4ghz range you will see.. I have 2 3000+ watercooled MP proccessors on my cpu running at a little over 4ghz and i can move from 256 to 512 all the way ot my 3 gb of ram. 256- 512 is a minor change but all above taht = 0 change (or atleast close enough to it to say that) . So why buy ram you say?? well 1 word..... SERVERS ram comes into effect on the ammount of programs your running. Example if i had SWG running on one user and also on another user (so i could have 2 accounts on 1 cpu) yes 1 gb ram would help otherwise it woulndt. So for your question on if 512 will help game absolutly not. 3. Processors Ahh the long awaited question of processors ... well due to common belief this makes a little difference compaired to what people make it out to be ... yeah a 2 ghz will outrun a 1.5... or will it??? no. Why? simple the motherboard makes a MAJOR factor in this.... example i have a 2400+ XP running on a no name board i think its DFI not sure, and a 1800+ running on an ASUS board... the 1800+ smokes the other because teh board is much more efficient. Now on to the types another factor... a Barton 2500+ XP vs a Athlon 2800XP the barton will smoke it due to increased buss speads. Also speed of the ram comes into effect on this ... amount doesnt make as much of a difference as speed. The new Athlon 64 ( i just got one for testing through work) not sure how this will work but i see the 1mb cache on chip and i get a hardon 4.. Video cards.. Guys and gals this is what will make you or break you... IF your running 1.8ghz or 1800+ this is the major determinaing factor of your cpu.. the common mistake i see... 1800+ processors (75 bux or so) 3.0ghz or 3000+ (300???) ok now lets take a video card on these examples are 3000+ w/ Geforce 4 Mx 420 (128mb SDRam) vs 1800+ w/ Geforce 4 Fx 5800 (128 or 256 mb DDR 350mhz duel ramdac) results ... the 1800 will SMOKE and thats not an understatement it will flat out blow the 3000 out of the water ... i would say (guessingly) 3x frames per second... now you ask why 5800 dont u know theres a 5900... simple 5800 has exact same hardware ... what??? yes exact same just underclocked. Well can i overclock ? YOU DAMN RIGHT YOU CAN not to mention the 200 price range compaired to the 400 or close too price range. 5 Value Tigerdirect, circuit city, best buy, and all those other crappy places taht are thought to be SOOOOO cheap... wow are u guys wrong... Cheapest place you will ever find is http://WWW.PRICEWATCH.COM i dont use it because i dont know the companys that sell so i go with.. http://WWW.NewEgg.com this place is like walmart 100% satisfaction guarentee i have sent like 30 items back just because i didnt like them lol thats all... they are a no questions asked dealer. i hope this helps and if you have any questions about cpus please let me know... BigJ_mckendree@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordBigJ Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 guys read my new post on the 400 cpu shipped that will run this game fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewishead Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 basically, ive just got broadband (im from uk, small village only just available!) and my pc was broken, so i decided to buy some new parts for it and use broadband on my mums pc (this one) until the uprgrade makes the machine work (well i bought a motherboard, processor, and it still didnt work, then a psu, still didnt work, its resolved now, and all i need is a new motherboard, turns out my old mb was broken, and the new one i bought was too ) anyway, this leads me to my point, i found out about swg and now have decided to get this setup, and i want to know if itll run swg maxed out. amd 1.9ghz 512ram or more radeon 9600pro 128mb, (if you know any better in this price range (£100 - $150 around, do say, or if the rd9600pro256mb is better) and a 512broadband connection thats basically all i am buying extra, as long as the pc decides to work haha, anyway can you please tell me if this will run the game well, and i mean really well, and if it wouldnt run it amazingly, what you would suggest (xmas soon ) thanks for reading my babbling lol lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KishelVerona Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 can someone help a newbie I've been playing swg off and on since it came out. It's had it's problems, but now i have this one that is driving me up the wall. I open the game, run around for a while, open any window, and when i try to close it, the game freezes up. i can have 5 windows up, and 4 of them close fine, but the last one freezes the game. most of the time it has been the inventory. the specs for the computer are 2.0 GHZ 512 DDR RAM Win XP ATI Raedon 9600 64MB Cable Internet connection If anyone can help, please let me know, i'm going nutz with this, i can hardly play at all. Kishel from the Wanderhome galaxy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaFoster Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Thanks Toolbar ( and you others too ) for the time and effort that you have put into replying to this discussion thread. Your attentive respones regarding PC hardware for SWG are invaluable. Concise, informative and objective. I`m so new, that I don`t even have the game yet ( it`s in the mail someplace ). Hope to see you guys out there ( I`ll be a casual gamer on a Euro server most likely ) soon. Oooohh... just one thing ( probably the wrong place to ask this ), but I was thinking of aiming to become a Human doctor on Naboo. Any thoughts ? Kind Regards Emma PS Please could I trouble you to alert me if I`ve broken any Posting protocol. I`ve never done anything like this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enlomiel Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 Hey, I was going to buy a graphics card that has 128 mb is that good enough for swg? if not what would you say is good? but not whats best just what it will work with 'cause right now I have a graphics card for 64 mb. just the worst one but it will work with and not crash my comp. thx Kairi6071 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldon Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I have a P3 650 and a GeForce 4 mx 440, befors i buy the game i want to know if it will run on my comp. Thank for you time:D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krimson17 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 If it does work which I doubt, I don't think it will be much fun unless your a dancer or someone that stand in one place talking all the time. SWG Star Wars Galaxies Requirements 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible computer Operating Systems Windows 98 SE, Millennium, 2000, and XP CPU Required: Intel PIII 933 MHz or AMD Athlon 900 MHz Recommended: Intel P4 1.5 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+ Memory Required: 256 MB RAM Recommended: 512 MB RAM Graphics Card Required: 32 MB 3D Graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) Capability Recommended: 64 MB 3D Graphics card with Vertex Shader and Pixel Shader (VS/PS) Capability Sound Card Required: PCI, USB or Onboard Audio Device CD-ROM Required: Quad Speed CD-ROM drive Input Device Required: Keyboard and mouse Connectivity Requirements Required: 56K modem or faster Internet connection DirectX Microsoft DirectX 9.0 is included on this CD. NOTE: DirectX may require the "latest" updates for your operating system. This may also include the latest drivers for your particular motherboard, sound and video hardware. Installation Installation requires 2.0 GB of free hard drive space. It is recommended that you have at least an additional 500 MB of free space available after installing the game for the Windows swap/page file and additional patch downloads. Supported Chipsets at the time of release: ATI Radeon 7200/7500 ATI Radeon 8500/9000 ATI Radeon 9500/9700 Matrox Parhelia NVIDIA GeForce 256 NVIDIA GeForce 2 family NVIDIA GeForce 3 family NVIDIA GeForce 4 family NVIDIA GeForceFX family Additional Chipsets supported Looking for guides, strategies, exploits, cheats and more? Get it all at MultiplayerStrategies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nahualli Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Ok... I'm no hardcore hax0r and I'm not a high level overclocking phr3akboy but I do possess a bit of good common sense. First of all STOP telling people to buy ATI Radeons for use with *this* game. Not only is it apparent across the board that as a whole, Radeons have more issues with SWG than GeForce, but that model 9600 is ever more problematic. I'll tell you one very simple test : if it's not on the box as being ok at release, it's not ok. And sure enough.. on the box it only has Radeon 9000 9200 9500 9700 9800.. not 9600. That's a double chance of it not working. I hear the 9700, 9800 and 9500 have issues also and they WERE on the box as being tested as compliant on release, that should tell you something. Secondly, if something can crash XP to the point of getting a blue screen of death.. it's gotta be BAD. I heard someone mention they had not seen a BSoD since Win 3.11.. well neither had I .. until I saw 2 in a single day. The game will not run on a 9600 and if it does it's only a matter of time before it won't. 3 different computers, 2 different OSs, 3 seperate memory and processor specs, but the same video card on all machines and SWG won't run for more than 10 minutes on any of them. Please.. don't buy 9600 until they SOE specifically announces they fixed it, or until ATI does. If I am wrong about every other card out there, I am confident I have done more than enough legwork on the 9600 Radeon to tell you that while it's a badass card for anything else, it hates SWG. -Nah- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednarb123 Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 P4 2.0 Ghz GeForce FX 5200 128MB 256MB DDR PC 2700 RAM I know I'll need more RAM some time down the road, but I wanna check this game out....or should I buy more RAM first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosam Sanders Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hi all, im new here and I have just bought this awesome game...funny thing about the hardware thingy. My system: AMD 1600xp (1400), 512DDR (266), GF4ti 4200 128. My fps outside town is around 24-19 and in cities it can drop down to 1 fps. Although it is mostly around 18-9 (mininum graphics settings). Im thinking about upgrading to: Intel P4 2.4GHz 800FSB, Kingtson 512RAM 533Mhz (I think) and Gigabyte motherboard also 800FSB. Will this improve my current perfomance? I´m asking because I have been asking around and one guy who has Intel P4 2.8GHz 800FSB, GFX 5600 (256), 512DDR (400Mhz) show the same perfomance as my current machine...what´s up with that? I have been hearing about ppl saying that RAM is the key to good perfomance..should maybe skip the major upgrade and instead buy more RAM ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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