Will my computer run Oblivion ?

ENIGMA* · Post by ENIGMA* » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:03 pm

need 1 gig of RAM

does the processor have hyper threading? if not it will choke your system by way of bottleneck

i'm not sure but i think that Card may be on the very low-end side of the spectrum..... yea basic support so your looking at Steel rock

The_Warder · Post by **The_Warder** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:38 pm

To what refrence is the OMG refferd to?

Okay that is a crazy system 2 almost top of the line graphics cards and an amd 4800+ you should have no problem with any game!

ENIGMA* · Post by ENIGMA* » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:02 pm

ohh i thought you ment about the pay for teachin 30-40 yearold how to use excel

Post by **Haplo** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:28 pm

Blabla, that will not run Oblivion, even with minimum specs.

The graphics card is low-end, but it meets qualifications (I have that same card)

You need 2.00 GHz for minimum requirements, so unless you can overclock that by 850 or more MHz, you're out of luck.

I think that you also need a minimum of 512MB of RAM (You definitely don't need a gigabyte.), but the requirements (top-notch to minimum requirements) are listed in the second post of this thread.

Eraser · Post by **Eraser** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:40 pm

you *should* be fine with 512mb ram, since the xbox386 only has 512mb ram, but really, a gig is what you should have at least. Ram is the cheapest computer upgrade around, and adds alot of performance.

Rockwell · Post by **Rockwell** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:49 pm

As for me and my computer, we will choose an ATI x1800XT. Personally, even with the recommended system specs, Morrowind was still choppy in a few places (like Balmora and Vivec). So, I figure it will be the same with Oblivion. I'm shooting high to get decent/good FPS with good quality graphics. Like has been said already, this game will be more graphics card dependent then CPU dependent. That's why I'm not getting the latest and greatest CPU, I'm kind of leaning towards an AMD 3800+ Venice (2.4ghz). As for memory, to run oblivion, you will definitely need at least a gig for it to run decent.
*No integrated graphics will suffice for oblivion*.
If you truely are a gamer then you would know that.

sirwootalot123 · Post by **sirwootalot123** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:58 pm

NO!
you can buy the 7900GT, which is the best card out there, for the same price as an x1800!! DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!

Nichevo · Post by **Nichevo** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:23 pm

Dual processors will enhance performance, you lucky bastard. http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_13041%5E13043,00.html
but what are you gonna do with 4! DVI ports and 2 tv-out?! :O
And two 7800 GT in SLI mode, and 4 hdds in RAID... *drool*

Rockwell · Post by **Rockwell** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:13 pm

You make a good point sirwootalot. I figured that since the 7900 series was so new that it would be really expensive, like in the $500-$600 range. But it's cheaper and has better performance. But the 7900GT isn't the best card, there is the 7900GTX.

Edit: Actually there are some x1800xt's going for $300, just a wee bit cheaper than the 7900gt, for about $320. So basically it seems to me that the price vs performance is about the same. The 7900GT squeezes out like 5 or 6 more fps than the 1800XT. But like I said, only some of the 1800xt's are cheaper, most seem to be around $350.

Post by **Swiftoak** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:31 pm

Okie. The parts just arrived. Installed my extra memory and things are going great! But now. I have this 100 dollar AGP Radeon Graphics sitting in my lap. And I don't know how to install it? Can anyone help?

ENIGMA* · Post by ENIGMA* » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:39 am

your basic AGP slot looks like a smaller PCI slot if you look at your card you notice that the "grooves" that actually attach to the slot are further back than a PCI this should hep you figure out were it goes....

Now for instalation...

Turn off your computer or make sure your grounded to somethimg metal, no static electricity or your card is ruined.....

Remove the back plate on the same level as your AGP slot so the video end will "stick out." You may also have to remove another metal piece attached to the case, by screw, that holds all the back plate pieces together on the tower....

Now, insert the card, this is not a zero-force insertion so you may have to push a little, dont worry you wont break it... if your card came with screws there should be a little groove connected to a another pice of matal sticking out, this is were that metal piece, the one that held the back plates, was. screw in a screw to that notch of your card and screw back the metal plate that covered that flap.

Once inserted and you've closed the case and made sure everything is tight, hook up your moniter cable to the card you just instaled, audio also if it has the audio input.

Now start you computer.... Whats happend? If you moniter takes no action remotly close to comming on besides the light, troubleshoot you card's manual, if you have one.....

1) Is your card installed... Yea! At least I hope so!!

2) Does your computer beep more than normal on start up...
If so and you have your mother boards manual consult it for a list of beep codes... etc. etc.

If it does work it is now a good idea to uninstall your previous Graphics drive so that you can install this one and use it by defalt. Otherwise you may not even get any game play because it's running on the other card...

once all this is acomplished look for something a.k.a. MW that is very Graphic hungry and run it...

What does is look like?

Please tell me I want to know...

Post by **Swiftoak** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:07 pm

Ack! My Dimension 3000 does NOT have an AGP slot. Two things I can do...

a.)Is it possible to add an AGP port to my motherboard, since there's a space with screwholes where one would go.

b.) If not, what are the best PCI graphics card to play Oblivion?

ENIGMA* · Post by ENIGMA* » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:11 pm

a) yes, if you don't mind sodering connections for 3 hours....

b) try this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150061

in not familiar with your system specs, but this is a good, basic PCI card

Post by **Swiftoak** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:30 pm

Is there any PCI that can run better than that?

ENIGMA* · Post by ENIGMA* » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:36 pm

one of these maybe.....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+1067909563+1068309611+1069609642&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48

but those are the only PCI left that support OB

Post by **Swiftoak** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:50 pm

How do i re-route the thing so my monitor reads from the card instead of the onboard chip?

ENIGMA* · Post by ENIGMA* » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:16 pm

You'll have to uninstall the driver then restar you computer....

It will recognize the new card and the old chip in a pop up as new hardeware. Install the necissary componets of the card first, then ignore the other.

P.S. Ihere is a way to make the New hardeware detected pop up go away but i forgot....

Vholdrian · Post by **Vholdrian** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:10 pm

I'm wondering if i can play Oblivion on high detail without FSAA / HDR / AF

2.66 ghz processor
768 mb RAM (soon to be updated to 1024)
128 mb Ati Radeon 9800 pro.

I'm really wondering... and hoping

ENIGMA* · Post by ENIGMA* » Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:50 pm

from what you state you would run on mid-range settings, optimum performance, but not too much OMGFTW value...

Vholdrian · Post by **Vholdrian** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:29 pm

Good enough for me. It all about the gameplay anyways

Barthelemy · Post by **Barthelemy** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:48 pm

Hmm...
I have 3.2GHz and 512RAM, but i dont expect it will run on Radeon 9550(on ASUS)

. I will be very happy to be wrong. In morrowind i had lags only in propylon chambers. I just bought my comp on November and im sooooooooo disappointed(it cost around thousand of dollars

)

Wirrad · Post by **Wirrad** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:10 am

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this before, but if you don't know what system specification you've got, this site will check what you've got and find out how well it will run different games: [url]http://www.srtest.com[/url]

blabla · Post by **blabla** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:03 am

Haplo wrote:Blabla, that will not run Oblivion, even with minimum specs.

The graphics card is low-end, but it meets qualifications (I have that same card)

You need 2.00 GHz for minimum requirements, so unless you can overclock that by 850 or more MHz, you're out of luck.

I think that you also need a minimum of 512MB of RAM (You definitely don't need a gigabyte.), but the requirements (top-notch to minimum requirements) are listed in the second post of this thread.

Oh, man... 2GHz !?? I misread... I thought only my RAMs were
under minimum specs. Wanted to get 512.

NOOO

Sorry, bad temper.

ENIGMA* · Post by ENIGMA* » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:26 pm

please edit your post.....

It can be considered spam when you do that.....

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:54 pm

only possible conflict for me: ATI Radeon XPress 200 series

I have a gig of ram, an amd 64x2 processor, and basicly all of the other requierments met. please tell me I can run a laggy Oblivion at least!!

(I just realized my hardware problem today, the day I am planning to get the game!)

ShoGun · Post by **ShoGun** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:46 pm

I have a NX6800GT 256mb and a AMD Athlon 3400+ 2.4GHz and.. It doesen't run very good. So that is why I'm ordering 7900GTX 512 MB Tomorrow!! XD Then hopefully it will run smoother hehe

Xui'al · Post by **Xui'al** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:34 pm

Vholdrian wrote:I'm wondering if i can play Oblivion on high detail without FSAA / HDR / AF

2.66 ghz processor
768 mb RAM (soon to be updated to 1024)
128 mb Ati Radeon 9800 pro.

I'm really wondering... and hoping

Hmmm. You have a processor 800MHZ faster than mine (although I have a better GPU and more RAM) and I can play it on High, without any problems. The 9800 Pro is a good card, and should handle OB very well. (although it lacks Pixel Shader 3.0)

Thringnar: Not with the X200...

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:34 am

I don't even have enough Ram...what are the chance that I'll have a good enough video card.
I'm surprised this piece of crap can even run Morrowind.

wishmaster · Post by **wishmaster** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:43 pm

It looks like Oblivion isn't friendly with my 256 mb RAM...

IT LAGS and crashes every 15 minutes!

PoHa! · Post by **PoHa!** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:23 pm

wishmaster wrote:It looks like Oblivion isn't friendly with my 256 mb RAM...

IT LAGS and crashes every 15 minutes!

Likely because that's below the Minimum System requirements. Minimum is 512MB... Recommended is 1GB.

edog99 · Post by **edog99** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:34 am

I want to buy new leptop(hp\compaq):

1.8gh
512mb ram memory
60gb hard disk

Can it run oblivion???

Greyscale · Post by **Greyscale** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:28 am

edog99 wrote:I want to buy new leptop(hp\compaq):

1.8gh
512mb ram memory
60gb hard disk

Can it run oblivion???

It might.

I've heard a story on the official forums about someone running it with a 1.8Ghz Athlon XP. It all depends on what kind of graphics card you end up getting. On a laptop, your choices are limited to one or two cards. Just make sure that you don't end up with integrated video only.

Post by **Haplo** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:21 pm

Yes, you should be fine from what you listed, although you should make sure your video/gfx card is supported.

The_Warder · Post by **The_Warder** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:47 am

omg

I got oblivion to run on these specs.

256 ddr ram
fx5200 128
p4 2.4
60 gig hard drive

I have only experienced 2 crashes graphics a crappy and it is very laggy, about 15 fps.

I manually changed my virtual memory to 1 gig I think this is why it is working.

Eyeball88 · Post by **Eyeball88** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:54 am

Heh, I cringed when I sat down with my fresh copy of Oblivion, thinking to myself "Well, my computer doesn't meet the minimum system requirements..." but I put the DVD in, installed it, and played it for hours.. on a 1.53ghz processor.

Yeah.

Amrod · Post by **Amrod** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:01 am

Eraser wrote:you *should* be fine with 512mb ram, since the xbox386 only has 512mb ram, but really, a gig is what you should have at least. Ram is the cheapest computer upgrade around, and adds alot of performance.

I heard the Xbox360 lags alot in exteriors. Interior dungeons are fine, but exteriors are laggy.

Modderation · Post by **Modderation** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:09 am

I'm curious as to whether my system will run it properly. I have a decent processor (roughly 2.5ghz) with 1gig of RAM. However, my video card is old: 5200FX (ye olde GeForce). I've had success with a few of the other high-end games, but I don't know how well Oblivion will work. I recognize the 5200FX bottleneck, but I have no AGP or PCI-e slots on my motherboard.

Post by **Swiftoak** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:27 pm

Your other stuff is pretty good, but your graphics won't run it. The lowest supported i think is an FX 5500. But I suggest getting something aking the Geforce 6 series for decent gameplay. Yuck. I had the same problem. Try the 6200. Best PCI.

Modderation · Post by **Modderation** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:14 pm

Alright. Thanks for the advice. I went ahead and ordered a 6200. I hope that'll tide me over for just a bit longer.

skittles · Post by **skittles** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 11:13 pm

is there anyway to change the CPU usage of GHZ to make it to where it will run on a 1.8 ghz processer?

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Will my computer run Oblivion ?

Leptop is fine???

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