Good news for those out there with lower-end systems who can't afford to upgrade and so feel shut out from Oblivion... you
may get a pleasant surprise when the factual specs gets released
Quote:Originally posted by VXSS on Jan 21st:
Pete might beat me up for posting here, but I will say this without giving out any real info....
I have one of the oldest systems here at work. Its about 4 years old and has only had minor upgrades since then. I tested today with EVERYTHING turned on and maxed out. I didnt think it would do it, but it worked. And yes, it was higher than 1024x768 on a fairly dated card. Extremely beautiful. I do recommend something better than what I have here for "complete" enjoyment, but by knocking down some of the bells and whistles (and there are MANY options to play with), it is still a great time while being pretty.
I would love to share my actual system specs with you all to compare, but that is a no go. Hopefully, you can take my word for it with what I COULD tell you, so that you know that you dont have to get a 2nd job flipping burgers just to buy new gear. New gear helps and allows Oblivion to shine in 100% of it's visual glamour, but lower specs dont mean you cant enjoy it and have a lot of goods at the same time.
Relax, you all will still be surprised. I am still in awe that it can run as well is it does and still look insanely beautiful.
Here are the official system requirements, posted today on
elderscrolls.com:
Recommended:[blockquote]* 3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 1 GB System RAM
* ATI X800 series, Nvidia GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card[/blockquote]
Minimum System Requirements:[blockquote]
* Windows XP
* 512MB System RAM
* 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 128MB Direct3D compatible video card
* and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver;
* 8x DVD-ROM drive
* 4.6 GB free hard disk space
* DirectX 9.0c (included)
* DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
* Keyboard, Mouse[/blockquote]
Supported Video Card Chipsets:[blockquote]
* ATI X1900 series
* ATI X1800 series
* ATI X1600 series
* ATI X1300 series
* ATI X850 series
* ATI x800 series
* ATI x700 series
* ATI x600 series
* ATI Radeon 9800 series
* ATI Radeon 9700 series
* ATI Radeon 9600 series
* ATI Radeon 9500 series
* ATI Radeon 9000 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 7800 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6200 series
* NVIDIA GeForce FX series
[/blockquote]
Yes!
:bananarock: :bounce: :banana: :applause:
I don't have the best, but I'm gonna be playing OB with a pretty good setting.
:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
About me...I think even with the lowest quality won't work.I'll give it a try.
;( ;( ;( I won't be able to Play ;( ;( ;(
Two months ago it was 5 FPS on a FX 57- SLI7800GTX System in forests.
And now you can play it at acceptable framerates with midrange systems. Bethesda did a great job in optimizing the engine! :yes:
Reccomended settings on my old PC... and full detail on the new one.
Again: THANK YOU BETHESDA!!!
small chance I can play... ugh...
I am really searching for a new PC... but my budget... hmmm
well, wish me luck... and guys, sometimes it IS better to get a new PC than to upgrade... if you need a new one
if you don't and CAN play fine, I advise just living with great graphics or rate, instead of 100% kickass ones
I've got a
Radeon X850XT Platinum 256Mb card, so I'm in the clear. As for RAM I have a gigabyte, which really isn't
that much these days but I'm in the clear on that as well.
The CPU on the other hand... it says
3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor. What *is* an equivalent processor to a 3 Ghz P-4? Becuase I've got an AMD Athlon64 Venice 90nm 3500+ 2.2GHz processor, and with my limited knowledge of how these things work... I hope Oblivion can take advantage of a 64-bit system otherwise my 2.2 Ghz is very close to the minimum specs.
hrug: It sure cost me a pretty penny though so I don't get why my CPU wouldn't work.
They axed the shadows to increase performance. Its not even an option for PC users now. I watched the german video. Looks much worse then the E3 one. Only NPCs have shadows now like in Morrowind.