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BIOSHOCK PC SPECIFICATIONS

Operating Systems:
Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or
Windows Vista


Minimum System Requirements:
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz Single Core processor

System RAM: 1GB

Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550).

Sound Card: 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card

Hard disc space: 8GB free space


Recommended System Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor

System RAM: 2GB

Video card:
DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better)
DX10: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better

Sound Card: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)

Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation

Link : http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1579

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plssss tell me if i can run it
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can i run oblivion plsss tell me i have 2 processers running intel(R) pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz i have a 3.07 GHz proformance rated 4.60 GHZ i have 446.5 ram (i have a load of virtual memory ans setuped it to system cach with gives the ram more memory then it acually has) i have a microsoft xp home edition service pack 2(build 2600) i have an ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 series (i know its outdated but on my comps properties i setup to proformance witch allow speed in oblivion to go faster and run it a little smother) vedeo ram 256.0 mb i have a vedeo card 3d aceleration i have a vedeo hw transform and lightning i have a vertex shader 2.0 and pexil shader ver 2.0 i have a good sound sound card just bought that i have 91.4 gb of free disk space HL -DT-St RW /DVD GCC-4522b now please guyz tell me if i can run oblivion the elder scrolls 4 if i can run the game at all plsss tell me post quick =)

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Holy hijacked thread Batman!

You might be able to run it, but it would be a slideshow. Your system needs an overhaul, but get some more ram and a new vidcard at the very least.

On topic, Bioshock's requirements don't look too extreme.

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Message edited by billyhoyle on 07-12-2007 at 06:00:25 PM
plssss tell me if i can run it
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billyhoyle wrote :

Holy hijacked thread Batman!

You might be able to run it, but it would be a slideshow. Your system needs an overhaul, but get some more ram and a new vidcard at the very least.

On topic, Bioshock's requirements don't look too extreme.


kk ty i dealt with lag befre trust me ive played wow so if i oblivion it will be laggy i can handle that but will i have like sum enjoyable moments or its lag ever time i move in the game or it will lag often but ill have sum time to walk around

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I would guess that anytime your character is outside, the game would crawl. You might have an enjoyable moment once in a while in the dungeons, but I wouldn't count on it.

The following is taken from here: http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_faq.htm

What are the PC system requirements?

Recommended:

3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
1 GB System RAM
ATI X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card
Minimum System Requirements:

Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP 64-bit
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


Message edited by billyhoyle on 07-12-2007 at 10:56:43 PM
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512 MB recommended for GPU?

What % of video cards currently in use has 512 MB?

maybe 10%? 20% tops?

I guess that means medium textures for a lot of people.

plssss tell me if i can run it
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yea kk ty i bought oblivion i went to this site called oldblivion it was a mod patch to make the game work fast and graphics look very nice!! so yeap my oblivion is running the way i like it so ty guys

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imaan1115, the way you type, I think I'd refuse to group with you out of principle.

Maybe you should start a new thread asking your question instead of hijacking another thread.

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imaan1115 wrote :

kk ty i dealt with lag befre trust me ive played wow so if i oblivion it will be laggy i can handle that but will i have like sum enjoyable moments or its lag ever time i move in the game or it will lag often but ill have sum time to walk around



Try and spell properly & put some grammar in so we can understand what you are trying to say.

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Anyways... I'm assuming for those of you people who have any made major upgrades within the last year to their computer will be able to play this game at comfortable settings. I'm also guessing Unreal Tournament 3 will have similar system requirements.

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Unreal Tournament 3's requirements are going to be alot less then this, you know what it took to play the last one :P

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Hi every1..
Well, I ve been facing some problems running Bioshock PC on my new HP laptop..
My laptop is great for running the game i guessed, but it isn't smooth at all.. like im running it on a pentuim processor..
My laptop has :
2.53 Ghz intel core 2 due processor
4 GB ram
256 MB VGA.. g force 9600 nvidia
Vista hope Premium operating system

I though those wuld run the game Greatly but it isn't and i don't know the reason,

i checked the vedio card updates on nvidia, but it seems that my laptop has everything UP TO DATE and that's really driving me crazy!!


Plz If any1 knows what's the problem, or how to solve it, or atleast the reason y it is happening, add in here and ill be gratful :)
Or contact me at no0issom@yahoo.com tyvm

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Issom wrote :

Hi every1..
Well, I ve been facing some problems running Bioshock PC on my new HP laptop..
My laptop is great for running the game i guessed, but it isn't smooth at all.. like im running it on a pentuim processor..
My laptop has :
2.53 Ghz intel core 2 due processor
4 GB ram
256 MB VGA.. g force 9600 nvidia
Vista hope Premium operating system

I though those wuld run the game Greatly but it isn't and i don't know the reason,

i checked the vedio card updates on nvidia, but it seems that my laptop has everything UP TO DATE and that's really driving me crazy!!


Plz If any1 knows what's the problem, or how to solve it, or atleast the reason y it is happening, add in here and ill be gratful :)
Or contact me at no0issom@yahoo.com tyvm



I recommend you start a new thread of your own, not resurrect a year old one.


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wow

how do you even find a thread that old...

that takes pure skill...

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I found a thread from 2004 i think about some guy asking if he can get the hot coffee mod on his xbox. I replied to it and it was at the top of console gaming for a while lol.

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Issom wrote :

Hi every1..
Well, I ve been facing some problems running Bioshock PC on my new HP laptop..
My laptop is great for running the game i guessed, but it isn't smooth at all.. like im running it on a pentuim processor..
My laptop has :
2.53 Ghz intel core 2 due processor
4 GB ram
256 MB VGA.. g force 9600 nvidia
Vista hope Premium operating system

I though those wuld run the game Greatly but it isn't and i don't know the reason,

i checked the vedio card updates on nvidia, but it seems that my laptop has everything UP TO DATE and that's really driving me crazy!!


Plz If any1 knows what's the problem, or how to solve it, or atleast the reason y it is happening, add in here and ill be gratful :)
Or contact me at no0issom@yahoo.com tyvm



Oh yeah and I also recommend you use correct grammar..
Som1 iz moor likelee to pozt n ansr if u yoos correct grammaar n spelin :pt1cable:


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