Guitar Hero 3 Sys Requirements

[utaustinstud]

So many of my friends have Guitar Hero for their gaming console but I don't have a console and am wanting to play the game. I don't have a good enough computer to play the game right but I'm looking at upgrading to Core 2 Duo system.

On the system requirements for the game it has two recommended video cards: the 8800 gt and the hd 2600. It has a list of supported graphic chipsets and the card I was thinking about, the 8600gt isn't on that list. The thing that confuses me is, why would Aspyr recommend a hd 2600 card or the 8800gt? I mean the 8800gt is vastly superior to the hd 2600 and the 2600 is comparable to 8600gt.

Anyone know whether the 8600 will work with this game?

 

[HarveyW]

maybe at lower resolutions hard to tell ive heard this game is very buggy and computers at the recommended spec are slow and laggy

 

[LightSystem]

It will most certainly play on a 8600GT, I have a 7900GT, and i play it at 1280x1024 with only a few settings disabled.
The stuttering that most people experience is due to the game being badly optimised and waiting for a dvd read for some reason. I had this myself. Fixed it with a no-cd patch

 

[scoobertdoo]

recommended specs include:
-no life
-un-showered
-being a loser
-no musical ability's what-so-ever

 

[utaustinstud]

Thanks Light. I appreciate the help. I might end up having to go with the 8800 simply because I have a 1600x1200 resolution montior or just buying a gaming console (which is probably what I'll do).

 

[pauldh]

@ Scoob - :lol: