Box Art - and System Specs

[Hillstorm]

Funny, system specs have never really been an issue for me before. I hadn't played games for years until I got hooked on RO. Here's the deal: I use a laptop, and the one I have isn't all that old (1-2 years) but I can tell I might be in trouble, at least in the CPU dept. But I'd REALLY like to do the pre-order and get the deluxe edition.

So.. since several of you have been willing to weigh in on different peoples' specs, here are mine and I welcome any advice as to whether I'll have an ok experience:

Intel Core2Duo P7350 2.0 GHz
4 GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 (512 MB)
Windows 7, 64 bit

I'm okay with lowering some graphic settings, etc. in game. When I see "minimum requirement" I tend to take that at face value (and my CPU is below it) but from what I'm reading, it might be able to run it. Can't really afford a new box right now, as much as I'd like one

Thanks guys!

[the_Monk]

I have the following and am hoping to be able to run things on "medium", maybe someone with more hardware knowledge can give me more insight?

Intel E8500 3.15GHz
8GB DDR2 1066 RAM
1GB ATI 4870
Audigy 2

here's hoping I don't have to turn too much stuff down.......eventhough I absolutely loved playing RO for many years now....I would hate to be stuck there while the rest of you are enjoying RO2! hehe

[the_Monk]

I realise that my system is on the lower end of the spectrum but I am hoping to be able to play with *most* settings on medium?

Intel E8500 3.16GHz
8GB 1066 RAM
1GB Asus 4870 (I could potentially add a second one in crossfire if it would really help)

I did play Homefront a while back and I understand that both games (Hf and RO) use a modified UE3? I did not get great performance in Hf and had to have almost everything on "low". Of course here's hoping the Tripwire team have done a better job at "optimizing" the engine.

[JohnyC]

hmm.. why quad core for MP game ? There is no AI and no advance physics etc. What are those 4 cores for ?

[u-s-e-r]

Originally Posted by the_Monk

I realise that my system is on the lower end of the spectrum but I am hoping to be able to play with *most* settings on medium?

Intel E8500 3.16GHz
8GB 1066 RAM
1GB Asus 4870 (I could potentially add a second one in crossfire if it would really help)

I did play Homefront a while back and I understand that both games (Hf and RO) use a modified UE3? I did not get great performance in Hf and had to have almost everything on "low". Of course here's hoping the Tripwire team have done a better job at "optimizing" the engine.

That processor does easily 3,8GHz if youre willing to overclock.

[the_Monk]

Originally Posted by u-s-e-r

That processor does easily 3,8GHz if youre willing to overclock.

Sure I'm willing to OC but would .7GHz really mean that much of an improvement?

I went to to this site <a href="http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=741&game=Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad" target="_blank">http://www.game-debate.com/games/ind...d=741&game=Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
and plugged in my system specs and got the following score/numbers (presumably out of 10)

5 for CPU
8 for GPU
10 for RAM

I read a while back that a DEV said the game was much more taxing on one's GPU than CPU......so does that mean I might be ok? I'm confused....

[binphuc007]

Can my machine handle RO2? CPU: Intel Core i3 350M, 2GBs RAM, VGA onboard Intel GMA HD with 768MB memory (large memory size dont actually handle the game)... Reply my ASAP XD. I wanna try this game with all cost

[the_TeuTon]

This is a bummer...it was said when RO2 was first announced that it would have similar system requirements to BIA: HH, since both are based on the Unreal 3 Engine. In fact I heard from devs it would scale better than BIA: HH. Now it is recommended to have a quad core, and GTX 260?!

My laptop ran BIA:HH quite well on high settings (C2D T9300 2.5GHz + Nvidia 8800M GTS - 64 Stream processors and 512MB memory), but I guess with these specs I will only just be able to run it?

How will the DRM work for this game? If I buy a new computer at some point that can max this gamw out, will I be able to reinstall it on that?

On the plus side, I trust the high hardware requirements means that the physics and graphics will be much more realistic? I hope so

One more big question: I may end up building my next rig based on the performance requirements of this game. If I have a hyper-threading dual-core, will that be good instead of a true quad-core?

[jalex3]

Originally Posted by the_TeuTon

How will the DRM work for this game? If I buy a new computer at some point that can max this gamw out, will I be able to reinstall it on that?

Its locked into your steam account, you can use it on any pc with your steam account.

[Major Liability]

Nice. Makes me wish they still used those giant cardboard boxes for PC games.

[F3-St4rt3r]

Guys, Red Orchestra 2 is a directX 9.0c game.
A HD4870 has got the same Power as a GTX260.
Under these circumstances i would say that it will Run in max. details without having problems.

I've already bought a HD4870 for 37EUR from first hand.
At the moment i got an overclocked 8600GTS in my PC. But i want to use Anti-Aliasing and Anistrophic-Filter combined with a high resolution

[|Solid_Snake|]

Wasn't really worried about system specs to begin with on my old rig with my very old core 2 duo and 9600.

Now I got a 580, 2500k. I will be maxing RO2 easily

[fOgGy]

Also provide us with a back cover shot of the box art and the ever so nice full colour instruction manual if it ever comes with one

[keelhaul]

I have a nvidia 6800 xt 512M (AGP) and 2.5G RAM that runs DH and RO fine. I bought HS and am disappointed with the graphics and lag. Is there a AGP card that will make the Heros game playable?

[Lt_Kettch]

Originally Posted by keelhaul

I have a nvidia 6800 xt 512M (AGP) and 2.5G RAM that runs DH and RO fine. I bought HS and am disappointed with the graphics and lag. Is there a AGP card that will make the Heros game playable?

Too be fair your setup sounds pretty outdated, maybe the performance will increase with patches but you probably should upgrade (to PCI-E).