Colin Mcrae DiRT, is my system good enough?

Mar 31, 2008, 02:42 AM

decided to download Colin Mcrae DiRT (about 1 day on 576kbps :-(, as i have completed all the others and thought it's about time i played DiRT.

okay here are my system Specs, <-- they are to the left but i'l write them anyway.

CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6300 1.86GHz @2.8GHz
RAM: 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 DHX 800MHz & 2x1GB OCZ 667MHz ValueRAM @800MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
Graphics (what i'm worried about): Sapphire Radeon x1650pro 256MB GDDR3 @ 634/1600
and i'm running XP SP2

how will this game run on my system?

anticlutch · Mar 31, 2008, 03:44 AM

I think you'll be able to play it with the eye candy turned down... it won't be pretty but it'll run :\

JrRacinFan · Mar 31, 2008, 03:46 AM

I refuse to help you due to the piracy.

anticlutch · Mar 31, 2008, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

I refuse to help you due to the piracy.

Why post at all then?

edit: MiST, if you have some spare money I'd suggest you upgrade your video card... the HD 38x0 series are getting pretty cheap now... the 8800GS's from nVidia are pretty nice too.

edit @ Jr: haha I thought you were serious there for a second

JrRacinFan · Mar 31, 2008, 03:49 AM

Just to bust your buttons.

It twas a joke! I was trying to edit my post!

EDIT: You will be able to play it fine no questions asked.

francis511 · Mar 31, 2008, 03:53 AM

I found it VERY heavy on my last system.TBH it`ll probably rape a 1650

JrRacinFan · Mar 31, 2008, 04:01 AM

Yes but you guys also have to understnad, its just as heavily cpu dependent as gpu .

choppy · Mar 31, 2008, 10:58 AM

yeah but gpu is more important, he can play it but on lower res with eye candy off

Triprift · Mar 31, 2008, 11:08 AM

itll run just not at great res and detail. Mostlikely 1024x768 at med res wich i do with most games.

cdawall · Mar 31, 2008, 11:17 AM

you will probably only get 1024x768 med/low settings. thats about were i played it on my 3000+/7800GS

Mar 31, 2008, 01:40 PM

lol, was getting a bit worried then "JrRacinFan" lol.

yeah, well as soon as i get my Nokia N95 on thursday, and once i get paid again i will probz get a graphics card,
how much ismy 1650pro worth? (in £££ if possable please

)

edit. i could get an Xpert Vision 8500GT Sonic Edition 256MB DDR3 today, is this card any better than sapphire radeon 1650pro?

InnocentCriminal · Mar 31, 2008, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

I refuse to help you due to the piracy.

How d'you know he didn't download it from Direct To Drive?

Dude, don't get a 8500, how much are you willing to spend? Definitely think about a 8800GT or a 3850*. Best bang for buck these days.

* - could be OC'd to 3870 speeds.

Fun game, tempted to buy it myself after playing the demo.

Mar 31, 2008, 01:59 PM

oh yeah, "direct to drive"

lol, i never use bittorent

no, what i ment was, i could swap my 1650pro for an 8500GT today for free, would it be worth the effort?.

i could probably get a Geforce 9600GT, or a HD3870 (probably 3870) in a couple of weeks.

Mar 31, 2008, 02:01 PM

i am looking to spend around £100 (as long as i get £30 for my current graphics card)

cdawall · Mar 31, 2008, 02:01 PM

wait and get the better card you wont see a big increase going to the 8500GT

Triprift · Mar 31, 2008, 02:04 PM

Definitly wait a few weeks or more and get yaself a 3870.

Mar 31, 2008, 02:42 AM	#1
MiST91 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	Colin Mcrae DiRT, is my system good enough? decided to download Colin Mcrae DiRT (about 1 day on 576kbps :-(, as i have completed all the others and thought it's about time i played DiRT. okay here are my system Specs, <-- they are to the left but i'l write them anyway. CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6300 1.86GHz @2.8GHz RAM: 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 DHX 800MHz & 2x1GB OCZ 667MHz ValueRAM @800MHz Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Graphics (what i'm worried about): Sapphire Radeon x1650pro 256MB GDDR3 @ 634/1600 and i'm running XP SP2 how will this game run on my system?

Processor:	Intel C2D E6420 (3.2 gHz @ 1.365v)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 965P-DS3
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS9500 LED
Memory:	4 x 512mb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 667
Video Card:	Visiontek HD 4870 512mb
Hard Disk:	200gb Maxtor SATA, 400gb WD SATA
Optical Drive:	2 x Pioneer DVD+/- RW Dual Layer
Sound Card:	Audigy 2 ZS
Software:	Windows XP Pro SP2

Mar 31, 2008, 03:46 AM	#3
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Cooling:	Zalman CNPS9500 LED
Memory:	4 x 512mb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 667
Video Card:	Visiontek HD 4870 512mb
Hard Disk:	200gb Maxtor SATA, 400gb WD SATA
Optical Drive:	2 x Pioneer DVD+/- RW Dual Layer
Sound Card:	Audigy 2 ZS
Software:	Windows XP Pro SP2

Mar 31, 2008, 03:44 AM	#2
anticlutch Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 768 (0.31/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 36 Times in 35 Posts System Specs	I think you'll be able to play it with the eye candy turned down... it won't be pretty but it'll run :\

Mar 31, 2008, 03:49 AM	#5
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.13/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Just to bust your buttons. It twas a joke! I was trying to edit my post! EDIT: You will be able to play it fine no questions asked. __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Mar 31, 2008, 03:53 AM	#6
francis511 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 2,363 (0.98/day) Thanks: 145 Thanked 277 Times in 257 Posts System Specs	I found it VERY heavy on my last system.TBH it`ll probably rape a 1650 __________________

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Mar 31, 2008, 04:01 AM	#7
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.13/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Yes but you guys also have to understnad, its just as heavily cpu dependent as gpu . __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Mar 31, 2008, 10:58 AM	#8
choppy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,114 (0.52/day) Thanks: 77 Thanked 154 Times in 142 Posts System Specs	yeah but gpu is more important, he can play it but on lower res with eye candy off

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Mar 31, 2008, 11:08 AM	#9
Triprift Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia Posts: 4,258 (2.14/day) Thanks: 520 Thanked 946 Times in 787 Posts System Specs	itll run just not at great res and detail. Mostlikely 1024x768 at med res wich i do with most games. __________________ Welcome to the lost chicken helpline if you have lost your chicken press 1, if you have found a lost chicken press 2, if you would like to adopt a chicken press 3, if you would like to sponsor a chicken press 4 for all other enquiries press 5 Graphic Artists United™ Solaris utility DVD 4.0 ---General nonsense 2.0--- How to post pics at TPU

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Mar 31, 2008, 11:17 AM	#10
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,027 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,755 Times in 2,224 Posts System Specs	you will probably only get 1024x768 med/low settings. thats about were i played it on my 3000+/7800GS __________________

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Mar 31, 2008, 01:40 PM	#11
MiST91 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	lol, was getting a bit worried then "JrRacinFan" lol. yeah, well as soon as i get my Nokia N95 on thursday, and once i get paid again i will probz get a graphics card, how much ismy 1650pro worth? (in £££ if possable please ) edit. i could get an Xpert Vision 8500GT Sonic Edition 256MB DDR3 today, is this card any better than sapphire radeon 1650pro?

System Name:	BeeR 6
Processor:	Intel Core i7 3770K
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximus Gene V
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Case:	Fractal Design Arc Mini
PSU:	Corsair HX750W
Software:	64bit Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Benchmarks:	* flashed to 6970.

Mar 31, 2008, 01:59 PM	#13
MiST91 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	oh yeah, "direct to drive" lol, i never use bittorent no, what i ment was, i could swap my 1650pro for an 8500GT today for free, would it be worth the effort?. i could probably get a Geforce 9600GT, or a HD3870 (probably 3870) in a couple of weeks.

Mar 31, 2008, 02:01 PM	#14
MiST91 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	i am looking to spend around £100 (as long as i get £30 for my current graphics card)

Mar 31, 2008, 02:04 PM	#16
Triprift Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia Posts: 4,258 (2.14/day) Thanks: 520 Thanked 946 Times in 787 Posts System Specs	Definitly wait a few weeks or more and get yaself a 3870. __________________ Welcome to the lost chicken helpline if you have lost your chicken press 1, if you have found a lost chicken press 2, if you would like to adopt a chicken press 3, if you would like to sponsor a chicken press 4 for all other enquiries press 5 Graphic Artists United™ Solaris utility DVD 4.0 ---General nonsense 2.0--- How to post pics at TPU

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