S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Specs Min-Med-High

[pt]

7100....
that' the problem /\, you're lucky if you can play any game at all with it

 

[FAXA]

Its most likely your GPU.

And also the way the game is coded it runs better on older cards in my experience.

I ran it on my older rig (Athlon XP 2400+, 2GB RAM, ATI Radeon 9800SE 128MB AGP) than it did on my current one (see avatar space) when playing on low settings.

 

[rafterman]

grrrrrrrr

Thanks for that mikey

i think your right the graphics card has 256 are you saying i can clock it to 512? if so then HOW THE HELL DO I DO THAT!!!!! lol

im now off to get anouther gig of ram

any other suggestions please let me know

cheers guys

 

[Mussels]

Thanks for that mikey

i think your right the graphics card has 256 are you saying i can clock it to 512? if so then HOW THE HELL DO I DO THAT!!!!! lol

im now off to get anouther gig of ram

any other suggestions please let me know

cheers guys

you do not 'clock' it to 512 - IF its a turbocache model, its an option in the drivers.

For that card, you are 99% screwed - its performance is going to be far too low for stalker. Try updating the drivers to get things looking normal, at least.

 

[rafterman]

what would you suggest

what graphics card would you suggest as i am on a budget but i want something good
and it needs to be pci express!!

 

[rafterman]

is this one good????

Product - Inno3D Geforce 7600 GT
Chipset Geforce - 7600 GT
Memory - 256MB GDDR3
Core Frequency - 560MHz
Memory Frequency - 1400MHz
RAMDAC - 400MHZ
Interface - PCI-Express
Pixel Per Clock - 12
Memory Bus - 128-bit
Max. Resolution - 2560 x 1600
SLI Ready - Yes
Output - Dual-Link DVI, TVO

if not what would you suggest

 

[DrunkenMafia]

Oh dear... recommended specs are very high. Sounds like the game code is inefficient. Hope it will be OK in practice. And those "high specs"... some of that stuff isn't even released yet. Hell, why not say "High Specs = Vista SP2, E9550 Hex Core Trio, GPU X3990 XTXXXXL, DX 11.1, 8GB RAM, installation directory Solid State Drive 16GB free required, installation media: Blu-ray"

Man you are a crack up... maybe you should bookmark this forum and come back to it in 5 years and see how close you actually are.... heeheeee

 

[mikey8684]

Product - Inno3D Geforce 7600 GT
Chipset Geforce - 7600 GT
Memory - 256MB GDDR3
Core Frequency - 560MHz
Memory Frequency - 1400MHz
RAMDAC - 400MHZ
Interface - PCI-Express
Pixel Per Clock - 12
Memory Bus - 128-bit
Max. Resolution - 2560 x 1600
SLI Ready - Yes
Output - Dual-Link DVI, TVO

if not what would you suggest

I think its an ok card, my mate just bought one http://www.gainward.net/products/product.php?products_id=80 ..... and he had a 9600XT before hand so hes very happy .

This is just a review I found quickly on the card (different to my mates but same card )

http://www.trustedreviews.com/graphics/review/2006/03/23/NVIDIA-7600-GT-vs-ATI-X1800-GTO/p1

Really it depends on your budget but atm this card goes for around -100 pounds - $200 US - $250 AUS which isn't too bad I guess

good luck anyway

 

[KillZone]

Product - Inno3D Geforce 7600 GT
Chipset Geforce - 7600 GT
Memory - 256MB GDDR3
Core Frequency - 560MHz
Memory Frequency - 1400MHz
RAMDAC - 400MHZ
Interface - PCI-Express
Pixel Per Clock - 12
Memory Bus - 128-bit
Max. Resolution - 2560 x 1600
SLI Ready - Yes
Output - Dual-Link DVI, TVO

if not what would you suggest

1950GT is pretty good, under $200 in Canada. Not sure what your budget is.

 

[Behemoko]

Oh dear... recommended specs are very high. Sounds like the game code is inefficient. Hope it will be OK in practice. And those "high specs"... some of that stuff isn't even released yet. Hell, why not say "High Specs = Vista SP2, E9550 Hex Core Trio, GPU X3990 XTXXXXL, DX 11.1, 8GB RAM, installation directory Solid State Drive 16GB free required, installation media: Blu-ray"

That would be freakin' awsome, lol. That's my computer in 3 years! (close enough, lol)

 

[Ketxxx]

For those of you interested or curious here are the official specs from the readme file while installing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
Processor type : Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz / AMD XP 2200+
512 MB RAM
10 GB available hard drive space
128 MB DirectX® 8.0 compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 5700 / ATI Radeon® 9600
DirectX® 9.0 compatible sound card
LAN/Internet connection with low latency Cable/DSL speeds for multiplayer
Keyboard, Mouse

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
Processor type : Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 / AMD 64 X2 4200+
1.5 GB RAM
10 GB available hard drive space
256 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900 / ATI Radeon® X1950
DirectX® 9.0 compatible sound card
LAN/Internet connection with low latency Cable/DSL/T1+ speeds for multiplayer
Keyboard, Mouse

HIGH SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
Processor type : Intel Core2 Duo E6700 / AMD 64 X2 5200+
2 GB RAM
10 GB available hard drive space
512 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 / ATI Radeon® X2800
DirectX® 9.0 compatible sound card
LAN/Internet connection with low latency Cable/DSL/T1+ speeds for multiplayer
Keyboard, Mouse

Note: recommended specifications provide optimal experience for single player and up to 4 player/medium size map multiplayer



I think its a nice addition to have the HIGH specs for those who want to max it out.

Those specs are wildly inaccurate. In reality you can play STALKER on the following quite comfortably

LOW:

CPU: 2.5GHz P4 or 2.0GHz Athlon
RAM: 2x512MB, preferably low latency PC3200
Graphics: 128\256MB 9600\9800 Radeon or GF6800NU (FX series really sucked)

MEDIUM:

CPU: 3.2GHz P4 or 2.5GHz Athlon
RAM: 2x512MB PC4000, running @ PC4000, preferably in sync with the FSB
Graphics: 256MB Radeon 9800Pro\XT or GF6800NU

HIGH:

CPU: 3.8GHz P4 or 2.8GHz Athlon
RAM: 2x1GB PC4000 or better
Graphics: X1800 series or GF6800 Ultra or better

For the record, I'm running 2x1GB, 2.85GHz A64 and a X1950Pro @ 621\1.5GHz, ALL eyecandy maxed, 2xAA 16xAF 1280*1024 resolution, smooth as a babys bum. I would run 4xAA, but theres no need on a 17" monitor. I suppose if anyone is interested I could use fraps and compare FPS.