Want to play F.E.A.R/Oblivion full gfx...

TomUK

TomUK

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Making a PC and really want to play F.E.A.R/Oblivion on top gfx and was just wondered if this hardware would run it?:

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If there is any hardware which is better value for money and maybe even slightly more expensive could u please link me to them. :)

Thanks.

Tom.
 
I would say that that spec wont run it at full tilt, this should really be in the hardware forum. look at a minimum of a x1800xt for oblivion and fear, a 6600gt would barely run it at medium settings. ive got 2 7800gtx's and they still dosent run perfect on top settings.
 
Bare minimum gfx you want is a 7800gt. Thats for medium/high settings with minimal AA/AF at 1280x1024. For max settings with 4xAA 8xAF and higher you want at least an x1800xt for smooth framerates.
 
speeduk said:
Bare minimum gfx you want is a 7800gt. Thats for medium/high settings with minimal AA/AF at 1280x1024. For max settings with 4xAA 8xAF and higher you want at least an x1800xt for smooth framerates.
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Hardware needed to run games on full gfx has really stepped up since games like Half Life 2 =\.
 
TomUK said:
Hardware needed to run games on full gfx has really stepped up since games like Half Life 2 =\.
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FEAR and Oblivion are the two most demanding games out there. Most games should run fine max settings on a 7800gt.
 
mate you wouldnt be able to play any good games from the last year and a half at full settings with that pc.

get a 1800 xt 256mb. That'll sort you out.
 
I'd look at getting a 7600GT and maybe an opteron cpu. Still won't play those games on 'full gfx' but it will be a lot better than what you have listed which is very dated now.
 
FEAR is has a horrid engine that doesn't really give you as much performance for higher end stuff than compared to say Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 engines, so no, you're not going to get away with full detail settings on either of the games.

I've got the same motherboard, same processor, but an ATI X850XT, which I believe is a lot more powerful than the 6600, but I can be proven wrong. I only have 1GB of RAM. I can only run FEAR in around medium settings and get acceptable framerates on my PC (acceptable for my standards anyway, as I like it as smooth as possible without large drops/fluctuations).

Oblivion, similar, it runs well on medium settings, but there's slowdown on larger numbers of enemies or larger detail areas.
 
I got high detail on FEAR at 1024x768 and ran smooth with no dips below 30 fps. Oblivion is a dog on the other hand on the 6600gt
 
If you want to run those games with GFX full you need a X1900XTX/7900GTX or CF/SLI and a [email protected] or higher

I have a 7800GT and a A64@2750Mhz and have to turn GFX options down to get any decent performance, there is NO WAY a 6600GT, X800 or 6800GS can run those games with GFX maxed at a decent framerate.
 
One mans decent framerate is another mans slideshow. I play F.E.A.R. on 6800GT @ 1280x1024 with everything maxed except shadows and some lighting effects which are on medium and Its more than playable for me. Not sure of the framerate though, havnt got the game here at the minute or I would have tested it.
 
The problem with the whole 'it runs perfect' and stuff, is that one mans smoothness in another mans slideshow. I like a constant smooth FPS, if it's peaking at 60fps and dipping do 30fps all the time, I wouldn't find that acceptable. Some people will.
 
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