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

TomUK · 18 Apr 2006 at 21:38

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?:

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.

AshFU · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:01

it will run but not top

nO}{8 · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:02

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.

TomUK · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:10

oh ok... thanks guys. Sorry for posting in wrong section >.<

speeduk · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:11

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.

TomUK · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:20

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.

Hardware needed to run games on full gfx has really stepped up since games like Half Life 2 =\.

speeduk · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:32

TomUK said:
Hardware needed to run games on full gfx has really stepped up since games like Half Life 2 =\.

FEAR and Oblivion are the two most demanding games out there. Most games should run fine max settings on a 7800gt.

mctrials23 · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:34

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.

HangTime · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:35

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.

DaveyD · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:41

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.

Phalanx · 19 Apr 2006 at 01:37

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

WatchTower · 19 Apr 2006 at 03:43

I run fear perfect on a 6800GS XXX.

Yewen · 19 Apr 2006 at 04:04

If your running it perfect, what resolution do you run at? Maxed out with AA and AF?

sharingan_sasuk · 19 Apr 2006 at 05:42

I tried FEAR on my Radeon 9700Pro and couldn't get it to run any smoothly at all unless I turned EVERYTHING down, which make it look like Game Boy Color graphics. It really was that bad

KizZ · 19 Apr 2006 at 05:49

A card over £140 at least!

WatchTower · 19 Apr 2006 at 06:44

I play AAx4 the res is the max the game gives you in it's options which is 1152X846.

Dutch Guy · 19 Apr 2006 at 09:32

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.

IggyStooge · 19 Apr 2006 at 09:52

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.

Jimbo · 19 Apr 2006 at 10:56

Im running both games pretty sweetly on my system, @ 1280x1024 x2 aa 4x fs.

DaveyD · 19 Apr 2006 at 11:07

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.