Motherboard/Gaming

demetrics

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My friend just got the lord of the Rings battle for Middler Earth.

Game System Requirements
OS:Windows XP or 2000
CPU:1.3GH or faster
RAM:256MB or more
Disc Drive:8x or faster CD/DVD
Video Card with 32 MB or more memory


one of these are are required

NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS or greater,
ATI Radeon 7500 or greater

His Specs
AMD Athlon 2000+/1.66GH XP Processor
Hard drive 80G
3D S3 Graphics Prosavage 8
256 MB DDR for optimazed performance.
PCI Support 2.2
AGP Slot 4x


That is everyting that he knows for certain,
but I do have the specs on that
Motherboard in general.

North Bridge Chip VT8375

DDR 200/266

Bus Speed 200/266MHz
Maxium Memory 4GB

South Bridge VT8233,VT8233C,VT8235
V-Link speed 266MBps

He doesn't have a video card, he is thinking about getting a one of the two

eVGA nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440SE Video Card, 64MB DDR, 64-bit, Dual VGA, 4X AGP, Model "e-GeForce4 MX 440 SE(064-A4-NV72-L6)" -RETAIL

Model# 064-A4-NV72-L6
Item # N82E16814130171

Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440SE/250MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 64MB DDR/333MHz
BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X
Ports: DUAL VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub)
Support 3D API: DirectX®7.1, OpenGL®1.3
Cable/Accessories: Driver CD
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@60Hz
35.00$

ATI RADEON 9000 Video Card, 64MB DDR, TV-Out, 4X AGP, -OEM

Model# RADEON 9000 64M
Item # N82E16814102386

Specifications:
Chipset: ATI Radeon 9000
Memory: 64MB DDR
BUS: AGP 4X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out(S-Video Out)
Support 3D API: DirectX 8, OpenGL 1.3
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536
Cable/Accessories: Driver CD
40.50$

basically we want to know is this a wast of money or will we be able to run the game at least at the lowest settings.
 

joelslaw

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proabably, but keep in mind: the system REQUIREMENTS are just that, the bare minimum, so it will probably run pretty trashy. But if that's all you can afford, what else can you do?

If you decide to go the ATI route, it just so happens I'm selling mine on e-bay right now! the bid is only at $6.50 and it's got like 7 hours to go. Ive only used it a couple months, it works great, and comes w/ all the original "stuff" If you're inetrestead, it's the one being sold by "lordjoelslaw" (go figure :) )
 

Fern

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If I was you, I'd also hunt-up the official forum for the game (usually linked to the developer's site) and see what you find. peeps are gonna post about the experiences/probs with the games and their rigs. If the forum is at all active, you should find plenty of comments about the games performance (or lack thereof) on different gfx cards.

Fern