Compaq Presario spec good enough...???

[hipn]

My computer is a: Compaq Presario S4000NX


I think my specs are like this:
# processor Intel® Celeron® Processor 2.4GHz
# operating system Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
# memory 128MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM
# hard drive 40GB Ultra DMA [gigabyte is defined as 1,000,000,000 bytes, accessible capacity may vary]
# multimedia drive CD-Writer (48x max write/12x max rewrite/48x max read)
# display sold separately
# communications 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet; 56K ITU v.90 flex modem, USB 2.0
# video Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics with up to 32MB shared memory
# sound Integrated AC-97,6-channel configurable audio
# weight 23.8 lbs
# dimensions 14.6" (L) x 6.9" (W) x 16.6" (H)

[bigh0rt]

Assuming you're using Windows XP...

From your desktop, double-click 'My Computer'. On the left column, the top option will be 'View System Information'. Click that.

Then, on the window that pops up, you want to check out your processor and amount of RAM, mainly. Here's mine, for example:

Celeron(R) CPU 2.40GHz (that's my processor)
768MB of RAM (self-explanatory)

Then, you have to see if you have an integrated video card or not. Unless you've installed one, you can probably assume you have an integrated one. If you're interested in getting one, I got for $150:

nVIDIA GeFORCE FX 5500 OC Graphics Card - PCI - 256MB DDR, and my game runs incredibly smoothly and crisp graphically.

Anyway, hope I helped.

[hipn]

OK, I checked...

Windows XP
2.4GHz
120MB of RAM (So I guess its not enough)
Celeron(R) CPU 2.40GHz

My Graphics Card:

Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV/

INTEL(R) EXTREME GRAPHICS REPORT


Report Date: 12/11/2005
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 20:31:32
Driver Version: 6.13.01.3485
Operating System: Windows NT* 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1
Default Language: English
DirectX* Version: 9.0
Physical Memory: 118 MB
Min. Graphics Memory: 8 MB
Max. Graphics Memory: 32 MB
Graphics Memory in use: 16 MB
Processor: x86
Processor Speed: 2392 MHZ
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x2562
Device Revision: 3


* Output Devices Connected to Graphics Accelerator *

Active Monitors:1

[bigh0rt]

Yeah, your processor is fine. You probably want to get a 512MB stick of RAM (I got one for $40 off ebay), and I'm not sure about a video card, as far as if it can handle the game or not.

[cyanide]

He might need to find out if his motherboard can support higher RAM, specifically the type of RAM.

[hipn]

Well, can I still run it in minimum, because Live 2005 ran fine on it.

[Cloudy]

128 is fine, Im running on it, smooth. With anti-anliasing too.

[hipn]

K tnx

[dafunk]

The game is going to struggle on that system I had a 2.5 celeron 256 ram intel extreme graphics card and it ran pretty badly with 2005.

[Jing]

hm.. sounds barely decent. mininum.

[AIx2]

Celeron + Integrated graphics for gaming is tough. You just about make the minimum requirements I guess, but I think you have to play at the lowest detail levels and hope for the best...