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 Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 19:11 Post subject: need recommendations |
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I just upgraded my dell dimension 2400 to get back into pc gaming or whatever is possible on it right now. I got a FX6200 PCI card w/ 256 megs on it. I am looking for strategy games that will run well at 1024 x 768. The last games I remember playing were AOE2, Caesar3, Sims, Zoo Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, etc. I see there are new versions of these games now. Will they all run on my machine.
Heres the specs;
Intel Celeron 2.4Ghz, 768MB PC2700 Ram, FX6200, onboard sound, Win XP Pro.
I would have spent some money to upgrade to a new pc but considering I rarely play on PC(I am a console gamer 4 life), I dont feel the need. I can browse the net, download stuff and watch movies quite satisfactorily!
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 19:13 Post subject: |
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O_o
i cant comprehend those specifications
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Sin317
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 19:14 Post subject: |
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pretty sure you can play the new versions of those games pretty ok. Some maxed out, some maybe medium-high.
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 19:18 Post subject: |
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Is this a p-take? that rig is what...4-5 years old. Most strat games nowadays will not run on that...well, they might but pretty lagy and choppy. As to why, the graphics even in these games have moved forward quite a bit. See my sig for probably the best strat game out there at the mo...or ever 
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Sin317
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 19:23 Post subject: |
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the games he wants to play aren't that recent lol.
Age of empires 3 , the sims 2 ? , caesar 4 , rollercoaster tycoon 3 etc. They play just fine on that rig.
well ok probably mostly on medium, but thats good enough i guess.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 19:33 Post subject: |
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786mb ram is not much. The Sims 2 can be a pretty big system hog in busy areas like in the city
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 20:26 Post subject: |
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my system can only go upto 1GB in Ram. It came with 256, and I added 512 more to run XP well. I think strategy might be a very broad word of what I play, its mostly tycoon kinda games and some city building games. Generally prefer games with less or no combat.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 20:40 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 20:53 Post subject: |
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whats Open TTD, I have played TTD to death. Always wished they would make a new one but I didnt see any. I did try Traffic Giant and it was ok
C2D E8400 @ 3.8. GA-P35 D3SL Rev 2.0. 4GB 800Mhz OCZ Reaper HPC Edition. EVGA GTX 285 720/1620/2722. 700 Watt OCZ Gamextream PSU. Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. 2x 250GB HDD. Antec P180B.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 21:00 Post subject: |
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Get a gun and play fps in a backyard with the computer as the enemy.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 21:03 Post subject: |
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| chakdeindya wrote: | | whats Open TTD, I have played TTD to death. Always wished they would make a new one but I didnt see any. I did try Traffic Giant and it was ok |
http://www.openttd.org/
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Feb 2008 21:48 Post subject: |
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Sorry I am not American!!! Only the military and police are legally allowed to carry guns here.
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 03:41 Post subject: |
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Wow these american jokes are getting old.
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 04:47 Post subject: |
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Yeah it should play fairly well, as long as you use xp not vista, i just built the system in my Sig, it's not the latest of everything and even though Intel as a slight advantage but for the money i stayed with AMD and it runs Vista great, i play Sims 2 and the most recent supreme commander forced alliance, a good site in case you didn't know is http://www.systemrequirementslab.com aka can you run it... happy gaming
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 05:39 Post subject: |
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My recommendation: GalCiv 2. It should run very decent on those specs and should be up your alley since you are into the strategy genre. As long as you don't mind the whole turn-based thing.
If you are RTS only I would recommend Sins of a Solar Empire, but not sure if that vid card could push those gfx enough to be playable.
I don't recommend any of the new versions of the games you listed because either (1) they suck or (2) they are unoptimized system hogs.
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 06:00 Post subject: |
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| vinniec7 wrote: | | Yeah it should play fairly well, as long as you use xp not vista, i just built the system in my Sig, it's not the latest of everything and even though Intel as a slight advantage but for the money i stayed with AMD and it runs Vista great, i play Sims 2 and the most recent supreme commander forced alliance, a good site in case you didn't know is http://www.systemrequirementslab.com aka can you run it... happy gaming |
What sig? |
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 06:42 Post subject: |
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should be there now....
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Jenni
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 06:45 Post subject: |
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Thank you.
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 06:56 Post subject: |
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Age of Mythology
Deep Sea Tycoon 2
The Movies
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 07:26 Post subject: |
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Try Monopoly Tycoon, great game and no its not the Monopoly you know (Get 1.4 patch too). Also Stronghold 1 and Stronghold Crusader are good.
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 08:43 Post subject: |
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- Europa Universalies 2 or 3
- Victoria: Revolutions
- Hearts Of Iron 2 : Doomsday
ONLY games that stay on my pc =D
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Feb 2008 18:41 Post subject: |
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thanks for the linkie...
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