Will Vanguard operate relatively smoothly with this computer?

[austin2174]

Hi guys, I hope someone here can help me before I go blow all my tax refund money on this computer. I have to replace parts of this dinosaur I have now anyway, but before I buy anything I want to be sure what I get will operate Vanguard with minimal frustrations. Please check these specs and give me your opinions on what, if anything, I should change. Thank you!

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64x2 3800+ Processor at 2.0 GHz, 2000MHz FSB, 512KB x 2 Cache

PSU:
Standard AMD/Intel Certified 500 watt power supply (havent decided on brand)

Motherboard:
Asus M2N4-SLI Deluxe AM2 nVidia nForce 4 SLI MCP with 2000MHz FSB

RAM:
2GB Corsair PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)

Video Card:
Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT XXX 256MB 590 MHz DVI

[Vilaseth]

That should work out ok.

[cthulhu522]

That is much better than the computer I run on and I get over 30 FPS on balanced. It chokes a bit in town, but I have yet to ever play a game that didn't. So yeah, you should be golden with that rig...

Mine is...

Athlon 64 3500+
2 Gigs Corsair PC3200
ATI Radeon x850xt
MSI Neo4 Platinum Mobo

[austin2174]

Ok thank you both very much for your responses. I feel much more comfortable with the purchase.

[Nil]

Originally Posted by austin2174

Ok thank you both very much for your responses. I feel much more comfortable with the purchase.

The only thing you might consider is, assuming you're in the US, the X1950pro is only $30 more than the 7600GT and it's a much better card.

[austin2174]

Well, I ended up going with the GeForce 7900 GS 256mb ddr3 @ 450MHz as the graphics card. What do you think? Is this similar in function to this X1950 pro you mention?

Oh, and also I upped the processor to 4200+ 2.2 GHz. Will that make a difference? (I hope it does cause....there goes every last dollar!)

[Nil]

Originally Posted by austin2174

Well, I ended up going with the GeForce 7900 GS 256mb ddr3 @ 450MHz as the graphics card. What do you think? Is this similar in function to this X1950 pro you mention?

The 7900GS is not as beefy as the X1950 pro, but it is comparable. I'd doubt you'll be too sad about the 7900GS

Originally Posted by austin2174

Oh, and also I upped the processor to 4200+ 2.2 GHz. Will that make a difference? (I hope it does cause....there goes every last dollar!)

Well, of course it'll make a difference, but is it worth it? We can't tell you that without knowing what it cost to upgrade. I'd say the difference is about $30.