How well would the game run on this computer?

[krazykrusnik]

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-23...productDetails

Got it as a Christmas present and wanted to know before I considered buying the pc version. Downloading the benchmark but figured it couldn't hurt to get more feedback.

[Raist]

Not sure I'd trust it, especially if you have more robust options. If it is the model with the E-series APU (as listed further down at that link)--would certainly avoid it. The A6 model is getting close though. A-10 is your best option along that route, but an A-8 should be doable in most cases, but don't expect to be holding 60FPS with these without stronger GPU's with their own dedicated graphics memory.

While the A-6 CPU is likely decent enough to keep it above 30FPS in most cases, you need decent memory and graphics to help pick up the slack--which is what holds this system back. The A6-5200 listed up top is about on par with the Intel's CPU's from about 4 years ago (Dual and Quad cores from around 8400 or higher running around 3GHz and up). Passmark lists it at 2458. A 3GHz C2D E8400 lists at 2167, but it can pick up a couple hundred more points when it is overclocked to 3.6 - 4.0 GHz. Though neither of those is a screamer compared to todays offerings, they should be strong enough to get the job done at a minimum of 30FPS with good RAM and GPU support. I play it pretty smoothly with an E8400 E0 at 3.9 GHZ, a Sapphire ATI HD 5870 OC Edition (at it's default clocks), and 4GB DDR2 running at 1090 (adds up to about PC-9000 speed or better) on XP Pro--but that is mostly due to the strength of the graphics card, which is the biggest bottleneck on this All-in-One system.

Many tend to not check on that, and it's what simply holds this system back--a weaker GPU and slower RAM. The GPU doesn't have dedicated memory, so it is using System Memory, which is only running at 10600 speed--at the low end of DDR3. DDR2 easily achieved around 8800 speed about 4 or 5 years ago. I can run my 4yr old DDR2 GSkills up to 1085 during the summer and 1100 in the winter, on air cooling. Compound that with the fact it is a stripped down GPU (not that much higher than Intel Graphics), and it may have a hard time keeping you above 24 FPS.

Here's a couple links that may help you compare the specs of systems when looking at them. Since you are looking at on-die graphics solutions, I am including a link to notebookcheck since it provides details on a lot of those GPU's that is still fairly accurate even in a desktop model. Passmark has sections with scores on graphics cards as well that you can get to for more information as well:

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_look...00+APU&id=1975
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Rad...0.93720.0.html

If you have a means to go into a store and look at systems hands-on, try to get at their Windows Experience Index scores (right-click the Computer Icon, go to properties, or load System from the Control Panel). The words to the right of the overall score are actually a hyperlink that will give a more detailed breakdown of the scores for each subsystem (that overall score is the score of the slowest component, usually the hard drive). To stand a good chance of holding 30FPS or better for most of the game's content, you will want a score above 7.0 on gaming graphics. About the same goes for the Processor and RAM as well, but the more important ones are the CPU and Gaming Graphics scores. The closer to 8.0 or higher on either of those , the better your chances.

[Saisya]

To give you a short and to the point answer, not well at mid or higher settings. At low settings, you're probably ok.

[Fwee]

if you play on pc the bigger the bestter you dont need 120hz unless playing cs or a shooter in professional grade and you dont even need it in the first place
get minimum a 26' with 16:10 support minimum 1920:1200
if you dont think your pc can run it

go to

it shows the scores for each part and shows how many people bought this or that...
this then shows the best pc to buy for your amount of money
you can sort at the top of each type by popularity or 3d score...
this is the best method for building pcs as its collected data from hardware specialists and the average consumer

http://community.futuremark.com/

however if on the ps3 the native 1080p is a resolution with 1080 at the end or whatevers closest

buy parts from ebay its always clearance price [$100-200.00 off each part]

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