Computer Spec Help

Eric

Sylvenger

Computer Spec Help

November 04 2011
I openly admit that I know nothing about computers, so I could use some help in determining if my current computer will be able to run SWTOR. Here are my specs:

AMD Athlon II X2 220 Processor 2.80 GHz
4.00 GB RAM
64-bit Operating System

I don't know what kind of video card I have, but I can always get a new one if that is needed.

Thanks in advance!!
X Centric

Xcentric

Re: Computer Spec Help

November 04 2011
seems promising. My 2 core worked fine in beta.

Try this to find what your graphics card is...
  • right click on the MY COMPUTER icon and select Manage
  • left click DEVICE MANAGER on the listed tree and you can see all the hardware on your pc
  • left click on "display adapters" and you can see the model and make of your video card


Also, to know your Operating System:
At your desktop:
Right click on "My Computer"
Left Click on Properties
Your operating system will be listed under the System heading

Let us know! :)
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Eric

Sylvenger

Re: Computer Spec Help

November 04 2011
Hmm, this doesn't look promising. The video card is some kind of built in thing, or am I looking at this wrong? :blush:

Here's the details:

Chip Type: ATI display adapter (0x9616)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Adapter String: AMD 760G
Total Grpahics Memory: 1919 MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 256 MB
System Video Memory: 0 MB
Shared System Memory: 1663 MB

My OS is Windows 7

Thanks for the help!
X Centric

Xcentric

Re: Computer Spec Help

November 04 2011
By the way, there is a thread here on the swtor boards about the minimum requirements and a huge discussion about different systems and if they are good enough, etc. that you may want to check out or ask questions of (many people far more qualified than me :) )

as for your card, from what you posted it doesn't look totally promising.. looks to me like an integrated graphics card (i could be wrong). but they generally suck.
How long ago did you buy the machine?

it may just be a matter of adding a graphics card. Can you ask questions of whoever you bought it from? e.g. was it a company like dell or something.

oh, to clarify something else... is that a single processor or dual core?
I was thinking it was dual, but I reread it and it doesn't appear to be so.
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Eric

Sylvenger

Re: Computer Spec Help

November 04 2011
Cool, thanks for taking a look!
X Centric

Xcentric

Re: Computer Spec Help

November 05 2011
you might also check out can you run it?

I'm pretty sure it's safe
or at least it is according to:
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/canyourunit.com
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Eric

Sylvenger

Re: Computer Spec Help

November 05 2011
Thanks, that's a cool program. It said I passed the minimum specs. I may still get a new video card, but I think I will wait and see how the game runs with what I have now. I appreciate the help! :)
X Centric

Xcentric

Re: Computer Spec Help

November 05 2011
awesome news... glad I could help!