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On Orbit => Space Shuttle Mission Simulator (tm) => Topic started by: Elton on October 04, 2007, 11:25:27 PM
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Hi,
does SSM run on a
AMD Duron 1,8 Ghz,
1 GB DDR RAM
200 GB HDD
ATI Radeon 9250 128 MB Graphic Card
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Hi Elton,
"run" yes, but will not very far... please refer to the recommended specs on the "About" page. You will probably have to give up the high-res Earth, graphical special effects and other goodies... FPS will probably be on the low side too.
Best,
/Admin
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Hi again Elton (all),
I'd like to clarify the word "mainstream PC". The "mainstream" we refer to, is "mainstream gaming PCs" not "mainstream office PCs" (the SSM2007 is a game, remember?)
Today, "mainstream gaming PC or laptop" usually means:
- Dual Core CPU 2GHz or 2.2GHz for laptops (AMD or Intel, preferably Intel)
- 1-2GB RAM (2GB is better) (or 1GB for laptops)
- 78XX 256MB and up. (or 128MB for laptops)
- XP or Vista (not Windows 98, ME, Linux or Mac).
The mainstream gaming PCs are usually more powerful than regular office PCs. If a PC runs Office or any office-related application well, it does not mean that it will run games - especially simulators - well.
In the SSM2007 context that means that if you have an older-technology gaming PC or "office" PC, you may need to compromise on graphical features, etc. Please also note that a newly-bought PC is not necessarily a "mainstream gaming machine" as it may contain many old-technology or cheap components (that's why you paid so little for it <g>).
Remember, modern dual core CPUs run faster and cooler than the most powerful Pentium 4 of 1.5 years ago. You may still be able to buy cheap Pentium 4D (dual) but that is by no means "Core 2 Duo" which contains many architectural changes that makes it the fastest today, GHz by GHz. New dual core AMD 64 X2 CPUs are usually 20-30% slower than Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs so take that into consideration as well.
On the other hand, you really don't need a 4GHz monster with 8800GTX 700MB and 4GB RAM to run it at full speed.
Our reference system is a modest Core 2 Duo 6400, 2GB RAM, 7800GT 256MB, 500GB SATA1 HD, Win XP Pro SP2, and nothing is overclocked. We have in excess of 50fps SUSTAINED with all options maxed up, in the most demanding situations and no stutters at all.
We also have enough reserve resources to add more features without going below these values on this type of PC in the foreseeable future, also considering the new features that we plan for the free future patches <scoop>.
/Admin
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ 2.40 Ghz
1gb Ram ddr2
Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS 265mb
Will it run on this?? i will put a extra 1gb in my pc in december :)
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Yes, sir, you have a good PC enough to have fun in orbit !
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Hi, my question would be if a NVIDIA GeForce 440MX is going to be able to display the program? My other specs:
Pentium 4 2.53GHz
1.50 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 440MX
Thanks!
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Hum I'm not sure if the 440MX is enough... You'll have to put down some slides in the setup option.
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Hi, my question would be if a NVIDIA GeForce 440MX is going to be able to display the program? My other specs:
Pentium 4 2.53GHz
1.50 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 440MX
Thanks!
Hi Midcon (all),
We have been testing SSM07 on a reasonable range of PCs and laptops and the result of these tests is summarized in the recommended systems in the "About" section. That covers the technology developments of the last two years. There is a wide range of graphic cards - three generations of Nvidia and ATI card and 1.5 generations of Intel and AMD CPUs. We think we cover quite a lot. More answers on the subject were given above.
Our standard answer on any hardware compatibility and performance questions is very simple:
Whatever is not within the range of the recommended specs which appear in the "About" section, or any "strange"/non-standard configuration like RAM configured in multiples other than 1GB, is not guaranteed - you may even regard it as not supported, to be on the safe side.
Same goes for performance - please do not ask "how much FPS will I have on this or that system". This is a question which is impossible to answer due to the different slider/options preferences somebody might have. We can guarantee maximum performance based on configurations following the guidelines of our recommended systems. Anything else is pure speculation.
An additional item everybody should be aware of: the Graphic Accelerators should support Open GL 1.5 and up and DirectX 9.0c. Anything less than that is not supported.
So: MX and 1.5GB are NOT supported. Please consider an upgrade :)
/Admin
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Will we benefit at all from having a 64-bit system? How about SLI?
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Will we benefit at all from having a 64-bit system? How about SLI?
Also depending on the CPU - it should be powerful enough to be able to "pump" the SLI with enough data to utilise it optimally. A correctly configured and balanced system with SLI will be hysterically "over-qualified" for SSM2007, but if you have it already, then you will run at max everything and anything that we'll throw at you :-)
To give you an example: take a look at our reference PC. I ran FSX with everything maxed out and got anything between 1fps to 15 fps (at almost barren scenery). SSM2007 ran in excess of 50fps sustained in worst scenarios... 'nuf said!
Best regards,
/Admin
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Hi, guys! This is Vincent Majerowicz!
I wanted to tell you, you guys did a very, very good job on making the SSM2007 software, and I'm looking forward for the SSM2007 software being released in December!!
My computer specs:
Operating system: Windows XP
Processor: Intel Pentium 3.8 GHZ
RAM: 2.75 GB
Hard drive: 640 GB
Video card: NVidia 7950 512 MB video card
DVD reader: DVD drive
I think the SSM2007 will run just fine on my computer specs what I just posted and I think the SSM2007 will run at about 50-80 FPS on my computer specs what I just posted!
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:)
/Admin
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My comp specs. :D
Operating system: Windows Vista
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 CPU 4400 @ 2.00GHz (2CPU), ~2.00GHz
RAM: 20.46 GB
Hard drive: 640 GB
Video card: 128MB ATI Radeon X1300
Aprox. Total Memory is 890MB
DVD reader: DVD drive
Will SSM 2007 run badly on my comp?? ???
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Hi, guys!
Do you think the SSM2007 will run at maximum settings on my computer?
Operating system: Windows XP
CPU: Intel Pentium 3.8 GHZ
RAM: 2.75 GB
Hard drive: 640 GB (I now have about 575 GB of hard drive space left with space stuff and airplane stuff on it)
Video card: NVidia Geforce 7950 512 MB video card
DVD reader: DVD drive
Do you guys think I'll probably get 50-80 FPS when running the SSM2007 at maximum settings? I ask you guys that because I'm not sure the SSM2007 will run at 50-80 FPS at maximum settings with the computer I have with it's specs which I posted above!
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My comp specs. :D
Operating system: Windows Vista
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 CPU 4400 @ 2.00GHz (2CPU), ~2.00GHz
RAM: 20.46 GB
Hard drive: 640 GB
Video card: 128MB ATI Radeon X1300
Aprox. Total Memory is 890MB
DVD reader: DVD drive
Will SSM 2007 run badly on my comp?? ???
Do u think that SSM will run at maxamum grapics?? ???
OOPS i posted this twice sry!! But you can still reply to this one instead of the other one. ;D ;D
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I have a 2.4 ghz computer with a 1.5 gig ram for memory, I have a 40 gig hard drive with a cd burner and a dvd burner in it. With a GForce 4000 graphic board. Will I have enough memory to run the program?
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I have a 2.4 ghz computer with a 1.5 gig ram for memory, I have a 40 gig hard drive with a cd burner and a dvd burner in it. With a GForce 4000 graphic board. Will I have enough memory to run the program?
Why don't people EVER read the FAQ before posting? There is a HARDWARE FAQ giving clear answers to exactly this kind of questions.
/Admin
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Why don't people EVER read the FAQ before posting? There is a HARDWARE FAQ giving clear answers to exactly this kind of questions.
/Admin
I already read the FAQ i just wanted to know if my comp would run badly or good with SSM.
Operating system: Windows Vista
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 CPU 4400 @ 2.00GHz (2CPU), ~2.00GHz
RAM: 20.46 GB
Hard drive: 640 GB
Video card: 128MB ATI Radeon X1300
Aprox. Total Memory is 890MB
DVD reader: DVD drive
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Why don't people EVER read the FAQ before posting? There is a HARDWARE FAQ giving clear answers to exactly this kind of questions.
/Admin
I already read the FAQ i just wanted to know if my comp would run badly or good with SSM.
Operating system: Windows Vista
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 CPU 4400 @ 2.00GHz (2CPU), ~2.00GHz
RAM: 20.46 GB
Hard drive: 640 GB
Video card: 128MB ATI Radeon X1300
Aprox. Total Memory is 890MB
DVD reader: DVD drive
Then re-read it, and the system configs on the "About" page. The answers that we can commit to are there. We cannot speculate on about every configuration people may have.
/Admin