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Hello TL!
I'm not too great with computers to a certain degree and I was wondering if somebody out there could help me out.
I want to buy Batman Arkham City for my computer. Here are the specs for BATMAN:
Batman: Arkham City Minimum System Requirements
OS: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or 7
CPU: Dual core CPU 2.4 Ghz
RAM: 2 GB
Video: NVIDIA 8800 series with 512MB video memory
SOUND: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista or 7 compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible)
DVD-ROM: Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive
HDD: 17.5GB free disk space
Batman: Arkham City Recommended System:
OS: Microsoft Windows 7
CPU: Dual core CPU 2.5 GHz
RAM: 4GB
Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 with 768MB+ (DX 11 compatible)
SOUND: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista or 7 compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible)
DVD-ROM: Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive
HDD: 17.5 GB free disk space
I meet the requirements for everything EXCEPT the CPU.
The minimum requirement is a 2.4 Ghz CPU.
My computer has an Intel Core2 Duo CPU T6600 @ 2.2 Ghz.
Will Batman still install? Some games often don't allow for installation of games based on requirements not met on the computer.
If Batman does install, will it run smoothly? Or will I need to change some video/game settings to allow it to run? I don't mind sacrificing graphics to be honest. The game's details look flawless and if I reduce graphics by 1 or 2 levels, I'll still absolutely love it.
Thanks for the help! Much love <3
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I believe it will install, but you may not like the framerate. I'm no expert, but this is what I believe will happen.
Edit: It's usually the graphics card that determines whether a game will install. If a game's engine uses shader version x and your card doesn't have it, it won't install. I've never heard of the CPU being a problem.
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Being 0.2GHz less than the lowest and 0.3GHz less than the recommended doesn't mean your game suddenly wont run.
You should be fine if you meet everything else.
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Uh I guess I'll move this to tech support.
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CPU requirements won't f** you over. A modern CPU that runs at 2.2ghz is going to run at like 1.2ghz idle to save power - the game would see that (not really, since it probably queries the OS for the report string which contains its real speed) if it was judging you based purely on MHz. Not to mention we went backwards a few years ago, eg 3ghz Pentium4s, then we moved to 2ghz Core2Duos that were hell of a lot faster, and just as many noobs like you posting 'OMG IM ONMLY 2GHZ WTF DO I DO?'. But .. the more you know I guess.
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Similar frequencies across several different architectures yield different results. Simply put, frequencies isn't the only thing to judge a CPU by. Actually I would only compare frequencies across the same architecture.
I think you should be fine, though you might be left wanting a bit more power.
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A question for you: Have you been able to run previous games that are multiplatform? That is, have you been able to run games that are also released on Xbox360 and/or PS3?
The reason I ask this is because the hardware on those two systems has not changed. They still have to make the games work on the systems as they were released, day one. Therefor, if you have been able to run things that ran on them before, you can more than likely run any other game that is multiplatform, so long as it hasn't been tweaked too heavily for PC.
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