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    Dragon Age: Origins

    Game » consists of 20 releases. Released Nov 03, 2009

    Dragon Age: Origins is an epic fantasy role-playing game featuring a rich story, personality-driven characters, and tactical, bloody combat. It is considered a spiritual successor to the Baldur's Gate series.

    Here are my specs, how well can I run this?

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    #1  Edited By spiceninja

    I've already played through this on 360 and I desperately want to play on PC but I don't know how well it's going to run. Here are my specs.
     
    ATI Radeon 2400 HD
    2GB Ram
    Windows Vista 32-bit
    Intel Dual Core 2.2Ghz
     
     
    I know I meet the minimum requirements. Does this mean I'll have to drop the graphics down to low or something?

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    #2  Edited By the8bitNacho

    Yeah, you're definitely not going to be running the game in all of its visual splendor. Graphics or no, however, it's a great game and you should go and pick it up.

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    #3  Edited By matthew
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    #4  Edited By A_Wet_Shamwow

     http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

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    You can run it OK just fiddle with the settings a bit. I'd suggest a lower resolution to start. You upgrade to something a lot better for $50 or less.

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    #6  Edited By 6ZZA

    if you got a better video card it should be fine

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    #7  Edited By spiceninja
    @hematurge:  Yeah, I seriously need some more RAM. 2GB isn't enough these days.
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    #8  Edited By FakePlasticTree

    You won't be able to run it on max settings, but you should be able to run it. 

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    @PlasmaBeam44:  It's the video card more than the ram. I only have 2gb and I do just fine. The only game I've played recently that really stressed my system is GTA4, what a giant resource hog of a game.
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    #10  Edited By spiceninja
    @hematurge: Hmm, I need to look into a new card then.
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    @PlasmaBeam44: I have a 4650HD which is a pretty good card for the money (about $60). There are 3000 series card for even less that'll still out perform what you have. Maybe some one could chime in with some decent budget Nvidia cards, I dunno much about em.
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    #12  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    I'm curious what's with the sudden outburst of interest in running pc games today?  
     
    I think you will have alot of slowdowns, that videocard is trash. Maybe you should replace it, your cpu is going to cause bottlenecks. Think slowdowns all the time unless you turn down some of the settings.

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    #13  Edited By spiceninja
    @hematurge:  I'm looking at this right now. Any idea how much better that is than the one I have right now?
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    @PlasmaBeam44: Probably not very good for games. Notice it doesn't even have a fan, not a good sign for a gamer. That said it will be much better than what you have.
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    #15  Edited By spiceninja
    @hematurge:  This would probably be a lot better then.
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    #16  Edited By HitmanAgent47
    @PlasmaBeam44: This would be the very minium. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=hd4850     
     
    All the cards you posted aren't really useful for gaming at all. I say start here and work your way up. Pc gaming isn't something you get just because you want to buy a $50 gpu. It cost a bit of money, something you should invest in so you don't waste money because your probally going to be dissapointed and upgrade again. The 9800GT is just a 8800GT, rebranded, you probally want a smaller card incase it won't fit in your case. The 9800GT and the hd4850 should be your minium.
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    #17  Edited By Bigandtasty
    @PlasmaBeam44:  This is far ahead of an HD 4550, for the same price after rebates. The problem is it will only last until midnight today (perhaps even less if supplies run out). I can't vouch for its reliability, but I bought one today.
     
    The thing about video cards is that "low-end" cards in a series (e.g. GeForce 9400 in the GeForce 9xxx series, HD 4350 in the HD 4xxx series, GT 210 in the GT 2xx series, etc.) are underpowered. They're usually not worth it unless one is on a restrictive budget, or only using the PC for low-end games and home theater.
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    #18  Edited By SlasherMan
    @PlasmaBeam44:  Check this out and use it as a guide for purchasing:
    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-radeon-hd-geforce-gtx,2676-2.html 

     
    Keep in mind that prices may or may not have fluctuated a little since the article was written, and you may also find more expensive cards that would end up costing the same or less than lesser cards after MIRs (if you take those seriously, anyway). Check it out, and look around for whatever card fits within your budget.

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