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    Mass Effect 2

    Game » consists of 21 releases. Released Jan 26, 2010

    After a violent death by an unknown force and a timely reanimation by the human supremacist organization Cerberus, Commander Shepard must assemble a new squad in the seedier side of the galaxy for a suicide mission in the second installment of the "Mass Effect" trilogy.

    Will Mass Effect 2 work on my PC?

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    #1  Edited By D0tti

    Here are my specs:
     
    Processor: Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 @ 2ghz
    Memory: 3gb RAM
    Graphic card: ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series  256mb RAM
    Systemtype: Windows Vista 32bit
    Screen:  Panasonic 42" Plasma TH-42PX80 (Don't know if my screen has an impact, but i'm mentioning it in case..)
     
    So what do you guys think? I play Dragon Age: Origins with everything on medium and 1024x768 without any lag.


     

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    #2  Edited By Driadon

    It'll likely run at the same settings for Mass Effect 2, unless they tweaked the living hell out of the Unreal Engine.

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    #3  Edited By Geno

    You will most likely get the same performance as you've mentioned for Dragon Age. Though with your specs I would recommend getting it for 360 if you can. 

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    #4  Edited By Binman88

    Low - Medium settings at 1024x768 should run fine.

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    #5  Edited By Daryl

    I don't think the game will be able to cope with your screen.

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    #6  Edited By D0tti
    @Geno said:
    " You will most likely get the same performance as you've mentioned for Dragon Age. Though with your specs I would recommend getting it for 360 if you can.  "
    Since I only have an PS3 that's sadly for me not an option...
     
    @Daryl said:
    " I don't think the game will be able to cope with your screen. "

    Why do you think that?
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    #7  Edited By Driadon
    @D0tti said: 
     
    @Daryl said:
    " I don't think the game will be able to cope with your screen. "
    Why do you think that? "
    It's a joke. I will admit, a 42" TV for a monitor is massive
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    #8  Edited By Noxpectius

    You'll probably be allright. My PC's not that much more powerfull then years (512 Mb Graphics card), and I run Dragon Age Origins on High. Just to be sure, you can Always run it on abrequiremt's Can You Run It????
    I think you'll get medium setting, and if you go buy Dragon Age.: Origin's differences PC to console, you''l basically get X360 graphics.

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    #9  Edited By Fuzz_Butt

    I think that Intel's Dual Core cpu's are different performance wise from Intel's Core 2 Duo's.

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    #10  Edited By D0tti

    Okey first I thought it was a joke, but I had to check just to be safe :P.
     
    I kinda like sitting on my PC hooked up to my TV, ever since i've started playing less and less PC games and started watching more movies and series it was only logical that i got a 42" TV.

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    #11  Edited By Driadon
    @Fuzz_Butt said:
    " I think that Intel's Dual Core cpu's are different performance wise from Intel's Core 2 Duo's. "
    They are not up to that same snuff, but a buddy of mine has a Pentium D and a 4770 and can play anything on the market without a hitch. It surprised the living crap out of me.
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    #12  Edited By D0tti
    @Noxpectus: Yeah I checked if my PC "can run it" at that site(have it bookmarked :D) and it failed for some reason, that also happened when I checked out for Dragon Age.
     
    Thanks for all the answers btw, guess i'll be getting Mass Effect 2 the next couple off days, the first one is one of my favourite games so this is a must for me. But first I have to finish R&C: A Crack In Time on my ps3(started playing MW2 again so got little hooked there :P) and Dragon Age, think I have 20-30hours left off Origins.
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    #13  Edited By walreese55
    @D0tti: I think you should be ok. You should probably run it on medium settings. For future games, you should think about investing in a better video card. You could get a pretty good one that should last for at least another two years for $100-$150 on newegg.
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    #14  Edited By Gspoon

    I don't think your video card and cpu can't handle the game but I could be wrong.   

    Minimum Spec
     

      • OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
      • Processor: 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
      • Memory: 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
      • Graphics: 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
      • DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
      • Hard Drive: 15 GB
      • Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
      • Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater.
      • Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements.

     Recommended specs 
     
     
      • OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
      • Processor: 2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
      • Memory: 2 GB RAM
      • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
      • DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
      • Hard Drive: 15 GB
      • Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
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    #15  Edited By D0tti
    @brainboy77: Has PCI express 2.0 anything to say about how good off a graphic card I can get? Basically what i'm asking is, am I limited to low-end Gcards because off this?
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    #16  Edited By Marz
    Your pc will run it ok, you may want to put it on medium settings and 1280x720 resolution to go 720p on your TV.   Your graphics card is kinda weak and i wouldn't reccomend turning it up to 1080p resolution which is 1920x1080.
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    #17  Edited By AhmadMetallic
    @D0tti:  what does this webpage tell you ? ME2 is on there. does it say u can ?
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    #18  Edited By D0tti
    @Ahmad_Metallic: I tried that and it fails me on both ends, but that also happened with Dragon Age and I still can run it.
     
    Edit: As I wrote earlier, I have that site bookmarked. So I always check there first, but it has failed me on recent games even though I can play them when I try.
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    #19  Edited By xyzygy

    If the PC is the only thing you have that can play it you definitely still have to get it.

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    #20  Edited By SteveTheScottish91
    @D0tti: Hi there 
     
    I have an ACER ASPIRE 5732Z Laptop. 
     
    Comes With: 
     
    Windows 7 Home Premium  64 Bit 
    Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor, 2.1 Ghz, T4300
    4Gb RAM,  
    250 Gb Hard Drive 
    Direct X 11 installed 
    Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family  GMA 4500M
     
    All this but for some reason when i start up Mass Effect 2, an error message appears saying Mass Effect 2 has stopped working. Can anybody tell me why? cause i don't understand at all. 
     
    Thanks a lot !! 
    Steve xxx
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    #21  Edited By SteveTheScottish91
    @D0tti: Hi there 
     
    I have an ACER ASPIRE 5732Z Laptop. 
     
    Comes With: 
     
    Windows 7 Home Premium  64 Bit 
    Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor, 2.1 Ghz, T4300
    4Gb RAM,  
    250 Gb Hard Drive 
    Direct X 11 installed 
     
    All this but for some reason when i start up Mass Effect 2, an error message appears saying Mass Effect 2 has stopped working. Can anybody tell me why? cause i don't understand at all. 
     
    Thanks a lot !! 
    Steve xxx
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    #22  Edited By dipstick
    @SteveTheScottish91 said:
    " @D0tti: Hi there  I have an ACER ASPIRE 5732Z Laptop.  Comes With:  Windows 7 Home Premium  64 Bit Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor, 2.1 Ghz, T43004Gb RAM,  250 Gb Hard Drive Direct X 11 installed  All this but for some reason when i start up Mass Effect 2, an error message appears saying Mass Effect 2 has stopped working. Can anybody tell me why? cause i don't understand at all.  Thanks a lot !! Steve xxx "
    Intergrated graphics card more than likely
     
    Go to start > Run > and type in "dxdiag" and tell use what card you have
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    #23  Edited By zyn
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    #24  Edited By nskai

    i have the acer aspire 4740 and yah i checked the compatibility and everything works fine except the GMA HD which sux since everything required for it to work is checked. is there a loop hole or any other way to bypass this? the vid card has all needed requirements tho.. thnx in advance.
     
    and dragon age works fine on it maxed out i just can't make ME2 work.

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