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    The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

    Game » consists of 16 releases. Released May 17, 2011

    The sequel to 2007's critically acclaimed role-playing game, The Witcher. Players again take control of Geralt of Rivia in this story-focused adventure.

    Can I run this well?

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    #1  Edited By FeelTheFunkness

    Hey guys,

    The system requirements say that what I have passes the minimal requirements, but I don't want to buy a game and not be able to run it decently. So do you think I could run this game with a good framerate and decently graphics?
    I have:
    AMD Phenom II X4 905e Processor
    and an ATI Radeon HD 4250

    Thanks.

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    #2  Edited By droop
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    #3  Edited By FeelTheFunkness

    Can you run it doesn't work on my computer, it just seems to get stuck on gathering information.

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    #4  Edited By newhaap
    @FeelTheFunkness: 

    Just based on those two components, I have:
    Intel Core 2 Extreme (Quad core @2.53GHz)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M SLI

    I think our processor spec is similar but I'm not quite sure about the video card, mine might be more powerful but I don't know for sure. I can barely run the game on Medium settings at 1920x1200 (can't be more than 30 fps, plus hiccups particularly when there's spell or fire effects). I hope that gives you some idea?
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    #5  Edited By KaosAngel

    ....hell no, not on that GPU.

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    #6  Edited By AhmadMetallic
    @FeelTheFunkness:  go to a fileshare website, download the game, run it, if it runs good, go out and buy it

    done deal
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    #7  Edited By Kyle
    @newhaap: No, my understanding is that a GTX280 is way more powerful than a 4250. And I doubt your processors are very close either.

    Offhand, I would have to say no, you can't run it.
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    #8  Edited By Kyle
    @FeelTheFunkness:

    Ahmad_Metallic said:
    go to a fileshare website, download the game, run it, if it runs good, go out and buy it

    done deal
    Yeah, as sleazy as it sounds, it's probably your best bet. Torrent it, see how it runs, then buy it. I would say try the demo, but of course, there is no demo.
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    #9  Edited By Max_Cherry

    Check out my sick specs. I bought the core PC unit back in '99, but upgraded it in '03 with a Radeon 9800XT (256 megabytes!) a anthlon 1700 processor  and 512 megabytes of kick ass sdram along with a sick 200gb (gb as in gigabyte)  hard drive.  It is the illest machine for playing videogames and I'll never have to upgrade again. 


    Ps: Think I can play The Witcher 2 at Max ?    

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    #10  Edited By CrimsonJesus

    I have a better machine and I can't even run it on the lowest at 30+ fps. I hear it's an ATI thing.

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    #11  Edited By pegasuswinks

    I have a Radeon HD 5570 and Intel i5 quad 2.66 HZ barely running Witcher 2 on low settins with 1280 X 720 resolution. I don't think what you have has a chance >:

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    #12  Edited By shinigami420

    No

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    #13  Edited By Afroman269

    I'm not sure if it will run great but never trust system requirements lab. That site is shit when it comes to reliability.

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    #14  Edited By spazmaster666

    Are you sure you have a HD 4250? I'm pretty sure that's an integrated card used in laptops. In any case, given it's an integrated card, it's no where near capable enough to run The Witcher 2 at any respectable frame rate.

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    #15  Edited By Bennyishere

    Well, I can run it a decent framerate on my laptop with 2 Ghz AMD Phenom processor, 6GB Ram and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650. The advanced options give you a lot of leeway, mine is customized to a little less than the medium preset. Graphically it looks good, it's just the facial hair that looks a bit weird and I turned off all the blur and DoF stuff so it looks a bit stripped, but even then it looks pretty good. Considering I played The Witcher 1 just before it, it looks awesome.

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    #16  Edited By SlasherMan
    @FeelTheFunkness: Not with an integrated GPU, no.
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    #17  Edited By harinosho
    @crimsonjesus said:

    I have a better machine and I can't even run it on the lowest at 30+ fps. I hear it's an ATI thing.

    i think it is.. 

    Intel® Core i5 processor 650 3.20 GHz 
    6144MB RAM 
    1TB HDD 16x DVD writer
    1GB ATI Radeon HD 5450 dedicated graphics card

    and i can barely get it running on medium settings.. im wondering if my 9600 1gig from my old pc can make the game play better.. 

     

       
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    #18  Edited By korolev

    Yeah, like many others, I have a pretty nice system. It can run Crysis 2 pretty damn well, yet chugs and chugs like hell with the Witcher 2. 


    The Witcher 2 is poorly optimized. Don't get me wrong, it's a good game, but the graphics engine isn't efficient. Even high-end systems have trouble running the game properly, even though Witcher 2 isn't really anything special from a graphics standpoint - sure it looks very nice, but so do other games and my system can run them just fine. Hopefully a few patches later, the game will run a little smoother.
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    #19  Edited By mike

    If your PC can't even run System Requirements Lab without hanging up...then I think it's time for an upgrade.

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    #20  Edited By benpicko

    I have the same GPU, and, seeing as it can hardly run Amnesia, I'm gunna say that this game will run terribly. 

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    #21  Edited By Emperor_Jimmu

    It isn't running great on my Asus. 
      CPU: i7 740QM quad 1.73Ghz 6mb 
    RAM: 8GB DDR3 
    Video: Nvidia GTX 460M 1.5GB 
    I know it is a pretty game but I can't help feeling it should run better. It isn't really playable on anything other than medium at 1920x1080.

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