Hammock Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Hello all...new to the forums and have a question. I saw the system min requirements on the SB website. The processor lists the P4 and says or its equivalent. I have an Intel Core i3 M330@2.13 ghz and wonder if that would run it? I dont understand most of what all of the numbers mean so I wouldnt even begin to know how to compare them. My graphics card is a Radeon HD 4330 as well. Any idea if that is sufficient? Any help would be appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Well the easiest way to find out is to borrow a copy and test it out. That way you can be sure that your setup (which is no doubt unique amongst the billions of possible PC combinations out there) is OK. Just drop me an email and I'll talk you through how to borrow a license. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyguy Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 An i3 should be just fine. I'm not up on ATI video cards, but my guess is it'll be fine too. Take Mark up on his offer of a loaner license and give it a test drive! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted April 24, 2012 Members Share Posted April 24, 2012 The Pentium 4 is ancient in comparison to any Core processor, so you need not worry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybird03 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Told you so, "Sniper 450"! FYI You just got identified and sniped. :lol: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammock Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 ahhh Skybird"03" no wonder i couldnt find you lol. That username has been w me a longggg time and i thought it was time for an update :red:@Gibsonm I got an email from Sean directing me to download it and i will config the codemeter tonight when i get home to give it a go! I cant wait. Thank you to all who helped out! (Ssnake, Toyguy) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonywjones44 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Any help would be appreciated.And in case you didn't know (it's not all that obvious in the manual) Alt/F12 gives you an on-screen fps readout. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammock Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Thanks Tjay I did not know that! Ive got it loaded up and will take a look at it tonight! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammock Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Okay I think I am ready to bite the bullet and get SBPro. I, like many, want to have a disc avail in case of ____ (insert disaster here), but with the downloads not costing anything why would i want to spend more $ to get the disc? ... or am I missing something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 IIRC, the disc comes with a hard copy of the manual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammock Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Hard copy is another $15 but good point. There is a copy on the disc, but without the disc I would have no copy at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Pretty sure the PDF manaul is in the "docs" subdirectory of the installation. If you don't want a paper manual just copy the downloaded installer files onto a DVD for an "on the shelf" copy (albeit without the nice disc label). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammock Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Good idea! Thanks Mark! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanPatrick Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 (albeit without the nice disc label).Unless you have a LightScribe drive. The one I have came with my printer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RENEGADE-623 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I get the disc just to have in case ii lose the download files. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Unless you have a LightScribe drive. The one I have came with my printer. Sure you can label it with something, but it wont have the same nice official label / backgorund as the production DVD. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maj.Hans Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 For what it's worth, I'm running Pro PE on a system with a 3Ghz Pentium 4 (Feel free to donate me one that's less "ancient", Ssnake ;-) ), 3 gigs worth of old DDR2 RAM, and a Radeon HD5450 video card with 512mb of video RAM.IIRC, the Core i3 is a dual core processor, while my P4 is single core. So you've got significantly more processor power than I do.I'm not familiar with the HD 4330, however please note that just because 5450 is a bigger number it does not mean that my video card is better. My old video card wouldn't run Pro PE at all. If I recall correctly, the 5450 I bought was the second or third cheapest card for sale at the time, and more than met the minimum amount of video ram listed in the requirements despite being a budget card. If you've got enough video ram you should probably be OK.Performance wise, my system (and remember, your processor is significantly faster!) runs Pro PE just fine with the detail sliders at their default settings. On maps with lots of terrain objects (particularly buildings, it seems) I do get some slowdowns when using the thermals on low zoom and looking at lots of objects.This isn't a problem because flipping to high-zoom or to day-sights to engage causes the FPS to come right back up to normal immediately.I think you'll be able to run Pro PE without any hiccups at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMan Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I am planning to run SB Pro PE on 3 different computers......not at the same time.So, at home i have and old AMDx64 2800 overcloked @ 3800, Nvidia GC with 2gig nvram and 4 gig of ram. XP pro, connected to my TV in the living room and used as a media center.My "good laptop" AZUS xv550 ,intel I7, E650 Nvidia + 8gig ram, W7 64My "work laptop", Dell E6410, intel I5, shit GC no dedicated ram, 4gig ram and loads of "mandatory" software killing the performance of the machine..........I guess (hope) i'll be able to play on any of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 I, like many, want to have a disc avail in case of ____ (insert disaster here), but with the downloads not costing anything why would i want to spend more $ to get the disc?Some people like to have an original disc, but it's more like a "collector's item" than a necessity, really. Also, the disc contains a few videos in full resolution which we also show on YouTube on our Steel Beasts Channel there. They are not part of the download, for obvious reasons.So, by downloading the installation files and burning your own disc, you don't lose anything that's essential. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foeh@mmer Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Rumor has it that a new game engine for SB is in the works. I'm looking at getting a new computer and would like to have some assurance that the processor and the graphics are up to the job. Any idea how this is going to affect the minmum system requirements. Will we be forced to invest in gaming computers in order to ensure decent fps? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Amazing what that little "Search" button can unearth:http://www.steelbeasts.com/sbforums/showthread.php?t=17008 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanPatrick Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 ...yeah, what he said.It's too early to make a detailed statement about system requirements. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foeh@mmer Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 D'oh! Didn't think to check the other threads. Thanks. :confused: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammock Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Dongle just arrived!!! I cant wait to fire it up this weekend!!!:luxhello: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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