F.E.A.R. specs

[john121]

I think they lowered the specs a bit...


MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIRED
· Windows® XP or 2000 with latest service pack installed
· DirectX® 9.0c (June Edition) or higher
· Pentium® 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor
· 512 MB of RAM or more
· 64 MB GeForceâ„¢ 4 Ti or Radeon® 9000 video card
· Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio
· 5.0 GB free Hard Drive Space for installation
· Additional hard drive space for a swap file and saved game files
· 4x CD-ROM drive (DVD-ROM drive for Director's Edition)
· 16-bit DirectX® 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX™ 2.0
· Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games
· Mouse
· Keyboard

RECOMMENDED HARDWARE
·Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent processor
·1 GB RAM
·A 256 MB Radeon® 9800 Pro or equivalent DirectX® 9 compliant video car with hardware T&L and pixel shader 2.0 support

 

[Warbie]

The game looks pretty crappy at those specs too.

That's the problem with many games today - they look gorgeous on max settings, but like a turd on a stick on the lower ones.

 

[jimbo118]

i'd say 2gigs of ram maybe for recommended, well if you want maxed etc, the demo stuttered alot for me with a gig ddr2 and 3.2ghz p4 even on auto detected settings...

 

[3ssence]

What video card do you have ?

I have 1gb of ddr and fear runs like a dream, albeit with shadows off. But this is graphics card related and not ram related. I'd say that 3.0 ghz processor and 1gb ram sound about right for the recommended specs, although a top end graphics card is a must if you want some decent eye candy without your game turning into a slide show.

 

[jimbo118]

x800xt pci-e

 

[Icarusintel]

i'd say 2gigs of ram maybe for recommended, well if you want maxed etc, the demo stuttered alot for me with a gig ddr2 and 3.2ghz p4 even on auto detected settings...

hmmm... i have 2 gigs of DDR2 and an X800XT pcie and had nary a problem with everything turned on, 4xAA certainly provides a fram hit, but it was still perfectly playable

 

[Ev!lP!e]

mine ran fine on full. alot of ppl have had troubles with stuttering but i had none of these issues, weird. Great demo, and 1gig of RAM is fine, you have to worry about the video card more than anything in the newer games, they are less RAM / CPU dependent and more GFX dependent, although more RAM never harmed anybody.

 

[ailevation]

mine ran fine on full. alot of ppl have had troubles with stuttering but i had none of these issues, weird. Great demo, and 1gig of RAM is fine, you have to worry about the video card more than anything in the newer games, they are less RAM / CPU dependent and more GFX dependent, although more RAM never harmed anybody.

Actually, what good is a top of the line GPU with a shitty of the line CPU?

 

[Malfunction]

you have to worry about the video card more than anything in the newer games, they are less RAM / CPU dependent and more GFX dependent, although more RAM never harmed anybody.

Ummm...no. Right now, the big factor is your CPU, not GPU. Even with my system I still experience choppiness occasionally in Source games when running 1280x960 with 2xAA and 2xAF with reflect all. As most are reporting, everything F.E.A.R. has been running really shitty on pretty much every system, both the multiplayer demo and singleplayer demo.

 

[Thadius Dean]

multiplayer demo?

 

[DreadLord]

The game looks pretty crappy at those specs too.

That's the problem with many games today - they look gorgeous on max settings, but like a turd on a stick on the lower ones.

Don't you think this is a good thing though? That people with top PC's can play at good graphics, but those with low end systems can still play...

 

[CyberPitz]

Don't you think this is a good thing though? That people with top PC's can play at good graphics, but those with low end systems can still play...

Usually I play a game to have fun, not dazzle my artistic side...I'm not sure about most other people though...

 

[Warbie]

Don't you think this is a good thing though? That people with top PC's can play at good graphics, but those with low end systems can still play...

I'd rather it looked good at low/medium settings too

(I think FEAR at medium settings looks worse than HL2, FarCry and Doom 3 at medium - and it runs worse)

 

[Ev!lP!e]

Actually, what good is a top of the line GPU with a shitty of the line CPU?

Well im not saying that, but if you wanted a top end gaming computer you would want to spend more on a better GFX card than a better CPU

Ummm...no. Right now, the big factor is your CPU, not GPU. Even with my system I still experience choppiness occasionally in Source games when running 1280x960 with 2xAA and 2xAF with reflect all. As most are reporting, everything F.E.A.R. has been running really shitty on pretty much every system, both the multiplayer demo and singleplayer demo.

Compare an AMD 64 3000 and an AMD 4000 and you wont notice much performance differece in top games but if you compare a ATi 9800 pro and an ATI X850XT PE you will notice a HUGE difference in lag and the way the game looks.

 

[jimbo118]

As most are reporting, everything F.E.A.R. has been running really shitty on pretty much every system, both the multiplayer demo and singleplayer demo.

the mp demo actually ran really well for me, the sp demo lvl was a map for the mp beta too, wish the sp demo ran aswell as the mp but aa seems to be the biggest killer, i just turned it off altogether and put soft shadows etc back on and it runs fine, still get the stutter though...

 

[the_lone_wolf]

tried the fear demo...

afetr i turned down the settings enough to get a decent framerate it looked about as hot as half life 1, i don't get it, surely all things being equal my system should be able to produce graphics of about the same quality, but D3 and HL2 both run stunning at 1024x768 and 1280x1024 respectively...

A64 3000+
768MB PC3200
9600Pro 256MB (yeah i know, it just *might* be the weak link but at the moment it's the best i can afford)

 

[AmishSlayer]

I ran FEAR smooth as silk on my system.

AMD 64 3200+
1gb pc3200 ram
Leadtek 6800gt

Max settings with no aa or af (I usually don't bother turning them on - not picky about jaggies)

 

[sinkoman]

I ran FEAR smooth as silk on my system.

AMD 64 3200+
1gb pc3200 ram
Leadtek 6800gt

Max settings with no aa or af (I usually don't bother turning them on - not picky about jaggies)

Same here :E

 

[sychopike]

AMD64 3200 (Venice)
1024mb pc3200 dual chan
evga 7800gtx
edit: ran almost the same on win xp home as win xp pro 64bit edition, all settings maxed, 2xAA

smoothness :smoking:

 

[Mujuro]

Did anyone test it on a 6600GT?

 

[staticprimer]

Ordered an X800XL and it should be getting here tomorrow, so I can't wait till I see what this looks like with that card!

 

[Dr. Freeman]

so does all this talk mean its gonna be a pretty shitty investment for those with lower end PC's ???

 

[destrukt]

any new game coming out will be.

 

[Warbie]

Not all.

FEAR certainly doesn't look or run well enough to justify the specs it needs. The demo is fun, but technically it's less impressive than Doom 3 and HL2 (imo)

FEAR is not a next gen game - but needs next gen specs (at least to run with a high res, aa/af and all settings on high and a 60+ framerate)

Either way, it shold be a pretty solid game

 

[Dumb Dude]

I don't get this dumb demo. I get stutter around every corner if my textures are on Max. Yet everything is fine when they are on medium. But whatever, I can't really see a difference between the two settings.

 

[AmishSlayer]

Not all.

FEAR certainly doesn't look or run well enough to justify the specs it needs. The demo is fun, but technically it's less impressive than Doom 3 and HL2 (imo)

FEAR is not a next gen game - but needs next gen specs (at least to run with a high res, aa/af and all settings on high and a 60+ framerate)

Either way, it shold be a pretty solid game

I think it looks better than Doom 3 myself. I absolutely love the particle effects though. They beat any game I've seen hands down.

 

[Murray]

Bleagh, and I thought 1GB of RAM would be enough for another year, at least a bloke on IRC told me so (not saying any names ).
When they say 1GB RAM recommended, they always mean 2GB for maximum performance.