Is my Computer Compatible? PLZ HELP?

Question

i just bought the game Rome tota war and when i try to play the game it gets a bit slow. can someone tell me if my computer is compatible this is my system info

Report Date: 03/26/2007
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 22:35:39
Driver Version: Not Available
Operating System: Windows XP* Professional, Service Pack 2 (5.1.2600)
Default Language: English
DirectX* Version: 9.0
Physical Memory: 1014 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory: 8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory: 256 MB
Graphics Memory in Use: 9 MB
Processor: x86 family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6
Processor Speed: 1866 MHZ
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 29A2
Device Revision: 02


* Accelerator Information *

Accelerator in Use: Intel(R) G965 Express Chipset Family
Video BIOS: 1348
Current Graphics Mode: 1024 by 768 True Color (60 Hz)


and this is rome total war system requirements:

Processor: 1GHz Pentium III or equivalent
RAM: 256MB
Video Memory: 64MB
Hard Drive

Do i have to upgrade something? PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

Hi. It looks like your Video card may not be fast enough (9 MB in use). Maybe trade up?

Answer 2

Your problem, or part of it, is obvious -- you do not have enough RAM (512 is the recommended minimum) and you want to play games. Here is my checklist:

Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need on a daily basis. For anything else you can wait a minute until it loads.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
then cl Remove.
There is also a “Disable All” button.
This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.
A good web site to visit: http://www.theonlinefamily.net/organize/spring_clean_computer/index.html

Answer 3

rome total war system requirements:
64MB DirectX compatible ATi Radeon 8500 or nVidia GeForce 3 Class Video Card

Intel(R) G965 doesn't meet minimum requirements to play game.

Answer 4

You
1. could be trying to run the game at to high of settings.
2. Your video drivers could be out of date.
or
3. try updating the game with the latest patch. Sometimes games release with known issues and installing the patch will fix that if it is an issue with incompatibility at the time of release.

Answer 5

your on board graphics is whats killing your frame rate. see if you have a slot on your mother board for a video card with at least 256 Mb of video ram.

Answer 6

Total agree with r00tctrl