How's Bioshock running, and what's your rig?

[Valydius]

I've seen reports that this rig (or comparable hardware) reported about 50 FPS at max settings, including 16xAA (anti-aliasing) and 16xAF (anisotropic filtering) at 1280x1024:

- Dual 3.0GHz Athlon 64 X2 (I'd guess a dual 2.4 will be fine as well)
- 2GB RAM (DDR2 400/800 or higher)
- GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB or higher

I've also seen reports that meeting the minumum requirements will barely run you at medium video settings.

I wish I still had the links to those "reports" but alas, I do not.

So how's your Bioshock running, and what's your rig (and video settings)?

[Marky]

My Rig:
E6600 Core 2 Duo
8800 GTS 320MB
2GB RAM

Runs at max without any hitches what so ever :)

[OTURSoldier]

my rig:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
2GB DDR2 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE

it was running **** even on low settings wot should i do man!

[Eggskin]

AMD X2 5000+
gefoce 7900 GS
2 gigs DDR2 ram


ran flawlessly for me with everything maxed

[Kyorisu]

Pentium 180pro
128MB sdram
Voodoo 2

It's running great.

[Kyorisu]

AMD X2 5000+
gefoce 7900 GS
2 gigs DDR2 ram


ran flawlessly for me with everything maxed

Out of interest what resolution was that?

[HAPPYcat]

Athlon64 3700+
2GB DDR (4x512)
GeForce 7900GTX (w512DDR3)

1024x768 with maxed settings - beautiful
1680x1050 with maxed settings - beautiful minus 20 frames

[Eggskin]

Out of interest what resolution was that?

1024. :p



It's my native rez though so oh well, still looks dope as hell.

[Takenover83]

Core Duo 2, running at 2GHZ
2 Gigs of ram
7900 GS, modded to GTX, 600/800. (This is a e1705 dell laptop)

Runs like **** (like 3-10fps), and I meet the requirements. Hoping some Bioshock drivers help.

[Lythius]

hmm anyone play this with a 7600gs yet?

[Valydius]

Pentium 180pro
128MB sdram
Voodoo 2

It's running great.

http://www.sestaluna.com/wordpress/wp-content/smells_like_bull****.jpg

[TheBlueChanell]

Core2 @ 3.2ghz
2gb Ballistix pc2-1066
7900gtx 512mb
1680x1050 Max vsync off

The game ran pretty nice, I didn't check but it felt like 40-50 frames, towards the end it dipped down into the 30's maybe even 20's, but all in all, it ran pretty well considering R6:Vegas ran horribly and it looks worse and is based on the same engine. I'm getting a 2900xt 1gb next week, I can't wait to get back to ATi. x850/x1900 User =). My 7800/7900's where both nice cards, but I prefer ATi, I'm excited to see some real benchmarks to see how well the 2900's stack up to the 8800's in a real dx10 game.

[Kyorisu]

http://www.sestaluna.com/wordpress/wp-content/smells_like_bull****.jpg

What? Someone needs to add some humor to these spec threads.

[Krelm1]

Athlon 64 3000
1GB RAM
BFG GeForce 6600GT

I can run the game fairly smooth at 800x600 with High textures/models and only High Detail Shaders turned on. At 1024x768 i have to turn off Shaders to get a consistent framerate.

It does get somewhat unplayable during busy scenes, like near the end of the demo when you get a few waves of enemies, but its nothing a bit of tweaking will fix, and hopefully these new nvidia drivers may help somewhat, but im not putting any hopes on that :rolleyes:

[Valydius]

Core Duo 2, running at 2GHZ
2 Gigs of ram
7900 GS, modded to GTX, 600/800. (This is a e1705 dell laptop)

Runs like **** (like 3-10fps), and I meet the requirements. Hoping some Bioshock drivers help.

Check this out:
the official demo will be available for download at 7 PM EDT today. even if you have the demo now, be sure at 7 PM you update your drivers to be sure you are getting optimal performance.

you really will see a difference. please do this, even if you've played it through already!

[Valydius]

What? Someone needs to add some humor to these spec threads.

I concur; I was simply returning gesture.

[Neurological]

I can run smooth the game with all settings at max and 1024x769 resolution

here my specs:

Intel Core x2 2,4Ghz 2,45Ghz
4 GB ram ddr2 Kingstone at 600
Geforce 7800GT 256mb
more than one Tera of HDs

[mephisto123]

My Rig:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual 3800+
1024 MB RAM
ATI X1950 Pro (256 MB)

Hope it will run^^

[Eggskin]

My Rig:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual 3800+
1024 MB RAM
ATI X1950 Pro (256 MB)

Hope it will run^^

If I were you I'd get another gig of ram. But I dunno anything about ATI cards either.

[Salt The Fries]

Will I be able to run the game on 1024x768 with High settings with the following rig:
Pentium IV 3.0GHz HT Prescott
2048 MB of RAM DDR 400
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB RAM 620/1600

???

[mephisto123]

If I were you I'd get another gig of ram. But I dunno anything about ATI cards either.

I´m already planning to upgrade to 3 GB RAM later this week
Forgt to write it :)

[Eggskin]

Will I be able to run the game on 1024x768 with High settings with the following rig:
Pentium IV 3.0GHz HT Prescott
2048 MB of RAM DDR 400
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB RAM 620/1600

???



You should be fine, but I'd run it in DX9 if I were you.

[hein]

What? Someone needs to add some humor to these spec threads.

i loved it kyorisu. it made my day.

[Krelm1]

Will I be able to run the game on 1024x768 with High settings with the following rig:
Pentium IV 3.0GHz HT Prescott
2048 MB of RAM DDR 400
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB RAM 620/1600

???

Yes (msg too short)

[Salt The Fries]

You should be fine, but I'd run it in DX9 if I were you.
Thanks. I don't have Vista installed. What are the main differences between DX9 and DX10 in BioShock? Physics, shaders, or models? If I'd upgrade my comp to Core2Duo, and 3GB of DDR 2 1066, would it be fine? Or just 8600GT is too weak to handle DX10?

[Eggskin]

Thanks. I don't have Vista installed. What are the main differences between DX9 and DX10 in BioShock? Physics, shaders, or models? If I'd upgrade my comp to Core2Duo, and 3GB of DDR 2 1066, would it be fine? Or just 8600GT is too weak to handle DX10?

I've just heard bad thinkings about the 8600 card, no offense. I heard it was like a 7600 with directx 10 just slapped on it. I could be wrong. But I *think* you'd have no problems running it on high.

[neildittmar]

my rig:
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE... wot should i do man!

Although updated drivers may help performance a bit, you'll probably need to buy a new video card in all likelyhood. The rest of the system looks fine, but that 7300LE is really holding your performance back. In general, the 7300LE performs worse than the absolute minimum graphics card (GeForce 6600) that the game supports. It's no wonder your performance is bad.

If you're looking to upgrade, I would recommend an nVidia GeForce 7600GT or an ATI Radeon x1650XT as good starting points.

[Salt The Fries]

Nah. 7600 is way worse. I saw benchmarks. That's why I did buy 8600 GT, at that time GF 8800 were too expensive (haha, month ago), and are still now. 7900, and 7950 are noticably better, since they have 256 bit memory, but they don't operate with DX10. At least, that's my point of view ;)

[catch]

yep, its the 7300LE i am actually suprised that it runs at all. try and pick up at least a 7900gs, u really will have a massive difference.

btw, h8 2 moan, but can ppl plz post resolutions and exact settings & dx version if possible instead of just saying "runs well" so we can get a more reliable picture.

btw any1 tried running it in widescreen mode?

[syko]

I'd be helpful (IMO) if future system posts had the OS included as well. It seems that a few people with practically the same systems are reporting totally different results, but neither mentions OS. Seems Vista vs XP might be the culprit in a lot of cases...

Well, either way we'll all know better once the optimized drivers are out later today.

[Salt The Fries]

By the way what's the latest NVIDIA Forceware drivers? I have NVIDIA Forceware 158.22 XP installed.

[Eggskin]

vista 32 bit here.

[Tonza_]

okay just tested demo :) its absolutely gorgeous on:

intel E6420@3,2ghz
eVGA geforce 8800GTX
2GB DDR2 800mhz
Windows vista ultimate

Running it on vista ofc with everything turned on (dx10) 1400x900 res (which is my 19" widescreens native res), and 16xAF.It runs all the time 50+ fps ! and this is still at old drivers :D! cant wait to test with AA

[catch]

one more thing, if u load up FRAPS then u can get a more reliable fps reading

....no edit button... sigh

[Valydius]

Will I be able to run the game on 1024x768 with High settings with the following rig:
Pentium IV 3.0GHz HT Prescott
2048 MB of RAM DDR 400
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB RAM 620/1600

???

I don't know about MAX settings, but you will definitely get some serious crankage on Bioshock out of a rig like that, and that's BEFORE getting the new drivers that will be out tonight (2K Elizabeth says they help a lot).

The beta drivers from nvidia already have some Bioshock support built in, but as with any beta drivers, use at your own risk - you may as well wait for the release version.

[WALLA]

I'm going to play it on my 360 anyway, but i heared that the pc has a lack of anti initialize so that would be a problem for you guys, anyone knows if it's true, or that it is just in the demo version?

[Krelm1]

Athlon 64 3000
1GB RAM
BFG GeForce 6600GT

1024x768
V Sync OFF
Shadow Maps OFF
Post Processing OFF
Shaders OFF
Reflections OFF
Forced lighting ON (this gives you a slight FPS boost btw, for me anyway)

Textures + Actors HIGH

Game runs really well just walking around and looking at stuff, easily achieving 30FPS+, and the game still looks great. The FPS does take a somewhat brutal hit with a few enemies on screen, guns blazing. Dropping it to 800x600 really helps with consistency and the graphical difference is minor.

Overall im very happy with the performance on my very outdated PC. Once the game is fully released and people start testing the game and figuring out tweaks im confident i can get this game running perfectly with decent looking graphics.

[catch]

I've just heard bad thinkings about the 8600 card, no offense. I heard it was like a 7600 with directx 10 just slapped on it. I could be wrong. But I *think* you'd have no problems running it on high.

the 8600gt is abt the same speed as a standard 7900gt/gs

the reason y the 8600 gs has problems [apart from the obvious lower clock speeds] is that it had a much smaller memory bandwidth/controller than the 88 series cards. imo 8600gt is best run in dx9 mode.

btw the nvidia drivers that every1 is talking abt... are those for winxp or just for vista?

[Salt The Fries]

Not that I'd turn it on, but is HDR compatible with AA at the same time?

[Istoc]

Ok guys I was kinda Curious with this machine what do you think I'll be able to run.

AMD 64 X2 3800+
2gb 667mb ram DDR2
and SLI BFG 7600GT OC's

thanks in advance for a response.

[Salt The Fries]

btw the nvidia drivers that every1 is talking abt... are those for winxp or just for vista?
I meant XP.

[lynch621]

CPU p4 2.8Ghz
1 G RAM
7600GT

Everything on medium at 1024 and it feels pretty good.

[matches81]

Core 2 Duo E6600, 2GB RAM, Geforce8800GTX
Every setting turned on, including VSync, 1680 x 1050
WinXP 32-bit, SP2, therefore running DX9 version
Forceware 162.18 (latest official release)

Runs flawlessly in every part of the demo, not even those well-known annoying loading hick-ups you often get in games. Sry, hadn't FRAPS running while playing, so no FPS measures from me.

[pilferk]

My work rig (which is how I'm spending my lunch break):

Intel P4 3.9 ghz
1.5 GB Ram
Nvidia 6600gt

It runs...not great, but given the harware I'm giving it to use, better than I expected it to.

Most settings on medium, few at low (mostly lighting stuff) at 1024x768. Only stutters when there's a bunch of stuff on screen at once...and for some odd reason during the bathroom "ghost".

[Eggskin]

CPU p4 2.8Ghz
1 G RAM
7600GT

Everything on medium at 1024 and it feels pretty good.

Get another gig of ram and you should be good to go.

[lynch621]

Get another gig of ram and you should be good to go.

Thanks :D
10 char

[empreality]

Intel P4 3.0 ghz
1 GB Ram
Nvidia 6800

But for some reason I can't even run the game, it's just does the mouse loading thing, and nothing...

[Valydius]

Intel P4 3.0 ghz
1 GB Ram
Nvidia 6800

But for some reason I can't even run the game, it's just does the mouse loading thing, and nothing...

Your setup doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Bioshock unfortunately; others with similar specs to yours have gotten the game to run successfully at Medium or Low settings; if you haven't done so, try downloading the latest ForceWare drivers from http://www.nvidia.com and update DirectX from http://download.microsoft.com/ - hopefully you'll at least be able to run the game at that point.

Good luck.


Operating Systems: Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista
Minimum System Requirements:
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz Single Core processor
System RAM: 1GB
Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550).
Sound Card: 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card
Hard disk space: 8GB free space

Recommended System Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
System RAM: 2GB
Video card:
DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better)
DX10: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
Sound Card: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)

Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation

[Valydius]

Your setup doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Bioshock unfortunately; others with similar specs to yours have gotten the game to run successfully at Medium or Low settings; if you haven't done so, try downloading the latest ForceWare drivers from http://www.nvidia.com and update DirectX from http://download.microsoft.com/ - hopefully you'll at least be able to run the game at that point.

Good luck.

What an idiot. I see that you do meet the minimums; for some reason I was thinking the minimum req's called for a 7600, not a 6600.

I'd guess the drivers and DX update will fix your problem; if not make a new thread with your specs, the error/issue your getting, and we will try to help you fix it. :)

[neildittmar]

Your setup doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Bioshock unfortunately

What part of his specs don't meet the minimums exactly? Looks fine to me from a hardware standpoint.

[neildittmar]

What part of his specs don't meet the minimums exactly? Looks fine to me from a hardware standpoint.

Ah... see you fixed what you said. These forums really do need an Edit/Modify button.

[empreality]

Your setup doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Bioshock unfortunately; others with similar specs to yours have gotten the game to run successfully at Medium or Low settings; if you haven't done so, try downloading the latest ForceWare drivers from http://www.nvidia.com and update DirectX from http://download.microsoft.com/ - hopefully you'll at least be able to run the game at that point.

Good luck.


But I do meet the min requirements:
I have this: Pentium 4 3.0GHz Single Core processor, which is higher than the min...
1GB (Have)
Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600) Yes, I have a 128MB 6800, which is better than the 6600...

So I hope it's the drivers or something because all my stuff is either meet the min or a tiny bit better...

[empreality]

**** sorry, I saw your "fixed" response...

GGRR! WHERE THE GOD DAMN EDIT BUTTON!!!

[jonob2z]

running a e6320 @ 2.8ghz. 2 gb of ram and 8800gtx OC on xp.

maxed,16xaf ( aa doesnt work), all maxed out at 1680x1050 runs flawlessly. Tested it with fraps and it actually never once went below 30. Mainly 45-60 average. [spoiler maybe =] Only dip was when you look at that water fountain with the dead big daddy it went down to the 30's.

Tried vista and was pretty much the same story ( although fraps didnt work).

Didnt see a difference between dx9 and dx10 to be perfectly honest.

Good news on performance because from what 2k have been hinting the new nvidia drivers help alot.

[empreality]

So which drivers am I suppose to have? When I go to nvidia, and through the tree menu...They lead me to the 162.18...

So I should download that one? Meh, kind of sucks since I will need to remove the modded driver that has been quite excellent which apparently is for the beta one or something because it says 163.14


Well, I hope it works in the end...

[misdirection]

Please post your OS: Windows Vista or Windows XP. Thanks. People are having probelms with Windows Vista due to DirectX 10.

[Coagulated]

AMD x2 6000+ 3.01ghz
2 gig dual channel ddr2 800
XFX 7900 GS XXX



Runs good max settings at 1280x1024, but stuttered a bit towards the end...hoping the new drivers fix that

[Vortex521]

Where did you guys download the demo? Some one please please pm me with link...

[fischju]

I truly applaud the dev team for how this game performs on 1000 series ATI and 7000 series Nvidia. It's amazing the graphic levels people are getting!

X2 3800+ at 2.25ghz
2GB of ram at 900mhz
X1950XT at 688/936mhz

[Istoc]

Ok guys I was kinda curious with this machine what do you think I'll be able to run.

AMD 64 X2 3800+
2gb 667mb ram DDR2
and SLI BFG 7600GT OC's
XP Pro
Thanks in advance for a response. Hoping I can run high/max at 1440.

[Tryptomine]

Anyone know how these driver updates will be effecting laptop cards? I'm running on an Nvidida GeForce "Go" 7900 GS with modded drivers, and wondering about how I can get the upgrade too, and how much it'd help. (Nvidia usually says bug the laptop's manufacturer for laptop drivers, and Toshiba has been really bad at supporting new updates for my model.)

[devildante1520]

Well mine runs smoother then I thought it would.

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6Ghz(Overclocked to 3.5Ghz)
BFG Tech 7900GS OC
2 GIGs of Kingston Hyper X Ram

I can run it at 1280x1024 and get some hiccups but at 1024x768 it runs great. I wonder if the new drivers will make that big of a difference. Also to me it looks the same as the 360 demo that I downloaded.

[Coagulated]

Ok guys I was kinda curious with this machine what do you think I'll be able to run.

AMD 64 X2 3800+
2gb 667mb ram DDR2
and SLI BFG 7600GT OC's
XP Pro
Thanks in advance for a response. Hoping I can run high/max at 1440.

i dont think this game supports sli so you wont be running at high..especially not on 1440

[BCC]

Haven't played yet.... but hopefully I'll get the best results on highest settings...

Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHZ
2 GB Ram 667 MHZ
8800 GTS 640 MB
nForce 680i

My dream system!

[Coagulated]

Haven't played yet.... but hopefully I'll get the best results on highest settings...

Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHZ
2 GB Ram 667 MHZ
8800 GTS 640 MB
nForce 680i

My dream system!

show off...

[BCC]

^Not my fault you have a cruddy system...

[empreality]

I still don't seem to be able to run the demo, even with the different video driver....

[deoxx]

how do you guys think my system will work?

pentium 4 3,2 ghz
1gb ram( 2x512 kingston)
gforce 6600 gt 128 mb

[BCC]

^That sir...was my old system...

It will crud out....5 frames on lowest...MINIMUM...and 10 frams max...

[jeffb1990]

You All Suck My Specs Are...

Intel Core 2 Extreme 3.0Ghz 1333mhz
2 X Corsair DHX XMS2 Dominator Dual Channel 2048MB Makes 4GB Of Memory
2 X BFG GeForce 8800 GTX Water Cooled 768Mbs Each SLI
2 Tb of Hard Drive Space
20Mbs Of Internet

[BCC]

^That is like...........50% better than mine.....but eh....whatever.

[shocked]

By the way what's the latest NVIDIA Forceware drivers? I have NVIDIA Forceware 158.22 XP installed.

There is a newer version I think 160 something.

[deoxx]

how do you guys think my system will work?

pentium 4 3,2 ghz
1gb ram( 2x512 kingston)
gforce 6600 gt 128 mb

well...as long as it works then am happy...

[shocked]

I have an Athlon 64 3200+ with a 6800 gs PCI-E video card overclocked and will see how it works, if not, will wait for tonight.

I am at 53% and hanging in there. Plus my house is going to look awesome with all the dusting and paying attention to the downloads and so on.

Got my desk reorganized so who knows...here is hoping, but at least downloading the drivers tonight will be easier and smaller than the whole game which is almost 2 gigs...good grief!!!

[catch]

wow, check out the size of my epenis:

2xIntel Core 2 Extreme 3.0Ghz 1333mhz
4 X Corsair DHX XMS2 Dominator Dual Channel 2048MB Makes 4GB Of Memory
4 X BFG GeForce 8800 GTX Water Cooled 768Mbs Each SLI
10 Tb of Hard Drive Space
200Mbs Of Internet

i am so cool it hurts when i shave

[BCC]

^BS!!!!! I don't believe you.

[jeffb1990]

wow, check out the size of my epenis:

2xIntel Core 2 Extreme 3.0Ghz 1333mhz
4 X Corsair DHX XMS2 Dominator Dual Channel 2048MB Makes 4GB Of Memory
4 X BFG GeForce 8800 GTX Water Cooled 768Mbs Each SLI
10 Tb of Hard Drive Space
200Mbs Of Internet

i am so cool it hurts when i shave

ur gay thats mine but u twisted because u suck want me to go buy u a p3 computer poor little baby:eek:

[Supermax]

Where are the new drivers?

[vg007]

Too bad that quad sli on the 8800 series doesn't even exist, eh?

[BCC]

^Goodness...don't people who go these forums read???

7 PM EST!!!

[Coagulated]

ur gay thats mine but u twisted because u suck want me to go buy u a p3 computer poor little baby:eek:

someone with a computer like that, and speaks english like that is obviously a pampered rich kid or 50 cent because youre an ignorant person

[jeffb1990]

someone with a computer like that, and speaks english like that is obviously a pampered rich kid or 50 cent because youre an ignorant person

no i just not retarded i get what i want from my dad plus i have a job plus my mom. so... yea u all suck:mad:

[Crome]

no i just not retarded i get what i want from my dad plus i have a job plus my mom. so... yea u all suck:mad:
hehe, game, set and match your a pampered little rich kid.

[BCC]

no i just not retarded i get what i want from my dad plus i have a job plus my mom. so... yea u all suck:mad:

That's all you got on us....we suck?

Well YOU BLOW!!!!!

[Supermax]

^Goodness...don't people who go these forums read???

7 PM EST!!!

Ah yeah thats right....what time is it in middle europe?

[neildittmar]

no i just not retarded i get what i want from my dad plus i have a job plus my mom. so... yea u all suck:mad:

i heard your dad went to a restaurant and ate everything at the restaurant and they had to close the restaurant

[scarcus]

Does Bioshock PC support SLI?

[BCC]

Ah yeah thats right....what time is it in middle europe?

1 AM.....heh heh...1 AM

[Neil]

ur gay thats mine but u twisted because u suck want me to go buy u a p3 computer poor little baby:eek:

How old are you...?

For **** sake the IQ of this board lowers by the minute,

[Eggskin]

i heard your dad went to a restaurant and ate everything at the restaurant and they had to close the restaurant

wtf. :p


I feel dirty, I loled at that. :(

[Coagulated]

Does Bioshock PC support SLI?

i heard it didnt, but i dont have an SLi machine so i couldnt tell you for sure.

[CakeorDeath]

ur gay thats mine but u twisted because u suck want me to go buy u a p3 computer poor little baby:eek:

"Ooooo.. he card read good!"

[KamikaZe]

How can you meassure your fps? Fraps ain't working with this game :confused:

[BCC]

Fraps is the only way I've heard of....sorry...don't know any others.

[KamikaZe]

Fraps is the only way I've heard of....sorry...don't know any others.

Well that blows. I tried the fps counter in every corner it just won't show with this game :/

[neildittmar]

wtf. :p


I feel dirty, I loled at that. :(

When people post stuff on the forums that is completely devoid of capitalization, punctuation marks, and such the first thing that always pops into my head is that quote.

... and don't feel dirty for laughing at that. Many people have. If you didn't know it's a Ralph Wiggum quote from The Simpsons. :)

[Vegitto-kun]

Biggest resolution

everything max except for DX10

no idea what my FPS is but its ****ing smooth

core 2 duo 6700 @2.66 ghz
2 gig ram
Radeon 1950XTX

[sirnoodles]

Downloading now, do you guys know how well my system will run it?

Intel Pentium D dual core 2.66ghz
1 Gb Ram
ATI Radeon x1950 pro

Thanks

[BCC]

If you have a high ram speed...You should be able to run stuff on medium...

[Sant]

Please guy, I need you to tell me if my machine can run the game, even if it is on low settings

Pentium D 3.20Ghz
1 GB RAM
ATI Radeon X600 256Mb

Will the drivers help?

[madFive]

I'm stuck and work and haven't gotten to play the demo yet, but posting specs anyways out of boredom :p

This is a 2yo system, upgraded out the nose - still running current titles ok, so i'm guessing i should be ok for bioshock. I'm waiting on next-gen parts later this year for new build (penryn, GF92, etc) so no new parts for me just yet. Here's the current system:

P4 3.2ghz, 800mhz fsb, 2gb DDR400mhz, XFX AGP GF7950GT 512mb, SB Audigy 2, XP SP2.

I'm hoping to get around 30-40fps on med-high settings at 1280.

This xfx agp 7950 card has been plagued by driver issues since i got it (has to have specialized xfx drivers) - so i'm not counting on the updated drivers coming out any time soon - hopefully no artifacting issues etc, or i'll be up the creek... anyone else trying to play bioshock on this card?

[Zharay]

AMD Opteron 185
2Gb DDR500
X-Fi XtremeGamer
7800 GT 256mb

Game ran very nicely with everything set to high at 1280. Sort of looked like 360 graphics only it slowed down whenever a ton of water effects is on screen (water distortion and water gushing). Still going to get a new video card for DX10.

[KamikaZe]

Ok I reinstalled Frpas and now it worked

Intel C2D E6600 @ 3ghz
4 Gig of Ram
XFX geforce 8800 GTS 320 MB

ran fine depsite some hickups here and there however when I turn on vertical sync (and you want to otherwise you'll go crazy of the tearing) I run max 60fps but when its really busy it jumps back to 30 fps but it NEVER EVER goes below that for some weird reason its like not lower than 30 and not higher than 60 (while the 60 fps is understandable though with v-sync on)


Without v-sync on I jump to fps above 90 and even 130 :/

[AlphaCygni]

E6600 @ 3.4Ghz
Cellshock 1024Mb x 2 (D9GMH) @ 852Mhz 4-4-4-8 2.25v - Q.A By S&M
Sapphire Radeon X1950Pro 256mb @ 615/775Mhz

1280x960 - A.A X 4 / A.F X 8 - All settings maxed, om*gg!!11 it's beautiful!!111oneseventeen!

[paragua123]

how will these run the game:

X2 3800+@2700mhz
2*1Gb Corsair XMS2 667@900 4-4-4-12
Geforce 8600gts 750/2100

no one has tried it on a similar system?

[devsfan1830]

Still waiting to get the demo, but can anyone gimme an estimate on how well it might run on my system?

AMD Athlon x2 4800+ Dual Core(2.2GHz)

ATI Radeon x1900XTX (ATI overdrive running to raise the clocks)

2GB Ram

X-Fi X-treme Music

[Unstoppable]

Still waiting to get the demo, but can anyone gimme an estimate on how well it might run on my system?

AMD Athlon x2 4800+ Dual Core(2.2GHz)

ATI Radeon x1900XTX (ATI overdrive running to raise the clocks)

2GB Ram

X-Fi X-treme Music

Yous hould be able to run everything maxed.

[mikemil828]

Well that blows. I tried the fps counter in every corner it just won't show with this game :/
You need to get the newest version for it to show up

[KamikaZe]

You need to get the newest version for it to show up

yeah I notived :) See my post after that :) Thanks for the tip though :cool:

[mikemil828]

AMD X2 4200+
2 GB Ram
X-Fi Fatality
8800GTX

Generally runs from 30fps to 60fps, most of the time it runs a whole lot smoother than the x360, but it starts to drop during major battles, hopefully the driver update will fix some of this

[devsfan1830]

Yous hould be able to run everything maxed.

WOOOOOOOT. With the advent of DX 10 and Vista i was worried my system had gotten obsolete already. Still gonna use the demo to gauge my PC's performance, but this gets my confidence up. Thanks for the quick response.

[neems]

I've not got the demo yet (if I'm very lucky it might actually finish downloading before the game is released on Friday) but I do have a query.

As has been mentioned on occasion, BioShock does not support anti-aliasing, due to the nature of Unreal Engine 3. Doing a bit of research, it seems that UE3 does support AA in dx10. Can anyone confirm that AA is working in dx10 mode? I assume it would have to be forced on through the drivers.

Cheers in advance.

[Nishido]

Does anyone know how well this game runs compared to Rainbow Six: Vegas?

[mikemil828]

I've not got the demo yet (if I'm very lucky it might actually finish downloading before the game is released on Friday) but I do have a query.

As has been mentioned on occasion, BioShock does not support anti-aliasing, due to the nature of Unreal Engine 3. Doing a bit of research, it seems that UE3 does support AA in dx10. Can anyone confirm that AA is working in dx10 mode? I assume it would have to be forced on through the drivers.

Cheers in advance.

Here I'll check, give me a few minutes

[Unstoppable]

Who cares about AA seriously. When you getting shot at by splicers and big addies I doubt you're going to be focused on the little jaggies. :)

[captainnemo]

I have a Ati 1950 pro, 2 gigs, Core 2 Duo overclocked to 2.14


and it runs way better then Rainbow Six Vegas.

My Vegas ran like **** at any setting.

First thing I did in Bioshock was crank everything to max,1650, and it ran between 20-30 frames. I took off vysnc and switched to 1280, still looks good and runs 30+

[yogibbear]

Okay just download + played demo on:

P4 3.6gHz
2gb 533 MHz
XP
7950gt 256mb
playing at 1280x1024 (native res lcd) - though it defaulted to 1024x768 when i loaded up the demo, so i forced it...

and it LOOKED AMAZING!!!! Oh my god! 2k you rock!

it ran around 30-50 fps with no enemies just running around

then started to stutter to like 20 fps with like 3+ enemies

But i don't care, i know my gpu is slightly outdated, and my cpu is terribly slow compared to a new core2duo e6750 or something... :S

[yogibbear]

btw everything max, vsync on...

[Agnus Déi]

AMD64 X2 3800+ @ 2529 Mhz
1Gb PC3200 ram
Ati X1900XT 512mb
Windows XP Pro SP2

All settings maxed, no vsync and game looks and runs great very rare slowdowns below 30 nothing that i could notice though. a must buy for me.

[Zoso Fan]

in played in dx10 all settings maxed out (including Vsycn) and added AA in my GPU control panel. The framerate was butter smooth.

xe6700

8800ultra

4gb of ram

[Mister_Wilbur]

I have this:


Central Processor: Intel Pentium D Dual 2.8Ghz
Physical Memory:1024 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT
Sound: Turtle Beach Montego DDL


Does anyone know if the game can run with a 7300GT? Kind of worrying about that since it's on the lower end of the scale.

[Nishido]

As far as I know, a 7300 is slower than a 6600, which is the minimum requirement. Although I think there was someone on here earlier who was saying they were running it with that card, all be it very slowly.

[CherryIcee]

Ran smooth as silk in 1920 x 1200 res with everything maxed.

Vista/XP Dual boot
E6750
(2)8800GTX SLI
4GB of DDR2800
Dell UltraSharp 2707WFP 27 in.

[Target]

i really hope my system can run it relatively well - dont have the money for a new card :(

i know i beat the requirements, but what do you reckon?:

AMD X2 4600+
2Gb corsair xms2
7600GT XXX
creative sound card

(my monitor seems to default at 1280 res, so thats what i play everything at - would this struggle?)

[neildittmar]

Does anyone know if the game can run with a 7300GT? Kind of worrying about that since it's on the lower end of the scale.

From what I can tell, the 7300GT seems to perform a little better than the 6600GT. A base model 6600 card is the minimum for the game. That said, I'm guessing that the 7300GT will be adequate to run the game somewhere between low and medium graphic quality settings at 800x600 or 1024x768.

[EatinMcRib]

AMD Athlon 64 3500+
1gb RAM
BFG 6800gt OC 256mb

Runs fine. Perfectly playable with with everything maxed but at 800x600 resolution. Playable with post prosessing off at higher resolutions. Loads faster than I expected, too. Looks like my card has a bit of life left in it after all. If you have a card like mine and haven't tried the demo yet, imagine how R6: Vegas ran, but a little faster.

There was one major problem, however. I hung up and BSOD'd when I zapped a pool full of freaks. My computer had been on for a long time though, so that might be it. Possible memory leaks + inadequate cooling is my guess. Probably won't do it again if I do a fresh restart.

[scarcus]

Ran smooth as silk in 1920 x 1200 res with everything maxed.

Vista/XP Dual boot
E6750
(2)8800GTX SLI
4GB of DDR2800
Dell UltraSharp 2707WFP 27 in.

Please use FRAPS to check out the FPS, CherryIcee. I am interested to know if it supports SLI or not. Thanks.

[mephisto123]

the demo runs smoothly with almost every option turned on my rig:

AMD Dual Core X2 3800+
1024 MB RAM
ATi X1950 Pro

:D :D :D

[greylantern]

Can people post the MOST important point when saying things run well at 'max settings' - i.e the Resolution! We need this to make any valid comparisions/judgements about how it will run on people who HAVE to run at certain native LCD resolutions.

esp of interest are resolutions 1680x1050 and 1440x900 as these are the 2 most common native widescreen LCD resolutions used in gamer rigs.

[neems]

1280 x 1024 as well - the most common gaming resolution, bar none (although supposedly a lot of people who don't have 5:4 ratio screens use it, which is just weird).

I've got to get a new monitor... as soon as I've paid off my new pc.

[Bunga]

intel c2d e6600 @ 3.7ghz
2gb corsair dominator pc6400 800mhz ram
768mb bfg geforce 8800gtx oc
evga 680i sli mobo
150gb raptor x hard drive
850w enermax psu

1024x768, full details. ran like an absolute peach =)

[BCC]

Minimum 45 Frames...maximum 75 frames (capped I think)

Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHZ
2 GB RAM 667 MHZ
8800 GTS 640 MB
750W Power Supply
XP SP2

[BCC]

Oh....and max resolution

1280X1024...

NO STUTTERS!

[modelworks]

Pentium D 3.0ghz
2GB ram
7900GTX 512MB
winxp sp2
1280x1024 all settings maxed

No framerate problems, smooth.

[neems]

Nice, you have almost the exact same spec as me BCC - was this in XP or Vista?

[BCC]

XP SP2...Go XP!!!

[eliteeggnog]

I was running the demo at max settings, 1280x1024.

Intel C2D e6600 (2.4GHz default) OC'd to 2.75GHz
3GB Corsair XMS2 ddr2-800 RAM
eVGA 8800GTS 640MB (clocked at 667/900)

Smooth as silk the whole time, no stuttering or other graphical errors that I've seen reported were noticed.
Was running Fraps to measure FPS and was getting anywhere from 70-100+ the entire time (I think it dropped to around 50-60 when the plane crashes into the tunnel and all the water is pouring in.

I cannot believe how stunning this game is and cannot wait until it comes out tomorrow :D

[eliteeggnog]

I was running the demo at max settings, 1280x1024.

Intel C2D e6600 (2.4GHz default) OC'd to 2.75GHz
3GB Corsair XMS2 ddr2-800 RAM
eVGA 8800GTS 640MB (clocked at 667/900)

Smooth as silk the whole time, no stuttering or other graphical errors that I've seen reported were noticed.
Was running Fraps to measure FPS and was getting anywhere from 70-100+ the entire time (I think it dropped to around 50-60 when the plane crashes into the tunnel and all the water is pouring in.

I cannot believe how stunning this game is and cannot wait until it comes out tomorrow :D
Vista Ultimate, btw. (DX10 ftw!)

[BCC]

^Really? The tunnel part? I stayed steady at 70-75 there...

[Do The Penguin]

Intel Core 2 CPU 6420 2.13GHz
2 GB RAM
GeForce 8600 GTS

1024x768, Dx9

You guys think I'll be able to max it out and run smooth? Or will I have to lower some stuff?

[aguydude]

Intel Core 2 CPU 6420 2.13GHz
2 GB RAM
GeForce 8600 GTS

1024x768, Dx9

You guys think I'll be able to max it out and run smooth? Or will I have to lower some stuff?

at 10x7 with a 8600 gts, i think u'll be able to max out and run smooth.

[iclone7]

dont know how to see the fps but its running at full playable speed and looks good..

amd athlon 2200+ @2.0GHZ
geforce 6600 GT 128MB
1024MB Ram
onboard VIA sound
tiny xp rev 06 (@120mb)

1280x1024
charakters at medium
textures are on low

dont remember all names but heres my gfx options
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
ON
NA (direct X 10)

i guess im still able to go a lil higher.. but this way it looks nice and plays at fast speed even with 4 monster on screen... much thx 2k!!!!!!

[IDoNotContainSpinach]

I have an (by my standards) old system.

P4 3.2Ghz (single core of course)
1GB RAM
SB Audigy 2
7900GS (the only upgrade I've done in 4 years)

I was pretty sure I'd have to turn everything down and it would be pretty choppy, especially since I wasn't running the latest drivers they recommend (running 162.18)
Yes, I got the demo early.

In short, I was amazed at how beautiful it was. The only option I had to turn off was the advanced post processing because I had some initial skips during the very first "action" that occurs. I didn't mess around with the settings after that so I can't be sure if it was that option or not, but it ran silky smooth afterwards.
I'm running it at 1024x768 and I don't usually turn games up too much higher unless it looks bad, which Bioshock certainly does NOT. Maybe it's just my blindness but I don't notice a huge different. I started running HL2 in 1680x1050 and unless I have a side by side comparison, I'm too busy with a game to nitpick.

I hope this info helps put anyone with a lower end system at ease. After the driver updates I'll have to try again and see if it makes a difference.

--I have heard of people with slightly higher spec systems that think I'm crazy or lying or something, because they have poorer results. I think a big problem is people have a lot of junk on their system and don't know what they should and shouldn't install. I keep "downloads" podcasts, IM clients, etc, on another system so as not to bog down this one or get viruses or ads. Also I don't have any virus scanners, virtual drives... anything running while I run a game. Even when people think they have things shut off, they really have a lot of processes running and possibly spyware.--

[Crome]

Right now this runs on my gaming rig perfectly so I decided to try out a little test I have a pc with a celeron 3.2ghz and as you know Intel celeron= **** inside so I wacked my 8800 gts 360mb in to it and loaded up the demo

3.2ghz celeron
8800gts 320mb
2gb of ram standard from dell

and amazingly it ran like a dream this game is not intense on my CPU at all it seems to be a mostly graphics intensive game which is awesome.

[silvara]

God it's sooooo good! Better than I even expected!!! :D

I am running it with all settings on high, and with 1680x1050 widescreen display - my system is:

8800 GTX 732Mb
Duel Core 6600 (2.40GHz)
Soundblaster X-Fi
2 Gig Ram
Vista Home Premium

It runs really, really smoothly (seems like loading times are fairly long, but I could just be impatient!!! :p )

BTW FRAPS says it's averaging on 60 frames, but occasionally went down to 45...

[Mehen]

Two things;
1 - can someone with 2gb of ram try taking out 1gb and seeing how much of a difference there is?

2 - how nice does the game look with lower settings? Some games still look solid at 1024 on low (eg Doom3) while others just look awful.

(incase you wanna know, I'm running P4@3.45, 1gb ram, X1950pro.)

[Flibster]

Remember to turn v-sync off, otherwise the fps will be limited to your monitor's refresh rate ;)

[KamikaZe]

Remember to turn v-sync off, otherwise the fps will be limited to your monitor's refresh rate ;)

yeah and all the tearing doesn't bother you.... :/ :rolleyes: Turning v-sync off is even worse then having no AA

[CitrusFreak12]

I have an (by my standards) old system.

P4 3.2Ghz (single core of course)
1GB RAM
SB Audigy 2
7900GS (the only upgrade I've done in 4 years)

I was pretty sure I'd have to turn everything down and it would be pretty choppy, especially since I wasn't running the latest drivers they recommend (running 162.18)
Yes, I got the demo early.

In short, I was amazed at how beautiful it was. The only option I had to turn off was the advanced post processing because I had some initial skips during the very first "action" that occurs. I didn't mess around with the settings after that so I can't be sure if it was that option or not, but it ran silky smooth afterwards.
I'm running it at 1024x768 and I don't usually turn games up too much higher unless it looks bad, which Bioshock certainly does NOT. Maybe it's just my blindness but I don't notice a huge different. I started running HL2 in 1680x1050 and unless I have a side by side comparison, I'm too busy with a game to nitpick.

I hope this info helps put anyone with a lower end system at ease. After the driver updates I'll have to try again and see if it makes a difference.

Thank you so much! This certainly puts me at ease!

[Painman]

XP SP2
Opteron 165 @ 2.5
2 GB DDR500
8800 GTX stock
X-Fi

Held together good @ native 1920*1200 res, everything max, 16x AF. Dipped into the 30s here and there when things got really busy onscreen, but hovered at 60 most of the time (I keep vsync on, tearing makes me wanna puke).

162.18 drivers are bugged as hell with the demo, got some weird black squares during the opening part while you're submerged in the water. Later on, saw some shader effects going haywire. Looked flawless under some older drivers (100.87). Gonna try the betas that just came out.

Anyone having mouse lag problems should use RivaTuner and set prerender limit to 2 under the vsync tab. It helps.

[greylantern]

yeah and all the tearing doesn't bother you.... :/ :rolleyes: Turning v-sync off is even worse then having no AA


Word (on most games, esp ones that pan horizontal with speed/POV).

I hate tearing, vsync off for testing how fast it can run then put that sucker back on before it drives you insane.

BTW how was the 360 demo for tearing (I didn't bother d/l it cos I wanted to wait for PC version) but a few games have had bad tearing on the 360 so wondered if this dealt with it ok (Gears Of War does OK).

[ZanBizar]

My rig,
AMD 3800 duall core, one gb of ram, XFX 7800 GTX 256mb Videocard.
Anybody know how it wil play, on my pc?

[BCC]

^Expect a crash I say...but go for it!

[ZanBizar]

^why a crash?

[Unstoppable]

You will be find Zan. Just make sure to have the latest ATI drivers.

[Bunga]

intel c2d e6600 @ 3.7ghz
2gb corsair dominator pc6400 800mhz ram
768mb bfg geforce 8800gtx oc
evga 680i sli mobo
150gb raptor x hard drive
850w enermax psu

1024x768, full details. ran like an absolute peach =)

edit: just ran fraps while playing through again. lowest fps 55 (the bit where large amounts of enemies down stairs shortly before you have to run to medical) usually from 80-130fps on average and absolute maximum hit about 230 odd near the very start just after entering lighthouse.

[BCC]

It's the Nvidia drivers....

[ZanBizar]

Really :eek: , that will be fixed I hope :confused:

:cool:

[silvara]

God it's sooooo good! Better than I even expected!!! :D

I am running it with all settings on high, and with 1680x1050 widescreen display - my system is:

8800 GTX 732Mb
Duel Core 6600 (2.40GHz)
Soundblaster X-Fi
2 Gig Ram
Vista Home Premium

It runs really, really smoothly (seems like loading times are fairly long, but I could just be impatient!!! :p )

BTW FRAPS says it's averaging on 60 frames, but occasionally went down to 45...

ok I ran this on the above settings, and then on the 800x600 display with all low settings...
here are some links of the differences in picture quality - no idea if it will help anyone, but hopefully might give some ideas of the differences... (if I can reduce the video sizes I have so that i can upload to photobucket, then i will post them as well...)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/silvara1/BioshockLowSettings.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/silvara1/BioshockHighSettings.jpg

[silvara]

ok I ran this on the above settings, and then on the 800x600 display with all low settings...
here are some links of the differences in picture quality - no idea if it will help anyone, but hopefully might give some ideas of the differences... (if I can reduce the video sizes I have so that i can upload to photobucket, then i will post them as well...)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/silvara1/BioshockLowSettings.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/silvara1/BioshockHighSettings.jpg

whoops forgot to mention - the frame rate averaged on 140 on this setting...

[Valydius]

Really :eek: , that will be fixed I hope :confused:

:cool:

Yep, tonight at 7pm they're releasing Bioshock-ready Nvidia drivers at nvidia.com (Drivers & Downloads nav item, ForceWare drivers), and 2K Eliz believes ATI is doing the same thing.

[Coagulated]

XP SP2
Opteron 165 @ 2.5
2 GB DDR500
8800 GTX stock
X-Fi

Held together good @ native 1920*1200 res, everything max, 16x AF. Dipped into the 30s here and there when things got really busy onscreen, but hovered at 60 most of the time (I keep vsync on, tearing makes me wanna puke).

162.18 drivers are bugged as hell with the demo, got some weird black squares during the opening part while you're submerged in the water. Later on, saw some shader effects going haywire. Looked flawless under some older drivers (100.87). Gonna try the betas that just came out.

Anyone having mouse lag problems should use RivaTuner and set prerender limit to 2 under the vsync tab. It helps.

i can confirm that the beta drivers do the same thing

[Calranthe]

Okay I've played through the demo twice, wife is still exploring on her pc.

Both of our pc's are running it at max settings on our native ws 1440*900 with no slow down and no issues, no crashes.

1) niether computer is overclocked
2) both are updated normally but its not time for the new drivers.

My pc
Gigabyte 965p Ds3 Motherboard
E6600 intel cpu
Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb
2gb ddr2 667
audigy 4 sound card
450gb sata 2 HD
Windows xp sp2 fully updated.

Wifes pc
Abit motherboard (not sure which can't remember hehe)
E6400 intel
Nvidia 7800 GT 256mb
2gb 533 ddr2
Audigy 2
250gb sata HD
Windows vista home premium
both using Asus vw192s wide screen monitors.

Don't know what to suggest, wife is now on her second run through and even her lower spec machine and her on vista its not slowing down at all with everything turned on.

[jonob2z]

Okay I've played through the demo twice, wife is still exploring on her pc.

Both of our pc's are running it at max settings on our native ws 1440*900 with no slow down and no issues, no crashes.

1) niether computer is overclocked
2) both are updated normally but its not time for the new drivers.

My pc
Gigabyte 965p Ds3 Motherboard
E6600 intel cpu
Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb
2gb ddr2 667
audigy 4 sound card
450gb sata 2 HD
Windows xp sp2 fully updated.

Wifes pc
Abit motherboard (not sure which can't remember hehe)
E6400 intel
Nvidia 7800 GT 256mb
2gb 533 ddr2
Audigy 2
250gb sata HD
Windows vista home premium
both using Asus vw192s wide screen monitors.

Don't know what to suggest, wife is now on her second run through and even her lower spec machine and her on vista its not slowing down at all with everything turned on.

I find it very hard to belive that a 7800gt doesnt struggle a bit on the last fight before the door opens to the medical room at that res (and max settings)....very hard to believe :rolleyes:

[Gersen]

I tried on my system :

BFG 8800GTX OC2 732Mb
C2D 6700@2.66 (Not overclocked yet)
2Gb RAM
Vista Ultimate & XP Pro

With non beta drivers (So not using the "optimized" one)

On XP in 1600x1200 with everything on max.

Most of the time between 65-120 Fps

Drops from times to times to 40-50 during big fights especially near the end.

On Vista in 1280x1024 (I use my LCD on Vista and I was too lazy to change the primary display to the CRT)

Most of the time between 50-90 Fps

Drops to 30-40 Fps during the big fights .


So I am pretty happy with the performance, it run better than Dark Messiah and looks much better and, unlike Lost Planet, it's "playable" with Dx10.

[Yossarian]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 overclocked to 3.00GHZ
GeForce 8800 GTX
2 gigs of DDR2 800, 4-4-4-12-2T, PC6400
ASUS P5N-E SLI nForce 650i

Running in Direct3D 10 mode

Runs at 50-80 most of the time, goes at around 28-40 in that crazy room at end of demo.

I'm using the beta driver

[jonob2z]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 overclocked to 3.00GHZ
GeForce 8800 GTX
2 gigs of DDR2 800, 4-4-4-12-2T, PC6400
ASUS P5N-E SLI nForce 650i

Running in Direct3D 10 mode

Runs at 50-80 most of the time, goes at around 28-40 in that crazy room at end of demo.

I'm using the beta driver

yeh thats exactly what i am getting on my gtx. Although it never went below 32 in that room :p .

No but yeh i think alot of people fail to mention there frames in the last room.

[BillyTheRatKing]

I've got
-XFX GeForce 7600GT 256mb
-2GB RAM
-Intel Xeon Proccesor @ 2.8 gHz
-Windows XP

I ran it on all high (minus V-Sync) at 1680x1050 resolution no problems at all. :D

[jonob2z]

I've got
-XFX GeForce 7600GT 256mb
-2GB RAM
-Intel Xeon Proccesor @ 2.8 gHz
-Windows XP

I ran it on all high (minus V-Sync) at 1680x1050 resolution no problems at all. :D

lol no you didnt unles you like playing at 15-20fps.

[BillyTheRatKing]

It seemed to run just fine.

[jonob2z]

It seemed to run just fine.

ok:rolleyes:

[asphyx5]

c2d e6600
bfg 8800 gts OC2 640
4 gig ddr2 ram
vista

Average 50 Max 70max

has anybody noticed the temp on the card. Man went from 54 idle to 69 :o

[shocked]

I have no idea how to check how many FPS I am getting during the game, any help would be appreciated.

But I have an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Single Core
1.5 Gigs of Ram
GeForce 6800GS PCI-E 256 DDR Ram
Windows XP

I am not having any lags whatsoever. Just a little hiccup with the water scene and that is after I put on the new drivers, and no problems whatsoever.

If anyone has seen the Shawshank Redemption, that song down in the bar when the old man is yelling at his wife is played at the beginning of the movie when Andy is thinking about killing his wife.

Awesome just awesome...nice touch 2k...very nice.

[BillyTheRatKing]

ok:rolleyes:
My mistake it was 1440x990 not at 1680x1050, but other than that those were the settings I was using.

[silvara]

I have no idea how to check how many FPS I am getting during the game, any help would be appreciated.

But I have an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Single Core
1.5 Gigs of Ram
GeForce 6800GS PCI-E 256 DDR Ram
Windows XP

I am not having any lags whatsoever. Just a little hiccup with the water scene and that is after I put on the new drivers, and no problems whatsoever.

If anyone has seen the Shawshank Redemption, that song down in the bar when the old man is yelling at his wife is played at the beginning of the movie when Andy is thinking about killing his wife.

Awesome just awesome...nice touch 2k...very nice.

you can download FRAPS: http://www.fraps.com/download.php and while running in the background just press either F11 or F12 (i forget which it is) which will show you the framerate in the corner of the screen - its also excellent for in-game footage and screenshots - hope this helps....

[Calranthe]

I find it very hard to belive that a 7800gt doesnt struggle a bit on the last fight before the door opens to the medical room at that res (and max settings)....very hard to believe :rolleyes:

Thats your choice im just putting here exactly what i've seen she is going through that section again now no slow down.

[jonob2z]

Thats your choice im just putting here exactly what i've seen she is going through that section again now no slow down.

lol whatever ;)

[kelder]

E6600
2.5Gb ddr2 533
ati x1950 pro
1400 x 900
Max settings with no stuttering and constant 40 fps

[PAP>>PainPig<<]

From 20 to 60fps everything maxed, v-sync on and 1680x1050. But even when it went to 20fps it still felt good. Just downloaded the new 163.44 from nvidia, gonna try it with them also. First i tried the 163.11 and they rock! I'll post what i get with the new drivers

My specs:

Windows Vista Premium "Rating 5.3"
Athlon 64 FX-60 Toledo @ 2.9, Zalman 9700 LED, 28°c-40°c
Abit KN8 Ultra, OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI
OCZ Platinum OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K, cas 2 3 2 5, 2x 1gb
RAIDMAX Astro 268WSP , 5- 80mm, 1- 120mm case fans
BFG Tech. 7900 GTX OC 512mb, ViewSonic VX2235WM Widescreen LCD
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 64mb, Bose Companion 5,
Medusa 5.1 ProGamer (Headphone w/ mic)
2x WD Raptor 74GB Raid 0, Plextor PX-716A DVD-RW
Logitech Trackman Wheel TrackBall Mouse

I built it myself!

[Xenon808]

I have some pros and cons.

Cons:
Vista, DX10
Native res is 1900x1200

Pros:
Quad core o/c to 3.2
4G of Ram
2 8800GTX in SLI

[jonob2z]

I have some pros and cons.

Cons:
Vista, DX10
Native res is 1900x1200

Pros:
Quad core o/c to 3.2
4G of Ram
2 8800GTX in SLI

lol

looks at settings...good luck

looks at pc....oh

:p

[haadurin]

How will I run it?

NVidia GeForce 8500 512MB
Windows XP
3.392 GHZ
1.012 GB RAM
SoundBlaster Live! 24 Bit

[SliderFury]

I have no idea how to check how many FPS I am getting during the game, any help would be appreciated.

But I have an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Single Core
1.5 Gigs of Ram
GeForce 6800GS PCI-E 256 DDR Ram
Windows XP

I am not having any lags whatsoever. Just a little hiccup with the water scene and that is after I put on the new drivers, and no problems whatsoever.

If anyone has seen the Shawshank Redemption, that song down in the bar when the old man is yelling at his wife is played at the beginning of the movie when Andy is thinking about killing his wife.

Awesome just awesome...nice touch 2k...very nice.

See, this is what I'm talking about. This isn't exactly a beat of a rig (single core, Gig and a half of RAM instead of 2, 6800GS instead of an 8800, ect.) and he's saying it runs well? Maybe he has low settings, but still! That's awesome.

[Doom64]

Running at 1280x1024 and its running smoothly, stutters a bit here and there if allot is happening on screen but thats probably my processors fault.

P4 3.2ghz(HT)
3gb Ram
320mb 8800GTS

[First post ever]:p

[WysockiSauce]

x2 4200 (stock)
x1950xt 256 (681/999)
2gigs ram

At 1280x1024 everything maxed with 4xaa (don't think it works) and 16xaf the frame rate is usually between 50 and 60 only during the big fight with the multiple splicers and guns did it drop to 25-30, some are saying it is a driver problem hope it gets fixed. Overall its optimized pretty well nice job irrational.

[oldmanyoung]

My rig:
Intel Core 2 E6400 @ 3.20GHz
2GB of Twinmos RAM
ATi x1900XT
Audigy 2 ZS.

The game runs very smoothly for me. I get an occasional 40-something but it's mostly around 50-60. I have set it on max settings. I must say this is a very highly optimized game. We need more developers like 2K and IG who optimizes their games to the fullest while maintaining the graphical quality of the game. Bravo for that.

That said, i find the 360 version slightly better looking. Or maybe it's just me. Also, when Jack stabs himself with Electro Bolt, i so freakin missed the rumble. I could immediately feel the absence. The rumble brings so much immersion into games, i have come to realise today.:p

[eliteeggnog]

Also, when Jack stabs himself with Electro Bolt, i so freakin missed the rumble. I could immediately feel the absence. The rumble brings so much immersion into games, i have come to realise today.:p

Luckily, I have my big subwoofer on my speaker system that provides a similar effect :D

[Vegitto-kun]

Strangely before the patch, the game ran perfectly(had ATi's drivers version 7.7)

but after updating it and getting the fix I get two bars of multicolored lines, performance is the same but they just appear, they also blur when I got knocked out and ****

but since this didn't happen before I guess my graphic card is overheating

http://users.telenet.be/Vegitto/bio.jpg

[jonob2z]

My rig:
Intel Core 2 E6400 @ 3.20GHz
2GB of Twinmos RAM
ATi x1900XT
Audigy 2 ZS.

The game runs very smoothly for me. I get an occasional 40-something but it's mostly around 50-60. I have set it on max settings. I must say this is a very highly optimized game. We need more developers like 2K and IG who optimizes their games to the fullest while maintaining the graphical quality of the game. Bravo for that.

That said, i find the 360 version slightly better looking. Or maybe it's just me. Also, when Jack stabs himself with Electro Bolt, i so freakin missed the rumble. I could immediately feel the absence. The rumble brings so much immersion into games, i have come to realise today.:p

do you have global lighting on?

[Inverted]

Anyone tested on a HD2900XT yet? I'm still downloading the Demo but I'm just curious.

[fish99]

Runs well here on-

C2D E6750
8800 GTS 320 mb
2 GB Corsair DDR2
XP Pro SP2
1680*1050

However it crashes if you turn on High Detail Shaders which is a pretty big issue IMO. This is with the old 162.18 WHQL drivers and with the new 163.44 betas. High Detail Shaders off, it's fine and can be played to the end, High Detail Shaders on and it hangs either in the sphere ride or just after the first load zone.

God I hope it's just the demo that does this and not the full game.

[Tom|Nbk]

Anyone tested on a HD2900XT yet? I'm still downloading the Demo but I'm just curious.

Done the Fraps benchmarking tool,

Everything maxed @ 1680x1050

specs:

Intel C2D E6600 @ 3.6Ghz
ATi HD2900XT 512MB
2GB PC6400 GEIL RAM


Min Max Avg
36 142 77.255

[KamikaZe]

Done the Fraps benchmarking tool,

Everything maxed @ 1680x1050

specs:

Intel C2D E6600 @ 3.6Ghz
ATi HD2900XT 512MB
2GB PC6400 GEIL RAM


Min Max Avg
36 142 77.255
That's with v-sync off.... Which makes it impossible to enjoy light flickering.... Which is used alot througout this demo and I think the full game as well

[CraZy]

Ok now to alow-end system (something to laught for all :D )

First I have to say: 2k, you did a great job on optimizing Bioshock on Low-End System!

My Specs:
Athlon XP 3500+
1GB Ram
Geforce 6800GT

First Try:
800x600 - Everything set to low

I had average fps of 40-50fps. It only dropped down to 30fps in the scene where Big Daddy came and the last scene.

Second Try:
800x600 - Both Details set to medium

Average fps were nealry the same 35-40fps. During the last scene it dropped down to 17fps for 2seconds when there were 6 enemies or so at once.

This day I can not test more, as my graphic card (or better my cooler) doesn't work properly ( it gets to hot) and I have to wait my new cooler to arrive.

So I can say, its perfectly playable on my pc. Ok it doesn't look thaaat good but still the Atmosphere is great!

Only thing that wasn't that good, but thats due to my system I think, i had sometimes that the sound for example when I shoot, came a bit later.

But GREAT Game!

[Doppel666]

Runs well on:-

Athlon 4000+ (stock speed)
2GB Corsair XMS RAM
2x 7800GTX's in SLi (94.24 Forceware)
X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
Windows XP SP2

Everything maxed @ 1280x1024. Good framerate with no noticeable dips.

[Kittomer]

AMD Athlon X2 4400
4 GB DDR2 Ram
8800 GTX
Vista/DX10

Runs like a damn dream on everything maxed out at 1360x768
Not sure how fast exactly but should be around 50-60 constantly.
I just wish Antialiasing would work. UE3 sucks.

[MrJoker]

It runss great.

Everything on max!

Intel Core2Quad 2,4
3 GB 800MHZ DDR2
XFX GF8600GTS 256MB GDDR3

Fantastic!

[0n3$h0t0n3ki11]

All High 1024 x 768 res --- 30 fps

Pentium 4 (x2) hyperthreaded
7800Gt
2gb of ram

[Element]

AMD X2 4600+
2gigs Memory
8800 GTS 640mb
160gig Raptor HD
Vista 32bit

Runs PERFECT, 1680-1050 maxed out completely with directX10.

[PlatSajack]

Athlon 64 x2 3800+ @ 2GHz
2GB DDR2 800
GeForce 7600GS 256MB
...ForceWare 162.18
Windows XP

With my current setup, I was able to play the game with all settings on high at very low resolutions. My native resolution is 1680x1050, but I didn't mind playing at 800x600 at all. The game is damn gorgeous and even at low resolutions, you'll become quickly immersed in the game. But I'll be honest... I'd love to play this puppy at 1680x1050 :D

Also, I'll note that whenever I went above 1024x768, I experienced noticeable spikes in FPS. I also tried 1280x900 with settings set to medium only to witness SIGNIFICANT drops in FPS albeit, all of this is to be expected with my setup.

[vg007]

Macbook Pro,

2.2Ghz C2D
2GB RAM
Geforce 8600M GT 128MB

So I played it at 1024x600, everthing on high, vsync off, DX10 surfaces off, high detail post processing *on*, nvidia drivers 163.14 (the updated inf isn't yet ready to try out 163.44).

I find that the high detail pp really make the graphics, everything looks more coherent and rapturian :D.

Demo was smooth throughout, except when you look directly at water for a long time, where things slow down.

A little note, the drivers in both bootcamp 1.3 and 1.4 are woefully outdated, and did not work, game crashed before you enter the water.

[vg007]

Oh, and I forgot, this game really gets the cpu working, both cores were around 77 degrees celsius even with the fans on ~5500 rpm. Without fans I'm sure the GPU would overheat and shutdown in very little time at all.

[MrJoker]

Does it use 4 cores? because i have a intel core2quad.

[Topeira]

my mid-range rig is
x1900xt 512mb
amd athelon 64 ~3200
1gb ram
windows XP

playing on -
V-sync off. 1280X960. everything else on high.

the GPU is not stressed too much. smooth frame rate when things are calm.
when things get hechtic there are a lot of stuttering. probably my low ram and slow CPU. maybe i should try lower my textures to medium to help with file swapping...

what do u think will be the best upgrade for my computer without overhauling everything? an extra gig of ram OR replace my single AMD core with a dual core?

[Regedi7]

Does it use 4 cores? because i have a intel core2quad.


That's mentioned in the Demo Readme:

2.2 CPU Speed
-------------

BioShock is optimized for dual core machines. If the game is run on a single core machine then a processor of 2.5GHz or better is required to get reasonable performance. The higher the clock speed of the processor the better the game will run. Most dual core machines will be optimum for BioShock.

[Regedi7]

AMD Athlon 64X2 4000+
2 GB DDR 2
GeForce 8600 GT
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
WinXP SP 2

Resolution: 1280 x 960
Settings: all on max. (except the DX10-feature & VSync)

Runs always great.

[Elghanz]

Q6600
8800GTS
2GB Ram

Plays the game flawlessly at max settings. Can't wait to get my hands on the real thing.

[blah]

2x 7950GX2's in quad sli
2 gigs of Kingston ddr3 800 ram
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.90ghz
and thats about all that matters

A tip for anyone who wishes to get the most out of their sli arrangement:

Now, I don't know if the new forceware "beta" thats been floating around includes an SLi profile for Bioshock yet but in-case it doesn't I found that simply renaming the Bioshock.exe (C:programfiles/2k/etc/etc) to "FEAR" will force the demo to use Fears profile which seems to work flawlessly with it. I can testify... I immediately got a 30 fps increase by simply doing this... and all my settings were max. Good luck. I hope everyone is enjoying this game as much as I am.:)

[MrJoker]

oke thnx. I know it ran on a dual core based system..but my question was ..or it will run on a quad core based system, it will take full Advantaged of the 4 cores.

[YoEr13]

AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
2x DDR-SDRAM 512mb
2x NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT SLI
Windows XP SP2

Running on: All high, V-Sync off, DX10 textures off, all else on.

It likes to crash during the "Welcome to Rapture" map, whether it be by loading it, or getting to when the splicer is attacked. However, when I try turning it to low, it works, but when I go to medium, it crashed again.

[jgolby]

AMD64 3000+
1GB
7900GS

At 1024 x 768 (my native)

All settings at max (looking sweet) Getting 30-40fps nominal. dipped to 15fps once. On a whole good.

[Neomage]

Runs beautifully with my rig

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205)
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 783MB used, 3526MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GTS
Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)

[yeti101]

hi

x1950 pro 256mb
E6400@3.2ghz
2gb Ram
All HIgh settings
1280x1024 mostly 30-50fps but at the end going into the big room and those flying things come at you it dipped to 25fps, i did notice it. Also when first surfacing in the water it was 25fps until i turned around and started swimming towards the island/entrance

1024x768 - flawless 42fps when first surfaced from the water rest of the time 40-75fps (75hz refresh rate vsync on)

i havnt installed the ATI hot fix i dont know if it will increase my dx9 performance. I think its a dx10 fix.

[Pinky_Powers]

Using the new Beta drivers from nVidia, things have gotten even better than they were – and they were very good for me to begin with. I can now turn on Virtual Sync without the FPS utterly collapsing, but they do dip fairly low at times; probably down to 20 or so at the worst times.

I am playing maxed out – Global Lighting Off, V-Sync On – and at 1680x1050 under Vista 64bit. I get a max of 60-70fps and lowest around 19. Av 45.

OCZ GameXStream 700w, DFI LanParty nForce4 Ultra-D, Athlon X2 4400+ Toledo @2.64ghz, ThermalRight XP-90, 80mm Tornado, 2x1GB Kingston DDR400, XFX GF8800GTS 640mb, Logitech Z-2300 2.1, 320GB Seagate SATA 3gb/s 16mb cash, 120GB SATA WD, NEC ND-3520A 16X DVD+R Dual Layer, Samsung 22" 226BW, Logitech MX3200 Laser Desktop . 4 case fans (3x28cfm & 1x72cfm). Vista Ultimate 64bit

[ozchris]

Athlon 64 3000
1GB RAM
BFG GeForce 6600GT

1024x768
V Sync OFF
Shadow Maps OFF
Post Processing OFF
Shaders OFF
Reflections OFF
Forced lighting ON (this gives you a slight FPS boost btw, for me anyway)

Textures + Actors HIGH

Game runs really well just walking around and looking at stuff, easily achieving 30FPS+, and the game still looks great. The FPS does take a somewhat brutal hit with a few enemies on screen, guns blazing. Dropping it to 800x600 really helps with consistency and the graphical difference is minor.

Overall im very happy with the performance on my very outdated PC. Once the game is fully released and people start testing the game and figuring out tweaks im confident i can get this game running perfectly with decent looking graphics.

Great to hear dude I've got a very similar PC :D

[pointblank187]

Waited for the hotfix from ATi and tested in both DX10 and DX9 also checking for differences. First, as far as differences go the water is going to be where the main difference is in the demo. If you look at your own treads through the water or watch a splicer walk through water, in DX10 you'll notice that the water actually ripples and cuts where the legs are going through it. DX9 you'll see a 2d sprite of splashes around the legs. I'm not too sure if there is that much of a difference in the effects, but shadows look a little bit better. Anyways, my specs:

Mobo: EVGA NForce 680i
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.03 GHz
Ram: 4 GB G.Skill DDR 2 800 (5-5-5-15)
GPU: ATi Radeon HD 2900 XT 512 MB (808 MHz core/833 MHz mem)
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit (also dual booting 64 but haven't gotten tests on that one.)


Resolution: 1680X1050
All settings on or high and V-Sync off.


DX10: Low 25 / High 90 / Avg 45-50
DX9: Low 40 / High 115 / Avg 60-65

[asphyx5]

If you can run this game you can run unreal tournement 3 case closed

[Damien_Azreal]

WinXP Home Edition SP2
AMD x2 4600+
2GB DDR2 Corsair 800mhz RAM
GeForce 7950 GT 512MB PCI-Express
Creative X-FI ExtremeGamer

I updated to the newest drivers as the demo installer instructed me to. At...

1280*1024, all settings maxed the game runs perfectly smooth. No glitches or hiccups. Amazing performance considering the visuals.

[jonob2z]

Waited for the hotfix from ATi and tested in both DX10 and DX9 also checking for differences. First, as far as differences go the water is going to be where the main difference is in the demo. If you look at your own treads through the water or watch a splicer walk through water, in DX10 you'll notice that the water actually ripples and cuts where the legs are going through it. DX9 you'll see a 2d sprite of splashes around the legs. I'm not too sure if there is that much of a difference in the effects, but shadows look a little bit better. Anyways, my specs:

Mobo: EVGA NForce 680i
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.03 GHz
Ram: 4 GB G.Skill DDR 2 800 (5-5-5-15)
GPU: ATi Radeon HD 2900 XT 512 MB (808 MHz core/833 MHz mem)
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit (also dual booting 64 but haven't gotten tests on that one.)


Resolution: 1680X1050
All settings on or high and V-Sync off.


DX10: Low 25 / High 90 / Avg 45-50
DX9: Low 40 / High 115 / Avg 60-65

When you say all settings on, Did you have global lighting on?

[Ridiculous Hat]

i'm running the game on my asus g1 laptop.

windows vista
core 2 duo 2.0 ghz
2gb ram
geforce go 7700 (drivers 158.45)

i'm running the demo in 1024x768 with all the default graphics options-- pretty much everything is set to high. no dx10 stuff, though.

the demo looks fantastic and runs without a hitch-- it bogs down slightly when there's lots of water effects or in the big room at the end, but it very rarely drops below 40 fps. it played very fluidly and i'm definitely going to buy the game tomorrow.

for all those laptop users out there, www.laptopvideo2go.com is how you can get those drivers to install on your finicky hardware. granted, the 163.44 drivers aren't quite ready for laptop installation unless you're good enough to modify the INF yourself, but the 158.45 drivers seem to do the job. i'll report back after i get the new drivers working.

also, if you're in vista, under the compatibility menu for your bioshock shortcut, select "disable visual themes". this turns off aero during the game and i noticed a significant boost in FPS.

[Mon Ami]

I've just been reading the forums for like... months now without posting whatsoever, mostly because I cannot stand most of the thirteen-year-old whiny fan boys *****ing about F*cking everything and getting all emo about bullsh*t. However I've yet to find anyone post about my CPU and make a comment, and I was ever so curious as to how it would run, so in case(GR?) there is anyone else out there waiting for someone to post for them-

E6440 Core2Dou 2.13/2.13 (FYI difference between the 6400 Double the CACHE) 4gigz PC6400 (800Mgz) Ram
Evga 8800GTX Superclocked
Creative labs X-Fi Gamer
Windows Vista Ultimate X64-bit
FYI: Using the new Nvidia drivers

After playing games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R on this rig and seeing it run modestly when nearly maxed out I was a little concerned about how Bioshock would preform, but I am pleased to say that the demo ran absolutely flawlessly with everything maxed out, from v=sync to dx10 (res: 1280/1240 native res. for my monitor) And for any vista users out there worried about the whole sound incompatibility between Creativelab's cards and the new directsound or whatever the f*ck vista uses, you will be pleased/relieved (I'm a sound junky) to know that the developers were able to fix that with Bioshock and you can expect full/true surround sound just like the old days before vista. As for DX10, um... (shrugs) I couldn't tell the much difference imho, but I could just be old (not really, I'm hardly twenty). The only problem I would say is, though I honestly didn't notice until everyone started whining about it (thanks f*cktards) but yea, the AA if you ask me is notisibly lacking, but hardly and its easily overlookable. "I wont buy this game now", f*ck, you have to be kidding me. To miss gaming history over such a small thing. One word. F*gs. F*cking F*gs.

~Mon Ami

PS: To all you young lads out there sure to be in envy of everyone posting with better comps than you, just wait a few more years until you are working and then you too can sink whats sure to be close to a quarter of your yearly income (thank you american tax payers for supporting your militarty... or at laest our wages) into a gaming rig that runs a game slightly better (not really noticeable to me at least?) than a 300$ X-box 360.

[Tom|Nbk]

Those saying that they have enabled AA wake the **** up. AA is NOT supported in this game and never will be without a driver hack/work around

[jonob2z]

I've just been reading the forums for like... months now without posting whatsoever, mostly because I cannot stand most of the thirteen-year-old whiny fan boys *****ing about F*cking everything and getting all emo about bullsh*t. However I've yet to find anyone post about my CPU and make a comment, and I was ever so curious as to how it would run, so in case(GR?) there is anyone else out there waiting for someone to post for them-

E6440 Core2Dou 2.13/2.13 (FYI difference between the 6400 Double the CACHE) 4gigz PC6400 (800Mgz) Ram
Evga 8800GTX Superclocked
Creative labs X-Fi Gamer
Windows Vista Ultimate X64-bit
FYI: Using the new Nvidia drivers

After playing games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R on this rig and seeing it run modestly when nearly maxed out I was a little concerned about how Bioshock would preform, but I am pleased to say that the demo ran absolutely flawlessly with everything maxed out, from v=sync to dx10 (res: 1280/1240 native res. for my monitor) And for any vista users out there worried about the whole sound incompatibility between Creativelab's cards and the new directsound or whatever the f*ck vista uses, you will be pleased/relieved (I'm a sound junky) to know that the developers were able to fix that with Bioshock and you can expect full/true surround sound just like the old days before vista. As for DX10, um... (shrugs) I couldn't tell the much difference imho, but I could just be old (not really, I'm hardly twenty). The only problem I would say is, though I honestly didn't notice until everyone started whining about it (thanks f*cktards) but yea, the AA if you ask me is notisibly lacking, but hardly and its easily overlookable. "I wont buy this game now", f*ck, you have to be kidding me. To miss gaming history over such a small thing. One word. F*gs. F*cking F*gs.

~Mon Ami

PS: To all you young lads out there sure to be in envy of everyone posting with better comps than you, just wait a few more years until you are working and then you too can sink whats sure to be close to a quarter of your yearly income (thank you american tax payers for supporting your militarty... or at laest our wages) into a gaming rig that runs a game slightly better (not really noticeable to me at least?) than a 300$ X-box 360.

higher resolutions,anistropic filtering and smoother framerates are noticeable to me....i don't know about you :|.

Also come back when the 360 runs crysis like a 8800gtx does.

[PAP>>PainPig<<]

From 20 to 60fps everything maxed, v-sync on and 1680x1050. But even when it went to 20fps it still felt good. Just downloaded the new 163.44 from nvidia, gonna try it with them also. First i tried the 163.11 and they rock! I'll post what i get with the new drivers

My specs:

Windows Vista Premium "Rating 5.3"
Athlon 64 FX-60 Toledo @ 2.9, Zalman 9700 LED, 28°c-40°c
Abit KN8 Ultra, OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI
OCZ Platinum OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K, cas 2 3 2 5, 2x 1gb
RAIDMAX Astro 268WSP , 5- 80mm, 1- 120mm case fans
BFG Tech. 7900 GTX OC 512mb, ViewSonic VX2235WM Widescreen LCD
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 64mb, Bose Companion 5,
Medusa 5.1 ProGamer (Headphone w/ mic)
2x WD Raptor 74GB Raid 0, Plextor PX-716A DVD-RW
Logitech Trackman Wheel TrackBall Mouse

I built it myself!

The 163.44 drivers are very sweet, the colors are very vibrant and the dark areas are brighter. Objects are clear. There is still NO AA and that is funny. No matter , the jaggies are very small and the game looks AWESOME! The framrate is the same.

[pointblank187]

When you say all settings on, Did you have global lighting on?

Yes I had global lighting on.

[arsenic0]

Runs great, everything maxed.

E6600
Geforce 8800GTX
2GB Ram
Vista

Running @ 1680x1050 with DX10 features on.

[jonob2z]

Yes I had global lighting on.

then that explains your high frames then.

global lighting actually makes things look worse, its the equivalent of static lighting, no dynamic lighting.

Just set the presets to low and you will see global lighting comes on, not off.

[greylantern]

GLOBAL LIGHTING = CHEAP ASS LIGHTING (STATIC LIGHTMAPS).

Maybe that should be stickied in a topic header as it's getting old now. DYNAMIC LIGHTING is where it's at and that is what you need to test to say you run at 'max settings' or there are gonna be quite a few dissapointed readers.

Now look, you've made me use caps! ;)

[arsenic0]

PS: To all you young lads out there sure to be in envy of everyone posting with better comps than you, just wait a few more years until you are working and then you too can sink whats sure to be close to a quarter of your yearly income (thank you american tax payers for supporting your militarty... or at laest our wages) into a gaming rig that runs a game slightly better (not really noticeable to me at least?) than a 300$ X-box 360.


Quarter of your yearly salary lol..maybe if you work half shifts at McDonalds..you can have a state of the art system for less than 2k easy.

If it hasnt become apparent that those with tight budgets get a better bang for the buck with consoles yet than thats pretty sad...

[jonob2z]

GLOBAL LIGHTING = CHEAP ASS LIGHTING (STATIC LIGHTMAPS).

Maybe that should be stickied in a topic header as it's getting old now. DYNAMIC LIGHTING is where it's at and that is what you need to test to say you run at 'max settings' or there are gonna be quite a few dissapointed readers.

Now look, you've made me use caps! ;)


alot of people are saying "everything on" e.t.c when infact global lighting is actually making teh graphics look worse.

Why do people think that its on when the preset is low but off when the preset is high?

[Vegitto-kun]

Does this look like overheating graphics card?

http://users.telenet.be/Vegitto/bio.jpg

game worked fine the first time I played it, but then I updated my drivers and got the hotfix >>;


intel core 2 duo 2.66 ghz
2 gig ram
radeon 1950XTX 512 DDR4
windows xp home

[0n3$h0t0n3ki11]

does switching the res from 1024 x 768 to 800 x 600 (with everything on high, no vsync) increase performance and still look awesome?

[dyslixec]

Wow I'm impressed at how well this damn game runs on my system. At 1280x960 it runs perfectly smooth, and runs really well. Got a few audio hiccups however but other then that i'm damn surprised at how well this game runs.

My System Specs: (Using the Demo Drivers)
Asus A8N-32 SLI
AMD 64 4000+ 2.4ghz
1 Gig DDR Corsair Value Select
BFG Tech GeForce 7800 GT OC 256mb PCI-E
Audigy 2 Value

[CitrusFreak12]

I'll spare you the full system specs. I have an Nvidia Geforce Go 7900 GS. They didn't even release drivers for that graphics card, as far as I can tell.

Runs like absolute ****e. I have to put it on low to medium settings, running on 800x600 (I have a 1680x1050 monitor).

I won't be getting the game for the PC, not any time soon.
I even preordered the limited edition.
My roommate is getting it for the 360, so I'll just use that.

Words cannot express my disappointment.

Guess I won't be running Crysis on this not-even-a-year-old system either.

[Fpad77]

Asus P5N32-E SLi
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600
BFG Geforce 8800 Ultra OC
4GB RAM
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Pro
24" 2407 dell widescreen
Logitech Z-5500

Runs flawlessly @ 1920 x 1200 :D

[Sirix]

Average about 10-15 fps max settings on 1024x768 res, so I tuned the res down to 800x600 and I personally can't see any difference but I did jump to 35+ fps constant throughout the entire demo. (though I play without my glasses on so meh.. take that how you will :P)

My comps midrange I spose:
Windows XP SP2
Intel Core 2 duo @ 2.4ghz
ATI x1300Pro
2gigs of DDR2 ram, can't remember offhand the brand but it doesn't matter too much.

Games a masterpiece.

[Sirix]

Need... edit... button...

Forgot to mention my monitor is an ancient lcd as well. Max res of 1024x768 >.>

[Yoshi-5up]

I ran the demo, it runs SEAMLESSLY.

My comp build:

Dell XPS 410 (for shame).
Intel C2D CPU @ 2.4 GHz.
2GB Dual-channel DDR2 RAM.
Nvidia 8800 GTX @ 768MB VRAM.
Integrated 7.1 Sound, run on Philips 2.1 gaming speakers.
Windows Vista Home Premium.

Dell 21' Widescreen.
Max Resolution: 1680 x 1050.

[Painman]

The new nV drivers are working great for me. I was dipping into the 30s before, now I never go beneath 40 at 1920*1200 res. No graphics glitches.

Added bonus, they don't screw up my LCD's scaling like a lot of recent nV drivers did.

System, again (last post was pages ago)

XP SP2
Opty 165 2.5 GHz
2 GB DDR500
8800 GTX
X-Fi
NEC 2690 26" LCD

[PackardJockey]

Ran the demo at 1280x1024 with the settings on HIGH (not maxed, though I am about to try that now...brave, I know) and it was smooth as silk.

Looked #$%@?&! awesome too!!!!

AMD 64 3500+
1 Gb DDR 400
ATI X1950XT PCI-E 256Mb (surprised how well the card does!)
Asus A8N-E mobo

Again...beautiful, smooth, perfect on high settings at 1280 x 1024.

[jimmy5150]

Has anyone else here run the demo on an nvida 8700m GT? I don't have time to get the demo and I want to find out how it runs. Also, has anyone using this card gotten the new beta drivers to work on their system? e