can you tell me if my comp can run star wars the old republic please?

Question

i need someone who knows about computers to help me out, i know hardly anything about the inside of computers and i wanna play star wars the old republic, a new MMO game coming in about 2 weeks but im not sure if my comp can take it, ill show you my comp specs and then swtor requirements, take a look:

my computer hardware n specs n all that stuff:

CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon Processor 2.8 GHz - 800MHz FSB - 64-Bit - (1/2 MB L2 cache)

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RAM: 2 GB PC2-3200R DDR2-400 ECC

4 DIMM slots

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Hard Disk Controller:

Integrated serial ATA (SATA) controller

Hard Disk Drive: 160GB 7200 rpm SATA Hard Drive Installed

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Graphics Card: Nvidia Quadro NVS280/Matrox P650 - 2 x VGA (or DVI) Output (VGA splitter cable provided, DVI available on request)


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Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Drive - IDE

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Disk Drive: N/A

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Audio: AC’97/16-bit stereo full-duplex

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Network: Integrated Broadcom 5751 10/100/1000 LAN

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Operating System License: Genuine Windows XP Pro COA (License)

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Power: 500 watts

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Expansion Slots: 6 Full-Length slots:

1 x PCI Express (x16) Graphics slot
1 x PCI Express (x8 mechanically, x4 electrically)
4 x legacy PCI slots

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Ports:-

Front:

Headphone
microphone
2 x USB 2.0
1 x IEEE 1394A (requires PCI card to enable functionality)

Rear:

6 x USB 2.0,
1 x standard serial port,
1 x parallel port,
2 x PS/2 keyboard and mouse,
1 x RJ-45 to integrated Gigabit LAN,
audio In,
audio Out,
1 x mic in

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Physical information

Dimensions (W x D x H): 16.5 x 45.0 x 44.1 cm

now the swtor requirements:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz or better
Operating System:
Windows XP or later
RAM:

Windows XP: 1.5GB RAM
Windows Vista and Windows 7: 2GB RAM
Note: PCs using a built-in graphical chipset are recommended to have 2GB of RAM.

Star Wars: The Old Republic requires a video card that has a minimum of 256MB of on-board RAM as well as support for Shader 3.0 or better. Examples include:

ATI X1800 or better
nVidia 7800 or better
Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better
DVD-ROM drive – 8x speed or better (required for installation from physical editions only) Internet connection required to play

i know its a lot to look through and thank you for doing so, do you think my comp can handle it or do i need to make any adjustments? this is important as well so whoever can help me out ill give top answer asap, so can you tell me if my comp can run swtor and if not, then what do i need to change? cheers

Answer 1

After reviewing your hardware I am going to have to say no... I mean it might play but it will be with every setting set to the very lowest and still probably be laggy and unplayable.. :( However... You can do some upgrades that will make it run just fine



Here's what you need a new video card.

You listed two actually that could have come with your system, however both of them are old and will not work. You'll note that TOR requires a 256mb video card. Yours is 64mb..



However your system supports PCI Express 16x So we can easily upgrade that video card from a decent low budget card, to a really expensive one. If you post your budget or email me your budget I can recommend which new card to get. Also if you could post the specific brand and model of your pc, so I can double check the specs for myself that would be great. Also do you run Windows 7 or XP?



This is optional but you will notice improvements all around with your system is if you upgrade your memory to 4gb from 2gb. However it is not necessary.





Otherwise your system is not too bad. Its not of the Core 2 Duo architecture, but duel XEON's should be plenty enough processor.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, no. The processor is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better. Straight off the bat you do not meet the requirements.

Answer 3

No , just upgrade your ram to 6-8 gb and your psu to 550 watts and either a gtx 550 ti or a amd hd 6850 and enjoy the game.