Deano565 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Ive got a Radeon X300 SE graphics card...whatever that means, im not that knowledgable about computers. Is that sufficient to run the 3D match engine? The computer's about 5 years old so im a bit worried... Anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 my graphics card isnt good enough for this game, does that mean I can still play the game in 2D view as 2D view worked for FM 08 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGB_SPURS_FM09 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I'm confused about this too. Can anyone clear this up? I would guess so! But i wouldn't take my word for it! It doesn't say minimum specs - Vista - 2.0GHz (dual core). So i just assume it means 2.0GHz standard. For example my laptop is 1.7Ghz with XP but it is "vista compatible" so if i went to Vista i wouldn't be able to play it. But i'm pretty sure you would! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Yes Nabeel you can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesYesOhYay Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 doubt it very much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattioson Blue Boy Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 That would be a No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Miles, are these specs bare minimum or are they reccomended or what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugito Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Could someone please tell me their professional or not-so-professional opinion, if Ati Radeon Xpress 1100 256MB will be able to run the game in 3D? I have no worries about other specs but this just might kill my good mood.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGB_SPURS_FM09 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 my graphics card isnt good enough for this game, does that mean I can still play the game in 2D view as 2D view worked for FM 08 ? Yes, as long as you meet the rest of the minimum requirements! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGB_SPURS_FM09 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Could someone please tell me their professional or not-so-professional opinion, if Ati Radeon Xpress 1100 256MB will be able to run the game in 3D? I have no worries about other specs but this just might kill my good mood.. I'm not sure... I'm not an expert on graphics cards. The 256MB it uses is more than recommended but not sure if the card model itself will be good enough! You should just wait to try it with the demo then see! Then take appropriate action afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Ter Posted October 27, 2008 SI Staff Share Posted October 27, 2008 Miles, are these specs bare minimum or are they reccomended or what? From the opening post... Please note that these specs are for the machines that we are offering technical support on - the game will work with other graphics cards, and on other spec machines, but as we are not offering technical support, we cannot list these on the system spec. If your spec is lower than the minimum spec below, it is best to download the demo and try it on your machine, as the spec for the demo is the same as the full game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PutzMan Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 We are not looking for mirrors, nor giving anyone permission to host the demo apart from our official partners. If this changes, we will ask for mirrors on the forum Damn, ruins one of my plans for our site Oh well, your call! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dejyothin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Any technical geniouses, will I be able to run 3D with a 128MB Nvidia Geforce 6200? Please help me! Yes, you should be able to run the game with that particular Graphics Card (I believe we have one here which has been used to test the game on and it works) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Yes, you should be able to run the game with that particular Graphics Card (I believe we have one here which has been used to test the game on and it works) I love you, Could you try and confirm this as I hate the word "should" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmsteve Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 miles said "2GB minimum for the main game." does that mean for the full fm09 im gonna need 2gb ram, because ive only got 1gb. and my system meets one of the graphics cards stated, i assume that means it will run 3d but only just? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dejyothin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Ive got a Radeon X300 SE graphics card...whatever that means, im not that knowledgable about computers. Is that sufficient to run the 3D match engine? The computer's about 5 years old so im a bit worried... Yes I believe that card will run the 3D (I've been informed that card was tested here at SI) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beret83 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Can someone confirm if there will be patches still downloadable somewhere other than steam And do you get 5 installs with the retail dvd or just with steam? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmeast Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 im rubbish with computers, so i was just looking for someone to look at my computer specs to make sure they`re ok. thanks :-) windows vista home premium processor Intel® Core2 Duo CPU T8300 @ 2.40GHZ memory (RAM) 4.00 GB graphics ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM1966 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hi I have a question about the Legal issue. Me and my brother loves to play network game against each other. I have a laptop and a desktop, and he has a desktop. We always play at his place (great fun). Now, no doubt we will both buy the game, but does this new way of installing the game mean that he can play against me at my place? Him at my laptop and me at my desktop? I mean, my laptop and desktop will be my 2/5 installs. He will of cause install his own game on his desktop.. Is this legal? If not, can I install one of his licens on my laptop, having both mine and his? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dejyothin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I love you, Could you try and confirm this as I hate the word "should" Not if it doesn't work for you sir I was informed by the chap who does the 3D that he has tested it with that particular GFX Card and it worked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PutzMan Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 You look like you are straight into the game. You have a really fast PC there. Will get past the minimum no problem! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_will Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Sorry to dump this but im not the most tech spec savvy person. I have a quadcore desktop system running windows XP with 4GB of RAM, but I recently had a problem with my graphics card and my girlfriend (oh the shame, she is actually an IT genius) had to replace it with an older card, which is a Radeon X1300/X1550 series according to my device manager. Will this need to be replaced in order to run the 3D match engine? Thanks for all your help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMX Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 peter-evo: Your graphics card completely surpasses the minimum requirements as they are, indeed, very low. You'll have no problems at all. Most computers who are able to run simple 3D games (even if they don't run fluently) should be able to run the 3D match engine. And some of the computers that can't run most 3D games, could still run FM match engine I believe. It will run better or worse depending on the card I guess, but most will probably be able to run it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
salento Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 what about radeon 9550 is good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damienroden Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I don't mind going through all the authenticating process if it deters pirates, it is just a bit disappointing when, like with spore, you put up with it because it is for the greater good yet probaly a week before spore was released it was online to download, is authenticating going make a massive diference to the ammount of people who download the game illegally? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Not if it doesn't work for you sir I was informed by the chap who does the 3D that he has tested it with that particular GFX Card and it worked Well all the other specs I beat so, fingers crossed, it will work. I got called sir from someone at SI :D... typo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf1011 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 If I purchase the disc from Gameplay but then choose to authenticate through Steam, will I still need the CD to play every time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 peter-evo:Your graphics card completely surpasses the minimum requirements as they are, indeed, very low. You'll have no problems at all. Most computers who are able to run simple 3D games (even if they don't run fluently) should be able to run the 3D match engine. And some of the computers that can't run most 3D games, could still run FM match engine I believe. It will run better or worse depending on the card I guess, but most will probably be able to run it. Cheers mate, I can run Medieval II, Rise Of Nations, the spring engine and Fifa Manager 2007 so I trust you to be right, this community is so good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl87 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Mint! 'Mon the demo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Äktsjon Männ Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I am slightly worried by this copy protection system. There seem to be quite a few similarities to the system that has caused the major controversy that's surrounding the latest EA releases. I do have a few questions. The first is via STEAM, as mentioned above. By authenticating through STEAM, you will automatically receive patches as soon as they become available. The second is a simple online transaction, which will take less than 30 seconds. The third, for people who are not online, is via telephone registration, with local call numbers in each country where we release the game, and this will take about 5 minutes to complete from our experience in testing.Now this does not concern myself personally at the moment as I don't think I will need to install this game on a machine without internet connection. However, which countries do you release the game in? The game is distributed in the country I live in but I am 90% certain there is no local support available to us. So how will it be possible to install the game on a computer without an internet connection in such countries?This means that you will get 5 licenses for personal use, so you can play the game on up to 5 computers as long as you own them, and the owner of the game is the person playing on said machines. If you uninstall the game on one of the PC's you have the game installed on, you get that "seat" back.Now this is the tricky part. Firstly, what do you mean by 'seat'? If I uninstall the game from one computer will I get to install it on another one instead? Will I be able to upgrade my computer and still be able to reinstall it without losing a registration?Secondly, what happens if I for some reason can't uninstall the game (for example when my computer crashes and refuses to boot OS and the only solution is to format the drive)? How can I get my registration back if something like this is to happen? Also please note that on uninstallation of the game, everything is removed from your machine, including all remnants of the copy protection system which we are using, which was a bugbear of many of the other systems available on the market.Well that's all fine and dandy, but what I'm actually interested in is what does it install there in the first place. Will it have separate processes spying on me and interfering with whatever they deem is an illegal action (similarly to what securom does)? Will I be informed through documentation (readme, manual) precisely what is installed on my computer?So, what we've aimed for, and have hopefully succeeded on, is a system whereby the legitmate purchaser of the game will notice the copy protection even less than in previous years.That sounds very comforting and all but personally I prefer the old-school cd-check system over anything with any kind of limits on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMX Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 You're welcome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dejyothin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Could anyone please tell me if my ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1100 graphics will be enough? I have a 2GHz processor and 2Gb Ram so i know im ok with those specs Yes, this card should be able to run 3D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davhislop Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 will a ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 256mb work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dejyothin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 im rubbish with computers, so i was just looking for someone to look at my computer specs to make sure they`re ok. thanks :-)windows vista home premium processor Intel® Core2 Duo CPU T8300 @ 2.40GHZ memory (RAM) 4.00 GB graphics ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 Those specification will be fine with FM:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Miles Jacobson Posted October 27, 2008 Author SI Staff Share Posted October 27, 2008 Right a question and an observation.Firstly why are we the paying consumers being asked to jump through extra hoops (i know i know, its a 30second process etc) when the pirates who this is aiming to stop will hack around this and not have to authenticate at all, especially in light of a lot of people (particularly recently) bemoaning the restrictions and added hoops that 'drm' puts on the paying consumer. secondly, does that mean as a mac user i will have to have the cd in at game startup? The paying consumer is being asked to jump through LESS hoops than previous years when the PC consumer was forced to have the CD in the drive every time they booted the game. This way, they need to do something once, and once only. The MAC paying consumer is being asked to go through the same hoops as previous years, and play with the DVD in the drive because, unfortunately, the new system isn't compatible with MAC's, which is something we hope to change in the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
data6930 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Don't like the idea of dealing with third parties to authorize a game for a start or the 5 licence issue. I can foresee trouble with this and a lot of disgruntled people if the authorization goes pear shaped. Surely SI could have produced a game with suitable protection without all this nonsense. Not sure I will be buying this game which will be a first but I just want to play the game without having to go through all this nonsense. I don't think the steps taken are necessary Miles, I really don't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInvisibleMan Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 My laptop has 1GB, so i've just scraped through. Does it mean it will run slow though or will it be fine? My Mum's laptop had the minimum requirements for FM 07 but couldn't run it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer_2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 ok thanks dident think so either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 My laptop has 1GB, so i've just scraped through. Does it mean it will run slow though or will it be fine?My Mum's laptop had the minimum requirements for FM 07 but couldn't run it. Depends how many leagues you run mate. I have 1GB and can run all of Spain, England and Italy very well (small DB). You should, like I will, get an extra Gig as it is cheap and will definetely improve performance! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocapik Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 miles said "2GB minimum for the main game."does that mean for the full fm09 im gonna need 2gb ram, because ive only got 1gb. and my system meets one of the graphics cards stated, i assume that means it will run 3d but only just? He was talking about space not ram. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzydeepy Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 cheers miles : D. Will my computer (which played FM 08 easily and ive noticed that the reccomended level for vista for 08 was GHZ 2.2) at 1.60 GHz be able to play FM 09? I mean it FM 08 played easily and the GHz requirment was higher. My RAM and everything else is the same btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGLiverpool Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2310 (1.46GHz) RAM: 1Gb (4Gb max) Graphics: ATI Radeon X1250 graphics Hard disk: 80Gb SATA 5400rpm This is my Windows Experience Index Processor: 4.7 Memory (Ram): 4.2 Graphics: 4.3 Gaming Graphics: 3.8 Primary Hard Disk: 5.2 DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better Not sure how good this is, but I am a bit skeptical as to whether it is good enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2k Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 The paying consumer is being asked to jump through LESS hoops than previous years when the PC consumer was forced to have the CD in the drive every time they booted the game. This way, they need to do something once, and once only.The MAC paying consumer is being asked to go through the same hoops as previous years, and play with the DVD in the drive because, unfortunately, the new system isn't compatible with MAC's, which is something we hope to change in the future. I appreciate your comments Miles and i do see it from your perspective, it just seems that we the paying consumer have to compromise whereas the pirates don't (but i guess its always going to be this way), im slightly confused by your last statement though, so does that mean that as a mac user i get the cd protection (ie, it has to be in the drive at startup) and no activation or do i still have to activate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hazzy: Is it dual core or just a single core? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Owens Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I haven't yet seen anyone quote a graphics card (or integrated graphics) that the game shouldn't run on - yes even the guy with weird "VIA Chrome9 HC IGP". As a rule of thumb the 3d will run on any series 5000 Nvidia and upwards, any series 9000 ATI plus any Intel 900 series. To clairify, in chronological order the following cards are supported. Nvidia-> 5000 series -> 6000 series -> 7000 series -> 8000 series -> 9000 series -> 200 series and beyond. ATI-> 9000 series -> x300-x1900 series -> HD2000 series -> HD 3000 -> HD 4000 series and beyond Intel-> 900 series -> G30 series -> G40 series and beyond Anyone that has older hardware than the above will have to make do with 2d graphics, apologies to anyone effected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInvisibleMan Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Depends how many leagues you run mate. I have 1GB and can run all of Spain, England and Italy very well (small DB). You should, like I will, get an extra Gig as it is cheap and will definetely improve performance! Yeah i'm planning on getting an upgrade for Christmas, maybe before. On 08 i've run England, Spain, Italy and Scotland fine and they're the only leagues i really use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Charlie Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Vista 1.73 Ghz (2 CPUs), Memory - 1790MB RAM. Graphics card is weird, VIA Chrome9 HC IGP Family WDDM 369mb internal. Am I ok? I have a feeling my graphics card is poo. I play FM08 pretty well with 15-20 leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terror Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Wow, i'm surprised that my macbook wont be able to support this game. I'm not sure what i'm going to do. I didn't realize the game was that graphic intensive... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 what about my ATI 4870 GTX x2? 8) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crouchaldinho Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I have a 252MB Mobile Intel GraphicsMedia Acclerator 950 and after doing some research I think I this card is unlikely to support 3D. I found that it does not support hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) calculations which is apparently required for newer games that utilise 3D. Sounds ominous to me, although I clearly do not know what I am talking about. Will have to check the demo but not holding my breath. Does anyone have any idea at all whether or not this card will be suitable for the 3D? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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