Hey , I want to buy a game - republic commando. I need to find out if my pc can play it. Im not sure my specs are good enough. anyone know how i can check this as I m not sure of all my specs.

Cheers

The easiest would be to run Belarc , then you get a log with all youre specs.

http://www.pchelpforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=225.0

If you want help with it then just post that log for us to look at.

H, thanks, I ve installed the program but when i load it up , it takes moi to a webpage and I cant find the create log button?

PS You can find the required specs here http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swrep...mando/hud.html

Check - Im not sure if this is my spec or an example - it was on the webpage I mentioned

Operating System? ?System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)? ?Packard Bell NEC Packard Bell Computer PB13318701
System Serial Number: 0482131204875
Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Chassis Serial Number:
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a? ?Main Circuit Board b
2.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache? ?Board: NEC COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL MS-7168 1.0
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 080012 07/20/2005
Drives? ?Memory Modules c,d
193.59 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
178.32 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4164B [CD-ROM drive]

ST3200826A [Hard drive] (200.05 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5ND1G480, rev 3.03, SMART Status: Healthy? ?896 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 512 MB (serial number SerNum0)
Slot 'DIMM1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM2' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty
? Local Drive Volumes
? ? ?
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 193.59 GB 178.32 GB free

? Network Drives
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local user accounts last logon
Lloyd 20/09/2005 11:17:12 (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
ASPNET never?
Guest never?
HelpAssistant never?
SUPPORT_388945a0 never?


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ATI IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (3x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (3x)
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Proview 17.1 [Monitor] (17.1"vis, s/n F5UQ530259404, April 2005)
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Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
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Smart Link 56K Modem

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1394 Net Adapter
BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-AI Wireless LAN Adapter
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Gateway 192.168.1.1
Dhcp Server 192.168.1.1
Physical Address 00:0D:0B:62:98:E7
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Dhcp Server none responded?
Physical Address 00:133:50:0AD
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Networking Dns Server 192.168.1.1
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Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
USB Root Hub (3x)
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Norton AntiVirus Version 11.00
? ? Virus Definitions Version 17/09/2005 Rev 5
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All required security hotfixes (using the 09/13/2005 Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary) have been installed.


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Im not to familiar with that video card but i dont think you'll be having any problems playing republic commando

Thanks man , Im off to buy it now then lol. Are you sure it'll be ok?, I was worried about my graphics card and the fact when I tried to play KOTOR last week it was all jumpy and had rubbish graphics. But if you say I should be ok witb RC Ill go for it ( Ill wait for your reply before i go,)

Cheers?

Hmm , youre system should be able to play KOTOR , this are the minimum specs needed:

Computer: 100% DirectX 9.0b compatible computer
Operating Systems: Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP
CPU: Intel PIII 1 GHz or AMD Athlon 1 GHz required
Memory: 128 MB RAM required for Windows 98, 256 MB RAM required for Windows ME/2000/XP
Graphics Card: 32 MB OpenGL 1.4 compatible PCI or AGP 3D Hardware Accelerator with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) Capability required
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0b compatible Audio Device required


Do you have the latest drivers and directx installed?