Saint's Row 2 Spec Question.

Darkf0x · 09-16-2009, 06:00 AM

Hey guy's, just seen Saint's Row 2 on Direct2Drive for a mega £5 - as part of their 5 year anniversary. So I'm inclined to grab the deal while it last's.

Only 1 question their spec's are out of this world

"Saints Row 2 Download Recommended System Requirements
Operating System: Windows® XP or Vista.
CPU: 3.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent or AMD Athlon X2 or equivalent.
Memory: 2 GB system RAM
Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card
Video Card: 256MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 8800 NVidia card or better, ATI HD3850 card or better)
Display: DirectX® compatible display capable of 1024x768 in 32-bit color
Hard Drive Space: 15 GB of Hard Drive Space
Peripherals: Keyboard, Mouse, optional Xbox 360 Game Controller
DirectX 9.0c*"

My question is this; will my computer run this and if so what quality?

thanks (spec's can been seen in my profile tab)

**floop12444** · 09-16-2009, 10:56 AM

You should be able to run the game fine, and for that price, theres really nothing to lose if you cant!
Anyway, all i would say is to consider maybe getting a new power supply, but it depends what brand the power supply is that you have now...

Darkf0x · 09-16-2009, 03:29 PM

Yeah you're absolutely right, just bought it I'll post back the results :).

Heh you're not the first person to say it, it seem's to be fine.. for now lol.

**floop12444** · 09-16-2009, 03:35 PM

Ok well, the PSU is up to you, but again, the game should work fine :D

Darkf0x · 09-17-2009, 02:48 AM

Well... I put it on it recommended everything full. Like I always do I lower it a bit (turn of AA ext) so about medium quality, turn the game on with a res of 1680x1050 = unplayable.

Turned all the graphics to low with a res of 1440 and still pretty much unplayable :s.

Is it me or is this game poorly made ?

**floop12444** · 09-17-2009, 10:13 AM

Whats the average framerate you were getting on low settings? This is quite unusual as i thought you would be able to play it smoothly...

Darkf0x · 09-17-2009, 10:21 AM

Well on low the max I get is about 25, and the lowest being 5.

It can be at 20 one second I get into a card and bang 5...

It's weird I've looked around and according to lot's of angry people apparently it's just a terrible port, and everyone has this trouble unless you're computer is built by NASA.... It's no biggie £5 is 'nout really least I have it for the future incase I get a job at NASA lol.

**floop12444** · 09-17-2009, 10:36 AM

Hehe, well i guess the game is very graphically intense, but as i said i would maybe consider getting a new Power Supply in the near future.

**RockmasteR** · 09-18-2009, 08:21 AM

try to play with a lower resolution

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 09-18-2009, 10:56 AM

Yeah honestly anything above 1024x 720 is useless.

09-16-2009, 06:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Darkf0x Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England, Manchester Posts: 73 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (64) My System	Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. Hey guy's, just seen Saint's Row 2 on Direct2Drive for a mega £5 - as part of their 5 year anniversary. So I'm inclined to grab the deal while it last's. Only 1 question their spec's are out of this world "Saints Row 2 Download Recommended System Requirements Operating System: Windows® XP or Vista. CPU: 3.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent or AMD Athlon X2 or equivalent. Memory: 2 GB system RAM Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card Video Card: 256MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 8800 NVidia card or better, ATI HD3850 card or better) Display: DirectX® compatible display capable of 1024x768 in 32-bit color Hard Drive Space: 15 GB of Hard Drive Space Peripherals: Keyboard, Mouse, optional Xbox 360 Game Controller DirectX 9.0c" My question is this; will my computer run this and if so what quality? thanks (spec's can been seen in my profile tab) __________________ Techsupport has never* let me down yet! Need any help - just ask!

09-16-2009, 10:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 968 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. You should be able to run the game fine, and for that price, theres really nothing to lose if you cant! Anyway, all i would say is to consider maybe getting a new power supply, but it depends what brand the power supply is that you have now... __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

09-16-2009, 03:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Darkf0x Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England, Manchester Posts: 73 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (64) My System	Re: Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. Yeah you're absolutely right, just bought it I'll post back the results :). Heh you're not the first person to say it, it seem's to be fine.. for now lol. __________________ Techsupport has never let me down yet! Need any help - just ask!

09-16-2009, 03:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 968 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. Ok well, the PSU is up to you, but again, the game should work fine :D __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

09-17-2009, 02:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Darkf0x Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England, Manchester Posts: 73 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (64) My System	Re: Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. Well... I put it on it recommended everything full. Like I always do I lower it a bit (turn of AA ext) so about medium quality, turn the game on with a res of 1680x1050 = unplayable. Turned all the graphics to low with a res of 1440 and still pretty much unplayable :s. Is it me or is this game poorly made ? __________________ Techsupport has never let me down yet! Need any help - just ask!

09-17-2009, 10:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 968 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. Whats the average framerate you were getting on low settings? This is quite unusual as i thought you would be able to play it smoothly... __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

09-17-2009, 10:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Darkf0x Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England, Manchester Posts: 73 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (64) My System	Re: Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. Well on low the max I get is about 25, and the lowest being 5. It can be at 20 one second I get into a card and bang 5... It's weird I've looked around and according to lot's of angry people apparently it's just a terrible port, and everyone has this trouble unless you're computer is built by NASA.... It's no biggie £5 is 'nout really least I have it for the future incase I get a job at NASA lol. __________________ Techsupport has never let me down yet! Need any help - just ask!

09-17-2009, 10:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 968 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. Hehe, well i guess the game is very graphically intense, but as i said i would maybe consider getting a new Power Supply in the near future. __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

09-18-2009, 08:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,169 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. try to play with a lower resolution __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

09-18-2009, 10:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,251 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saint's Row 2 Spec Question. Yeah honestly anything above 1024x 720 is useless. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.