Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements

y2ck01 · 11-05-2009, 12:33 PM

I would like to know if my system can run the game and on what graphic quality? I ran Can You Run It? but I'm told it's not too reliable.

System specs:

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz
4 GIG of RAM
GeForce GTS 250 1024MB GDDR3

Any help would be wonderfull.

**floop12444** · 11-05-2009, 01:42 PM

Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1
Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 1.4 GHz/AMD Athlon64 X2 @ 1.8 GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Hard Drive: 20 GB Free
Video Memory: 128 MB (nVidia GeForce 6600/ATI Radeon X850)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive

Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4 GHz)/AMD Phenom II X3 720 (2.8 GHz)
Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 20 GB Free
Video Memory: 512 MB (nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS/ATI Radeon HD 3850)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 10
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive

Well your system should run in quite well, the only thing that holds you back really is your Processor.
What brand and wattage is your Power Supply, just out of interest?

y2ck01 · 11-05-2009, 02:18 PM

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=FS-192-OK

That is all information on it.

Do you think I could run the game on High settings?

Also if I was to upgrade my CPU which would you suggest? with a budget of around £100 (can go a little higher).

Could I overclock it? would it be worth it?

**floop12444** · 11-05-2009, 02:43 PM

Holy crap, that thing has a 400w Corsair, which is not enough at all.
With that card, i would suggest getting at least a 750w Corsair for that PC.

Phædrus2401 · 11-05-2009, 04:09 PM

For the GTS250 a Corsair 650W.

At least it was a Corsair PSU, rather than some garbage unit. You can sell the Corsair on ebay or something for ~$40, or use it in a different computer. They're good power supplies, 400W just isn't really enough for a GTS250.

**floop12444** · 11-05-2009, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phædrus2401

For the GTS250 a Corsair 650W.

Agreed,
I was just thinking about possible future upgrades.

Mcninjaguy · 11-05-2009, 10:42 PM

Yea with a 400w PSU I would use it for a computer with a integrated graphics on the motherboard. You should keep the PSU and just use it for a low end computer.

Phædrus2401 · 11-05-2009, 10:48 PM

^ Agreed. So if you have a Dell or HP or eMachines (especially an eMachines! Or Packard Bell!) and you don't mind breaking the warranty just a little bit to remove the most likely cause of needing a warranty... You might as well install the Corsair unit in it. It should do for integrated graphics, low-end AGP graphics, or very low-end PCIe graphics, perhaps an 8400GS or HD 4350.

y2ck01 · 11-06-2009, 08:19 AM

So what would you guys recommend?

A new PSU and CPU?

Could you give me a list of possible upgrades? Myself I was thinking for the CPU that is a AMD Phenom either Tri or Quad, what do you think?

Mcninjaguy · 11-06-2009, 08:31 AM

Any game will run just fine on your computer but if you want to you could upgrade. You should focus on getting a new PSU first.

Corsair 750w
$120
after rebate $110

If you want to upgrade your CPU this is the one you should go for.
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
$166

Whats your motherboard?

y2ck01 · 11-06-2009, 08:44 AM

Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P nForce 430 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Mcninjaguy · 11-06-2009, 09:14 AM

The CPU upgrade is fine, Here are your specs for the motherboard.

The PSU is the priority to get first. Then worry about the CPU.

y2ck01 · 11-06-2009, 09:51 AM

I have ordered the PSU *shivers* me and computer stuff, I hope it's easy to put in.

**floop12444** · 11-06-2009, 10:37 AM

They are fairly easy,
Heres a good guide on how to connect one up: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/h...les/10104.aspx

Phædrus2401 · 11-06-2009, 12:37 PM

The CPU is a bit tougher than the PSU, but the PSU is easy.

bravo331 · 11-12-2009, 07:49 AM

My system:
Athalon X2 @ 2.2gz
2gb ram
NForce4 mb
Radeon 4850 512mb
!WindowsXP!

My system runs the game very well, so yours should be even better! No frame rate issues or lag or anything. I am very picky about graphics and it looks great to me. Looking great on my system I can't imagine how good it must look on a high end system. Maybe I'll get to experience it someday...

frame buffer effects on
graphics detail set to medium
texture detail set to high
1440x900 resolution

11-05-2009, 12:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
y2ck01 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Basic	Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements I would like to know if my system can run the game and on what graphic quality? I ran Can You Run It? but I'm told it's not too reliable. System specs: AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz 4 GIG of RAM GeForce GTS 250 1024MB GDDR3 Any help would be wonderfull.

11-05-2009, 01:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 961 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements Minimum System Requirements OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1 Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 1.4 GHz/AMD Athlon64 X2 @ 1.8 GHz Memory: 1 GB Hard Drive: 20 GB Free Video Memory: 128 MB (nVidia GeForce 6600/ATI Radeon X850) Sound Card: DirectX Compatible DirectX: 9.0c Keyboard & Mouse DVD Rom Drive Recommended System Requirements OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1 Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4 GHz)/AMD Phenom II X3 720 (2.8 GHz) Memory: 2 GB Hard Drive: 20 GB Free Video Memory: 512 MB (nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS/ATI Radeon HD 3850) Sound Card: DirectX Compatible DirectX: 10 Keyboard & Mouse DVD Rom Drive Well your system should run in quite well, the only thing that holds you back really is your Processor. What brand and wattage is your Power Supply, just out of interest? __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

11-05-2009, 02:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
y2ck01 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Basic	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=FS-192-OK That is all information on it. Do you think I could run the game on High settings? Also if I was to upgrade my CPU which would you suggest? with a budget of around £100 (can go a little higher). Could I overclock it? would it be worth it? Last edited by y2ck01; 11-05-2009 at 02:25 PM.

11-05-2009, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 961 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements Holy crap, that thing has a 400w Corsair, which is not enough at all. With that card, i would suggest getting at least a 750w Corsair for that PC. __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

11-05-2009, 04:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,775 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements For the GTS250 a Corsair 650W. At least it was a Corsair PSU, rather than some garbage unit. You can sell the Corsair on ebay or something for ~$40, or use it in a different computer. They're good power supplies, 400W just isn't really enough for a GTS250. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

11-05-2009, 10:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements Yea with a 400w PSU I would use it for a computer with a integrated graphics on the motherboard. You should keep the PSU and just use it for a low end computer.

11-05-2009, 10:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,775 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements ^ Agreed. So if you have a Dell or HP or eMachines (especially an eMachines! Or Packard Bell!) and you don't mind breaking the warranty just a little bit to remove the most likely cause of needing a warranty... You might as well install the Corsair unit in it. It should do for integrated graphics, low-end AGP graphics, or very low-end PCIe graphics, perhaps an 8400GS or HD 4350. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

11-06-2009, 08:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
y2ck01 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Basic	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements So what would you guys recommend? A new PSU and CPU? Could you give me a list of possible upgrades? Myself I was thinking for the CPU that is a AMD Phenom either Tri or Quad, what do you think?

11-06-2009, 08:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements Any game will run just fine on your computer but if you want to you could upgrade. You should focus on getting a new PSU first. Corsair 750w $120 after rebate $110 If you want to upgrade your CPU this is the one you should go for. AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail $166 Whats your motherboard?

11-06-2009, 08:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
y2ck01 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Basic	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P nForce 430 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

11-06-2009, 09:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements The CPU upgrade is fine, Here are your specs for the motherboard. The PSU is the priority to get first. Then worry about the CPU.

11-06-2009, 09:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
y2ck01 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Basic	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements I have ordered the PSU shivers me and computer stuff, I hope it's easy to put in.

11-06-2009, 10:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 961 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements They are fairly easy, Heres a good guide on how to connect one up: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/h...les/10104.aspx __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

11-06-2009, 12:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,775 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements The CPU is a bit tougher than the PSU, but the PSU is easy. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

11-12-2009, 07:49 AM	#16 (permalink)
bravo331 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 OS: winxp sp3/vista/linux	Re: Dragon Age: Origins - Requirements My system: Athalon X2 @ 2.2gz 2gb ram NForce4 mb Radeon 4850 512mb !WindowsXP! My system runs the game very well, so yours should be even better! No frame rate issues or lag or anything. I am very picky about graphics and it looks great to me. Looking great on my system I can't imagine how good it must look on a high end system. Maybe I'll get to experience it someday... frame buffer effects on graphics detail set to medium texture detail set to high 1440x900 resolution Last edited by bravo331; 11-12-2009 at 08:00 AM.