How demanding is FEAR?

Luk07 · 10-20-2005, 02:38 AM

I looked at the tech specs for fear on gamespot and i wondered how well my sistem would run it, it has been out in US for 3 days now so some of you must have it. Can you report some of your frame rates/detail levels?

My spec:

3000+ Athlon 64
1024Mb Ram~400Mhz
128mb Geforce 6 6600GT

Luk07 · 10-27-2005, 12:07 AM

Come on someone must own this game, can someone plaease give me a frame rate for a system that is close to mine and tell me the detail level please

**koala** · 10-27-2005, 03:49 AM

Have you tried downloading the demo? That way you'll get the exact information you want.

VolvoNut · 11-01-2005, 01:37 AM

My specs:

AMD 64 3200
OCZ Premier series 1 GB dual channel
ATI X800 XL
Audigy 2 ZS Gamer

I set it to autodetect my settings and it called my system a 'medium.' I'd like to see what a 'maximum' was. Even on autodetect, it gets pretty chunky a lot (between 15 and 50 fps).

One more piece of advice. It's damn scary. Don't play this alone.

Even playing with a friend, we screamed like girls.

Cheers,
Al

Luk07 · 11-01-2005, 01:00 PM

thanks for the help! although that has worried me a bit because your graphics card is better than mine and you still can only run it on medium, i want it to look good you know? because if you don't have all the real-dynamic lighting then it will take away from the experience.

drwngflies · 11-02-2005, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VolvoNut

My specs:

AMD 64 3200
OCZ Premier series 1 GB dual channel
ATI X800 XL
Audigy 2 ZS Gamer

I set it to autodetect my settings and it called my system a 'medium.' I'd like to see what a 'maximum' was. Even on autodetect, it gets pretty chunky a lot (between 15 and 50 fps).

Al

Mine does ok, not a 7800GTX or nothin' but very playable:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99...R_settings.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99...FEAR_bench.jpg

Something to note:
Soft Shadows and full screen AA will negate another, so choose one or the other, not both.
A friend of mine has a Intel Prescott core, (3.'something') not sure of speed, and a 6600GT 128MB(AGP) and he gets about 48 fps avg in same bench on med. he does well in game against me, so a 6600Gt will do you fine, for now with FEAR.
This (6600GT) was my old card, and I used to have a 3000+ before this, and it clocked to 2.2GHz easy, something to consider...

TheTOM_SK · 11-02-2005, 03:08 AM

Code:

http://fear.filefront.com/info/system

F.E.A.R. Beta Minimum System Requirements

Luk07 · 11-02-2005, 11:40 AM

@drwngflies, what are your specs? because that benchmark is great for the settings, i saw alot of things on max there

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@TheTOM_SK, sorry but thats not what i am looking for but thanks for being informative.

drwngflies · 11-02-2005, 05:40 PM

Uhhhh.... You mean besides these... In My Sig?
6'1" tall / 190# LOL

Luk07 · 11-03-2005, 03:52 AM

lol didnt see that

, anyways you have an athlon x2 4400 and a bfg 6800gt which is OC'ed, i doubt my system will run it anyway near that

sinclair_tm · 11-06-2005, 10:49 PM

ya, i say download and try the demo. i did and my computer did fine. i hate scarry things ( tv shows, movies, games and such) but i am driven to go get this game for some reason. i will, but after it comes down in price first.
specs at the time:
amd 3200+xp oc to 2.33
512mb ram dual channel oc to 420mhz
xfx nvidia 6600gt 128mb oc to 550mhz gpu/1100mhz ram
abit an7 mobo
160gig western digital ata/100 hd
now:
1gig ram dual channel +256mb oc to 420mhz
160gig western digital sata hd
think i'll try the demo again and tell you how it did.

**JeremyC** · 11-07-2005, 07:43 AM

look for an optimization guide. you can get really good graphics, if you know what you can turn off. I found one for Doom 3 and i can play it on the high setting.(ive got a 128 video card)

Heres one Fear Tweak Guide

ebackhus · 11-07-2005, 07:29 PM

Specs below...

I downloaded the demo and got it to work fine after setting it to maximum. Some jerkiness now and then but it's likely because I had tons of other thigns going on at the same time.

**JeremyC** · 11-08-2005, 08:27 AM

stop gloating mr high tech......

ebackhus · 11-08-2005, 08:34 AM

I have friends who are FAR worse than that. "Yeah, my x2 4400+ seems to be lagging when emulating Deep Blue, Earth Simulator, and calculating the mass of the galaxy. Yeah, I think I need something better. And when I play FEAR on maximum with 8x AA and 16AF on my overclocked dual-GPU 7800GTX it tends to go below 200fps at times. It really sucks." Even so, I think the engine for FEAR was well done considering how good it looks even on "low-end" PCs.

Luk07 · 11-08-2005, 12:18 PM

sounds good, fear arrived in the post today but i havent had a chance to play becos my 6600gt is still on its way, though from what you all said sounds like its gonna look pretty dam good!!!!

**JeremyC** · 11-08-2005, 04:14 PM

Quote:

I have friends who are FAR worse than that. "Yeah, my x2 4400+ seems to be lagging when emulating Deep Blue, Earth Simulator, and calculating the mass of the galaxy. Yeah, I think I need something better. And when I play FEAR on maximum with 8x AA and 16AF on my overclocked dual-GPU 7800GTX it tends to go below 200fps at times. It really sucks." Even so, I think the engine for FEAR was well done considering how good it looks even on "low-end" PCs.

how much does that cost?

Dood Luk07 just tweak the game until you get your new card.

my comp is a Pentium D(dual core) 2.8 512ram ATI Radeon 128 X600Se PCI express. and i run doom3 on Ultra without the AA or special effects. You just gotta tweak the game if you dont have the good stuff

whats blue earth?

Luk07 · 11-09-2005, 01:29 AM

umm i dont think you realize quite what gfx card i am using mate, an ATI Rage 128 Pro (16mb), believe me it cant run fear at all so tweaking wouldnt help one bit here. I am RMAing my old 6600GT, and i am sending it back today when i get home, but it will still probably be next week before i get to play it!!

**JeremyC** · 11-09-2005, 11:55 AM

oh never mind ...

**JeremyC** · 11-13-2005, 06:58 AM

i can only run it on 800x600 with most of the settings on medium.. i need more ram and a new Card like say X700/800....

also is it me or is FEAR one of the most bugged games youve ever played? it took me 4 hours to finally install it after i fixed my comp. adn i stil hate the fact that you can minimize out of it if you desktop screen isnt the same rez. still a great game tho.... i give it a 8.5(those glitches took aways the extra 1.5)

10-20-2005, 02:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	How demanding is FEAR? I looked at the tech specs for fear on gamespot and i wondered how well my sistem would run it, it has been out in US for 3 days now so some of you must have it. Can you report some of your frame rates/detail levels? My spec: 3000+ Athlon 64 1024Mb Ram~400Mhz 128mb Geforce 6 6600GT __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

10-27-2005, 12:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Come on someone must own this game, can someone plaease give me a frame rate for a system that is close to mine and tell me the detail level please __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

10-27-2005, 03:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
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11-01-2005, 01:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	thanks for the help! although that has worried me a bit because your graphics card is better than mine and you still can only run it on medium, i want it to look good you know? because if you don't have all the real-dynamic lighting then it will take away from the experience. __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

11-02-2005, 03:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
TheTOM_SK Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9 OS: WinXP Pro	Code: http://fear.filefront.com/info/system F.E.A.R. Beta Minimum System Requirements

11-01-2005, 01:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
VolvoNut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 83 OS: WinXP Pro My System	My specs: AMD 64 3200 OCZ Premier series 1 GB dual channel ATI X800 XL Audigy 2 ZS Gamer I set it to autodetect my settings and it called my system a 'medium.' I'd like to see what a 'maximum' was. Even on autodetect, it gets pretty chunky a lot (between 15 and 50 fps). One more piece of advice. It's damn scary. Don't play this alone. Even playing with a friend, we screamed like girls. Cheers, Al

11-02-2005, 11:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	@drwngflies, what are your specs? because that benchmark is great for the settings, i saw alot of things on max there . @TheTOM_SK, sorry but thats not what i am looking for but thanks for being informative. __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

11-02-2005, 05:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
drwngflies Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 35 OS: WinXP SP2	Uhhhh.... You mean besides these... In My Sig? 6'1" tall / 190# LOL __________________ AMD X2 6400+ @ 3.36 GHz / Thermaltake Big Typhoon / ASUS M2N SLi nVidia 560 c/s / 2GB OCZ SLi RAM 800MHz / 2x WD 320 GB SATAs / Audigy X-Fi / Samsung 930B LCD

11-03-2005, 03:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	lol didnt see that , anyways you have an athlon x2 4400 and a bfg 6800gt which is OC'ed, i doubt my system will run it anyway near that __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

11-07-2005, 07:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
JeremyC Resident Alchemist Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,148 OS: SuSE 10.0/XP Pro	look for an optimization guide. you can get really good graphics, if you know what you can turn off. I found one for Doom 3 and i can play it on the high setting.(ive got a 128 video card) Heres one Fear Tweak Guide __________________ Last edited by JeremyC; 11-07-2005 at 07:45 AM.

11-07-2005, 07:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,275 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Specs below... I downloaded the demo and got it to work fine after setting it to maximum. Some jerkiness now and then but it's likely because I had tons of other thigns going on at the same time. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

11-08-2005, 08:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
JeremyC Resident Alchemist Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,148 OS: SuSE 10.0/XP Pro	stop gloating mr high tech...... __________________

11-08-2005, 08:34 AM	#15 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,275 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	I have friends who are FAR worse than that. "Yeah, my x2 4400+ seems to be lagging when emulating Deep Blue, Earth Simulator, and calculating the mass of the galaxy. Yeah, I think I need something better. And when I play FEAR on maximum with 8x AA and 16AF on my overclocked dual-GPU 7800GTX it tends to go below 200fps at times. It really sucks." Even so, I think the engine for FEAR was well done considering how good it looks even on "low-end" PCs. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

11-08-2005, 12:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	sounds good, fear arrived in the post today but i havent had a chance to play becos my 6600gt is still on its way, though from what you all said sounds like its gonna look pretty dam good!!!! __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

11-09-2005, 01:29 AM	#18 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	umm i dont think you realize quite what gfx card i am using mate, an ATI Rage 128 Pro (16mb), believe me it cant run fear at all so tweaking wouldnt help one bit here. I am RMAing my old 6600GT, and i am sending it back today when i get home, but it will still probably be next week before i get to play it!! __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

11-09-2005, 11:55 AM	#19 (permalink)
JeremyC Resident Alchemist Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,148 OS: SuSE 10.0/XP Pro	oh never mind ... __________________

11-13-2005, 06:58 AM	#20 (permalink)
JeremyC Resident Alchemist Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,148 OS: SuSE 10.0/XP Pro	i can only run it on 800x600 with most of the settings on medium.. i need more ram and a new Card like say X700/800.... also is it me or is FEAR one of the most bugged games youve ever played? it took me 4 hours to finally install it after i fixed my comp. adn i stil hate the fact that you can minimize out of it if you desktop screen isnt the same rez. still a great game tho.... i give it a 8.5(those glitches took aways the extra 1.5) __________________