Can you run Q4?

[FUS1ON]

These questions where just posted and updated yesterday on the Activision Support website:

Question - What are the Minimum System Requirements for the game?

Minimum System Requirements

- Intel® Pentium(R) IV 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2000+
- 512 MB RAM
- Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000/XP
- 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c compatible 64MB 3D Hardware Accelerator video card required*
- 8x Speed CD-ROM drive and latest drivers
- 2.8GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows(R) swap file)
- 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers.
- 100% Windows(R) 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
- DirectX(R) 9.0c (included)

NOTICE: This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some disc and virtual drives.

Multiplayer Requirements:
- Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported
- Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers
- LAN play requires network interface card and latest drivers


Important Note: *Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipset listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by QUAKE 4 ™. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c compatibility.

This product does not support Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95/98/ME or NT.

SUPPORTED CHIPSETS:
- ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9700
- ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9800
- ATI(R) Radeon(R) X300
- ATI(R) Radeon(R) X550
- ATI(R) Radeon(R) X600
- ATI(R) Radeon(R) X700
- ATI(R) Radeon(R) X800
- ATI(R) Radeon(R) X850
- All nVidia(R) GeForce(tm) 3/Ti Series
- All nVidia(R) GeForce(tm) 4/Ti Series
- All nVidia(R) GeForce(tm) FX Series
- All nVidia(R) GeForce(tm) 6 Series
- All nVidia(R) GeForce(tm) 7 Series

[FUS1ON]

Question - How come my computer that ran Doom 3 fine has trouble running Quake 4 at an acceptable level?

Quake 4 pushes the Doom 3 engine much harder than Doom 3 did, which is why the Minimum System Requirements were raised for Quake 4. Make sure your system meets these requirements. Also, try lowering the video settings of Quake 4 to increase performance.

[FUS1ON]

Question - I receive an error that my Operating System is unsupported when trying to install on Windows 95/98/ME/NT. Is there a workaround?

Quake 4 does not support these Operating Systems, as stated in the Minimum System Requirements. The Installer will still allow the game to be installed in case you plan on running a dedicated server or upgrading your Operating System.

[EXEcution]

Yea I kinda figured that since Quake 4 not only utilizes the Doom 3 technology it also "improves" on it so to say. Which is good news for the people with good specs LOL.

Right now I doubt that I will be able to run it at a decent framerate.

Now: AMD Athlon 2500, 1 Gig DDR400 RAM, Ati Radeon 9600XT (probably my limiting factor)

But I am currently putting together a system and all I need is to order a video card and my specs will look like this, hopefuly good enough to run the game and enjoy it.

AMD64 3800 X2, 1 Gig Corsair XMS DDR 400, Albatron 7800GT PCI-E.

:D

[BobtheCkroach]

My vid card is gonna hold back the graphical performance a bit, but yes, I should be able to run it. My my, though, the requirements are getting big!

[SALvation]

I haven't tried SP yet but MP does put a strain on my system:

XP2500
1G PC3200
9800XT

It looks like I may have to finally look at a new proc. Also, Sam 2 doesn't run on anything less than Windows 2000 so it looks like that will be the new requirement for new games.

[Caged Anger]

*cough*

eh, shogun...you may want to make a side note in the requirements that someone with a 1.5GHz sempron CPU, 640megs ram, and a radeon 9600 can also run the great game :D

[FUS1ON]

*cough*

eh, shogun...you may want to make a side note in the requirements that someone with a 1.5GHz sempron CPU, 640megs ram, and a radeon 9600 can also run the great game :D

DM, SP or both? My system is borderline and was curious how it might perform.

2200+ (1.8GHz)
1 gig Ram
GF4 4600ti

[Caged Anger]

I haven't tried multiplayer yet, but for singleplayer, it works just fine with a little haziness after an hour of playing (might be somethin overheating or simply needing to clear the memory before continueing.

The trick is to not trust that the low settings are the absolute low settings. Make sure to go into the advance settigns and uncheck shadowing and the anti aliasing if its there. Also check the game options and get rid of anything like wall decals that simply eats memory space up and causes a drag.

I was really worried, but I think with more tuning, i can get ti to run with the best fo em :D

[FUS1ON]

Ok thx

Here's what Activision has up on their support board so far
https://activision.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/activision.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=izSWorSh&p_lva=&p_li=&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_pv=2.446&p_prods=1%2C446&p_cats=&p_hidden_prods=&prod_lvl1=1&prod_lvl2=446&p_search_text=system+requirements&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=answers.search_nl&p_sort_by=dflt

Hope that link works for you all

[SoulReaver]

SP works fine for me on medium quality, lowest res. MP has to be low quality to get a good ping. Its kinda odd too since I upgraded from an AGP motherboard to a PCI-Express one and a 9800 Pro to X700 Pro.

[EXEcution]

SP works fine for me on medium quality, lowest res. MP has to be low quality to get a good ping. Its kinda odd too since I upgraded from an AGP motherboard to a PCI-Express one and a 9800 Pro to X700 Pro.
Nice!
Check out mine tho. :D

[FUS1ON]

I installed it lastnight and it runs fine on my system in both SP and MP .... i've got it set at medium quality and 800x600 but that is fine by me, it beats having to spend beaucoup bucks on hardware upgrades.

Those @#$%& mmorpg games and time have ruined any skills I once had, I need LOTS of practice.

[Pure_Evil]

Hope to see you soon then Shogun :D

[SoulReaver]

I installed it lastnight and it runs fine on my system in both SP and MP .... i've got it set at medium quality and 800x600 but that is fine by me, it beats having to spend beaucoup bucks on hardware upgrades.

Those @#$%& mmorpg games and time have ruined any skills I once had, I need LOTS of practice. Hm thats weird, you can run it better than me yet your vid card is pretty old.

[FUS1ON]

Interesting animated gif to show the differences in the levels of detail. Look at the nearest guy's chest and arm.
http://www.tweakguides.com/images/Q4VidQual_TG.gif

[MR. SLiK]

Here is a great config that helps you get a lot more frames out of quake4:

http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/Quake4/FPSVisuals.htm

[Wiper]

Good news for nvidia users...

the new driver is out wich give q4 a better performance (wich is indeed true) :thumbs:

just wanna let u know