f.e.a.r.

[Nubius]

a 5500 PCI-E card doesn't even exist so yes it'd be a PCI card he's using.

 

[Harper]

5500 pci 128mb/128bit

No

I got a FX5700 256Mb. I could play it. But the graphics really made the game rather uniteresting to play.
I was playing F.E.A.R. for a few hours and I was just thinking, I might as well be playing HL2 or Doom III and getting more enjoyment out of the game.

 

[mikee]

F.E.A.R system requirements


* Windows ® 2000/XP with latest service pack installed
* DirectX(tm) 9.0c
* Pentium ® 4 1.7 Ghz or equivalent
* 1GB RAM
* 128 MB DirectX ® 9.0 Compliant Video Card with hardware T&L and pixel shader support*
* 3.0 GB free Hard Drive Space for installation
* Additional hard drive space for a Windows swap file and saved game files.
* 16-bit DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX 2.0
* Broadband connection for multiplayer games.
* Mouse & Keyboard

 

[mikee]

when I tried to play it it just popped up with a message sayin somethin about how my card doesnt support pixel shader

 

[maroon1]

F.E.A.R system requirements


* Windows ® 2000/XP with latest service pack installed
* DirectX(tm) 9.0c
* Pentium ® 4 1.7 Ghz or equivalent
* 1GB RAM
* 128 MB DirectX ® 9.0 Compliant Video Card with hardware T&L and pixel shader support*
* 3.0 GB free Hard Drive Space for installation
* Additional hard drive space for a Windows swap file and saved game files.
* 16-bit DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX 2.0
* Broadband connection for multiplayer games.
* Mouse & Keyboard

this is wrong system requirements, the ram should be 512MB and video card should be 64mb as min system req

 

[maroon1]

here are the real system requirements


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORTED CHIPSETS
==============================================

In order to install and play F.E.A.R., your system must meet or exceed
the following minimum system requirements:

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIRED

• Windows(R) XP, x64 or 2000 with latest service pack installed
• DirectX(R) 9.0c August Edition (Included) or higher
• Pentium(R) 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor
• 512MB RAM or more
• 64MB GeForce(TM) 4 Ti or Radeon(R) 9000 video card
• Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio
• 5.0 GB free hard drive space for installation
• Additional hard drive space for a swap file and saved game files
• DVD-ROM drive
• 16-bit DirectX(R) 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX(TM) 2.0
• Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games
• Mouse
• Keyboard

In order to play the game at the recommended resolution, detail and
performance levels, your computer should meet or exceed the following
specifications:

• Pentium(R) 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 256 MB Radeon(R) 9800 Pro, GeForce(TM) 6600 or equivalent DirectX(R) 9
compliant video card with hardware T&L and pixel shader 2.0 support
• Sound Blaster(R) X-Fi(TM) series sound card

SUPPORTED VIDEO CARD CHIPSETS WITH LATEST DRIVER VERSION INFO:

ATI(TM)

Catalyst(TM) Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v5.8

Radeon(R) 9000 Series
Radeon(R) 9500 Series
Radeon(R) 9600 Series
Radeon(R) 9700 Series
Radeon(R) 9800 Series
Radeon(R) X600 Series
Radeon(R) X700 Series
Radeon(R) X800 Series
Radeon(R) X850 Series

NVIDIA(R)

ForceWare(TM) Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v77.77

GeForce(TM) 4 Ti Series
GeForce(TM) FX 5900 Series
GeForce(TM) 6600 Series
GeForce(TM) 6800 Series
GeForce(TM) 7800 Series

Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that is
not listed here may result in reduced performance, graphical anomalies,
or both.

 

[maroon1]

when I tried to play it it just popped up with a message sayin somethin about how my card doesnt support pixel shader

because ur video card geforce4 mx440 is a directx7.0 so it doesn't support pixel shader

 

[Mr_Threepwood]

In order to play the game at the recommended resolution, detail and
performance levels, your computer should meet or exceed the following
specifications:

• Pentium(R) 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 256 MB Radeon(R) 9800 Pro, GeForce(TM) 6600 or equivalent DirectX(R) 9
compliant video card with hardware T&L and pixel shader 2.0 support
• Sound Blaster(R) X-Fi(TM) series sound card

Was that on their reccomendations or yours? Personally I think everyones taking the requirements a bit out of proportion. I have a 9800 card 128 mb and it ran awesome on medium, 50 fps or more at all times. My friend has an athlon 2600, radeon 9600, and it ran fine on medium settings aswell.

IMO FEAR doesnt really look any better then doom or half life 2, it has slow motion which is where the system reqs come in I guess. Alrhough my theory about the slow motion is even if you have a lower fps in it, it really doesnt matter since the games playing in slow motion .

 

[maroon1]

if u run FEAR in highest setting, it will look much better than both doom3 and HL2.
but u need atleast 7800GT to run it on high setting

 

[maroon1]

Was that on their reccomendations or yours?

this is there rocomendation not mine. it was on the readme text for fear