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I'm thinking about buying oblivion for my pc since my xbox broke down (i'll be getting another one in august)
but I was wondering if my computer can handle it. does anyone know of a program that tests your computer?
I don't know much about computers but I have a great gfx card (radeon 9800) Its only 32 bit but has a 3 ghz processor. does anyone know if that would work?

a radeon 9800 isn't strong enough. my x800 barely runs it, but it runs. here's what they say the minimum and reccomended specs are:

Bethesda wrote: Recommended:

* 3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 1 GB System RAM
* ATI X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card

Minimum System Requirements:

* Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP 64-bit
* 512MB System RAM
* 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 128MB Direct3D compatible video card
* and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver;
* 8x DVD-ROM drive
* 4.6 GB free hard disk space
* DirectX 9.0c (included)
* DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
* Keyboard, Mouse

Supported Video Card Chipsets:

* ATI X1900 series
* ATI X1800 series
* ATI X1600 series
* ATI X1300 series
* ATI X850 series
* ATI x800 series
* ATI x700 series
* ATI x600 series
* ATI Radeon 9800 series
* ATI Radeon 9700 series
* ATI Radeon 9600 series
* ATI Radeon 9500 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6200 series
* NVIDIA GeForce FX series

so actually, i suppose your card would run oblivion, but it won't be pretty. also, whenever you would enter a city, there would be TONS of lag. unbearable amounts.

here's what i've got and what it's like:

XP home
1.5 GB DDR 400
AMD 32000+ (about 2Ghz i suppose)
PCIe x16 x800 with 128 MB of DDR

i've got the game on 800x600, no AA, i've got distant trees, actors, items, buildings, landscape, and grass all the way up, but there's still decent lag, especially in cities. it plays smooth in dungeons and caves, though. sad thing is oblivion doesn't seem to have any way to determine what to render and what not to, meaning even though all you're looking at is a door, if all the geometry of the rest of the level is behind that door, it'll lag.

no, my card is one of the best gfx cards on the market, xbox magazine and bethesda recommend it and some nvidea card
they gave away radeon 9800s for their 10th anniversary
my computer is only 32 bit and we need a new soundcard ( sound doesn't work on anything)
When I get a new sound card should I upgrade to 64 bit or is it possible to stay at 32 so I don't have to spend $200 something dollars on a new processor.

I have some other questions.
Is it possible to mod oblivion like halo? Is there a debug console you can access? what can the tes construction set be used for, do you need 3ds max for it?

ah, now i actually know something about oblivion modding. for one, it's MUCH easier to use mods in oblivion than in halo. in oblivion, download your mod, place it in the correct folder (can't remember which off the top of my head) then just start up oblivion, go to data files, and select the .esm files you want to run. although having two certain mods active at the same time can conflict with each other, it's easy to uninstall them; just deselect the faulty .esm files when you restart oblivion.

i don't have time to talk all about it here, so here's my oblivion mods thread: http://forums.halomods.com/viewtopic.php?t=57497


but as for your videocard, sorry, but it isn't. the radeon 9000 series is pretty low right now. my x800 is just above it, followed by the x1000's and the new HD 2000s. as for nVidia, their latest series is the 8000s, the 8800's being the top, especially with SLI.... but you should be able to play oblivion, but it won't look pretty, and there will be lag.

if you just buy a PCI sound card, you should be fine. but when you say the sound doesn't work for anything, all the connections are fine? it might be the speakers, because onboard audio failing is rare.

I just read through gamespots oblivion guide and it said the 9800 looked the best second to an nvidea, out of 20 others.
I just downloaded the construction set and here is the newest system requirement list for oblivion (v 1.0 of the construction was released last week)
and here is what it said in the readme

system requirements wrote: -Minimum System Requirements:
* Windows XP
* 512MB System RAM
* 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 8x DVD-ROM Drive
* 4.6 GB free hard disk space
* DirectX 9.0c (included)
* 128MB Direct3D Compatible Video card and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver
* DirectX 8.1 Compatible Sound Card
* Keyboard, Mouse

-Recommended System Requirements:
* 3.0 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 1 GB System RAM (2 GB of System RAM to use Heightmap Editing)
* ATI X800 series, Nvidia GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card

-Supported Video Card Chipsets:
ATI X1900 series
ATI X1800 series
ATI X1600 series
ATI X1300 series
ATI X850 series
ATI x800 series
ATI x700 series
ATI x600 series
ATI Radeon 9800 series
ATI Radeon 9700 series
ATI Radeon 9600 series
ATI Radeon 9500 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7800 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6200 series
NVIDIA GeForce FX series


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-Regardless of your video card, make sure to download the latest drivers from your manufacturer.

the sound card is 5 years old and since my dad is buying it he is also getting a 3 ghz processor.
how do you get more ram, this computer only has 512, is it possibly to add ram with usb memory sticks?
Halo and counterstrike look just like their xbox counterparts (if not, better) so I'd say mine would work just fine

USB sticks =/= RAM.
You need to buy the proper RAM modules matching your motherboard's RAM speed and DDR standard, and install them into the slots on the motherboard.

like what shadowkhas said, you've got to buy a physical stick of RAM and stick it in if you want more memory. if you're not sure what sort of memory slots your motherboard has, check the manual that came with your pc, or google you PC's model number.

my dad built it
he probably knows what kind of motherboard it is

So ask him.

I will buy oblivion from gamestop used, see if it runs and if not return for the purchase price.
and if I can't play it would this board suffice for this game?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103776

i suppose the processor would help if it will fit in your motherboard, chances are it isn't, though. the thing with processors is that you can't just pick one out of the blue, there's a ton of different socket types, and you have to limit your search to the one on your motherboard. if you buy a CPU of a different socket type than your motherboard, it just won't work.

if you want to make sure you can play oblivion, you'll probably want to buy some extra RAM, then if you have the cash and will be gaming in the future, a new videocard.