Your system

[The Pioneer]

Wow, I should get a new computer!

Mine is a 500Mhz with 768Mb RAM, and a Kyro II chipset with 64Mb from Hercules. I am running Win XP Prof and the game runs smoothly most of the time. It gets slow at later stages of the game on huge maps with >8 civs. I usually turn off all applications that are not needed though.

So long...

[Randolph]

Yep, as I though I officially have the biggest POS around.

Pent II
400Mhz
128Mb Ram
no 3d card

Oh, and a barely functional, unstable (disconnects ever 1-5 minutes), 48kbs modem (or at least that’s the speed it claims to connect at, but my max download speed is about 5kbs, usually 1-3kbs)

Anyone want to give me their old computer?

edit: BTW late game w/ 16 Civs on a huge maptake about 10-15 miniutes between turns.

[aaglo]

My system = sufficient

[The Pioneer]

Originally posted by Randolph

edit: BTW late game w/ 16 Civs on a huge maptake about 10-15 miniutes between turns.

Same here, I usually divert my attention t o something else in the meantime and that leads to losing track of what the game does. I guess we both need a new computer!


So long...

[TheStinger]

celeron433 64mb video/sound card no idea
runs alright on small and tiny can do standard if 6 or less civs

[Stuie]

1.1 Ghz AMD with 256mb RAM and a Geforce 2mx 32mb vid card. Ran ok with 16 civs on a 140x140 map. Anything higher slowed down too much for my taste in larger maps. So I bought more RAM (another 256mb) and managed to toast my mobo in the process of installing it. Lesson learned: don't rush the RAM install in a poorly lit area.

So my brand new mobo is waiting in my car for installation tonight, and then I have to pry PTW out of my wife's clutches to try out 24 civs on a huge map.

[Berduin]

1.0 GHZ Athlon w/ 386 MB RAM
The game runs fine for me, even on the largest maps with many civs. The only major problem I have is with the loading times; they tend to get rather long. The animations and unit movements have always worked smoothly, though.

[metalhead]

Originally posted by Randolph
Yep, as I though I officially have the biggest POS around.

Pent II
400Mhz
128Mb Ram
no 3d card

Oh, and a barely functional, unstable (disconnects ever 1-5 minutes), 48kbs modem (or at least that’s the speed it claims to connect at, but my max download speed is about 5kbs, usually 1-3kbs)

Anyone want to give me their old computer?

edit: BTW late game w/ 16 Civs on a huge maptake about 10-15 miniutes between turns.

Not so fast there, Randolph. Get a load of this:

Dell Dimension
Intel Celeron at 333 MHz, 64 MB RAM, as for audio/video cards, I really have no clue.

Runs standard maps w/8 civs perfectly fine - even in the modern ages, turns rarely take more than 20-30 seconds, but large and huge maps are impossible - the first turn alone on a large map takes 2-3 mins. Didn't quite stick around for the industrial era lag

[JamesDS]

I'm near the bottom!

Pentium II 400MHz, 128Mb (SD)RAM, Win95, 4Mb ATI (3D??)Graphics. Quite good, scrolls map a bit slow, and huge map turns are bit long!

Also, when needing to move 100+ workers a turn, with the preference 'Show my automatic moves' OFF, takes a few minutes

[alva]

This must be the only side, where threads like this turn into the,
"I have the slowest PC "
contest

[bongo]

What is the minimun requirements for running civ3?

I have a P200 with 64MB ram and 2MB graphic-card(no 3d of course) Whats the odds of getting civ3 to work on that one

Let's bonk some head!

[Tiberius]

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[Tiberius]

So what are you saying? That it is working for you or are you asking if it will work?

What is the minimun requirements for running civ3?

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS form civ3.com:

Operating System: Windows® 95/98/Me/2000
Processor: Pentium® II 300MHz
Memory: 32 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 400 MB free hard drive
(+50 for swapfile)
CD-ROM Drive: 4X Speed or higher
Video: DirectX® 8.0a-compatible video card* (must be able to display
1024x768x16 bit)
Sound: DirectX® 8.0a-compatible sound card*
DirectX: DirectX® version 8.0a (included) or higher

* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 8.0a or higher.

[bongo]

I'm just asking. Haven't tried it yet. I will if I get the time. The system is just sitting there gathering dust now.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by alva848
This must be the only side, where threads like this turn into the,
"I have the slowest PC "
contest

I thought I would win the "Crappiest computer contest", but it seems I only scored among top-5.

PII MMX 450 MHz
192 MB RAM PC100
10 GB hard disk
4 MB graphics card
Lousy audio card (soundblaster)
32 x CD player with DVD
17" monitor

This system works well up to large maps if I turn animations off. I tried if on Marla's World (huge+) and each AI turn took at leat 20 minutes in the industrial age. I did not finish the game...

I could only play CIV3 and older action games like Counterstrike and Starcraft. No action games newer than 2 years.


But I have ordered a package that will beat you all. It will arrive any day now:

P4 2.56 GHz
512 MB RDRAM PC800
120 GB hard disk
128 MB Gforce 4 graphics card
Turtle Beach 5+1 channel audio card
16 x DVD player
DVD burner
19" monitor



Perhaps a little overkill to play civilisation? But there are more games out there...

I think everything but the RAM will last for a while. But that RAM format is so new that it's even hard to find, and if I do, it's very expensive. That upgrade will have to wait a while.