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    Image of NickFoote NickFoote
    11/11/09

    In reply to Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
    unless you have some crappy Dell, you should be able to run this. If you can't, you need to stop calling yourself a PC gamer. #startrekonline
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    Image of carpe_k9006 carpe_k9006
    11/11/09

    @NickFoote: Right. So.. say.... someone enjoys Battlezone or Wing Commander more than Crysis or MW2 and doesn't feel the need to buy unnecessary computer parts and they're suddenly not a pc gamer anymore?

    Stop looking down on people.
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/11/09

    @carpe_k9006: If they've only been playing games from the mid-90s on their machines, they've played every game from the period to exhaustion already. #startrekonline
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    Image of Matthew Weflen Matthew Weflen
    11/11/09

    In reply to Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
    Does your toaster do 4x Anti-Alaising of the bread?

    Mmm... non-jaggy toast.... #startrekonline
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    Image of Covert_Knight Covert_Knight
    11/11/09

    In reply to Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
    Oh wow it's coming out sooner than I thought, which is kind of groovy. The requirements honestly aren't all that bad, higher than some mmos, but most of which have been out for years. And the parts under recommended have been out for at least 2 years so, not bad all things considered. #startrekonline
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    11/11/09

    In reply to Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
    Pfft those specs are nothing for my pcv-rz32g and it's amazing 512mb of premium pc-2700 333 mhz DDR memory......*sob*

    ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡ #startrekonline
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/11/09

    In reply to Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
    Pretty standard specs.
    Though really you should be able to run it on a PADD #startrekonline
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    Image of Techno-Atom Techno-Atom
    11/11/09

    In reply to Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
    I was looking at the Force Unleashed game at Walmart and it was some Sith Edition. It requires 23 freaking GB's of harddrive space. Game requirements are ridiculous these days.

    At least the requirements for this game seem okay. #startrekonline
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/11/09

    @Techno-Atom: 23GB an issue?
    I've not seen a PC with less than 500gb for a long while.
    Not like it's dirt cheap or anything. ¬_¬

    Though tbh console ports can be a right horror in the PC specs. GTAIV is worse than Crysis. #startrekonline
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    Image of ShimodaNexus ShimodaNexus
    11/11/09

    @deanbmmv: Say hello to 120GB. It was really ahead of its time in 2004.... #startrekonline
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/11/09

    @ShimodaNexus: Aye, but 120gb's now are as cheap as chips.
    If HDD space is the issue, its the cheapest to remedy. #startrekonline
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    Image of ShimodaNexus ShimodaNexus
    11/11/09

    @deanbmmv: It's an issue, but the game is months from being released. I actually got a 360 to remedy having to upgrade my computer anytime soon.

    Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Borderlands are all on 360, so I'm pleased. #startrekonline
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/11/09

    @ShimodaNexus: Upgrade cycles have sl..o..w...ed...to...a.......c........r.......a........w..........l. #startrekonline
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    Image of Techno-Atom Techno-Atom
    11/11/09

    @deanbmmv:

    My Desktop only has a 45 GB Harddrive and my laptop has a 160 GB harddrive. I didn't say it was an issue. I am just shocked as to how much space you need for games these days. I remember when Demos were only 20 MB's or less. Now a demo can be up to 2+ GB's. #startrekonline
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/11/09

    @Techno-Atom: I too rmeebr when demo's were 20mb. I also remebr the days of sweet sweet dial-up and single core processor, heck I remember when I didn't know what a core was. And I probs used to think a terrabyte was a Virus.
    But in the words of Snake:
    "Spec's, Spec's have changed"

    (and then Ron Perlman comes form the shadows and they start a massive argument) #startrekonline
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    11/11/09

    In reply to Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
    Never done an MMO before, but I love Star Trek, so depending on how pricing is done, I might have to give this a try... #startrekonline
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    Image of spoonTRex spoonTRex
    11/11/09

    In reply to Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
    I don't even get how companies calculate comparable processors. I have an Intel E8500 Core2Duo and an AMD Athlon X2 6000+ (the AMD Overclocked to 3.3GHz from 3.1GHz), and my E8500 can run circles around the OC 6000+.

    I'm calling BS on an Athlon X2 5600+ running just as well as an E8400 Core2Duo. If an E8400 is "recommended" than you'll need a triple or quadcore AMD Phenom to keep up, I'm sure. #startrekonline
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    Image of Malthian Malthian
    11/11/09

    @spoonTRex: Thus sayeth the Intel fantard. #startrekonline
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/11/09

    @Malthian: Some people follow brands. Other people follow benchmarks. Intel is it for now, like as not. #startrekonline
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    Image of spoonTRex spoonTRex
    11/11/09

    @Malthian: Oh, yeah. That's it. You solved it. Congrats. Oh wait, I own and use both every day, so it's probably real world experience I was talking from, not just some unbridled fandom.

    Five months ago I left both computers to encode three DVDs to h.264 MKV files over night. When I woke up, seven or eight hours later, the Intel machine was just finishing the third video, while the AMD was just barely starting on the second video. THE SECOND VIDEO. If I'm an Intel fan now, I think AMD showed me the way.

    @Kozath: Exactly. I've never owned an Intel chip in my life until this Core2Duo, and only bought it due to Benchmarks. #startrekonline
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    Image of Squiffy Squiffy
    11/11/09

    In reply to Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
    Sounds roughly the same as Champions Online's requirements, and that game ran like molasses on my computer.

    I know, I know... I need to upgrade. Stupid single core is the main thing slowing me down in modern gaming /sigh.

    What can I say, I've made a big shift to consoles lately and MMOs are all that interest me in PCs these days. Mostly older ones that run fine like EQ 1/2, Eve, WAR, etc.

    Maybe if my stupid student loan people weren't absorbing my tax rebates I would be able to upgrade /bitter #startrekonline
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    Image of RedThree RedThree
    11/11/09

    @Squiffy: less time complain, more time flipping burger? #startrekonline
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    Image of Squiffy Squiffy
    11/11/09

    @RedThree: More like raising 3 kids off my salary alone.

    I'll get to a point where I can justify a new computer in my budget, but right now, not gonna upgrade for one or two games I may be interested in for a month or so. #startrekonline
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    Image of ninjaDance ninjaDance
    11/11/09

    @RedThree: Man, I wish I could FIND a job flipping burgers these days. I've been unemployed from a far better job for months now, don't make it out to be so easy. :( #startrekonline
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    Image of Doomcryer Doomcryer
    11/11/09

    @ninjaDance: I second this motion. More jobs please.
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