Risen: performance questions?

Zelda_fan · 06-07-10, 01:32 AM

So I just got this game "risen" the other day.

Absolutely hooked. I loved Gothic 1 and 2 and after playing this for a few hours I'm absolutely hooked.

Unfortunately my old 8800GT 320MB can't really keep up, and I don't want to play this game any more until I can have the full graphical experience. This is one of those rare games that I'm willing to buy an upgrade for. I know it's been out for a while, and I know a lot of you have it, so I figure I can get some pretty good advice on what card to buy?

I have a Core2 Duo clocked at 3.0GHZ. 4GB of RAM. So I think my CPU is fine.

So here is what I want gameplay-wise:

1920x1080 with max IQ ( 2x or 4x AA) averaging around 50 - 60fps. What kind of video card do I need? Thanks in advance!

**bob saget** · 06-07-10, 02:10 AM

Have never played the game, but judging from the stats from wiki:

Quote:

System requirements

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+
RAM: 2GB
Graphics card: Nvidia Geforce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro[3]

Something like a GTX 260 seems to be ok.

**crainger** · 06-07-10, 04:32 AM

Ran great on my 260GTX SLIs, so there you go. 260GTX SLI or a 480GTX. knock yourself out kiddo.

PaiN · 06-07-10, 04:45 AM

Risen was completely awesome, I was hooked and played nothing else until I finished it. I believe I had a GTX260(216) at the time and I played at 1920x1200 no issues.

Toss3 · 06-07-10, 05:00 AM

Loved risen and it played beautifully on my old g92.

I'd recommend getting a better card than a GTX 260 considering Gothic 4 is on its way(expected release in q3 2010). Either a GTX 470 or 5850 is what I'd get.

NarcissistZero · 06-07-10, 05:43 AM

I played Risen on max settings and super-sampled it to get rid of the jaggies, and that was on a Q9550 and a GTX 275.

Great, great game, though I got tired of it towards the end due to some dragged-out quests near the finale.

Gaco · 06-07-10, 06:02 AM

Or a Radeon HD 5850 - bang for the buck ftw!

I completely missed this game.. good thing there is a demo on steam

**nekrosoft13** · 06-07-10, 07:03 AM

I still have to buy it, but it disapeared from steam last time i checked

Bladestorm · 06-07-10, 08:35 AM

I played it with a Phenom II x4 @ 3.5 and a GTX 275 @ 1920x1200 with max settings + 2x AA. I was not averaging 50-60 FPS, so I don't think you should go with anything less than a 5850.

Zelda_fan · 06-07-10, 10:29 AM

I think I'll go with a 5850. Maybe even a 5870. Then when gothic
4 comes out I'll just get another one and go cossfire style.

Now to find a good 58xx deal...

t3hl33td4rg0n · 06-07-10, 03:56 PM

I play the game at 1680x1050 all settings high and the game runs very well. 16x AF, no AA.

... And my computer is still ancient by todays standards.

Athlon64 x2 3800 @ 2.4 / MSI K8N Neo4 Plat
3GB DDR400
9600GT

06-07-10, 01:32 AM	#1
Zelda_fan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,299	Risen: performance questions? So I just got this game "risen" the other day. Absolutely hooked. I loved Gothic 1 and 2 and after playing this for a few hours I'm absolutely hooked. Unfortunately my old 8800GT 320MB can't really keep up, and I don't want to play this game any more until I can have the full graphical experience. This is one of those rare games that I'm willing to buy an upgrade for. I know it's been out for a while, and I know a lot of you have it, so I figure I can get some pretty good advice on what card to buy? I have a Core2 Duo clocked at 3.0GHZ. 4GB of RAM. So I think my CPU is fine. So here is what I want gameplay-wise: 1920x1080 with max IQ ( 2x or 4x AA) averaging around 50 - 60fps. What kind of video card do I need? Thanks in advance!

06-07-10, 04:32 AM	#3
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: Risen: performance questions? Ran great on my 260GTX SLIs, so there you go. 260GTX SLI or a 480GTX. knock yourself out kiddo.

06-07-10, 04:45 AM	#4
PaiN Don't make me MAD! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CT, USA Posts: 2,110	Re: Risen: performance questions? Risen was completely awesome, I was hooked and played nothing else until I finished it. I believe I had a GTX260(216) at the time and I played at 1920x1200 no issues. __________________ Core i5 2500K @ 4.2ghz \| EVGA Superclock M020 \| Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 \| 8gb G.Skill Ripjaws X PC1600 \| EVGA GTX570 760/1950 \| SB X-Fi Xtremegamer \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610w PSU \| (2) WD Black 640gb in RAID"0" \| MSI SATA DVD-RW \| Saitek Eclipse kb \| Logi G5v2 mouse / Steelseries QcK \| Antec P182 "Gunmetal" \| Logitech 5300a THX 5.1 speakers \| ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD -Windows7 64bit

06-07-10, 05:00 AM	#5
Toss3 .<<o>>. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 4,763	Re: Risen: performance questions? Loved risen and it played beautifully on my old g92. I'd recommend getting a better card than a GTX 260 considering Gothic 4 is on its way(expected release in q3 2010). Either a GTX 470 or 5850 is what I'd get. __________________ : :Asus Rampage II Gene : : Core i7 920 4011Mhz : : 6Gb 1600Mhz A-Data DDR3 : : Club3D Theatron Agrippa : : Intel 80GB SSD : : 2xSamsung F1 750Gb : : Sapphire 5850 @ 850/1225Mhz : : : :Benq FP241W : : Optoma HD80 Projector + 92" Screen : : Genelec 8020B speakers : : Sony MDR-XB700 Headphones : : Razer Lycosa : : Razer Lachesis : :

06-07-10, 05:43 AM	#6
NarcissistZero Loving Everything Me Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 8,033	Re: Risen: performance questions? I played Risen on max settings and super-sampled it to get rid of the jaggies, and that was on a Q9550 and a GTX 275. Great, great game, though I got tired of it towards the end due to some dragged-out quests near the finale. __________________ I gots one of them high powered gaming computers with an EVGA GTX 480 video thingy and a Q9550 processing device and also one of them Windows 7 64 operating programs with 4GB of some Corsair 1033 DDR2 ram. Steam, Xbox Live and PSN: StingingVelvet

06-07-10, 06:02 AM	#7
Gaco L4D & DoW2 ftw! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,143	Re: Risen: performance questions? Or a Radeon HD 5850 - bang for the buck ftw! I completely missed this game.. good thing there is a demo on steam __________________ ---MAIN GAMING RIG from MID SEPTEMBER 2007, MOBO+CASE+FANS UPGRADED APRIL 2009, GRAPHICSCARD UPGRADED MARCH 2010--- Case: Antec P182 case + 3x 120mm Scythe Slipstream SY1225SL12M @ ~900 RPM Motherboard: Asus P5Q Deluxe CPU: Intel Core2 Q6600@3.3ghz w. Noctua NH-U12P RAM: 4Gb Crucial Tracer PC-8500 Graphics: XFX Radeon HD 5970 Black Edition Harddiscs: 2xRaptorX 150gb 10.000 RPM in RAID0 Soundcard: X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound: Sennheiser HD600 Headphones + headamp Keyboard: Logitech DiNovo Edge Mouse: Razor Orochi Monitor: Samsung 2232BW (22" 1680*1050) OS: Windows 7 Professional 64bit

06-07-10, 07:03 AM	#8
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06-07-10, 08:35 AM	#9
Bladestorm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 139	Re: Risen: performance questions? I played it with a Phenom II x4 @ 3.5 and a GTX 275 @ 1920x1200 with max settings + 2x AA. I was not averaging 50-60 FPS, so I don't think you should go with anything less than a 5850. __________________ Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 i7-2600K @ 4.5 GHz 1.29vcore CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600 EVGA GTX 580 Palit GTX 580 Creative Titanium HD Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000W Corsair 650D Samsung S27A850D

06-07-10, 10:29 AM	#10
Zelda_fan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,299	I think I'll go with a 5850. Maybe even a 5870. Then when gothic 4 comes out I'll just get another one and go cossfire style. Now to find a good 58xx deal...