# Lies, Damn Lies, and System Requirements

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-damn-lies-and-system-requirements/236956>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 28, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-damn-lies-and-system-requirements/236956 "2004-03-28T19:49:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-damn-lies-and-system-requirements/236956/21 "2004-03-29T03:26:26Z")

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**silentgoldfish** I had the same problem with Splinter cell! the only ‘not so good’ thing about my cpu is the Radeon 9200 SE, everything else is more than enough. I have to keep it on the “almost very lowest settings” to run it.

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**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-damn-lies-and-system-requirements/236956/22 "2004-03-29T03:53:16Z")

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I’m running an Athlon 200, which clocks at 1.67Ghz. With a GeForce FX 5200 card, UT 2004 runs real smooth. I also have 384 MB of RAM, which helps.

I got the card thru Tiger Direct for only $60 (US).

Since you have some of the other specs, try that card.

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**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-damn-lies-and-system-requirements/236956/23 "2004-03-29T03:54:41Z")

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…that’s an Athlon _2000._ One of days I’ll learn to preview.

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**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-damn-lies-and-system-requirements/236956/24 "2004-03-29T03:57:09Z")

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…see what I mean, dammit?

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