List your PC specs

a makeshift customer survey

from PolMach Forums
Hey all,

Just out of curiousity, I'm interested in hearing from you guys about your PC specs. Do me a favor and answer the following questions (please, get the answer from the DirectX Diagnostic Tool which can be accessed by: Start->Run then type dxdiag):

(from the "System" tab)
OPERATING SYSTEM:
PROCESSOR:
MEMORY:
DirectX VERSION:

(from the "Display" tab)
VIDEO CARD CHIP TYPE:
VIDEO CARD MEMORY:
VIDEO CARD DRIVER DATE:

DOES GAME WORK:

Also, I'd like to know if the game (Political Machine 2008) worked for you right away (version 1.0), if it worked after a patch, or if you are still having problems. If you are still having problems, please bear with us as we work to get this working on lower end machines.

Thanks ahead of time for replying to this thread. :CONGRAT:
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Reply #1 from PolMach Forums Top
I'll reply to my own thread with the stats from my PCs.

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My Work Machine
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(from the "System" tab)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows Vista Business
PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz (4 CPUS), ~ 2.4GHz
MEMORY: 3070MB RAM
DirectX VERSION: DirectX 10

(from the "Display" tab)
VIDEO CARD CHIP TYPE: NVidia GeForce 9600 GT
VIDEO CARD MEMORY: 1779 MB
VIDEO CARD DRIVER DATE: 5/16/2008

DOES GAME WORK: yes, always has.


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My Test Machine
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(from the "System" tab)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows XP Professional
PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 x 2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, MMX, 3D Now (2 CPUs)
MEMORY: 2046MB RAM
DirectX VERSION: DirectX 9.0c

(from the "Display" tab)
VIDEO CARD CHIP TYPE: NVidia GeForce 7300 GS
VIDEO CARD MEMORY: 512.0 MB
VIDEO CARD DRIVER DATE: 5/2/2008

DOES GAME WORK: yes, always has.

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My Laptop
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(from the "System" tab)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows XP Professional
PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz (2 CPUs)
MEMORY: 512MB RAM
DirectX VERSION: DirectX 9.0c

(from the "Display" tab)
VIDEO CARD CHIP TYPE: ATI Mobility Radeon X600
VIDEO CARD MEMORY: 128.0 MB
VIDEO CARD DRIVER DATE: 7/25/2006

DOES GAME WORK: yes, always has.

Reply #2 from PolMach Forums Top
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows XP Professional(5.1, build 2600)
PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, MMX, 3dnow, ~2.0GHz
MEMORY: 510mb ram
DirectX VERSION:DirectX 9.0c

VIDEO CARD CHIP TYPE: ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Series (0x5955)
VIDEO CARD MEMORY: 128mb
VIDEO CARD DRIVER DATE: 8/23/2005

1.03 is the first patch I downloaded. I haven't had any real probelms(aside from expected preformance issues, But nothing to bad. The game remains very playable.) When I downloaded the game it came with patch 1.02.
Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #3 from PolMach Forums Top
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0,Build 6001)
PROCESSOR: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00Ghz (2 CPUs), ~3.0Ghz
MEMORY: 3326 MB RAM
DirectX VERSION:DirectX 10

VIDEO CARD CHIP TYPE: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
VIDEO CARD MEMORY: 512 MB
VIDEO CARD DRIVER DATE: 12/12/2007

Bought game from store and immediately downloaded patch 1.02. Has worked perfectly, including LAN multiplayer (haven't tried internet multiplayer yet). Am updating to 1.03 now.
Reply #4 from PolMach Forums Top
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Chip type: GeForce 7900 GS
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Driver Date: 5/2/2008

No problems with 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, or 1.03
Reply #5 from PolMach Forums Top
OPERATING SYSTEM:Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp.080413-2111)
PROCESSOR:Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
MEMORY:1024MB RAM
DirectX VERSION:DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

(from the "Display" tab)
VIDEO CARD CHIP TYPE:GeForce 6800
VIDEO CARD MEMORY:128.0 MB
VIDEO CARD DRIVER DATE:5/2/2008 22:46:00

DOES GAME WORK:
1.00, bought game after this so i don't know how to get to pre-patches.
1.02 - Nope
1.03 - Again, nope :/
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
edit:

damn, sorry i just did not recognize we are talking about PM2008 - no i do not own it.
Reply #7 from PolMach Forums Top

OPERATING SYSTEM: Vista Ultimate
PROCESSOR: Intel Core2 Quad Q660
MEMORY: 3054MB
DirectX VERSION: 10

(from the "Display" tab)
VIDEO CARD CHIP TYPE: Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT
VIDEO CARD MEMORY: 1775 MB
VIDEO CARD DRIVER DATE: 9/12/2007

DOES GAME WORK: Most of the time. It has crashed and locked up a couple of times during later stages of game.
Reply #8 from PolMach Forums Top

Operating System: Windows 7 Premium 64 bit
Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 630 (4 CPUs) 2.8GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Chip type: ATI  display adapter(0x9710) ATI Radeon HD 4200
Display Memory: 2941 MB
Driver Date: 8/18/2009

Does Game Work:  It did at first, until I decided to change it from full screen to windowed.  When i restarted the game, the Stardock video comes on and then goes to the main menu.  From there the game acts odd.  It doesn't freeze because I can move the mouse around, but it will not allow me to click on any of the buttons.  I can't even start a game or click on options.  I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game numerous times.  I have even downloaded the updates.  No success. What's the problem?