all I want for xmas is a new power rig

[terryrayc]

So I love Strategy games and I like Tom Clancy, so when I heard about End War I thought...I must have this game...then I saw the requirements and though WTF!!!

System Requirements
Minimum:
OS: Windows® XP (with SP2) or Windows Vista® (with SP1)
Processor: Intel® Core® 2 Duo E4400 2.0 GHz or 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ or better
Memory: 1 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista
Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compliant video card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list*)
Hard Drive: 10 GB free hard disk space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c–compatible sound card
Network: Broadband connection with 256 kbps upstream or faster and service required for multiplayer mode
Peripherals: Windows-compatible mouse required.

Recommended:

OS: Windows® XP (with SP2) or Windows Vista® (with SP1)
Processor: Intel® Core® 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, Intel® Core® 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz, or 2.5 GHz AMD Quad-Core Phenom™ X4 9850 or better
Memory: 2 GB
Graphics: 512 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compliant video card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher*
Hard Drive: 10 GB free hard disk space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c–compatible sound card with latest drivers
Network: Broadband connection with 256 kbps upstream or faster and service required for multiplayer mode
Peripherals: Windows-compatible mouse required. Windows-compatible headset required for voice command.

Video:
*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release
ATI® RADEON® X1800XT / X1900XT / HD 2000 / 3000 / 4000 series
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT / 7950 GT / 8 / 9 / 200 series

Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at: http://support.ubi.com.

NVIDIA® nForce™ or other motherboards/soundcards containing the Dolby® Digital Interactive. Content Encoder required for Dolby Digital audio.


What the hell, that means 99% of computer owners will never be able to play this game at it's lowest settings!!!!

[makelovelikewar]

Makes you wonder if Marketing and Development talk to each other.

[corwink]

Good lord....my new laptop will run it no problem....except for "Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. " But it would probably work....