[Wine] Re: how to install the 1 Witcher?

[crazy_dave]

crazy_dave wrote:
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> crazy_dave wrote:
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> > DL wrote:
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> > > totry wrote:
> > > > ok,excuse me for my english but i will do the best.
> > > > First this is a link of my machine:
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> > > > http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02547556&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=4269976&prodTypeId=12454
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> > > > Can i play to The Witcher with that?
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> > > No, I don't think that machine is going to be able to play the game. You have an integrated GPU (that is probably intel) and a CPU that isn't very good either. At the very least you are going to need to buy a discrete graphics card, preferably a nvidia card.
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> > Well he has an AMD CPU w/ presumably AMD integrated graphics which are supposedly better than Intel's. That said, I can find no mention of graphics on the machine and even on my machine with a discrete graphics card albeit a mobile discrete graphics card, The Witcher 1 can have choppy framerates at times in Wine due to the performance reduction. Unfortunately, ultimately, I am forced to agree that it is unlikely the Witcher 1 will run smoothly on his machine under Wine. 
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> > However, it is not impossible. To make sure, you should e-mail CD Projekt Red support for The Witcher 1 and ask them about their minimum requirements.
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> And remember that your computer will have to exceed those minimum requirements to run the game under Wine.


According to Gamespot here are the system requirements:

Minimum System Requirements
System:
Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or equivalent
RAM:
1024 MB
Video Memory:
128 MB
Hard Drive Space:
8500 MB

Recommended System Requirements
System:
Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or equivalent
RAM:
2048 MB
Video Memory:
256 MB