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Okay, this has been a fairly common question in this section lately so here are the basics:Note: This thread is primarily for if you want to know if a PC you wish to purchase or are getting can run it. If you already have the PC, why ask? Either select maple from the drop down list here and let it scan and tell you: link or install maple and just try it yourself. If you still aren't sure with something, then yeah, feel free to ask. Maplestory's minimum/recommended requirements: Processor: Pentium 3 1Ghz processor. Basically, any processor with over 1 Ghz should be able to run maple according to Nexon. You may lag though, so think of a *1.8+ Ghz processor as recommended Ram: 256MB ram does work for some people, but to avoid lag, I wouldn't recommend anything less than 512MB. If you're using vista, *1GB ram would be a bare minimum. Graphics card: Most graphics cards should be fine, even on-board ones often work fine with maple too, so if you have a Geforce or Radeon graphics card, consider it a bonus. Hard Drive: Maple only uses about 1.5gb space once installed. However, in order for your PC to be running properly, you should never really go below 3-5gb space free. Internet speed: This is the most important thing when it comes to lagging such as when monsters freeze, skills lock up, pickup lag. That type of thing. A 128Kbps connection would be a minimum, *1Mbps (1024Kbps) and faster would be ideal. Distance from the servers in California can also be a factor. Locations outside the US may get some lag regardless as to how fast your connection is. How do I find out what my Computer specifications are?: To find out what Ghz your processor is as well as how much RAM you have, right click "My computer">Properties>General tab. They should both be listed there. To double check your hard drive space, right click the hard drive icon in "my computer" and select properties. Used space and free space should be shown. To find out what graphics card you have, hold down the Windows key on your keyboard and press R. In the window that pops up, type in "Dxdiag"(without quotes) and click "OK"In the window that opens, go to the display tab. Your graphics card should be listed in the top left module of the window by "Name:" To check your internet speed, these sites will be able to tell you: link or link After all that, If you're still not sure whether your PC or a PC that you wish to purchase will be able to run Maple, please just reply with the computer's specifications here rather than create a new topic asking and I (or someone else who knows) will reply.  I have Windows Vista, will Zakum glitch up if I go on a run? Some people claim that Vista Service Pack 1 has fixed this, however, I haven't seen any such trend. (Confirmation on this would be welcomed though). What I have noticed is that people with a good graphics card usually don't get it on vista at all. This has been confirmed for several Geforce 7 and 8 series cards. In general, I'd bet that most proper graphics cards will prevent the glitch. If you have a different graphics card and have participated in runs while running vista, please do confirm if you are able to kill zakum without it glitching up. See the previous (above) section to find out how to check which graphics card you have. People who just have a basic built-in onboard graphics in their motherboard are usually affected by the glitch. Commonly known ways I've heard of to avoid it if you do not have a proper graphics card are to either alt+tab out at each body change or to change your graphics settings during the run. *= Should be enough for zakum. New Blog: New group: Simply Biblical
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thanks so much my run is on saturday and i was scared i couldnt go because both of my freinds D/C so now i know thanks alot :]
free hard drive space is very important when running games. If you have less then 10% free on your hard drive you will notice lag no matter how much bandwith or RAM you have. Most hard drives installed nowadays in a computer are around 100GB or bigger. Most ppl probabaly have an 80GB hard drive in their computer. I think some people have seen that screen that comes up when trying to defrag your drive if you have less then 15% free. Its always good to have at least 25% of your main hard drive free. If that means going out and buying an external hard drive then so be it.I have also run MS off of my external drive as well. It runs fine on an external drive as well. Their really is no difference in performance between running MS on the internal main drive or an external drive. But if your looking to save space on your C drive to boost your computers overall performance then I would suggest re-installing all your games onto an external drive. New Pic: LordOmega (lvl 60)
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Hey mstormer, i am glad to report that while running zakum on windows vista Sp1 i was succesful to stay till the end. Also i am using a 3gb ram and a NVIDIA GeForce graphics card.
Some help here please?I have 3.08GHz, and 992 Megs of RAM but I still lag like hell on the startupmenu. (Password and ID putting in screen). Any reasons as to why?
Hey, I'm wondering if this is a good computer overall.Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard Model: HP Pavillion dv2700 Notebook PC Processer: Intel(r) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz 1.83 GHz Memory (RAM: 3.00 GB System type: 32-bit Operating System My Video Card is NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS New Pic: 108 Damage!
freakshow101 said: "Some help here please? I have 3.08GHz, and 992 Megs of RAM but I still lag like hell on the startupmenu. (Password and ID putting in screen). Any reasons as to why?" Internet speed? __________________________________________________ AquaSparkz said: "Hey, I'm wondering if this is a good computer overall. Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard Model: HP Pavillion dv2700 Notebook PC Processer: Intel(r) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz 1.83 GHz Memory (RAM: 3.00 GB System type: 32-bit Operating System My Video Card is NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS" Good enough for maple. New Blog: New group: Simply Biblical
I have everything except the RAM. I can run maple, just not zakum runs. My ram is about 440 MB. Is there a way to upgrade it?
AznReemix said: "I have everything except the RAM. I can run maple, just not zakum runs. My ram is about 440 MB. Is there a way to upgrade it?" Go to link and check what kind of compatible RAM sticks fits your PC. New Blog: Finally got my Zakum Helmet
i have exacly 512 RAM =) New Blog: RANGER BABY!
i have vista, and maple runs better than fine for me. when i first downloaded it, it was actually being pretty slow. however, after i played it for a week, it got really fast. i barely ever have any problems with lag. The unique cases of lag are when the server is messed up (such as a week ago when the patch first came up.) So in my case, vista is working fine.
Tnx for the info, and I have a simple question. How good/bad is a laptops 256 Nvidia graphics card for ZAKUM? If every other important factor is OK would this card make me lagg or dc?O and a different question! Ive never been able to go on zakruns and im pretty sure its cuz of my connection even though ram and processor rnt very good, i just wanted to confirm this. Ram is 480 MB, Processor is 797 Mhz and internet connection is 504.99 kilobits per second/61.64kilobytes per second. So is it the connection or is it just all?
6ReDevil6 said: "Tnx for the info, and I have a simple question. How good/bad is a laptops 256 Nvidia graphics card for ZAKUM? If every other important factor is OK would this card make me lagg or dc? O and a different question! Ive never been able to go on zakruns and im pretty sure its cuz of my connection even though ram and processor rnt very good, i just wanted to confirm this. Ram is 480 MB, Processor is 797 Mhz and internet connection is 504.99 kilobits per second/61.64kilobytes per second. So is it the connection or is it just all?" 1. A 256mb Graphics card should be ok. 2. Probably a combination of everything. New Blog: New group: Simply Biblical
This guide is really good,but the guilds don't let you do it yourself anymore  .
all i need is my 9800gtx, 2gb ram and intel quad 6600 to go zakum Register / login
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