Crash to desktop before first cutscene
I downloaded the game from origin a couple of days ago and have never been able to get past selecting race/class/gender and loading the world state. I get to a black loading screen right before (I a...
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Your PC doesn't meet the system requirements. The required MD Radeon HD 4870 is much more powerful than your Radeon HD 4350.
Ahh damn, I thought it might be. Would getting the game to run be a simple as replacing the graphics card? And would any low profile card fit/be powerful enough?
I'm fairly confident about the actual physical process of replacing the card, I don't trust myself to pick the right one though.- Approved
Recently, the availability of Gaming Quality GPU devices made in the Low Profile shape has gone down in the marketplace. There never were a lot of good choices in that form factor, actually.
Minimum choices are never really good enough, however, Newegg has this page for R7 250s, their introductory gaming adapter. Is your Slimline able to run with the side panel off so you can use an R9 instead?
Something that Fred mentioned reminds me of this, also: many of the OEM "Slim" enclosures are NOT mATX standard, and thus, a problem often occurs matching the required PSU upgrade, such that replacing the actual case itself is often necessary to be able to use a standard mATX power supply.
@Chouxie wrote:
Ahh damn, I thought it might be. Would getting the game to run be a simple as replacing the graphics card? And would any low profile card fit/be powerful enough?
I'm fairly confident about the actual physical process of replacing the card, I don't trust myself to pick the right one though.You could just replace the graphics card, but you only have a 220W power supply. A better GPU will likely also require more power.
Good GPUs are usually two slots wide, which means your PCI-e slot should have a free empty space next to it. Usually that shouldn't be a problem, but with a pre-built HP desktop, it's a good idea to check.
As for hardware recommendations, I suggest you look at Logical Increments and pick a GPU and power supply of at least 'very good' quality for this game.
Also, to be perfectly honest, I would expect your current GPU to just run the game incredibly slowly instead of downright crashing it, so it may be possible that the issue may have a different underlying reason. (Unless someone could correct me on that. Could a slow GPU with the right shader and DirectX model actually crash a game?) However, you would without a doubt never get a playable experience with your current hardware.
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