Thread: Online System Requirements Tool

There is a pretty nifty online testing tool that will show you if your machine is "up to snuff" for LOTRO. Follow these easy steps:

1. Visit System Requirements Lab online
2. From the drop-down menu select "The Lord of the Rings Online - PC"
3. Click "Can you run it?"
4. Accept the signed ActiveX control (Internet Explorer and Firefox only at this time)
5. Let the test run and enjoy the results!
6. Optional: Come here and brag about your results!

There are two tabs, one for "Minimum" and "Recommended" based on the minimum and recommended hardware requirements suggested by Turbine.

Good luck and enjoy the game!

Pass minimum, no surprise.
Try the recommended, and it say everything but my video card passed:

Recommended: 256 MB video card, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT or better
You Have: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

How much an improvement will a 7800 be over a 7600? Mine was factory overclocked, its from BFG. I ran the stress test and closed beta on ultra high settings except for when they were killing us off at the end.

Thanks for the link. I'll have to try it out when I get off work.

Originally Posted by ChrialexCB

How much an improvement will a 7800 be over a 7600? Mine was factory overclocked, its from BFG. I ran the stress test and closed beta on ultra high settings except for when they were killing us off at the end.

Not much. Found some benchmarks comparing the 7600 and 7800 here.

I passed, I got the maximum according to that bar graph at the very top of the results. Everything was full to the right except my OS, which is Windows XP Pro 32-bit.

My system:

[22:16] @Eric: OS: WinXP Professional 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build #2600) CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+, 2.31 GHz Video: Plug and Play Monitor on nVidia GeForce 7900 GS (1280x1024x32bpp 60Hz) Sound: SB Audigy 2 Audio [9C00] Memory: Used: 473/2047MB Uptime: 3h 40s HD: [C:SATA250] 197.13/232.88 GB [E:IDE250] 106.68/232.88 GB Connection: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport @ 100.0 Mbps (Rec: 28.43MB Sent: 94.79MB)

The 7900GS is 256MB, 256-bit GDDR3, overclocked to about 625 / 1680.

The RAM is 2 1GB sticks of DDR2 800 (PC6400).

Booya! Stickied! I feel honored!

I passed the minimum requirements, but not the recommended, because of my video card. I have a Radeon X1600 Series (Radeon X1600 Series AGP (0x71C2))

Is a Geforce really that much better? I thought the graphics looked great, and I had no problems in Beta other then the client crashing every time I went to Bree.

Originally Posted by Diedre

Not much. Found some benchmarks comparing the 7600 and 7800 here.

If you do go for a new video card, I would go for the 7900gt or better. The 7900 series cards are more energy efficient and run cooler than the 7800's do. Plus, you can probably get one cheaper. That line is cheaper to produce now. I believe nVidia is phasing out the 7800 series.

With my current system, see sig, i pass but i don't reach recommended... my computer result bar is 90% in between minimum and recommended, so i'm not far lol. Guess i could get a better video card to get to recommended.

I have 960 megs of ram, will the game work with that?

Heheh according to that test, my video card is lacking?

CPU
Recommended: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: 2 processors running - Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
PASS

CPU Speed
Recommended: 3.2
You Have: 2.99 GHz Performance Rated at 4.49 GHz
PASS

System RAM
Recommended: 2 GB
You Have: 2.0 GB
PASS

Operating System
Recommended: Windows XP or Vista
You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
PASS

Video Card
Recommended: 256 MB video card, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT or better
You Have: Radeon X1650 Series (ATI Radeon Graphics Processor AGP (0x71C1))
FAIL: Sorry, your video card does not meet this recommended requirement. Upgrading to a more powerful video card will make all your applications look better. Click the 'We Recommend' button to see some great options.
Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card

Video RAM: Required - 256 MB , You have - 512.0 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 3.0 , You have - 3.0
Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 3.0 , You have - 3.0

Video Card Driver Version (DirectX)
Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.6677
FYI: Make sure you have the latest driver for your video card. Click 'Free Driver Update' and we'll direct you to your video card manufacturer.

DirectX Version
Recommended: 9.0c
You Have: 9.0c
PASS

Sound Card
Recommended: Yes
You Have: Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)
PASS

Sound Card Driver Version
Your driver version number is: 5.12.6.402
FYI: Make sure you have the latest driver for your sound card. Click 'Update Driver' and we'll direct you to your sound card manufacturer.

Free Disk Space
Recommended: 10 GB
You Have: 14.8 GB
PASS

DVD
Recommended: DVD Drive. 2X DVD ROM
You Have: SONY DVD RW DRU-820A
PASS, but the Speed could NOT be analyzed.

Should note that this tool only works in Internet Explorer. Firefox or Opera won't work.

Correction: Just Opera won't work.

Originally Posted by fastcart

Should note that this tool only works in Internet Explorer. Firefox or Opera won't work.

Sorry to contradict, but I use Firefox exclusively and it worked.

Weird, must be something new in 2.0. Active X and firefox didn't use to mix.

Originally Posted by fastcart

Should note that this tool only works in Internet Explorer. Firefox or Opera won't work.

Correction: Just Opera won't work.

Thanks for that catch! I've updated the first post with that information.

I guess I will not be playing LOTRO. My computer can't hack it and I don't want to shell out $400-500 for upgrades. Oh well, back to Scions of Fate, lol.

What would be a good not very expensive graphics card for a notebook computer

I passed, but I still can't play the game. After I choose a server I get Searching for Logon server then it lists # of 20 attempts and once it hits 20 I get the message Connection failed: Client timed out the connection. then I get a button Quit. Then I get logged out and have to start all over again.
So I don't know why I keep getting kicked out if I pass the system requirements. I meet all the reccommended requirments except my processer is 2.4 gig instead of 2.8.
I bought this game two days ago and I haven't been able to play once.
I don't have any trouble playing any of my other games like WOW and Guild Wars so I don't understand why I can't play the game. I've already tried the things about the Firewalls and Routers but still nothing.

On Recommended Test Passed Everything

CPU

Recommended: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+

CPU Speed
Recommended: 2.8
You Have: 2.20 GHz Performance Rated at 3.20 GHz

System RAM Recommended: 1 GB You Have: 2.0 GB

Operating System Recommended: Windows XP or Vista You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)



Video Card Recommended: 128 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 or ATI® Radeon® X850 You Have: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS (GeForce 7600 GS)
Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card

Video Card Driver Version (DirectX) Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.9424

DirectX Version Recommended: 9.0c You Have: 9.0c


Sound Card Recommended: Yes You Have: MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device

Sound Card Driver Version Your driver version number is: 5.1.2535.0


Free Disk Space Recommended: 10 GB You Have: 91.5 GB

ok. Mine is way over to the right in green, way past reccomended. But im having 2 problems on 2 different computers. on one computer, the computer with a superb system that is way past reccomended, every time i log into the game, im only logged in for about a minute before my computer reboots on its own. It only happens when im in LOTRO and its impossible to play, i have never played it on that computer to this day. And on another computer, after installing it i attempt to go into the game, and the launcher will not even pull up, ever. someone help me

CPU
Recommended: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: 4 processors running - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
PASS
CPU Speed
Recommended: 2.8
You Have: 2.40 GHz Performance Rated at 4.68 GHz
PASS
System RAM
Recommended: 1 GB
You Have: 2.0 GB
PASS
Operating System
Recommended: Windows XP or Vista
You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
PASS
Video Card
Recommended: 128 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 or ATI® Radeon® X850
You Have: Radeon X1950 Pro (ATI display adapter (0x7280))
PASS
Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card

Video RAM: Required - 128 MB , You have - 512.0 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 3.0
Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 3.0

Video Card Driver Version (DirectX)
Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.6683
FYI: Your video card driver version is provided for your information, but it is not part of this analysis. But proper video card driver versions are important to the proper operation of your product.
DirectX Version
Recommended: 9.0c
You Have: 9.0c
PASS
Sound Card
Recommended: Yes
You Have: Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus
PASS
Sound Card Driver Version
Your driver version number is:
FYI: Your sound card driver version is provided for your information, but it is not part of this analysis. But proper sound card driver versions are important to the proper operation of your product.
Free Disk Space
Recommended: 10 GB
You Have: 440.4 GB
PASS
DVD
Recommended: 2x DVD-ROM
You Have: SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-348B
PASS, but the Speed could NOT be analyzed.

OMG i have windows vista and whenever i run the game it freezes and it starts making weird noises and the computer will eventually just restart i did the requirment test and everything is perfect but i play for like 10 minutes sometimes around 2 and the game will just up and poof and the game will go all funny it looks as if my video card just dies and it has horrible graphics once it freezes PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!

Ok I ran the test I passed recommended on everything but my video card. My video card didn't even pass minimum lol. I have played this game for a long time so I think it would be worth it to improve my system for this. Any recommendations or know where I could get a good one for a decent price?

Dude, this was AMAZINGLY helpful. Just what I was looking for; thanks a ton.

OMG!!! I just want to cry! I cannot tell you how flustrated I am with this whole thing. After 2 days of downloading, updating, verifying and whatever else this thing does I finally FOUND where the play button was, clicked it, picked the server or whatever it's called, the thing gave me a "color display error" then went black, a few seconds it started the lead in - now it is jerking and the sound stutters. After the little movie the screen goes black and NOTHING!!!!!! I have spent hours going through the forums, called the num someone gave me and got a recording telling me to check online for help. I have added the suggested sites to the firewall, nothing, I disabled the firewall, no difference. I have not chosen a character - never found that area. It took soooo long to download in the first place and I have already lost a full week of paid for playtime. ...... SO, here is what is in this new laptop: Good enough or not? I do not have a clue what most of this means. If I need so upgrade something, where and how do I do that?
HP Pavilian dv6-1359wm w/ Win 7 home premium
Intel core 2 Dui Processor T6600 (2.20GHz, 2MB cache,800MHz FSB)
4096MB DDR3 system memory
320GB (7200rpm) hard drive
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+R/RW deive w double layer support
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD w up tp 1695MB total available memory

UPDATE: I did the "Can I Run It" program and it said I was fine but video card, I have 64 Mb and need 1.7GB - isn't GB more than MB?? And, if I need a new card, how is that installed in a laptop?

I know you guys probably are tired of me whining and I am not a dirhard gamer, just someone who would like to enjoy what I have been told is a really cool game. Thanks

Although my new computer exceeds even the max requirements for running LOTRO, it still failed because my Intel chip set is not supported by the game. It seems to me that if you have a graphics card that exceeds the requirements needed and really only has the wrong name attached to it the game should run beautifully. Maybe its time to make the game playable with whatever card you have as long as that card has all other requirements. I wish that I had tried this first, before posting. At the charactor screen i went into options and saw that the games resolution wasn't the same as what my computer was running, so I changed it in game and lowered my graphics from very high to high and now it runs like a dream. So much so that i will for sure be changing from F2P to a paid subscription.

I got these results about the video card:

FAILED
Minimum: 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500
You Have: Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator HD (Core i5)

Is it worth upgrading? I know nothing about video cards.

ok, it says i fail the video card, yet all the info about my video card passes. does this mean the video card is technically a pass?

hmm....says my cpu and cpu speed it cant identify.....or somethin...lemme post the info. and this is for the recommended requirements. it says the same for minimum. i pass for both except cpu and cpu speed (because it says it cant identify it...)




CPU
Recommended: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor


CPU Speed
Recommended: 2.8 GHz
You Have: 0.0 Hz Performance Rated at:


RAM
Recommended: 1 GB
You Have: 5.7 GB
PASS

OS
Recommended: Windows XP or Vista
You Have: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 2 (build 6002), 64-bit
PASS

Video Card
Recommended: 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon X850
You Have: GeForce 9100
PASS
Features: Recommended attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM 128 MB 2.9 GB
3D Yes Yes
Hardware T&L Yes Yes
Pixel Shader version 2.0 4.0
Vertex Shader version 2.0 4.0


DirectX version
Recommended: 9.0c
You Have: 11.0
PASS

Sound Card
Recommended: Yes
You Have: Realtek High Definition Audio
PASS

Free Disk Space
Recommended: 15 GB
You Have: 448.2 GB
PASS



could this be why lotro lags for me even on very low graphics now D=....before i stoped playing in 2008 it worked fine....no lag nothin on default settings now its just....why.....i miss playing the game....lil advice on how to resolve this issue (the lag possibly but mainly the cpu stuff...) btw im useing the standard lotro version. my computers clean so theres no way its viruses.

Can I play it?



CPU
Minimum: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N450 @ 1.66GHz
PASS

CPU Speed
Minimum: 1.8 GHz
You Have: 1.7 GHz
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your CPU Speed does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.

RAM
Minimum: 512 MB
You Have: 987.5 MB
PASS

OS
Minimum: Windows XP or Vista
You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 32-bit
PASS

Video Card
Minimum: 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500
You Have: Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.
Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM 64 MB 237.7 MB
3D Yes Yes
Hardware T&L Yes No
Pixel Shader version 1.1 2.0
Vertex Shader version 1.1 2.0a

DirectX version
Minimum: 9.0c
You Have: 11.0
PASS

Sound Card
Minimum: Yes
You Have: IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
PASS

Free Disk Space
Minimum: 11 GB
You Have: 36.5 GB
PASS

I've passed on recomended but still I cant run any raid cuz my computer get stuck at 2 FPS (Graphics running Very Low) and can't move or attack.

Here's my laptop config

Processor 2.0GHz AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-62
Memory 2GB DDR2
Hard drive 250GB 5,400rpm
Chipset AMD RS780M
Graphics 256MB Nvidia GeForce 8200M
Operating System Windows Vista Premium

Oh come on the site tells me that I fail because the brand name on my graphics chip is wrong


Video Card
Minimum: 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500
You Have: Intel(R) HD Graphics
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations. Click here for the latest Video drivers.
Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM 64 MB 1.7 GB
3D Yes Yes
Hardware T&L Yes Yes
Pixel Shader version 1.1 4.0
Vertex Shader version 1.1 4.0

Originally Posted by Trilogy

Heheh according to that test, my video card is lacking?

.

It's fine. I get the same thing. It says that I fail for video on the minimum but I have played the game so I know it works. Not great but it works. This what it says:




So I really do pass but the page says I don't. It says I fail on other games that I have played like Doom 3. The computer is a dv5215us HP laptop with a 1.8ghz Turion 64 single core processor, 2gb RAM and Radeon Xpress 200 graphics with 128mb of discrete video RAM

Originally Posted by fpsfreak101

I have 960 megs of ram, will the game work with that?

I ran beta2 with 768mb on Vista, so yeah, your 960 should be fine, though you'll get lots of client-side lag when in populated areas, like Bree. I also have a 256mb nVidia, uhm, 6600 I think, so that helps, too.

Honestly, I'm watching the UPS tracking page right now. My 2 gigs of ram and 1gb readyboost drive are Out For Delivery. Just in time for tomorrow's big event!

For those of you who keep getting failed/minimum on their video card (which all the ones I saw posted shouldn't have any issues) I will provide the following links for the most up-to date drivers for increase performance (most of the time). Granted a 1650XT won't compare to a 7900 GT but it might help.

Directx 9.0c (Feburary edition)

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx

ATI Catalyst Driver (Most current is 7.3 at the moment)

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

Nvida Drivers

http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

And for those of you who don't mind 8 + hours of work on your comp to really maximize performance....

For Nvidia card users click here

http://www.tweakguides.com/NVFORCE_1.html

For ATI card users click here

http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_1.html

I highly highly highly highly recommend trying out the tweak guides, it was crazy how much it improved my old 6800 GT AGP 8X 256mb card. I went from on Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter everything on low, to almost every setting put on the highest it could go. Anyways hope that helps

ermmm ok . well according to this tool it says my computer fails .but I have been playing since closed beta in august ???? are you telling me that when the game goes live I will no longer beable to play and hence all this has been wasted time for me ????

CPU
Recommended: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: 2 processors running - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz PASS
CPU Speed
Recommended: 3.2
You Have: 2.80 GHz Performance Rated at 7.35 GHz PASS


lol this thing is a a bit crazy on its performance ratings but w/e :O

Dang that site says my pc fails which it does, hopefully once I buy a 1gb stick of ram it will run better. Can barely move most the time now except in the first instance where it ran fine. Confused how that site says I fail at being able to play WoW too but can play it fine lol.

I got the Nividia 7300 LE is the 7800 GT that much better? Everything else passes on it but not the 7800 part. and any help on how I got booted, and how, and why I can't reconnect, since I can't seem to find the place to post it.?

I'm almost off the chart, I have a NVIDIA 8800 GTS. I'm not surprised by the ranking, I've been playing LOTRO almost at full power and its run really well much better than Vanguard:Saga of Heroes does and its already a released game.