NBA 2K9 System Requirements-Can I run the Game?

Official Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows Vista, XP, or 2000 CPU |
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz Single Core processor or equivalent (2.8 Ghz for Vista)
RAM: 512 MB or more (1 GB for Vista)
Disc Drive: 8x or faster DVD drive |
Hard Drive: 10.5 GB or more free space |
Video: DirectX 9.0c compatible * |
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Input: Keyboard or dual-analog gamepad
* Video card with 128 MB or more memory and one of the following chipsets is required: ATI x1300 or greater | NVIDIA 6600 or greater | DirectX 9.0c compatible card with Shader Model 3.0 support.

This would be my speculated specs for 2k9 "IF" it would really come out in pc..

*CPU*

Mininum: Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or even faster

*CPU SPEED*

Minimum: 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz or higher for Vista)

*System Ram*

Minimum: 1 GB (Windows Vista requires 1.5GB RAM)

*Operating System*

Windows XP/Windows Vista

*Video Card*

Minimum: Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Atleast a video card that has a shader 3.0 should do fine.

*Video Card Features*

Video Ram: 256
Video Card 3d Acceleration
Video HW Transformation and Lighting
Vertex Shader: 3.0
Pixel Shader: 3.0

*Video Card Driver Version*

"Must be Latest"

*Video Card DirectX Version*

DirectX 9 or DirectX 10

*HD FREE SPACE*

Maybe 5gb of free HD space is needed for the installation

*DVD ROM*

Atleast 8x speed DVD rom


I hope the specs would be a bit lower than what i speculated..

This would be my speculated specs for 2k9 "IF" it would really come out in pc..

ITS already been confirmed
http://2ksports.com/games/nba2k9/

BTW in my opnion 2k9 requirements would be almost the same with this games:::

PES 2009
Minimum requirements:
- Windows XP SP2, Vista
- Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz
- 1 GByte RAM
- 6 GByte HDD
- Geforce FX or Radeon 9700. Pixel/Vertex Shader 2.0 and 128 MByte VRAM.
- 800 x 600 resolution

Recommended system:
- Windows XP SP2, Vista
- Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
- 2 GByte RAM
- 8 GByte HDD
- Geforce 6800 GT/GS, Radeon x1600 or higher. Pixel/Vertex Shader 3.0 and 256 MByte VRAM
- 1.280 x 720 resolution

or FIFA 09

FIFA 09 System Requirements

- Operating Systems: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista
- CPU: 2.4 GHz
- RAM: 512 Megabytes of RAM (1 GB required for Windows Vista)
- DirectX® 9.0c Compatible 3D accelerated 128 MB video card or equivalent (must support Shader Model 2.0 or above)
- DirectX® 9.0c Compatible Sound Card
512Kbps or greater broadband connection for online gameplay
- 1.63 GB free hard disk space for DVD format and additional space required for DirectX® 9.0c installation
- 8x or faster DVD-ROM drive

For Downloadable Demo Users:
- 4.4 GB free hard disk space for downloadable format and additional space required for DirectX® 9.0c installation

or BIOSHOCK - 2k games

- Minimum System Requirements -

CPU - Pentium 4 2.4GHz Single Core processor
System RAM - 1GB
Video Card - Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550).
Sound Card - 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card
Hard disc space - 8GB free space

- Recommended System Requirements -

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo processor
System RAM - 2GB
Video card - DX9 - Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better) / DX10 - NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
Sound Card - Sound Blaster X-Fi series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)

if u can play games like CRYSIS and ASSASIN's CREED u can definitely play 2k9 in PC

or BIOSHOCK - 2k games

Because it's from 2K as well doesn't mean it should be similar at all when it comes to PC requirements. You're comparing 2K9 with an Unreal Engine 3.0-based FPS game...

ur right, stand corrected

but still "FPS(especially the present one's)" games are always the one's who requires HIGH END COMPUTERS with the exception of the following

GTA 4
ASSASIN's CREED

this 2 games are ACTION ADVENTURE games

and SUPREME COMMANDER w/c is STRATEGY GAME

This would be my speculated specs for 2k9 "IF" it would really come out in pc..

*CPU*

Mininum: Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or even faster

*CPU SPEED*

Minimum: 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz or higher for Vista)

*System Ram*

Minimum: 1 GB (Windows Vista requires 1.5GB RAM)

*Operating System*

Windows XP/Windows Vista

*Video Card*

Minimum: Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Atleast a video card that has a shader 3.0 should do fine.

*Video Card Features*

Video Ram: 256
Video Card 3d Acceleration
Video HW Transformation and Lighting
Vertex Shader: 3.0
Pixel Shader: 3.0

*Video Card Driver Version*

"Must be Latest"

*Video Card DirectX Version*

DirectX 9 or DirectX 10

*HD FREE SPACE*

Maybe 5gb of free HD space is needed for the installation

*DVD ROM*

Atleast 8x speed DVD rom


I hope the specs would be a bit lower than what i speculated..

Sorry but those min req doesn't make any sense, a dual core 2 ghz as minimum, even crysis doesn't require that, and after that you put a higher cpu speed than the core 2 duo you recomended. The video card does make sense, a 8x speed dvd rom( who cares the game will be installed on the harddrive).

Your so called speculated specs actually 3 years old Oblivion's sys.reqs.

Sorry but those min req doesn't make any sense, a dual core 2 ghz as minimum, even crysis doesn't require that, and after that you put a higher cpu speed than the core 2 duo you recomended. The video card does make sense, a 8x speed dvd rom( who cares the game will be installed on the harddrive).

hehe nice analysis there bro

my comp might be able to run this after all.

Evidently they were posted on the official forums:

Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows Vista, XP, or 2000 CPU | CPU: Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz Single Core processor or equivalent (2.8 Ghz for Vista)
RAM: 512 MB or more (1 GB for Vista)
Disc Drive: 8x or faster DVD drive |
Hard Drive: 10.5 GB or more free space |
Video: DirectX 9.0c compatible * |
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Input: Keyboard or dual-analog gamepad
* Video card with 128 MB or more memory and one of the following chipsets is required: ATI x1300 or greater | NVIDIA 6600 or greater | DirectX 9.0c compatible card with Shader Model 3.0 support.

From http://www.operationsports.com/forums/n ... irmed.html

evidently from
http://www.2ksports.com/forums/showthre ... 70&page=29 (cant get there from work right now)

Min. reqs. generally mean just enough for open the game ,doesnt mean enough to run well.Waiting for recommended reqs
Btw with Pentium 4 2.4,512 MB or more and NVIDIA 6600 or greater we couldve been play next gen 2k on pc 3 years ago

seems kinda light on requirements for a 360 port. i would laugh if it was a port of the ps2 version. but then again, it is just the MINIMUM just for it to work, so with full settings and everything, it obviously has tobe better than that.

anyways, i would be able to run it if my laptop was working.

seems kinda light on requirements for a 360 port. i would laugh if it was a port of the ps2 version.

If it's a ps2 port ,pentium3 800 mhz,256 ram ,64 mb gpu will do fine

* Video card with 128 MB or more memory and one of the following chipsets is required: ATI x1300 or greater | NVIDIA 6600 or greater | DirectX 9.0c compatible card with Shader Model 3.0 support.

Damn.. So close
Could I at least run the game with 128 MB ATI x300 ? It supports only Shader 2, as I know. Still, PES required Shader 3 as well, but I was able to run it quite well.

lol..time for me to get a new computer

lol. time for me to accept the fact that i won't be able to play this.

i met the min requirement, but im still buyin a new 9600 gt juz so im not wasting my life

Hi, i hope Nba 2k9 will run smoothly on my system.

My pc spec:

Pentium d 820 2,8Ghz
8600GTS 256Mb DDR3
2Gb Ram

How do u think it will run in my pc?

seems kinda light on requirements for a 360 port. i would laugh if it was a port of the ps2 version. but then again, it is just the MINIMUM just for it to work, so with full settings and everything, it obviously has tobe better than that.

anyways, i would be able to run it if my laptop was working.

Yeah, these requirements sound like this version is the PS2 version. NExt gen graphics would require something much better than this.

Seems about right for minimum. My PC will run it just fine on max settings.

seems kinda light on requirements for a 360 port. i would laugh if it was a port of the ps2 version. but then again, it is just the MINIMUM just for it to work, so with full settings and everything, it obviously has tobe better than that.

anyways, i would be able to run it if my laptop was working.

Yeah, these requirements sound like this version is the PS2 version. NExt gen graphics would require something much better than this.

I Think If It's A PS2 Port It Doesn't Need Pixel Shader 3.0, Shader 2.0 Technology Is Enough For PS2 Ports.

Hi, i hope Nba 2k9 will run smoothly on my system.

My pc spec:

Pentium d 820 2,8Ghz
8600GTS 256Mb DDR3
2Gb Ram

How do u think it will run in my pc?

tha game will run smoothly at max settings for ur pc, but i suggest gettin a 512 mb video card. thats wat im doing.

Time for me to stick to the live series and its PS2 port graphics

here are my spec for my laptop
Os: Vista | CPU: intel pentium dual core T2370 @1.73 ghz | RAM: 1.00 gb |
Hard drive: 140 gb hdd
video: mobile intel 965 express chipset family

what do you think guys?

I PASS EVERYTHING except 2.4ghz (i have 2.15ghz) , BUT I can play 2.8ghz Spiderman 3 and thats more required for the PC so i'm good to go

My background is strong so I'm good to go

here are my spec for my laptop
Os: Vista | CPU: intel pentium dual core T2370 @1.73 ghz | RAM: 1.00 gb |
Hard drive: 140 gb hdd
video: mobile intel 965 express chipset family

what do you think guys?

not sure about your video