Yeah I had two that could hit 1200MHz, but my third can't go above stock :lol
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Ubisoft revises Watch Dog's PC specs (even more demanding ones, 6GB RAM minimum)
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Yeah I had two that could hit 1200MHz, but my third can't go above stock :lol
velociraptor
Junior Member
Waiting for R9 290X reviews. Just want to buy a GPU that will run every single game 1080p60 no questions asked. BF4 beta performance has been hell on my GPU despite BF3 running at 1080p60
But how accurate are the minimum/recommended specs nowadays? It's obviously in Ubisofts best interest to make them as wide or low as possible, to get as many sales as possible.
And why does it seem like some people are arguing that high recommended specs somehow prove that the graphics will be great? It doesn't necessarily indicate anything -- a single mesh could easily bring triple titans to their knees if it's complex enough. It's just a matter of optimization.
And why does it seem like some people are arguing that high recommended specs somehow prove that the graphics will be great? It doesn't necessarily indicate anything -- a single mesh could easily bring triple titans to their knees if it's complex enough. It's just a matter of optimization.
cobragt4001
Banned
So my question is, is the 670 still recommended for ultra or not; I have not come across a specific answer.
chickdigger802
Banned
who knows anymore when most people's rigs have blown past recommended specs for games for so many years lol.
For the gamepad, mostly, it's a really unique system because of that and Watch Dogs is the perfect game to try it out on. Now, whether I get it on Wii U or pc depends on if the former is being delayed, as the rumour went recently, but given the choice I would buy that version over the other.
Best bet is to wait for Skylake, and 9 series nvidia cards or 3xx AMD cards (guessing it'd be 3 by then) if you're already on i7/i5.
If this is just the beginning of the games it's much better to stick with your current rigs and clear up the steam backlog first
Of course, those with dual cores should start saving up for Haswell-E 6/8 cores and a 7xx or 290.
16GB RAM of course, 8GB is barely enough by the looks of things.
If this is just the beginning of the games it's much better to stick with your current rigs and clear up the steam backlog first
Of course, those with dual cores should start saving up for Haswell-E 6/8 cores and a 7xx or 290.
16GB RAM of course, 8GB is barely enough by the looks of things.
runnin_blue
Banned
I'd love for them to utilise the Wii U's gamepad in really creative ways for this game but I'm not holding my breath. Have they released any videos of Wii U gameplay? I don't think there are any yet .
No, nothing yet, but surely they won't overlook the great potential of the gamepad, especially in a game like this. That would be an incredible oversight and require some really creatively stupid thinking.
chickdigger802
Banned
nothing about this game scream 'i need a gamepad' though. I mean you can have the map or w/e on the bottom screen, but there doesn't seem to be any hacking minigame, just point at something and press a for awesome.
Future PhaZe
Member
Waiting for R9 290X reviews. Just want to buy a GPU that will run every single game 1080p60 no questions asked. BF4 beta performance has been hell on my GPU despite BF3 running at 1080p60
Honestly im not comfortable with any single gpu setup in terms of 1080p and 60.
As someone with sli 680s ocd the 290x shouldn't be more powerful than what I have, but you just hole that full utilization of the card and perhaps mantle make it worth it.
If I had to put money on a titan or 290x running The Witcher 3 at 60 id probably bet the under.
Disorientator
Member
Same here - not sure what to make of this: (source)
On one hand there are no new features, but then they're optimizing it for the "beast" that is the gamepad.
It is important and yet, the vast majority shrug it off as if it means nothing. Confirmation bias and misinformation everywhere... :/
Coupled with digital game sales, I think we're looking at an era of PC gaming being both potentially cheaper and better at the same time and from day one (for better - performance) no less. That's separate from all the other benefits of an open platform. With those, damn, why isn't this market more mainstream? I hate subsidized pricing schemes.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
800x600 highest settings here we come, so I get them next gen graphics at SD resolution
The GT 780M is a lower clocked desktop GTX 680. It's also pretty simple to overvolt/clock it back to the 680's reference levels.
Well, they could do stuff like using the gamepad's motion sensors to have you move the gamepad around to detect cameras you could hack into, instead of relying on the slow and awkward right analogue stick.
Omegasquash
Member
Oof. So I can run it, but wow.
Then again...UPlay. I dunno.
Then again...UPlay. I dunno.
Hurricane43
Member
If anyone is interested I will be holding a Google Hangout with the Community Developer @Ubi_Nik Oct 14th 2pm EST (tomorrow), and think that some of the talk will be centered around PC specs, etc among other things. if anyone has any Questions to be asked let me know. http://watchdogsforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=851&start=30
FalsettoVibe
Member
Wait......I thought 4GB ram would be plenty for PC gaming for at least another year or so....
4GB has been scraping the bottom of the barrel for years now.
RAM's cheap, at least. A big leap was to be expected with a new generation (finally) arriving. Upgrades will be necessary but I'm glad games are going to start targeting higher specs.
Dictator93
Member
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My computer in 2007 had 4GB, and my one from 2005 had 3GB (BF2 required more than 1GB for its highest settings believe it or not).
4 is practically ancient.
Vanguardofyourdestruction
Banned
Not sure what the issue is? RAM is dirt cheap.
Anyone with a high-end rig right now will be able to play this at high settings. In fact a high-end rig right now is a fair bit better than the recommended specs. So.. you know.
Love these random people with their sly driveby comments.
krameriffic
Member
But it's a good point. How do they, on the one hand, get the game to run on a 360 with 512MB of RAM and then require 6GB on the other?
My 4 year old i7 system is perfectly capable of running the game. I've upgraded the video card since then, but please keep posting inaccurate snark.
"xD"
Wireframe
Member
It's not the monster rig owners I'm talking about, it's the people with the 2008-2009 machines with 4gb ram and ageing graphics and cpus that bash console gaming.
Yeah, I bet you know a lot of those.
because it doesnt actually require 6GB the 6GB number probably includes a buffer for operating system stability
one system is a closed box running 512MB of ram the developer knows how much ram is availible to them at all times
the other is running on a PC with an OS footprint of 1 Gigabyte that may fluctuate a GB depending on whats happening
civilization 5 right now plus firefox and windows 8 brings me 3.1 GB
you don't need a great computer to bash a dinosaur business model in its death throes.
Honestly, even 2008 machines that haven't been touched since being put together would be fairly cheap to upgrade enough to make this game - and other next-gen titles - playable on decent settings. But yeah, if you go that long without upgrading you've got to expect to need to put some money into your system to play a new generation of games. That's nothing new.