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If this melts ps4's............... what about the ps3 and xbox 360?
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Watch Dogs specs revealed - 8 core CPU recommended
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If this melts ps4's............... what about the ps3 and xbox 360?
Yeah, I agree.
IPS is just IPC and clockspeed.
My point is just that the 8350 is generally a bad gaming CPU because of it's bad per core performance compared to Intel. The 8350 is also AMD's fastest per core performer thus the recomendation. As long as you have a semi-modern Intel CPU you can expect to outperform it majorly in most apps.
In other words all the hysteria about seeing an 8 core on the list is unwarranted. I'd feel much better going into Watch Dogs with a 2500k then an 8350.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
Seriously? Are yall saying the PS4 version will be that much better than if I get the PC version with those specs?
BUT I DON'T WANNA....
/cry
It's the 560Ti that makes me wary. PS4 might give a more stable and consistent experience over that GPU.
S0cc3rpunk
Unconfirmed Member
GavinUK86
Member
Well I have an i7 2600k and a GTX660 and I haven't got much faith in the PC version running well judging by how the past few Assassin Creed games have ran.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Well shit, playing this on minimum then. 
I really doubt them throwing an i7 up there is purely coincidental though, especially given that both the PS4/X1 have 8 thread CPUs.
If you remember back in the day, this isn't exactly unrepresented with Ubi at the turn of a generation. AC1 had quite the controversy over it's dual core requirements.
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TrueMenace
Unconfirmed Member
This just screams UNOPTIMIZED. Ubisoft is notorious for horrible PC ports of their games.
Come on. You're not serious with this. You're comparing something like MGR:R to Watch_Dogs?
A PC built in the last 5 years could brute-force MGR:R. The game doesn't even support resolutions above 1920x1080 without 3rd-party software and is limited to 60fps.
Watch_Dogs is a huge open-world game with highly divergent gameplay and a state-of-the-art DirectX 11 renderer.
I like MG:R as much as the next guy, but at this point you're either trolling or clueless.
Game utilizes all CPU cores for better multithreaded support - "Unoptimize piece of shit confirmed!"
How about actually waiting for the game to come out before judging the performance?
Rebel Leader
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well... you people wanted E3 2012.. ya got it
LordOfChaos
Member
The 8 core thing is likely bull, but on the principal of it that doesn't have to not make sense. GPU workloads are scalable, you can turn down settings. The CPU is going to be doing mostly the same thing regardless of graphical settings though.
Good. People using a 32 bit OS on a decent gaming PC should be punched in the dick.
Problem being we've all been fed that same bull-fucking-shit so often by pubs this gen that essentially no-one takes it seriously. Ubisoft especially, who has a glaring track record of throwing out shitty unoptimized ports. Ffs, the Mac version of Splinter Cell Conviction requires a damned i7 to play!
CadetMahoney
Member
pretty much.
Fucks sake, this game can't win anymore.
PS4: WTF visuals don't look good anymore. E3 demos were faked, probably running on super PC
PC: WTF? 8 cores for memory? This game is unoptimized as fuck.
VisceralBowl
Member
What if the console versions are just highly optimized ports of the PC version?
I guess they're counting hyperthreaded cores as 8 core.
I'm fucked?
What software is this?
Speccy
It's hit and miss imo. Conviction runs at a sexy 1080p 60 fps on my 7970. ACIII I had locked at 30 fps at 2560x1440 with max settings and 4xAA. It had some thread optimization issues but wasn't a deal breaker. FC3 ran flawlessly for the most part. I think people get it I to their head that their Titan PC needs to run everything at 60 fps+ or the game is unoptimized garbage but the REALITY is that big open world games are very heavily CPU bound and very few people have the CPUs to get those engines up to 60 fps. It doesn't mean the games are unoptimized, it just means that open world games by nature are demanding.
You didn't call shit. We don't know how the game runs on PC yet.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
You don't really understand what you're talking about.
If the game needs 8 threads and uses them correctly--fine. Mostly no one really guffawed about Crysis running like ass on anything but the 8800 series at the time. However, Ubi has a history with shitting out mediocre PC ports, thus people are skeptical.
Thanks!
TharpDaddy
Member
Dang. I was hoping my 760 and i5-3570k would be fine, but i may have to give the game a pass if it needs an i7.
Farcry 3 was pretty well optimized.
Stick of truth ran well (its not a very intensive game, but still)
Anvil is typically not the best performing engine on PC.
Hold of a bit for some performance impressions without whipping out the unoptimized stick.
The game is using a new engine, and ubisoft has repeatedly said "the games lead platform is PC"
Not to mention that there is no mention of uplay being required.
Glorified G
Member
So I guess the "i5 is good enough for gaming" mantra will finally end. Good run.
VisceralBowl
Member
The i5 will be fine for this game. People are freaking out over nothing.
Haha same except I got the 4670. I was told the 8350 was garbage and developers recommending it were full of shit.
Fine...to be continued...
Uplay is required and I'm not sure why you'd even bring up Stick of Truth in your argument to begin with. It's not made by a Ubisoft studio and it's one of the most basic games that will be released all year.
INB4 the division requirements being twice as high.
Rebel Leader
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I'm good to go!!
I think?
Hell no That's recommended. YOU NEEED MOAR!
Freaking out is so much more popular than remaining calm. On may 27th people will forget about CPU's and tallk about video cards. Open world titles like CPU's but they love video cards.