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[StuBurns]

No and you don't want to.

Indeed, Ubisoft are pretty damn loose with their quality control as it is. I wouldn't be surprised if this is truly broken on PS360.

 

[Vandiger]

I'll wait until Destiny/Titanfall ultra specs are released before my long awaited game pc build.

 

[Durante]

I can't wait until all games finally lose the shackles of 32 bit. It has been a long time coming.

Maybe it will finally even be worth it to do a CPU upgrade again! Good times.

 

[Hellsing321]

Time to retire my 5850. Its been a great few years, champ.

 

[massoluk]

We pc gamers have been living the good life for a while, running console current gen games at higher res and framerates with affordable rigs. I think things are going to change :/

Hear ye, hear ye. Neweggs are about to get some money from me.

 

[Windom Earle]

Meeting ultra, but It's an Ubisoft game, will probably run like poo.

Also eight core, huh?

 

[shinobi602]

I shudder to see what the 360/PS3 versions look like.

 

[slapnuts]

Soooo GLAD i went with the Intel 3770k CPU with those extra threads.

 

[IcyRhythms]

The 8 cores in PS4 and Xbox One are very weak. I think anyone with a 2500K and up should be more than fine. I wouldn't doubt if this turns out to be a poorly optimized piece of garbage. It will be funny to watch people make all sorts of upgrades that aren't needed because they feel their hardware is suddenly shit over Watch Dogs.

 

[StuBurns]

I'll wait until Destiny/Titanfall ultra specs are released before my long awaited game pc build.

Destiny's not announced for PC, and TitanFall is a Source game. I can't imagine those specs are going to blow your hair back.

 

[Naminator]

64 bit ONLY?

FUCK YEAH!

Out of everything, thats the first thing that popped up in my eyes

Now if only Dx9 were die off quicker, I'd be sooo happy.

 

[Damian.]

That's all fake though.

It may be fake, but it can improve performance significantly over having hyperthreading off. I get a boost of ~30% in Crysis 3 and 50%+ in BF4 by turning HT on on my 2600k.

 

[Tesseract]

shit

just

got

real

 

[Hypron]

Wow my 4gb ram/HD5850/Phenom x4 965 blackedition are barely around the minimum settings... I'll need to add more Ram for starters I guess since I can't afford a new game.

 

[btkadams]

8-core recommended? damn!

 

[LCGeek]

Out of everything, thats the first thing that popped up in my eyes

Now if only Dx9 were die off quicker, I'd be sooo happy.

64bit applications will ensure that considering that to really use them well you need a modern windows os and all of them (vista to 8.1) support higher dx versions with better performance. DX9 is going to die because of this, steamos, and mantle in little ways that will help all gamers. I loved DX9 when it came out was truly ahead of it's time, now it drags things down and along with other bloaty aspects of windows robs gamers of performance.

 

[anexanhume]

That's all fake though.

In most games, it matters not http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2274887

But it all depends how the game is coded. Even AMD's Vishera and Zambezi '8-core' CPUs are really 4 modules that each have two weak integer pipelines in them.

 

[jrcbandit]

Sounds horribly unoptimized if it requires 8 cores/threads for the better graphics settings considering how weak the PS4 and Xbone processors are. You'd think an I5 overclocked to 4.5 ghz should be enough to max out any game short of crazy resolution triple monitor setups.

 

[jet1911]

I would need to upgrade most of my PC to play next-gen games at a decent performance... a new GPU, a new CPU, more RAM a better power supply to manage all this... Ugh... Stuff like this makes me want to buy a PS4 instead.

Just a guess but the "recommended" and "ultra" spec should run the game muuuuuuuuch better than the PS4/X1 version.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Hmm. I have a Radeon 7950 with 3GBs of RAM but an i5 CPU. Wonder where my specs would land.

 

[Vashetti]

Indeed, Ubisoft are pretty damn loose with their quality control as it is. I wouldn't be surprised if this is truly broken on PS360.

What's sad is that those versions are going to sell the most.

 

[kudoboi]

Sounds like a lazy port if it needs that as minimum, oh, ubisoft you say?

but watch dogs on PC isnt even a port

 

[Future PhaZe]

Sounds horribly unoptimized if it requires 8 cores/threads for the better graphics settings considering how weak the PS4 and Xbone processors are. You'd think an I5 overclocked to 4.5 ghz should be enough to max out any game short of crazy resolution triple monitor setups.

that next gen optimization

If BF4 beta is an indicator...

 

[Horsemama1956]

Normally an Intel quad core CPU beats an AMD 8-core ... They're cheap and they're crap. Sorry AMD fans.

They're not bad in recent games. 6300 or 8320 being pretty good for the money. I can get a 8+2 phase ATX AM3+ board that'll do atleast 4.5Ghz on either chip and 8320 for around the cost of a none K i5 3570 in Canada, locally(I dont buy online anymore). It's not bad. With the 6300 I can get a cooler as well.

 

[Skeff]

Just a guess but the "recommended" and "ultra" spec should run the game muuuuuuuuch better than the PS4/X1 version.

Well the recommended actually uses a 7850, considering the closed platform, I'd expect PS4 to be around the recommended, with the ultra blowing it away.

 

[Brerlappin]

Might be brutal, I had a Q8300 and I could barely play Arkham City.

Really? AA/AC run 40-60fps maxed for me bro

 

[EatChildren]

on the fringe of the future

where cores now matter

and high vram reigns supreme

i've been safe for far too long, grown fat and overly comfortable

this is scary

 

[Deleted member 22576]

In most games, it matters not http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2274887

But it all depends how the game is coded. Even AMD's Vishera and Zambezi '8-core' CPUs are really 4 modules that each have two weak integer pipelines in them.

Hmmph. I still think of Hyper-Threading as it was in the Pentium4 era.

My rig is only just a year old, but I'm feeling kinda squeemish about my gtx680 "only" havng 2gigs of vram.

 

[Derrick01]

Sounds horribly unoptimized

I'm stopping you right there because it's an Ubisoft game. Being incredibly unoptimized, especially on PC, is 100% guaranteed.

 

[diaspora]

Normally an Intel quad core CPU beats an AMD 8-core ... They're cheap and they're crap. Sorry AMD fans.

Uh, not on multithreaded performance, no.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Good, my insane rig can finally be asked to work a little.

Amen, brother. Make these sli780s screeeeeeeam ubi. Yessssssssss...

 

[-MD-]

I just built a 660ti/3570k computer last October and I'm already feeling inferior.

Really? AA/AC run 40-60fps maxed for me bro

I was running a 6850 with my Q8300 at the time, It only got bad when I was out in the open overlooking the city, I was getting like 20-35fps on top of buildings but 40-50 indoors.

 

[slapnuts]

hahahahaha

 

[Damian.]

It may not be relevant, but Assassin's Creed 3 had quad-core as recommended, but the game only really used one core and the rest basically did little to nothing. Hopefully these insane specs aren't just Ubi telling us that we have to brute force a console port.

 

[Raticus79]

Whew, I'm good to go. Had to double check that 8 core vs 4-with-hyperthreading thing. Title had me worried.

 

[LCGeek]

I just built a 660ti/3570k computer last October and I'm already feeling inferior.

3570 should do fine especially oc'ed if not we know were ubisoft fucked up in optimizing for pc. the 660ti is just gonna have to be upgraded. Considering where next gen machines are in compute performance wait for cards that perform multiplatforms title well and just get one that fits your needs.

 

[plainr_]

I want to see at least 4GB of vram usage please.

 

[diaspora]

Because they've been designing this game from the ground up for 8 cores due to PS4/XB1.

Jaguar is a laughably weak CPU.

 

[gofreak]

Wowzers. These are cross-gen titles and already it seems like there's a sudden jump.

I wonder if requirements will plateau as next-gen exclusive games become more common place or if we'll see such a wide range from one end of the gen to the other as with the last.

 

[cyberheater]

I've got a quad core intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.2Ghz and 8Gb of Crucial Ballistic ram.
I've also got a GTX 560 1Gb. I'm not buying a new graphics card unless I really have to.

 

[satam55]

I'm bout dat next gen life

LMAO!!! Dat joint good!!

 

[Nafai1123]

My 6850 am cry.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I was planning to upgrade from my Phenom II x4 965BE to a FX-8350 and from my 6870 to a 7870 2gb anyway.

Do I really need more than 8gb of RAM at this point though?

 

[Mesoian]

Interested to see how my PC will handle this, as it's the first game that should give it a little trouble. But my specs are still a bit above the ultra, so it should be okay.

I hope It can go 60fps with all effects still on.

Do I really need more than 8gb of RAM at this point though?

Probably not.

 

[Lautaro]

You guys don't get it!

It's four cores for the game and other four cores for uPlay.

 

[FallingEdge]

here we go, something to push my 780 and oc 3770k

i am excite

 

[Syf]

You guys don't get it!

It's four cores for the game and other four cores for uPlay.

lol

 

[inherendo]

Love the fact that it requires a 64bit os.

 

[Shambles]

That's all fake though.

Fake as in we're all in the Matrix and nothing is real?

 

[anexanhume]

Hmmph. I still think of Hyper-Threading as it was in the Pentium4 era.

My rig is only just a year old, but I'm feeling kinda squeemish about my gtx680 "only" havng 2gigs of vram.

Yeah I think most people are going to want 4GB or more VRAM from now on for DEM TEXTURES.