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Watch Dogs PC specs (x64 only, Quad Core minimum, recommended 8-core and 2GB VRAM)

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Wolf Akela

Member
ViciousDS said:
and windows costs what now? I think its like $200 for windows isn't it? Which you want the pro version.
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Why would you even want to get the Pro version? People get the Home edition or whatever is above the Starter edition. They normally cost ~$100.

edit: Just checked Amazon.
Windows 7 Home Premium = $89
Windows 8 = $95
 
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velociraptor

Junior Member
cheezcake said:
AMD FX-8350 - $200
MSI R7850 Twin Frozr - $155
Asrock 970 extreme 3 - $85
Coolermaster HAF 912 - $60
8gb RAM - $63
500W Power Supply - $40 (and thats a pretty bad dodgy power supply)

So that's $603 for your recommended spec (not including windows)
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That rig is not going to last for a long time.
 
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dark10x

Digital Foundry pixel pusher
kinggroin said:
how on earth do you manage to play console games?

are you that kind of person that adjusts expectations based on a platform's theoretical performance capability?
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Yep.

On the PC, where you have full control, I can't really accept performance dips. On a console, where you have no choice, I can put up with it to a degree (though it's becoming less easy to do so as of late).

Another perspective; I've actually purchased a fair number of N64, PSX, and Saturn ports of various PC games from that era just to experience what they could deliver back then. Seeing Forsaken run at 60 fps on a PSX in 2013 still impresses me, for instance. I simply find pushing a fixed hardware platform so much more fascinating than an open spec. The PC, as a platform, just isn't all that interesting to me these days and I've been building and playing PC games since the early 90s (when I *DID* find it interesting).

Whether or not you (or I) consider it "underpowered" is immaterial. I only claimed that you can build a system fulfilling the recommended requirements. I wouldn't suggest it to anyone!
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We can agree on that!
 
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michaelius

Banned
yatesl said:
Hopefully above 30fps on ultra for me. My 770 2GB is fine, but my 3 month old i5 4670k am cry
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Don't take that 8 core nonsence too seriously

We already saw with BF4 how i5 works in those 8 threaded next gen games

bf4_cpu_radeon.png
 
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CosmicGroinPull

Member
cheezcake said:
AMD FX-8350 - $200
MSI R7850 Twin Frozr - $155
Asrock 970 extreme 3 - $85
Coolermaster HAF 912 - $60
8gb RAM - $63
500W Power Supply - $40 (and thats a pretty bad dodgy power supply)

So that's $603 for your recommended spec (not including windows)
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People run PCs without HDDs these days? Man you crazy kids.... XD
 
banjoted

banjoted

Member
michaelius said:
Don't take that 8 core nonsence too seriously

We already saw with BF4 how i5 works in those 8 threaded next gen games

bf4_cpu_radeon.png
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Yeah, quite. I've got an i5-3570k and GTX 780 and I'm not too concerned. Bear in mind too that we're increasingly seeing very high demands for extremely little return for Ultra settings on PC games. A couple of minor tweaks at the very top end will require huge tech resources for barely any perceivable gain.
 
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flipswitch

Member
Just saw some footage of the console version I believe. Didn't look too hot IMO, I'd say GTA5 looks better, so it's the PC version for me.

Have an i7 3770k, gtx 670 and 16gb of ram running win 8.
 
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pestul

Member
It will be interesting to see how my old i7 920 @4ghz / 12gb / 2x5850s will do. I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on a R9-290X pre-order but CPU dependency seems to be working against me with newer titles. May need a whole rig overhaul.
 
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Edwards_Omatic

Member
How would an i7 2600k hold up for Ultra settings?
Paired with a 670 (2gb) and all the ram you could ever want too. Ultra should be do-able right?
 
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Wynnebeck

Banned
Wait so my rig at:

- i7-960 @3.2Mhz
- 560Ti Twin Frozr
- 12 GB RAM

Runs this at Recommended? I might have to sell the Watch_Dogs copy I get with my PS4.
 
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dark10x

Digital Foundry pixel pusher
Edwards_Omatic said:
How would an i7 2600k hold up for Ultra settings?
Paired with a 670 (2gb) and all the ram you could ever want too. Ultra should be do-able right?
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You won't get 60 fps with that rig but, if you lock it to 30 fps (provided it functions properly with WD), it should be consistent I'd imagine.

Wynnebeck said:
Wait so my rig at:

- i7-960 @3.2Mhz
- 560Ti Twin Frozr
- 12 GB RAM

Runs this at Recommended? I might have to sell the Watch_Dogs copy I get with my PS4.
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I suspect you'll get a better experience on PS4 with that hardware, however.
 
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kinggroin

Banned
dark10x said:
Yep.

On the PC, where you have full control, I can't really accept performance dips. On a console, where you have no choice, I can put up with it to a degree (though it's becoming less easy to do so as of late).

Another perspective; I've actually purchased a fair number of N64, PSX, and Saturn ports of various PC games from that era just to experience what they could deliver back then. Seeing Forsaken run at 60 fps on a PSX in 2013 still impresses me, for instance. I simply find pushing a fixed hardware platform so much more fascinating than an open spec. The PC, as a platform, just isn't all that interesting to me these days and I've been building and playing PC games since the early 90s (when I *DID* find it interesting).


We can agree on that!
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thanks for the insight. very helpful to see where posters are coming from sometimes before debating on a topic
 
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hoserx

Member
Wynnebeck said:
Wait so my rig at:

- i7-960 @3.2Mhz
- 560Ti Twin Frozr
- 12 GB RAM

Runs this at Recommended? I might have to sell the Watch_Dogs copy I get with my PS4.
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I'm sure youve been told this before, but the i7 960 was one of the best overclocking processors of the nehalems....... I ran mine at 4.2ghz 24/7 with only minor voltage tweaks. If overclocking isn't your thing, I understand, but It's easy to squeeze a lot of extra performance out of that cpu and not worry about damaging it. If you're interested in doing it but not sure as to what settings to manipulate, send me a PM!
 
jfoul

jfoul

Member
It'll be interesting to see how everything pans out with the shift to next gen development. I'll probably wait for Haswell-E to build something new.
 
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Respawn

Banned
Zukuu said:
Devs don't even utilize quad cores to their maximum, why the fuck should eight cores be a requirement? Sounds like some BS to me.

A high end quardcore will outperform any low eightcore by far.
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And why would type all this without knowing? Were you on the programming team? 8core is 8core. We can argue if its physical or virtual but those are the requirements and it's about time.
 
Minsc

Minsc

Gold Member
Interesting to see something really move the line forward, will be curious to see if the differences between PC on ultra downsized to 720p vs the 360 are any larger than TW2 where a lot of people didn't feel the difference was much at all.

Lol at that 8 core recommendation though, let's all buy our CPUs from the future!
 
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pixlexic

Banned
Respawn said:
And why would type all this without knowing? Were you on the programming team? 8core is 8core. We can argue if its physical or virtual but those are the requirements and it's about time.
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Well these games were made for current gen consoles first and fore most. It does seem kind of silly.

But Intel users shouldn't worry . Hyper threading basically uses one core as two independent cores anyway.
 
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DeFiBkIlLeR

Banned
-SD- said:
So... where the HECK is Intel with their 8-physical-cores mainstream CPUs?

What gives?
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No competition from AMD, no incentive to release it...CPU market sucks right now.

AMD's new Steamroller in Q1 2014 is the only thing that is of interest right now (for me), if the rumours are true it should bring Sandybridge levels of IPC, only 3yrs late but still a BIG improvement on what they have right now.
 
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Nethaniah

Member
-SD- said:
So... where the HECK is Intel with their 8-physical-cores mainstream CPUs?

What gives?
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Their 4 core i7's kicked AMD's ass, they had no reason to release mainstream cpu's with more cores though there are the ''-E'' ones with six i think.
 
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Blizzje

Member
flipswitch said:
Just saw some footage of the console version I believe. Didn't look too hot IMO, I'd say GTA5 looks better, so it's the PC version for me.

Have an i7 3770k, gtx 670 and 16gb of ram running win 8.
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Has new footage been released? Could you link to it?
 
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kharma45

Member
fluffydelusions said:
But aren't they shit CPU's?
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They're not shit, just designed to work within a small power envelope. Still what we have on desktop from Intel is much better.

Nethaniah said:
Their 4 core i7's kicked AMD's ass, they had no reason to release mainstream cpu's with more cores though there are the ''-E'' ones with six i think.
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Yeah SB-E and IB-E have hexcore variants.

-SD- said:
So... where the HECK is Intel with their 8-physical-cores mainstream CPUs?

What gives?
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Simply no real need for them. Might get 6 core Skylake in 2016.
 
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shuri

Banned
People should really stop recommending those crappy 500$ rigs to other gaffers, making them think they are going to last a while..
 
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