denshuu
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i7, GTX670 in mine. Feels good finally seeing my PC specs in the Ultra column for once.
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Watch Dogs PC specs (x64 only, Quad Core minimum, recommended 8-core and 2GB VRAM)
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i7, GTX670 in mine. Feels good finally seeing my PC specs in the Ultra column for once.
Thanks, that's a really useful chart. I like that they tested overclocked configurations, seems more realistic for desktop PC gaming enthusiasts.Don't take that 8 core nonsence too seriously
We already saw with BF4 how i5 works in those 8 threaded next gen games
IAmRandom31
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Heh i love seeing the PC specs on these games that are finally built with " Next-Gen " consoles in mind. The jump is obvious. Recommended Specs are more in line with the consoles and the RAM recommended jump seems to be from 512MB on VRAM to 2+GB of VRAM. It is happening.
Now that devs have RAM to work with now, even on consoles, I wouldn't be shocked if 90% of games releasing June 2014 and on, all Recommend 2GB of VRAM on PC, with that number going to 3GB by December 2015.
Nothing but good news there.
Now that devs have RAM to work with now, even on consoles, I wouldn't be shocked if 90% of games releasing June 2014 and on, all Recommend 2GB of VRAM on PC, with that number going to 3GB by December 2015.
Nothing but good news there.
Sanctuary
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Still waiting to see how The Witcher 3 and Dragon Age 3 turn out before worrying. I built an overkill machine in the fall of 2009, and it's only just now starting to show its age on some games. There was a time when you actually had to upgrade your PC to play the latest and greatest. Those times actually made it worth being an enthusiast, but it's not really been like that at all this gen unless you count Crysis.
Interested to see the performance with mantle. Hopefully it is enough of a boost to get over 60 FPS with a bunch of different CPUs.Don't take that 8 core nonsence too seriously
We already saw with BF4 how i5 works in those 8 threaded next gen games
I don't think you should take the absolute performance numbers in that chart too seriously, CPU performance should increase in the final release version compared to a beta. (GPU performance is probably closer to final)
This of course depends on what exactly a beta build entails for DICE.
cheezcake
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Dont need it!
It's not supposed to be the most practical config, it was just to prove that you can in fact build a PC which fulfils the recommended specs for Watch Dogs at ~$600.
The recommended specs are nothing like next gen consoles. The next gen console can barely play these games without a lot of lod and sub 1080 resolutions. These specs are for ultra settings well above 1080 .. Higher texture res and larger lod distances.
I've got an i5-750 at 4GHz and a GTX680 so should be mostly fine. I was going to upgrade my CPU/mobo a while ago but because I've been so busy with work and other things over the past 2-3 months I've not been playing much on my PC (just League of Legends here and there with mates mostly). No doubt I'll see an improvement if I went Haswell, but I won't bother upgrading now for the sake of it; I'll wait until I start getting bottlenecked.
cheezcake
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Actually iirc the 560ti and 7850 are both a little weaker than the PS4 GPU
The Ultra specs are leagues more powerful than the next gen consoles though
Yeah, it's a great chart. It's actually neat to see cpu scaling so distinctly running at 1080p and ultra settings. No more flipping games back to 800x600 to take the gpu out of the equation.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Who wants to buy me an i7-3770K?
I'm sure the recommended 8 core cpu are for AMD users. We've seen it before meaning Intel users are fine with 4 cores. At least with a 2500k @ stock and up. Thanks to the 3.3ghz to 4.3ghz boost via a couple of button presses I'd be very disappointed if I couldn't run this well.
SpecialAgentZ
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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
Wow, 2500k @4.5 still rocking with the bigger/newer boys.
I think I made a good choice when I bought it.
Can you confirm this? For all we know Ultra to them may be max in-game settings @ 1080p60.
there's a list of certain "magic" parts which will be remembered fondly for a generation. the 2500k has earned its place on it.
hooijdonk17
Member
This is true. If I thought an FX-8300 would fix shit I'd slap one onto my AM3 mainboard right now. It probably really won't.
DICE was talking lately about 6 cores in next-gen consoles from what i remember and if Xbone had trouble to reach anything beyond 1.75 with much cooler design than PS4, 2ghz wont gonna happen.
And at least 1 core reservation for OS is quite obvious. So if You really wanna talk about something that is at least could be real, You would talk max about 7 cores and 1.6ghz design.
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Currently changing settings ingame do not change FPS almost at all. Its beta.
IAmRandom31
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I know. But Watch Dogs / BF4 / AC4 are really the first set of " next gen " games with everything in mind, including the new consoles. I am just excited to see the sudden jump in PC games as well due to this. PC games really have been held back due to consoles, unless they are purely PC exclusive. Which is rare.
A doubling of what even Crysis 3 recommends in VRAM is sudden for a PC title. Crysis 3 recommends 5870 and 1GB of VRAM. Optimal of course is all the way up the spectrum. But simple recommended specs being so high on BF4 / Watch Dogs shows you something.
But, did not mean that comment as in " this game was meant for next-gen consoles, and they will equal the max of PC ".
Take a look at the performance requirements of console ports over the last few years and you'll see why there's nothing unusual about it.
Held back is an interesting way to look at things. The fact that many games were created for consoles also allowed for much higher levels of image quality and performance. Games that really pushed PC hardware to its limits would ultimately force PC gamers to give up high framerates and great image quality. Is that what people want?
Prophet Steve
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Stuff like lower resolution textures or shadows might not have asked all that much on the PC. In a lot of games there are not the option for increased graphical options while many people can already max it and still have some leeway.
Also, some people do not need the 60 fps part and rather have some different graphical feature, many things that are created for the console version cannot be improved by PC users while image resolution and framerate pretty much always can be improved. So yes, PC games are hold back by their console counterparts. I want stuff like more environmental detail, higher poly counts, better textures. I'll compromise on them when I need to.
Mister0079
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Well, looks like I won't be playing next gen games anytime soon. Still have an old Intel core 2 duo processor and I'm too poor to buy even the cheapest quad core. Why are they so expensive.
Terbinator
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3 frames at minimum and 4 frames at average difference from a CPU that costs more is destroyed?
Terbinator
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More importantly, the graphs in the KZ:SF dev video all but confirmed 6 cores being used.
Yup. Ready for next gen confirmed.
But it also looks like things will be unoptimized for awhile. Those specs are all over the place.
chickdigger802
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What i'm most interested in is how much harddrive space i'd need for this.
I'm guessing at least 20gb?
I'm guessing at least 20gb?
Pjsprojects
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Why does the game need 8gig? Consoles have around 5gig for games in total yet the pc version needs more ram and has graphics memory as well???
I just bought a used Palit oc edition GTX580 3gig as an upgrade from a 1gig GTX460, hope this at least helps!
I just bought a used Palit oc edition GTX580 3gig as an upgrade from a 1gig GTX460, hope this at least helps!
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
recommended specs are not high or ultra, it's standard, medium spec with the possibility on switching on a couple of extra effects if ya rig can handle it, and only the Xbox One has multiple games that are sub 1080 resolutions, Watch Dog hasn't been confirmed for either platform but as AC4 is 1080p WD is highly likely to be the same & BF4 is yet to be confirmed on PS4 too, and lets not forget no one has seen the PC version of WD, and no the reveal trailer isn't representation of the PC version, you should know better then then that.
but regardless the PC version is gonna be the best graphically if you have a monster rig like a few people do in this thread, but nextgen consoles are not below medium spec......yet.
statham
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chickdigger802
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Ah ok Ty
Buy another one
Or throw some water on that thing and crank it up!
(In reality you should be just fine)
My last PC build was an i5-3570K. I guess i'm being remiss by not overclocking it?
It was my first jump to Intel, and just deciding what to buy was enough work at the time.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
It would have been nice if devs threw in future proof settings like how many samples motion blur/ambient occlusion use or resolution scaling options (internal rendering resolutions like Durante's fix for Dark Souls).
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Black Edition?
you should be fine, although it's a 6 core isn't it not sure what impact that'll make tbh.
Holding off an overclock on a K series processor!? Blasphemy!
My Specs:
Core i5 2500K @ 3.2GHz
Zotac GTX 560Ti (1GB VRam) @ 920Mhz Overclock
8GB Ram
Everything is fine but im worried about my GPU. I can run Crysis 3 on HIGH at 40 - 45fps. Hope i can do the same for this game.
That said i need a new card. My CPU and Ram amount is fine for now. Interested to see the full range of AMD's new cards.
Core i5 2500K @ 3.2GHz
Zotac GTX 560Ti (1GB VRam) @ 920Mhz Overclock
8GB Ram
Everything is fine but im worried about my GPU. I can run Crysis 3 on HIGH at 40 - 45fps. Hope i can do the same for this game.
That said i need a new card. My CPU and Ram amount is fine for now. Interested to see the full range of AMD's new cards.
JonathanPower
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I don't rememeber DICE talking about PS4 OS reservation. Please provide a link.
It's not obvious at all, especially when an actual PS4 developer said that all the evidence indicated less than 1 core reserved. So if you really want to talk about something real, let's wait until we have official info.
and the game looks almost exactly the same as BF3
The PC enthusiast who built my PC told me that i5 2500K is a beast. Coupled with my 560Ti i have a nice balanced system.
Running CPU and GPU at stock clocks now and i'm thrilled to see how well the i5 is holding up. It really is the best bang for buck CPU out there. However my GPU...its on its last legs with 1GB Vram.
*hugs his CPU*
Except this chart is pretty much a joke. The minimum fps is barely any lower than the average fps, which doesn't correspond with pretty much anyone's beta experience.Don't take that 8 core nonsence too seriously
We already saw with BF4 how i5 works in those 8 threaded next gen games
Some people with i7s have done tests and turning HT on can boost fps by 15%~.
VanquishUK
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Yep, the best piece of hardware I ever bought for my PC was my 2500k overclocked to 4.5Ghz.
I expect at least a couple more years out of it.