SH5 System Req's?

[AVGWarhawk]

I would venture to guess if SH4 made your machine struggle....SH5 will go no easier on your system. The time is now to beg, borrow or steal the pieces you need for the new rig

[Fish40]

I would have to honestly say that with respects to SH4, my old gal handels it pretty well! I play with a fairly high res (1280x960), the graphics options on medium-high, and use mods like Real Environment, RFB, RSRD, ect. with no "slide show" effects. Far from it! I do have the occasional slowdown depending on the situation, but so do alot of people. The game is very playable. If the new specs aren't off the charts compared to SH4, I have a real shot without haveing to spend thousands!

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I would venture to guess if SH4 made your machine struggle....SH5 will go no easier on your system. The time is now to beg, borrow or steal the pieces you need for the new rig

Yup that is the nature of the beast (PC gaming) you gotta fork out for a new card at least once every 3 years.

[ETR3(SS)]

My system has done quite well with SH4, I think more RAM would help it along but I usually run at the higher end of graphic settings and can still get a playable 20fps. But my system is long past due for an upgrade, in fact its so past due that I'm just going to build a new one from scratch. But on the bright side I have a comp that I can install Win98 on still for some SH1 action! Oh and it's the nature of the beast of gaming in general. Every 3 years or so you either get a new video card or a new console, meh what are ya gonna do though?

[JU_88]

Cant really complain - as hobbies go; gaming is a reletively affordable one,
200 bucks on a new mid range gfx card (every 2-3 years) really isnt that bad at all.

CPU and Ram tend to last a fair bit longer. (an RAM is SOO cheap now)

[danurve]

Originally Posted by JU_88

Cant really complain - as hobbies go; gaming is a reletively affordable one,
200 bucks on a new mid range gfx card (every 2-3 years) really isnt that bad at all.

CPU and Ram tend to last a fair bit longer. (an RAM is SOO cheap now)

What he said.
And make sure you can keep your system cool, and your PSU is up to snuff.

[Syxx_Killer]

My aging dinosaur runs SH4 pretty good with the best graphics. I use TMO so that adds even more demand (I think anyway). I even run with good levels of AA and AF. I ran higher AA and AF before I updated my nVidia drivers a while back which seemed to lower my performance in that area. Anyway, since my computer ran SH4 so well, I am hoping it may run SH5 as well. Now I just gotta wait to see how many bugs Ubi decides are sufficient for release.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I would venture to guess if SH4 made your machine struggle....SH5 will go no easier on your system. The time is now to beg, borrow or steal the pieces you need for the new rig

Can I blame you and SHV when I get caught trying to smuggle $1,000 worth of computer parts out of tigerdirect?

[Wulfmann]

The new minimum specs are as follows:
Quad core 3,5GHZ
8GB DDR RAM
2GB Video card 512bit 1200 core clock and 2200 clock speed

However, That barely runs it so we shall have to wait for new hardware to run it nicely and oh hey, it will require DX12:rotfl:

Guys, it does not matter what it takes.
UBI will not put out a game that can not be run but by a few wealthy guys in a down economy.

It will likely have some scale to it because they also have to up the eye candy appeal.

Then,what ever it does require that you may need to upgrade, well, that will cheaper next month and maybe something else will have come out, run its course and be bargain priced when you buy this so be assured it will run most mid range systems decently

By Mid range i would say 3.0GHZ Dual core, 4GB DDR RAM and a better 512MB 256bit video card but I would suggest it will need a higher end VC at least a now top of the line 1GB (285, 4870 minimum) to satisfy most of us but all is conjecture at this point.

Ubi is in this to make money and that means it has to look really good but be able to run on a mid level PC

Wulfmann

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by Wulfmann

The new minimum specs are as follows:
Quad core 3,5GHZ
8GB DDR RAM
2GB Video card 512bit 1200 core clock and 2200 clock speed

However, That barely runs it so we shall have to wait for new hardware to run it nicely and oh hey, it will require DX12:rotfl:

Guys, it does not matter what it takes.
UBI will not put out a game that can not be run but by a few wealthy guys in a down economy.

It will likely have some scale to it because they also have to up the eye candy appeal.

Then,what ever it does require that you may need to upgrade, well, that will cheaper next month and maybe something else will have come out, run its course and be bargain priced when you buy this so be assured it will run most mid range systems decently

By Mid range i would say 3.0GHZ Dual core, 4GB DDR RAM and a better 512MB 256bit video card but I would suggest it will need a higher end VC at least a now top of the line 1GB (285, 4870 minimum) to satisfy most of us but all is conjecture at this point.

Ubi is in this to make money and that means it has to look really good but be able to run on a mid level PC

Wulfmann

What is considered a "mid level" PC ?

[Cohaagen]

Given this, and replies on other threads, I think Wulfmann has a distinctly singular, personal and amusing definition of what is a "mid-level" PC, perhaps based more on PC tech blogs than the financial reality of his peers . I wish I had his money. Others may have families, mortgages, significant others, pets, vehicles, boats, elderly parents, bills, caches of weapons wrapped in cosmoline (looking at you, Subman1), secret lovechilds, etc. to deal with before a (potentially) ace PC U-boat sim.

Incidentally, good to see Ubisoft has gone fullbore for the submarine angle. Despite several suggestions, I really do think that to include an element of control over surface ASW units would only dilute the game and, most importantly, distract developers from the core premise - to produce the best submarine game ever. To quote a brutal, semi-official Valve Software maxim: "It doesn't matter what we cut, as long as we cut it".

Also illuminating to see that virtually everyone wanting a "Fleet Boat" game is American.

[Wulfmann]

Originally Posted by Cohaagen

Given this, and replies on other threads, I think Wulfmann has a distinctly singular, personal and amusing definition of what is a "mid-level" PC, perhaps based more on PC tech blogs than the financial reality of his peers . I wish I had his money. Others may have families, mortgages, significant others, pets, vehicles, boats, elderly parents, bills, caches of weapons wrapped in cosmoline (looking at you, Subman1), secret lovechilds, etc. to deal with before a (potentially) ace PC U-boat sim.

You do recognize sarcasm, yes no, Ja oder nicht?? I was jerking the chain because while we have absolutely no idea some want an answer for which there is none

Those on a budget and that would likely be 95% or more need to pay closest attention to being patient and waiting until the game is out before buying anything.
Video cards that were $400.00 will be $100.00 at some point.
If it came out today and you were upgrading right now you could get a new AMD MoBo, 4GB DDR2 RAM and a 3.0DC CPU for about $150.00 to stick in your present rig. You could also watch the Newegg sales and wait to get a promo 5-600W PS for $30-50.00 and a 4830 ATI would be about $80.00 or a 4870 1GB would be $144.00

My point is wait until the day you order SH5 to also order new upgrades and you can, with a reasonable budget have a good rig to run it.

Mid range rigs are based on today's availability for a reasonably priced PC tower and for $600.00 you can build a rig that would have been untouchable at $3,000.00 when SH3 was released

I go to this site and ask when I need hardware help:
http://forums.firingsquad.com/firing...ry.id=hardware

Also, if i build a new rig I go there and post what I intend and ask for opinions. They often know of what is a problem piece or some tidbit that steers me to something better.

You don't have to be a keek just know enough to admit ignorance and ask from people that are keeks.

Wulfmann

[Blood_splat]

Well I know electricity will be one of the main requirements.

[longam]

All I know is you'll need a PC

[YukonJack_AK]

Originally Posted by Wulfmann

UBI will not put out a game that can not be run but by a few wealthy guys in a down economy.

Not to pick on you Wulfmann, but did you see Assassins Creed? The minimums didn't run the game at all and even the recommended specs had a hard time... so please don't even suggest that Ubisoft is "consumer minded".

Originally Posted by Wulfmann

By Mid range i would say 3.0GHZ Dual core, 4GB DDR RAM and a better 512MB 256bit video card but I would suggest it will need a higher end VC at least a now top of the line 1GB (285, 4870 minimum) to satisfy most of us but all is conjecture at this point.

Ubi is in this to make money and that means it has to look really good but be able to run on a mid level PC

When was the last time you saw a major title from a major developer being released for a sub-par platform? Come on... The state of the economy and what people can afford has nothing ot do with it. Look at Farcry 2, Fallout 3, GTA4, etc... they were NOT dev'd for "mid-level" systems. Matter of fact, some of these games are why I decided on starting a new build.

If I were to make a copuple of educated guesses:
I'd say minimum Quad-Core CPU (it was the recommended for Assassins Creed)...
Minimum of 4.0GB of RAM (WIN7 is lighter - assuming SH5 is WIN7 ok - but Assassins Creed recommended 3.0GB and ran like crap)...
And a video card with atleast 256MB (but I'd recommend atleast a 512 or better... of a decent GPU... no bargain-bin OpenGL crap)