The GTX 660 is pretty much the equivalent of the PS4/XONE GPUs. And probably because it's too expensive.
That being said, Dalya, if you don't want to spend more than 200$, I'd suggest this card. It's by far the best card in that price range and it's quite a bit better than the 660 - as long as you have a decent, quality 500w power supply.
Thanks I'll check it out
Dedicated memory = graphics card memory. You have 1.5gb version of GTX660.
If your system runs out of graphics memory, it can use up to 2.5gb (Shared system memory) of its 16gb for graphics.
Total available graphics memory 2.5gb + 1.5gb = 4gb
Thanks for clearing that up. This card should work ok though right? The new Civ: Beyond Earth set graphics to medium for me. Hopefully I can go higher than that in DAI
Thanks for clearing that up. This card should work ok though right? The new Civ: Beyond Earth set graphics to medium for me. Hopefully I can go higher than that in DAI
Yes, your entire system looks perfectly fine and ready. You can run into some problems if you go with some "Ultra-High" settings, all depends on how well Bioware optimised the game. But you should do alright on "High".
I am not sure why your system memory is so high 16gb, I doubt there is anything you can use it for.
But well...better be safe than sorry, you won't have to upgrade it for a few years, at least.
Yes, your entire system looks perfectly fine and ready. You can run into some problems if you go with some "Ultra-High" settings, all depends on how well Bioware optimised the game. But you should do alright on "High".
I am not sure why your system memory is so high 16gb, I doubt there is anything you can use it for.
But well...better be safe than sorry, you won't have to upgrade it for a few years, at least.
I got it from Dell Alienware. It seemed a good idea at the time? lol. Probably should have got a better graphics card instead. Ah well. Thanks
It would kill my power supply and it's so far out of my price range that it's not even worth thinking about at the moment
Actually the 970 only tops out at a max TDP (which it wont' reach) of 5 watts more than a 660. These new cards are a LOT, I mean, ridiculously so, more efficient in terms of performance per watt. The 970 is over twice as powerful as a 660 and yet uses about the same power.
It is definitely more expensive though $330 vs $180.
Does it really requires 4 cores ?
my specs:
AMD athlon II x3 440 3,1 GHZ (tried unlocking 4th core but it causes graphical twitches, so no go)
Nvidia Geforce 650 GTX 2gb
4 GB RAM
the minimum states 4 cores at 2.5 GHZ
Will i even be able to run this game ?
cyri say no to my cpu ofc, but it was wrong a few times before so i'll rather trust some expert's answer
if its a no go then ill have to cancel my preorder 
So I used to be a computer nerd about a decade ago but then life got a hold of me and is merciless in keeping me busy. I really don't know what the hell all the graphics cards mean anymore. I got this laptop 2 years ago I think as a graduation gift. I can play skyrim on it but with mixed results. If my laptop can't run DAI then I have to play it on my 360 which I want to avoid (room is set up so the tv has lots of glare. wife says no on moving it)
here are the specs
- Intel Core i5 2450M (2.50GHz)
- 4GB Memory 500GB HDD
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
- 1600 x 900
Any help would mean and e-hug as I need to know soon which version to pre order.
its looking like budget wise I could upgrade to another 8GB of ram. Not sure how much of a difference it would make but it is doable.
Does it really requires 4 cores ?
my specs:
AMD athlon II x3 440 3,1 GHZ (tried unlocking 4th core but it causes graphical twitches, so no go)
Nvidia Geforce 650 GTX 2gb
4 GB RAM
the minimum states 4 cores at 2.5 GHZ
Will i even be able to run this game ?
cyri say no to my cpu ofc, but it was wrong a few times before so i'll rather trust some expert's answer
if its a no go then ill have to cancel my preorder
The AMD II X3 is a pretty low end CPU. I'd say you wouldn't have to worry IF you were running an AMD Mantle compatible GPU. But you aren't.
That's battlefield 4 running on an AMD II X3 at ultra settings over 30 FPS, but he's running a Mantle GPU.
However, Check this out:
Your CPU + your GPU running BF4 at Ultra at 1080 at a little under 30 FPS. Now, I'll wager Dragon Age might be more CPU intensive than BF4, I don't know for sure, but I think even if that's true you are ok with at least medium, and possibly some high settings (anything that's GPU intensive should be fine, while anything CPU intensive will have to be trimmed down) at around 30 FPS.
That's STILL better than an Xbone 
I think you'll be ok. You might also be ale to get a cheap CPU upgrade too, depending on your mobo's socket type. You ccanget an X4 for like $60 now a days.
For those asking dual core - one of the min-specish dual core workstations I have does indeed run the game, and not too terribly. I haven't played all that far though, and I'm not sure if we'd officially support it, so your mileage may vary.
It's a Xeon 5150 2.66GHz, with an 8800GTX (512mb), 4GB RAM.
Here's his post - Xeon 5150 is dual core without HT
I'm pretty sure a Dual Core with HT (4 threads) will run the game just fine as an old Core 2 Quad (4 threads)
Spoiler
Oh-okay if my PC could run Inquisition like that it'd be like a dream, but what if it requires 4 threads ? Im content with running Inquisition on lowest settings, just assure me it will run without 4 cores!
I dont want to be in the same situation as my friend was with another game, which he preordered from abroad, and it didnt even run cause his GPU didnt meet the minimum pixel shader ver.
It will definitely run. The question is how well. This isn't a hard limit like in the case of your friend's pixel shader issue. Rendering engines really do REQUIRE a certain minimum level of hardware feature support or they won't run. However, in terms of threads, you can spawn more threads than your CPU has hardware support for, and your OS will take care of marshalling work as needed. It's just that things will slow down.
This any good maybe? I have no idea with computers but it is completely new
Processor: Intelcore i7-4770K
memory: DDR3 16 GB
Graphics: GeForce GTX780 3GB
16 GB RAM
I'm buying a new laptop but I'm not very good at tech stuff. I've tried to look at the things that have been talked about like CPU, graphic card, RAM etc. but the problem is that I don't know which combination is best of the laptops I've been looking at (or even if there's a difference between some of them) is it ok if I post some of the alternatives I've been looking at here to get help or should I make a new thread for it?
I'm buying a new laptop but I'm not very good at tech stuff. I've tried to look at the things that have been talked about like CPU, graphic card, RAM etc. but the problem is that I don't know which combination is best of the laptops I've been looking at (or even if there's a difference between some of them) is it ok if I post some of the alternatives I've been looking at here to get help or should I make a new thread for it?
Cannot se how that would be a problem, though know I suck at PC´s so asking me would be like asking a brickwall for a dance 
Ok, then I'll post it here, it felt sort of superfluous to make a new thread for it - but I will if you guys want me to.
My current laptop is a MSI GT780-236NE
CPU: intel core i5-2410 2,3 GHz
RAM: 6GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 560M GDDR5 1536 MB
HHD: 500 GB 7200RPM
SSD: no
USB total: 5
I bought it 2011 for Skyrim and it was great then but recently it has started overheating very quickly and the fps got worse so with two demanding games coming I thought I'd get a new one.
I'm buying new laptop again (I know desktops give you more for less but I need something I can take on a train) for DA:I and the Witcher 3 but I'm not all that great at technical matters so I thought I'd ask for advise from people less technically challenged.
I've tried to look up what's important but I have to admit that I feel hopelessly lost among all the technical mumbo-jumbo. I think all of these can run DA:I but I'm not sure on which setting (hopefully on high without much difficulty). I want the best possible because the Witcher 3 is probably going to demand a lot and I want to be able to run that on medium or higher (hopefully) but it's difficult because they haven't released the specs for it yet. Therefore I thought getting the best possible (in my price range) would have to do.
The priciest laptop on this list is 2039,37 dollars and the most I'm willing to stretch my budget to but I'd prefer a 100 dollars less.
Ordering from foreign sites is difficult because I really do need the å, ä, and ö letters for my keyboard (for writing essays and other things for Uni). So if any of you have any alternative suggestions they need to be available on Scandinavian (Swedish preferably) sites.
Same for all alternatives:
64-bit
Windows 8.1
Screen: 17,3"
Screen resolution: 1920x1080
I've 'translated' the price from swedish crowns to american dollars
1) Asus G750JS-T4133H
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2725486
CPU: intel core i7-4710MQ 2,5 GHz
RAM: 12GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 870M GDDR5 3072 MB
HHD: 1000 GB 7200RPM
SSD: 128 GB
USB total: 4
Price: 1740,07 (currently on sale, original price: 1903,32)
2) Asus G750JS-T4141
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2767816
CPU: intel core i7-4710MQ 2,5 GHz
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 870M GDDR5 3072 MB
HHD: 1500 GB 5400RPM
SSD: 128 GB
USB total: 4
Price: 1767,27
3) MSI GT70 2PC-1299NE
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2553792
CPU: intel core i7-4800MQ 2,7 GHz
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 870M GDDR5 3072 MB
HHD: 1000 GB 7200RPM
SSD: 128 GB
USB total: 5
Price: 1699,25
4) MSI GT70 2PC-2036XNE
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2797976
CPU: intel core i7-4810MQ 2,8 GHz
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 870M GDDR5 3072 MB
HHD: 750 GB 7200RPM
SSD: no
USB total: 5
Price: 1808,23
5) MSI GT70 2PC-2041NE
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2820759
CPU: intel core i7-4810MQ 2,8 GHz
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 870M GDDR5 3072 MB
HHD: 1000 GB 7200RPM
SSD: no
USB total: 5
Price: 1699,25
6) MSI GT70 2PC-2046NE
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2716795
CPU: intel core i7-4810MQ 2,8 GHz
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 870M GDDR5 6144 MB
HHD: 1000 GB 7200RPM
SSD: 128 GB
USB total: 5
Price: 1767,27 (currently on sale, original price: 1971,35)
7) MSI GT70 2PE-2057NE
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2716801
CPU: intel core i7-4810MQ 2,8 GHz
RAM: 12 GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 880M GDDR5 4096 MB
HHD: 1000 GB 7200RPM
SSD: 128 GB
USB total: 5
Price: 2039,37
8) MSI GT72 2PC-064NE
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2792327
CPU: intel core i7-4710HQ 2,5 GHz
RAM: 16GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 870M GDDR5 6144 MB
HHD: 1000 GB 7200RPM
SSD: 128 GB
USB total: 6
Price: 1903,32 (currently on sale, original price: 2175,42)
EDIT: these links are to Swedish sites. If you click on the tab "egenskaper" it will show the list of specs but it's in Swedish...
This any good maybe? I have no idea with computers but it is completely new
Processor: Intelcore i7-4770K
memory: DDR3 16 GB
Graphics: GeForce GTX780 3GB
16 GB RAM
Yep, you're fine for high setting unless you're looking at 4K resolution. That's a fairly high end machine you've got there.
Kali, I gotta head out so don't have the time to go through all your options, but if nobody's come up with something when I'm home tomorrow afternoon, I'll dig into it.
Okay, that was hilarious. For fun, I decided to check out the system requirements site to see what it said for DA:I. I did a huge upgrade to my rig this summer, and it runs most things beautifully.
When I ran the inspection tool, I noticed that it didn't come back as recommended, and I know my box is up to stuff. When I took a look, apparently having 1 GHz more processor speed was considered "not recommended." I have 4 GHz and they told me to upgrade...to 3.2GHz. Er, I don't think so.
Ah, here's the thread!
So, AMD HD Radeon 8250 graphics card will not run DA:I, then, huh?
TBH I've been using this notebook for a bit now and have not really liked it otherwise, either.
This any good maybe? I have no idea with computers but it is completely new
Processor: Intelcore i7-4770K
memory: DDR3 16 GB
Graphics: GeForce GTX780 3GB
16 GB RAM
Yeah, that's a powerhouse of a gaming PC. You can easily play this game maxed at 1440p 60 + FPS (and just about any other game). Probably do 4K at 30 FPS too on high.
Ok, then I'll post it here, it felt sort of superfluous to make a new thread for it - but I will if you guys want me to.
My current laptop is a MSI GT780-236NE
CPU: intel core i5-2410 2,3 GHz
RAM: 6GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 560M GDDR5 1536 MB
HHD: 500 GB 7200RPM
SSD: no
USB total: 5
I bought it 2011 for Skyrim and it was great then but recently it has started overheating very quickly and the fps got worse so with two demanding games I'd thought I'd get a new one.
I'm buying new laptop again (I know desktops give you more for less but I need something I can take on a train) for DA:I and the Witcher 3 but I'm not all that great at technical matters so I thought I'd ask for advise from people less technically challenged.
I've tried to look up what's important but I have to admit that I feel hopelessly lost among all the technical mumbo-jumbo. I think all of these can run DA:I but I'm not sure on which setting (hopefully on high without much difficulty). I want the best possible because the Witcher 3 is probably going to demand a lot and I want to be able to run that on medium or higher (hopefully) but it's difficult because they haven't released the specs for it yet. Therefore I thought getting the best possible (in my price range) would have to do.
The priciest laptop on this list is 2039,37 dollars and the most I'm willing to stretch my budget to but I'd prefer a 100 dollars less.
Ordering from foreign sites is difficult because I really do need the å, ä, and ö letters for my keyboard (for writing essays and other things for Uni). So if any of you have any alternative suggestions they need to be available on Scandinavian (Swedish preferably) sites.
Same for all alternatives:
64-bit
Windows 8.1
Screen: 17,3"
Screen resolution: 1920x1080
I've 'translated' the price from swedish crowns to american dollars
In terms for gaming they are all really good. AN i7 and an 870m are excellent mobile GPU's CPU's. The only real differences between the models are stuff like SSD's and possibly GPU ram.
I'd say go with whatever suits your budget best, but pick one of the 780m's with the 6 gigs of video RAM - just for absolute future proofing. SSD or no, that's up to you. I personally can't go back to spindle drives for my primary OS drive SSD's or no way.
Until the game comes out, nobody can be sure if it will work. Your outlook is a bit bleak according to this site who couldn't even get BF4 benchmarks running. Not to say it's impossible though, as there are youtube videos of people using this GPU on BF4. If there are plenty of graphics options, maybe you can improvise ultra low graphics, but your CPU is underpowered and technicaly below minimum spec as it is dual core.
Thanks for your reply. I thought that might be a possibility, so I might take the risk and see what happens.
In terms for gaming they are all really good. AN i7 and an 870m are excellent mobile GPU's CPU's. The only real differences between the models are stuff like SSD's and possibly GPU ram.
I'd say go with whatever suits your budget best, but pick one of the 780m's with the 6 gigs of video RAM - just for absolute future proofing. SSD or no, that's up to you. I personally can't go back to spindle drives for my primary OS drive SSD's or no way.
Uh... what's a spindle drive?
I assume you mean 870M? Right? So either number 6 or number 8 (the numbers after the GDDR5 is the vram, right?).
6) MSI GT70 2PC-2046NE
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2716795
CPU: intel core i7-4810MQ 2,8 GHz
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 870M GDDR5 6144 MB
HHD: 1000 GB 7200RPM
SSD: 128 GB
USB total: 5
Price: 1767,27 (currently on sale, original price: 1971,35)
8) MSI GT72 2PC-064NE
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2792327
CPU: intel core i7-4710HQ 2,5 GHz
RAM: 16GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 870M GDDR5 6144 MB
HHD: 1000 GB 7200RPM
SSD: 128 GB
USB total: 6
Price: 1903,32 (currently on sale, original price: 2175,42)
7) MSI GT70 2PE-2057NE
http://www.prisjakt....t.php?p=2716801
CPU: intel core i7-4810MQ 2,8 GHz
RAM: 12 GB DDR3
Graphic card: GeForce GTX 880M GDDR5 4096 MB
HHD: 1000 GB 7200RPM
SSD: 128 GB
USB total: 5
Price: 2039,37
A) The CPU on #6 has 2,8 GHz while #8 has 2,5 GHz. #6 has less RAM though (8 vs 16 GB). I've heard the RAM isn't that important after 8GB but what about the GHz on the CPU, does it make a difference?
B ) Also, #7 only has 4091 VRAM but it has 12 GB RAM and an 880M graphics card and 2,8 GHz on the CPU. Is it better or worse than #6?
C) Also, what setting would these be able to play DA:I on?
Yeah, that's a powerhouse of a gaming PC. You can easily play this game maxed at 1440p 60 + FPS (and just about any other game). Probably do 4K at 30 FPS too on high.
Halleluja you made my day buddy many thx !
My Specs:
-Processor: Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.40GHz
-Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
-Memory: 8.1 GB
-OS: Windows 7
According to systemrequirementslab.com (which I know isn't the most reliable source), my computer meets the minimum but not the recommended settings for DA: I. I'm guessing it won't run DA: I on ultra settings, but I'm wondering how it would fare overall.
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