Yes I'm one of "Dual CPU" users and "NO" I won't buy entire new PC just so I can run just one game especially since I never had problems with running any game until now where "quad" is must have.I planned to buy DA:I I even pre-ordered it but once "sys req" got leaked I canceled my pre-order.This game seems to accept only quad-core...and honestly I don't even bloody know any good reasons why.
BTW...since having DA:I being able to run on just dual core is slim then so is my playing of this game 
That's a shame. I was happy to learn that they actually made a game that uses all my cores. So many fail to do so.
Maybe you'll play it when you do eventually upgrade your PC.
Did you really make an account just so you could come tell everyone about how you won't be playing the game? Or is this just your passive aggressive way of asking for dual core support?
The reality of technology is that if you aren't upgrading on a semi-regular basis you're going to be left behind. Quad cores aren't exactly new technology anymore.
You're going to notice more and more games not working very well with your duo core CPU I'm afraid. As technology gets better we create games that are more demanding of our PCs.
Hi. Kind of new over here.
I can sympathise OP. I prefer AMD CPU over Intel, and currently have a AMD quad core. However, I can't run it on my PC because I'd need a Six core processor.
The reality of technology is that if you aren't upgrading on a semi-regular basis you're going to be left behind. Quad cores aren't exactly new technology anymore.
You're going to notice more and more games not working very well with your duo core CPU I'm afraid. As technology gets better we create games that are more demanding of our PCs.
And yet can be played on 10 year old consoles, its poor optimization lets face it.
And people are debating in other threads as to why game designers are publishing games designed for Consoles.
And yet can be played on 10 year old consoles, its poor optimization lets face it.
That's because they scaled those versions back. The Xbox 360 or PS3 could never run the current gen console or PC version of the game at a decent level of performance.
I suppose they could have included the option to scale it back on PC, but I imagine they didn't think too many people would even need that feature. Duo Core CPUs are ancient as far as the technology world is concerned.
And yet can be played on 10 year old consoles, its poor optimization lets face it.
And they look awful by comparison to the PC version. I bet their FPS doesn't ever crawl above 30 either.
You're going to have to upgrade at some point, just play it then. Sucks you can't play it now but there are other things to do in life.
Hi. Kind of new over here.
I can sympathise OP. I prefer AMD CPU over Intel, and currently have a AMD quad core. However, I can't run it on my PC because I'd need a Six core processor.
That's the requirement for recommended. AMD minimum is a quad at 2.5. Give it a shot.
That's the requirement for recommended. AMD minimum is a quad at 2.5. Give it a shot.
I did pre-order it for my PC. But then decided not to risk it and changed my order to Xbox 360 instead. I know the grapics will be rubbish, but the thought that I might kill my beloved computer was too much to bear lol.
That's because they scaled those versions back. The Xbox 360 or PS3 could never run the current gen console or PC version of the game at a decent level of performance.
I suppose they could have included the option to scale it back on PC, but I imagine they didn't think too many people would even need that feature. Duo Core CPUs are ancient as far as the technology world is concerned.
Dont over half of steam users have dual cores? the state of the pc release suggests its poor optimization, low settings look dreadful and it needs a quad core at minimum? Shadow of mordor has similar requirements yet runs on dual cores reasonably well. They arent exactly the newest hardware however not everyone can afford an upgrade or a new console. I use an older i5 for the record.
Dont over half of steam users have dual cores?
Well by the time you upgrade you can get all the expansions bundled...so no biggie really.
You are lucky, the PC parts will cost me over 500 US$. This is a completely bullshit in my opinion. Many PCs aroud are dual core, i'`m unable to play a lot of games because of the Quad-core requiriments. Anyway, i'm not experiencing bugs in DA: I outside falling from the ground casually.
I wonder, games on dua lcore computers are really that bad? Skyrim is amazing even today.
Dont over half of steam users have dual cores? the state of the pc release suggests its poor optimization, low settings look dreadful and it needs a quad core at minimum? Shadow of mordor has similar requirements yet runs on dual cores reasonably well. They arent exactly the newest hardware however not everyone can afford an upgrade or a new console. I use an older i5 for the record.
The graphics on low being bad doesn't really have a lot to do with the CPU requirements. Although I will note that 4x MSAA hits your GPU pretty hard and I actually have it turned off right now. I'm not sure what's going on with that, but even high end cards can't maintain a solid 60 FPS with that on 4x and other stuff on ultra.
It's also worth noting that Shadow of Mordor's requirement for an Intel CPU is a 2-core hyperthreaded i5, which Alan mentions actually works for DA:I. If I recall right, most if not all of the i5s are either hyperthreaded or have 4 cores.
To be honest I'm not sure how the performance of SoM would be on a 2-core/2-thread CPU. I haven't actually had one of those since about 2007.
Either way though, with the last-gen consoles being phased out the people using low end PCs are going to have to upgrade or start being left behind. That's just the nature of technology.
I thought I'd be in that position too, but unexpectedly got the money to replace my old dinosaur of a computer last summer; that old computer was so old it was beginning to have sentimental value. Originally built it from components in either late 2004 or early 2005, can't remember, I'd upgraded it gradually replacing all the parts, so that in the end only the motherboard and the case were the original parts.
When I originally bought it, I opted for an AMD motherboard with socket 939, which was newest thing then, just so that I could keep upgrading as long as possible, to keep it serviceable and running the games I wanted to play. Worked for nearly 10 years. In the end, it could run all the new bioware games, and mostly with better than the lowest graphics settings too, but DA:I would have been too much for it, and because of the old socket 939 for which no new processors were being developed, and the fact that it only had an AGP graphics slot, it had come to the end of it's upgrading possibilities. Every component was already pretty much the best that was available for that motherboard.
The funny thing was that when I replaced the computer for a new one, the next electricity bill I got showed that I'd experienced a 29% reduction in my apartment's electricity usage. Apparently my old dinosaur was a bit of a power hog. 
I have an i3-3220@3.30ghz. I'm not the best with hardware but I think my processor is dual core.
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