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[Elder III]

sqwertty278448, on 27 October 2012 - 09:09 PM, said:

CAN I RUN GW2?????

My PC Specs:
Intel Core i7-3770
8GB RAM
1TB 7200 RPM SATA HDD
AMD Radeon HD 7570 1GB DDR3


I probably wont be able to run it max or high settings, but would i get good Fps in at least the lowest graphics settings??

We need to know your screen Resolution to give any specific estimate.  Still, you have a very powerful Processor and a very weak Video Card.  In fact, your Video Card isn't really intended for gaming at all.  If you installed a $100 replacement it would boost your gaming capability at least 3 fold.  You would need to verify if your Power Supply can handle the increased load prior to any purchase.

*In short, yes it will run GW2, but not very well as it is.

[sqwertty278448]

Elder III, on 27 October 2012 - 09:16 PM, said:

We need to know your screen Resolution to give any specific estimate.  Still, you have a very powerful Processor and a very weak Video Card.  In fact, your Video Card isn't really intended for gaming at all.  If you installed a $100 replacement it would boost your gaming capability at least 3 fold.  You would need to verify if your Power Supply can handle the increased load prior to any purchase.

*In short, yes it will run GW2, but not very well as it is.

my monitor is 1600x900. What fps should i expect?

[Badalight]

I am running GW2 but it's at the lowest possible settings and i still only get 20-30 fps. What should I do?

Also not sure exactly what you guys need, so here it goes.

AMD Radeon  HD 6670
Approx Total Memory 2803 MB
Windows 7 32-bit
2048 Ram
2160 @ 1.8GHz (2 CPUS), ~1.8GHz
1360x768

Anything else you need?

[sqwertty278448]

Badalight, on 28 October 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

I am running GW2 but it's at the lowest possible settings and i still only get 20-30 fps. What should I do?

Also not sure exactly what you guys need, so here it goes.

AMD Radeon  HD 6670
Approx Total Memory 2803 MB
Windows 7 32-bit
2048 Ram
2160 @ 1.8GHz (2 CPUS), ~1.8GHz
1360x768

Anything else you need?

Im not exactly a computer genius, but due to the lack of answers in this topic i guess ill help you. I am guessing your processor is a Intel Pentium? Dont listen to some people on here who will try to get you into getting a new graphics card. Your GPU is fine for you display and you should easily play on low and even medium with it, now obviously it isnt the best in the market and wont run games on ultra, but some people on here want to convince everybody to invest in the most expensive GPU possible. Unless you want to play on Ultra and/or have a high resolution display, you probably wouldnt need much more than a radeon hd 7770.

Sorry about my rant, now back to topic.

I think, im pretty sure, the problem is the CPU. Your RAM is sufficient if not a bit low and your GPU is adequate. I would suggest getting a Intel core i5, or if you are on a budget a 3rd gen i3. The intel core i5-2500 is really good, unless you want to overclock then get the 2500k. Im pretty sure if you get a i5 it will help increase your fps a lot, youd probably get at least a 15 average Fps increase. Now obviously a better GPU would help, but your main problem is your cpu

Check out this link for cpu benchmarks on guild wars 2: http://www.tomshardw...ark,3268-7.html

[EDIT]: Oh yeah i forgot to mention, Game Booster helps with fps without having to spend money. Obviously it wont be a major improvement, but with game booster on you should get at least several more frames per second. Check out this link for more info: http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html . Obviously an upgrade for your PC is in order, but Game Booster should help at least a little

Edited by sqwertty278448, 29 October 2012 - 12:04 AM.

[jamiekehoe10]

Hi guys! before buying guild wars 2 I wanted to check my specs were good enough, so if you guys could let me know that would be awesome.

Here are my specs:


- Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling 600W PSU
- CPU: AMD Piledriver FX-6 6300 3.50GHz @ 4.20GHz Six Core CPU
- Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Prolimatech Genesis Black CPU Cooler
- RAM: TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) 1600MHz C11 DDR3 Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: 1TB HDD
- Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 7950 3072MB Graphics Card
- Sound: Onboard 7.1 Audio
- Optical Drive: OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter - Black

I also heard something about DX 11 not being supported by guild wars, can anyone explain this to a new PC Gamer.

[Arca]

Just checking for a friend:

Resolution: 1920x1080
CPU: AMD Zambezi FX-8150 8-Core
GPU: Radeon HD 7870
RAM: 16GB (No, not overkill. He needs it.)

[sqwertty278448]

jamiekehoe10, on 30 October 2012 - 12:14 AM, said:

Hi guys! before buying guild wars 2 I wanted to check my specs were good enough, so if you guys could let me know that would be awesome.

Here are my specs:


- Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling 600W PSU
- CPU: AMD Piledriver FX-6 6300 3.50GHz @ 4.20GHz Six Core CPU
- Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Prolimatech Genesis Black CPU Cooler
- RAM: TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) 1600MHz C11 DDR3 Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: 1TB HDD
- Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 7950 3072MB Graphics Card
- Sound: Onboard 7.1 Audio
- Optical Drive: OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter - Black

I also heard something about DX 11 not being supported by guild wars, can anyone explain this to a new PC Gamer.

Whats your monitor resolution?

Arca, on 01 November 2012 - 08:18 PM, said:

Just checking for a friend:

Resolution: 1920x1080
CPU: AMD Zambezi FX-8150 8-Core
GPU: Radeon HD 7870
RAM: 16GB (No, not overkill. He needs it.)

You can play on best appearance and still have your minimum fps higher than 30. You shouldnt have any problems on medium, and definetly no problem on low

[iSouls]

Hello.

Can I run GW2?)

Apple MacBook Air MD231 (Mid 2012)
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.8Ghz (2.8Ghz Turbo Boost), 4Gb DDR3 1600Mhz, 128Gb Apple SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000 384Mb, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2

[sqwertty278448]

iSouls, on 03 November 2012 - 06:05 PM, said:

Hello.

Can I run GW2?)

Apple MacBook Air MD231 (Mid 2012)
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.8Ghz (2.8Ghz Turbo Boost), 4Gb DDR3 1600Mhz, 128Gb Apple SSD, Intel HD Graphics 4000 384Mb, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2

Macs arent suited/built for gaming. They cost a lot because they are really slim, light, and good for picture and video programs. Thats not to say they cant game.

However, Intel HD graphics are definetly not for gaming, even intel hd 4000 isnt for gaming. They are integrated into the motherboard so almost ANY crappy, low end stand-alone gpu will be at least 3 times better. Even 1gb of Intel hd 4000 would be bad for gaming, and you only have 384mb dedicated video memory. Even the super cheap, and crappy low end Radeon hd 7450 would be way better than intel hd.

The game will be playable, but only on the lowest possible graphics settings and even then the frames per second would dip below 30, in fact you'd be lucky if your average fps was over 30.

So yes, you can run GW2, but not very well as it is.

Edited by sqwertty278448, 03 November 2012 - 07:42 PM.

[Athletic]

I'm really disappointed with the optimisation so far. Gw2 is currently one of the most intensive games out there... and that for an mmo.

Look at this:


Not a single notebook setup, even those costing more then 2000 dollars can run GW2 on highest. Maybe in 2 generations a mid ranged GPU will be able to run GW2 at high, next generation a high end card might be able to. And this isn't even accounting for all the lag in WvW, I hope they make optimisation top priority.

Edited by Athletic, 06 November 2012 - 11:19 PM.

[sqwertty278448]

Athletic, on 06 November 2012 - 11:19 PM, said:

I'm really disappointed with the optimisation so far. Gw2 is currently one of the most intensive games out there... and that for an mmo.

Look at this:


Not a single notebook setup, even those costing more then 2000 dollars can run GW2 on highest. Maybe in 2 generations a mid ranged GPU will be able to run GW2 at high, next generation a high end card might be able to. And this isn't even accounting for all the lag in WvW, I hope they make optimisation top priority.

Well, they are laptops....laptops arent exactly gaming machines. If a laptop can run gw2 on low than its good, if it can run on medium then its a high end laptop. You wanna play on ultra? Buy a gaming PC. It will be cheaper than a laptop and better.

Your asking for too much from this game, you cant expect a game to have amazing graphics AND be playable with low end gpu's, and laptops at that. If you really want to game, get a gaming PC, no need to cry about not being able to play on Ultra. Lower some of the graphics setting and play or get a gaming pc....you dont need to put a game on ultra..

Edited by sqwertty278448, 07 November 2012 - 12:47 AM.

[PRINCEE]

i hae 856 mb ram will the game even start or should i ugrade it ,

[Athletic]

sqwertty278448, on 07 November 2012 - 12:42 AM, said:

Well, they are laptops....laptops arent exactly gaming machines. If a laptop can run gw2 on low than its good, if it can run on medium then its a high end laptop. You wanna play on ultra? Buy a gaming PC. It will be cheaper than a laptop and better.

Your asking for too much from this game, you cant expect a game to have amazing graphics AND be playable with low end gpu's, and laptops at that. If you really want to game, get a gaming PC, no need to cry about not being able to play on Ultra. Lower some of the graphics setting and play or get a gaming pc....you dont need to put a game on ultra..

So what if it's a laptop. Those high end systems can run every single game on highest settings.... Except an mmo called gw2.

Low end GPU's? The 680m is an underclocked 670 (which is like a 600$ desktop gpu) nothing less...

Edited by Athletic, 07 November 2012 - 04:45 PM.

[sqwertty278448]

Athletic, on 07 November 2012 - 04:40 PM, said:

So what if it's a laptop. Those high end systems can run every single game on highest settings.... Except an mmo called gw2.

Low end GPU's? The 680m is an underclocked 670 (which is like a 600$ desktop gpu) nothing less...

High end systems CAN run gw2 on highest settings, just maybe not that good in WvW. And WvW pits HUNDREDS of players against each other.

[nemaca]

Hello!

Time for me to post in this section.

I have this:

CPU: intel e5200 overclocked from 2,5GHz to 3,3-3,6GHz (I switch profiles all the time) 45nm
GPU: ATi HD4850 55nm 625MHz/993MHz oc@ 735MHz/1160MHz   256 bit, 512Mb vRAM
RAM: 3,2(4)Gb 1066MHz DDR2 5-5-5-18
HDD: one IDE 320Gb hdd, one sata 500Gb hdd
MB: Asus P5Q SE PLUS
PSU: Sirtec 500W not 85+, i think it's somewhere around 78.

Corsair Obsidian 800D, VenomousX heatsink, a small Zalman fan controller and 3 Noctua 14cm fans ensure my components are cool&VERY quiyet.

My questions:

What should I upgrade, in what order, and not go over 400 euro; not even 1 cent?

[sqwertty278448]

nemaca, on 08 November 2012 - 06:56 AM, said:

Hello!

Time for me to post in this section.

I have this:

CPU: intel e5200 overclocked from 2,5GHz to 3,3-3,6GHz (I switch profiles all the time) 45nm
GPU: ATi HD4850 55nm 625MHz/993MHz oc@ 735MHz/1160MHz   256 bit, 512Mb vRAM
RAM: 3,2(4)Gb 1066MHz DDR2 5-5-5-18
HDD: one IDE 320Gb hdd, one sata 500Gb hdd
MB: Asus P5Q SE PLUS
PSU: Sirtec 500W not 85+, i think it's somewhere around 78.

Corsair Obsidian 800D, VenomousX heatsink, a small Zalman fan controller and 3 Noctua 14cm fans ensure my components are cool&VERY quiyet.

My questions:

What should I upgrade, in what order, and not go over 400 euro; not even 1 cent?

MONITOR RESOLUTION? nobody ever lists their monitor resolution

[nemaca]

1366x768. You're right, lol,

[sqwertty278448]

nemaca, on 10 November 2012 - 08:10 AM, said:

1366x768. You're right, lol,

Youll definetly be able to play with 60fps+ on Lowest graphics setting, and medium graphics setting. You could probably even play on best appearance, and average fps in the 40's.

As for WorldvWorld, it will be much harder for your computer because of your processor, but i think you could play WvW as well as long as you lowered some graphic settings

[nemaca]

sqwertty278448, on 10 November 2012 - 03:23 PM, said:

Youll definetly be able to play with 60fps+ on Lowest graphics setting, and medium graphics setting. You could probably even play on best appearance, and average fps in the 40's.

As for WorldvWorld, it will be much harder for your computer because of your processor, but i think you could play WvW as well as long as you lowered some graphic settings

I already ran the game, 20-30 fps on best appearance, no high res textures, optimal around 40-ish, and low settings 30-80 fps.

I just upgraded to an i5 3570k, asrock performance z77, 8Gb ram corsair 1600, and my fps with high res textures are:
40-80 best appearance, optimal 60-100+, low just shoots over 100 all the time.

SAME video card, hdd, cooling solution, etc.

So yeah, GW2 is CPU intensive allright. Thanks, it helped me decide what to upgrade.

P.S. This is all pve in forts. I'll edit when I get to a city. I remember crappy fps there: 10-20fps on lowest settings. e5200 is a great overclocker, took it to 4,2GHz, I LOVE it, but no match for modern games at anything but low-medium settings.

Edited by nemaca, 10 November 2012 - 11:00 PM.

[sqwertty278448]

nemaca, on 10 November 2012 - 10:56 PM, said:

I already ran the game, 20-30 fps on best appearance, no high res textures, optimal around 40-ish, and low settings 30-80 fps.

I just upgraded to an i5 3570k, asrock performance z77, 8Gb ram corsair 1600, and my fps with high res textures are:
40-80 best appearance, optimal 60-100+, low just shoots over 100 all the time.

SAME video card, hdd, cooling solution, etc.

So yeah, GW2 is CPU intensive allright. Thanks, it helped me decide what to upgrade.

P.S. This is all pve in forts. I'll edit when I get to a city. I remember crappy fps there: 10-20fps on lowest settings. e5200 is a great overclocker, took it to 4,2GHz, I LOVE it, but no match for modern games at anything but low-medium settings.

Your welcome, glad to help

I personally dont have a top of the line gaming computer, but i have a 7570 radeon and intel core i7-3770, and 8gb ram on 1600x900 and it gets me mid 50 fps on medium, low 30's on high.

Edited by sqwertty278448, 10 November 2012 - 11:57 PM.

[nemaca]

I get 30-50 in lions arch.

I bumped my cpu to 4GHz and using the virtu mvp, so now its about 10-20 fps overall better. I can say that this cpu grinds through GW2 quite easy, considering it has to drag the slow video card along with it.

[Zeroedge744]

Can i run game

Windows Vista home Preimium 64 bit
CPU:Intel Pentuim Dual Core E2200 2.2GHZ
RAM:3.01
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
power: 660walts if this matters

Plz let me know if I can run the game really want to play and thinking about going out and getting it later today.  But just not sure if my CPU will let me handle it.

[sqwertty278448]

Zeroedge744, on 13 November 2012 - 01:44 PM, said:

Can i run game

Windows Vista home Preimium 64 bit
CPU:Intel Pentuim Dual Core E2200 2.2GHZ
RAM:3.01
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
power: 660walts if this matters

Plz let me know if I can run the game really want to play and thinking about going out and getting it later today.  But just not sure if my CPU will let me handle it.

what is your monitor resolution?

[Zeroedge744]

1440 by 900 pixels.

[nemaca]

You can run the game, but it will suffer on fps. If you set a lower resolution, it will definitely get better and especially on low settings.

The game looks awesome even in lowest settings, I've played like that on my old processor and I play full options, except supersample on new processor and it looks better but by no means dramatically improved over the low settings. Just for the kicks of having 80+fps in fraps(I always play with fraps on) I take shadows and shaders down one step, doe to lower graphic card limitations.

So yeah, lower resolution+low settings = you can play smooth out of town, slow in towns, and probably not at all(under 15fps) in wvwvw pvp.

Source: last weeks I've tested and tested and asked friends, tested on their computers/laptops, and looked on google, and so on. I got some idea on how intel processors can handle GW2. No idea whatsoever on AMD processors.

[sqwertty278448]

The guy above me is about half right. You dont need to lower your resolution, just in game graphics.

You can run the game, thats for sure. However you have a pretty good gpu with a low end proccesor.
On lowest settings: id say you can easily get 45+ fps on the lowest graphics settings.
On balanced graphics settings: Youd probably get ~30 average fps on medium

And yeah youd do really bad in WvW. With lowest settings in WvW dont expect more than 30fps because its very cpu intensive

So yeah you can run the game, with a few graphic settings lowered.

By the way, i am almost the exact opposite of you. i have a super powerful cpu, but low end gpu lol .

If you upgraded to an i5 youll easily play on medium settings with around 60 average fps and youd do much better in WvW

[nemaca]

Hmm, why do you ask for resolution all the time?! CAUSE ITS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING! And yeah, most people forgot to mention it, including me.

Lower resolution cuts directly into the amount of things the PC has to render on screen. It has a huge impact on performance.

Love the advice, but don't contradict yourself.

[TawClaw]

(Make sure to read this if wondering if Intel HD graphics can run this game)

So I'm not actually asking a question, but rather giving out some information for others who may be wondering if their specs (or soon to be specs) can run GW2. I recently purchased another PC (HP Sleekbook 14 for school) and was surprised with my performance. Here are the results:

Laptop:
i3-3217U CPU (2 cores/4 threads) 1.8GHz
Intel HD Graphics 4000
4GB RAM
1366x768 resolution

Surprisingly, with these specs, I can get ~30 FPS (sometimes up to 60) with settings on low and some medium. The experience on this laptop was actually very fluid and nice looking. The graphics looked good despite being on low/med, and the game felt great. Suffice to say, what people say about integrated graphics sucking for this game is incorrect. I also managed to play this on my friend's laptop (mobile i5, HD 3000, 6GB ram, same reso.) with 20-30 FPS.

****Now I know this is far from ideal, but for any of you out there who are hesitant to buy GW2 because you fear you cannot run it, here is proof you can.**** At least until you can afford a decent gaming rig. Or if you just prefer to run on a less than 4 pound super thin laptop during lunch period .

Just for kicks, my gaming rig can run GW2 completely maxed with 60-100 FPS constantly (sometimes 40 in WvW). Here are the specs:

i5-3570k @4.7GHz
8GB RAM
GTX 670 FTW (overclocked)
Vertex 4 SSD.

Edited by TawClaw, 18 November 2012 - 07:44 AM.

[freeeeee]

I just want to begin saying that i am not very good with computers, any questions i will try my best to answer them haha. Looking for comments from IT specialists or experts or people who have purchased GW2, thank you.

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 processor 2300
RAM: 4GB DDR3 Memory
HDD: 1TB Hard Drive
Video: NVIDIA Geforce GT520 1024MB (Approx total memory 2776 MB)

Below is the minimum settings as listed on website:

Windows® Minimum System Requirements

Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or better
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3 OR AMD Athlon 64 X2, or better
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800, ATI X1800, Intel HD 3000, or better (256 MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better)
25 GB available HDD space

I understand that my video card is a office card and not very suitable for games, so i wont be able to play on maximum settings and resolutions, but im fine with that, medium setting is okay for me.
But a question for those who have played the game, would not being able to play on maximum settings seriously affect the gaming experience, or is there only a slight noticeable difference?

thank you,

[sqwertty278448]

freeeeee, on 23 November 2012 - 02:29 AM, said:

I just want to begin saying that i am not very good with computers, any questions i will try my best to answer them haha. Looking for comments from IT specialists or experts or people who have purchased GW2, thank you.

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 processor 2300
RAM: 4GB DDR3 Memory
HDD: 1TB Hard Drive
Video: NVIDIA Geforce GT520 1024MB (Approx total memory 2776 MB)

Below is the minimum settings as listed on website:

Windows® Minimum System Requirements

Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or better
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3 OR AMD Athlon 64 X2, or better
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800, ATI X1800, Intel HD 3000, or better (256 MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better)
25 GB available HDD space

I understand that my video card is a office card and not very suitable for games, so i wont be able to play on maximum settings and resolutions, but im fine with that, medium setting is okay for me.
But a question for those who have played the game, would not being able to play on maximum settings seriously affect the gaming experience, or is there only a slight noticeable difference?

thank you,

I have the game, and i play on mid-high graphics settings. I can tell you theres not much difference between what im playing at and ultra settings. Its kind of like this: Lowest settings: 4/10 .Medium: 8/10. Ultra:10/10.

Theres a huge jump between low and medium, and a smaller jump between medium and ultra. Even on lowest settings the game still looks amazing.

But that is a very low video card, youd be lucky to be able to play on medium. To answer your question, no, lowering settings dosent take away from the experience because it will still look great, but there is a gigantic difference between lowest and highest graphics settings.

By the way, check out this video:

Edited by sqwertty278448, 23 November 2012 - 02:23 PM.