Hardware & Technical Specifiction

[Durotrigian]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Hi, I am in the process of buying a new PC to run ED Horizons, would this do it?

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• ntel® Core™ i7-6700 Processor
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745
• Hard drive: 3 TB

Thanks

 

[Zieman]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Hi, I am in the process of buying a new PC to run ED Horizons, would this do it?

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• ntel® Core™ i7-6700 Processor
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745
• Hard drive: 3 TB

Thanks

GTX 745 is the weak link here. Very weak to be honest.
GTX 970 would be good for horizons. Or even a GTX 760.

 

[Surfinjo]

Read this: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=232171

There is never going to be an ideal time because better kit is always going to be on the horizons.

If you must buy now then as Zieman says, a good card such as those he listed are essential.

May I also suggest an SSD rather than or in addition to an HD? You could get a 220Gb SSD to run Windows and the HD for storage for example.

 

[CMDR MAIN SEQUENCE]

As ever with these things it depends what resolution you will be playing at and what FPS you expect. And whether you are happy to play on low graphics settings or expect to play on ultra.

If money is tight, I would buy a cheaper CPU and spend the money saved on a much more powerful graphics card. Do you play ED now? In space this game is not especially demanding, however planets are pushing the GPU pretty hard.

In case you haven't seen it, these are the official min/recommended specs:

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[Durotrigian]

Thanks for the feedback, I am OK with ED but do not have the specs for horizons (despite owning it!) so no planets for me
looks like I am back to the drawing board, any recommendations for a supplier?

 

[Surfinjo]

Thanks for the feedback, I am OK with ED but do not have the specs for horizons (despite owning it!) so no planets for me
looks like I am back to the drawing board, any recommendations for a supplier?

Personally I like to start with Novatech. Simply because they have always been reliable and their after sales is first class. http://www.novatech.co.uk/

Others may have their own preferences.

My current PC, I mostly bought from Novatech, but the case I found, after a long search, on Amazon. Cases are a personal matter. I like mine understated, but many like bells, and flashing lights. It's up to you.

If you do plan to build, then start with a good case.

If you want ready made, then again, not to push it too hard, Novatech is a good place to start.

I will strongly suggest, if you want a ready built machine, to buy from a reliable supplier. Bargains are cheap for a reason.

 

[Patrick_68000]

If you can keep your current graphics card, this will allow you to wait for the new GPU Pascal to come this year

 

[Durotrigian]

OK thanks for the feedback and advice, I have had a rethink and have come up with this set up, any weaknesses here?

Processor (CPU)	AMD FX-8370 Eight Core CPU (4.00-4.30GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard	ASUS® M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s,CrossFireX/SLI)
Memory (RAM)	16GB HyperX FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	8GB AMD RADEON™ R9 390X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 12, Eyefinity
1st Hard Disk	120GB HyperX SAVAGE 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 560MB/sR | 360MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk	4TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5900RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply	CORSAIR 750W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling	Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Monitor	ASUS VE247H 24" LED DISPLAY

 

[Patrick_68000]

Very good machine. Pity that you can not wait for Pascal

 

[Durotrigian]

Thanks for your feedback Patrick_68000, unfortunately my current PC wont let me play Horizons. I expect the new Pascal GPU wont be cheap for a while so I may get the new PC then upgrade to one later and spread the cost.

 

[Patrick_68000]

I expect the new Pascal GPU wont be cheap for a while so I may get the new PC then upgrade to one later and spread the cost.

It is also a good solution. Fly safe ! Commander