The "Can I Run Planet Coaster" thread

zimphella

zimphella
So, I'm pretty sure I won't be able to run this game (which is extremely sad since I'm craving a good roller coaster game, and RCT World isn't an option), but I'd like confirmation so that I can wallow in disappointment. j/k

Windows 10
AMD A8-7410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
8GB RAM
2.2 GHz CPU
 

Remi-aah

Remi-aah
My specs:
i5 6400 2.7GHz (without turbo)
16 GB DDR3 RAM
NVidia GTX 759Ti 2GB

It should run fine on low settings, but can you guys give me some more info, please. Thanks!
 

SwitchedFromRCTW

SwitchedFromRCTW
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!?

I've been searching everywhere on threads to see if anybody has what I have for specs, I can't seem to find it. Can someone please let me know if they think my computer will run well with the current stage of PC? I really want to buy the early access to play on Tuesday, so I just want to make sure my computer will run it well, preferably on highest level of graphics!

Here are my specs:
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T Processor
Speed: 3.3 GHz
Number of Cores: 6
RAM: 8.0 GB
Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Dedicated Memory: 2.0 GB

The only thing I'm worried about is the graphics card...I don't know if its a good one or not? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks everyone
 

Guitar_Sly

Guitar_Sly
The HD 6900 should be OK. Not for the highest settings, but at mid, you should get some playable FPS. The CPU was good at its time, but seems also a little bit outdated today. All in all you will get this to work.
 

aDOLPHINjoy18

aDOLPHINjoy18
•Operating System (OS): Microsoft Windows 7, 8 or 10 (64-bit only)
•Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-2300 (or better), AMD FX-4300 (or better)
•Memory (RAM): 8GB DDR3 Ram
•Graphics Card (GPU): Nvidia GTX 560 / ATI Radeon 7850 2GB (or better)
•Storage Space: 6GB
•DirectX: Version 11

https://www.frontierstore.net/planet-coaster-earlybird.html

And this is directly from Frontier's website. On Internet Explorer, the address bar is highlighted green with a padlock, which is proof enough it's from Frontier.

These system requirements may be subject to change. The AMD Radeon HD 6900 series is quite old. My old laptop which I got in 2011 had this kind of graphics card. But you should be able to get away with playing it on Low settings. The 6900 series does not meet the AMD 7850 requirement and 8GB RAM is sitting on the low side too. If you want to play it in 1080p High I'd recommend a GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390 with 16GB system RAM to be on the safe side, especially when you have a Windows OS running in the background.
 

Zethird

Zethird
Hey you guys! Okay, here's the deal..
Tomorrow's my birthday, and I would like to know if this config will be enough to run Planet Coaster (on low graphics if needed):

Windows 10 64 bits
Intel Core i5-2300
4Go RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti

I know it's not quite what the alpha requires, but if it's okay, I'll get the Early Bird and I'll join you on the hype train! Now I need you to tell me something good to read..
 

SwitchedFromRCTW

SwitchedFromRCTW
Guitar_Sly said:
The HD 6900 should be OK. Not for the highest settings, but at mid, you should get some playable FPS. The CPU was good at its time, but seems also a little bit outdated today. All in all you will get this to work.
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Thank you so much for your reply! I really appreciate it!
I did some testing for the other frontier game, I think its Elite: dangerous....because frontier said it should be about like that when its finished and my computer said it should run that game at high settings...So I'm hoping it should be ok!

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Skywaterbirdx16m said:
•Operating System (OS): Microsoft Windows 7, 8 or 10 (64-bit only)
•Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-2300 (or better), AMD FX-4300 (or better)
•Memory (RAM): 8GB DDR3 Ram
•Graphics Card (GPU): Nvidia GTX 560 / ATI Radeon 7850 2GB (or better)
•Storage Space: 6GB
•DirectX: Version 11

https://www.frontierstore.net/planet-coaster-earlybird.html

And this is directly from Frontier's website. On Internet Explorer, the address bar is highlighted green with a padlock, which is proof enough it's from Frontier.

These system requirements may be subject to change. The AMD Radeon HD 6900 series is quite old. My old laptop which I got in 2011 had this kind of graphics card. But you should be able to get away with playing it on Low settings. The 6900 series does not meet the AMD 7850 requirement and 8GB RAM is sitting on the low side too. If you want to play it in 1080p High I'd recommend a GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390 with 16GB system RAM to be on the safe side, especially when you have a Windows OS running in the background.
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Thank you so much for your reply! I appreciate all the info, thank you.
 

Schmittez

S
Zethird said:
Hi there... Could someone give me some help, please? I'd love to play with you gurs today :/
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There is really only one way to know if it will work, unless there is someone with exactly the same setup as you which is obviously to play it. it will probably run on the lowest settings but I don't know weather it will be playable or not.
 

Zethird

Zethird
Schmittez said:
There is really only one way to know if it will work, unless there is someone with exactly the same setup as you which is obviously to play it. it will probably run on the lowest settings but I don't know weather it will be playable or not.
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I know, but I'm not willing to pay for the Early Bird if I can't play, and this computer is not mine, and is the only solution I've got [ugh]
 

GoYoshi

G
CPU: Intel i5 2320 @3GHz, 4 Core
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
GPU: AMD R9 270x (2 GB Ram)

Would my PC experience be enjoyable? Low or medium settings? Thanks in advance! [happy]
 

culley38

culley38
the digital storm will run just fine, i wouldn't bother with the cyberpower pc,you could get so much more if you built the computer yourself,but the second option is good, the gtx 970 is a good card, along with the 6700k which is the current mainstream cpu.
 

psbaddie

psbaddie
If you private message me on here i will get you with a custom build that will easily run this (for less than the ones you linked) and I will walk you threw building it. I want to see as many people enjoy this awesome game as possible.[cool]
 

Bergenia Tanoak

Bergenia Tanoak
CoasterCreator said:
Hello everyone. I am considering upgrading my PC soon and am wondering whether either of these PCs would be good options? I am a bit nervous to build a PC (I never have before) so I am not sure if I should go that route...although it is tempting if I could save a decent amount of money. Difficult decision. :)

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower_Z170_i7_Configurator

https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=1376024
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It doesn't look like the Cyberpowerpc link includes any custom changes you made. The default cyberpowerpc configurator is really odd. The default options don't make sense together, and they leave a lot of room for you to end up with something "weird" if you don't know what you are doing. They have the fastest CPU, but only 8gb of ram and a slow Nvidia 950 graphics card, and an old spinning platter hard drive all paired with water cooling.

The options in the DigitalStorm configuration make much more sense, but they are leaving out the brand and performance details of the Power Supply, SSD and Memory so that they can source parts that are the cheapest for them. This is where you could get slightly quicker parts for the same amount of money if you built it yourself. I put together a build list, which has some updated parts, and still comes to around $1350 - Link to the list with 4Ghz version of the processor, 500GB Samsung SSD, quieter better CPU heatsink, Bluray player drive. Building it yourself certainly opens you to a lot of potential headaches, and really needs someone who is detail oriented to put everything together.

If you aren't in a huge hurry, maybe wait until DigitalStorm has the new Nvidia 1070 cards in a build. The 1070 is the replacement to the 970 card. These cards trade blows with the Nvidia 980TI and is even faster than that 980 card that DigitalStorm wants another $225 to upgrade to. Supposed retail availability to buy the card is June 10th for $380, but there will be a lot of demand. There is the option you could get the build without the 970 (save $325), and buy the 1070 somewhere else for $380 and install it yourself. Much easier than installing something like the CPU and heatsink which is fiddly.[uhh] Who knows when DigitalStorm will get a build with the option for the 1070, I did some quick Googling and couldn't find any notices from them.

Make sure to add in $60+ dollars for shipping of the computer.
 

cerealfruitcakes

cerealfruitcakes
I'd definitely wait until the 1070 is out (and available...) if I were looking into buying a new card or a new computer.

GoYoshi said:
CPU: Intel i5 2320 @3GHz, 4 Core
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
GPU: AMD R9 270x (2 GB Ram)

Would my PC experience be enjoyable? Low or medium settings? Thanks in advance! [happy]
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You're good to go.
 
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Bergenia Tanoak

Bergenia Tanoak
psbaddie said:
If you private message me on here i will get you with a custom build that will easily run this (for less than the ones you linked) and I will walk you threw building it. I want to see as many people enjoy this awesome game as possible.[cool]
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Yeah building the PC really isn't too hard. Buying everything from someone like Amazon who has free return shipping (and shipping to you) if the part is Dead On Arrival really brings some peace of mind. Also buying parts from a reputable company like EVGA who has long warranties also helps.

The CPU install is probably the most worrisome part of the process, but watching install videos on Youtube should really make the process easy. Here is the most basic install video. Here is a video of the install for the Coolermast 212 EVO heatsink. Here is a closer up video of adding the thermal paste, thermal paste always must be used, sometimes it comes on the heatsink already applied, but you'd need to do this if you buy the better cooler. I'd recommend squeezing the past on in the center like the video, setting the heatsink on, and not picking the heatsink up again, you put enough on, just trust in yourself[yesnod].
 
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cerealfruitcakes

cerealfruitcakes
Call me crazy but I hate the dang graphics card clip with all my heart and soul. I don't know why I have the worst time with it but it just never wants to play nice with me. [mad][mad]

With my experience, I found that researching parts and understanding how it all worked was the worst part. There are so many layers to it. i5's vs i7's? Why do some of the processors have K's on the end of them? DDR3 vs DDR4? What's better or different about AMD vs Intel? What are all these companies making the same card? Which one do I pick?! It can feel very daunting.

But after I understood what I was getting into and finished building it, I wanted to smack myself in the head for thinking this was going to be hard. It feels very intimidating at first, but once you grasp what everything is doing, it clicks and it's like riding a bicycle. You should definitely spend some time understanding what the parts are, what they do and how it all works together. Then dive into officially picking out parts. Seems intimidating at first, but there are a crazy amount of Beginner Guides for this, just go wild on Google.

I really like PCpartpicker.com You can set up a build, see other builds, etc. etc. I like that when you're picking out parts, it will deduce parts that aren't compatible with each other. That really helped me a lot when I was starting out. It's also very, very nice knowing I'm saving some good $$ which can later be spent towards some new upgrades. I just picked up a new 8gb stick of RAM for dirt cheap and it took seconds to install.
 
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