Would a super powerful computer be needed for this game?

theVenerable

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Hi.

I have an Asus K55A laptop.

It has a good I7 processor, 6 gb ram, & will be getting an SSD.
But its achilles heel is the graphics card: a rather average Intel HD 4000.

Would it even be possible to play this game and hopefully not have to sacrifice too much detail ?

Hope so.

Thanks
 

Jason S

J
That graphics is similar to a Mac mini and my laptop although my desktop has much more power of course.

I don't think FD have given minimum graphic specs.

However FD really ought to have it working on a card of that power although you will almost certainly have to drop down some settings.

That card does run a lot of current stuff on lower settings and runs Bioshock Ininate ok (see link) so I am kinda hoping FD will scale down to that for laptop and mac mini play.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5bMzV38cr0
 

Zak Gordon

Zak Gordon
We have not had any offical word on the specs needed, a few threads have been posted with people discussing things like their computer system they will be using to should Elite: Dangerous support 32bit systems etc.

In general an intel on-board GPU, by definition, means you won't have a gaming setup. Now in your case much of that depends on how heavy Elite will be on the GPU over the CPU, but i'd say your chances are not great to play the game nicely.

However until an official version comes out you are just in the dark like the rest of us, so how knows, you could be fine?
 

Alien

Alien
I think that a good gaming PC today will have no problem playing it.

One thing I did notice with Sims 3, that might also apply to E: D are the expansions. As you know Sims 3 has a lot of expansions, and many Sims 3 players have noticed that when they install a lot of these expansions, the addition of so many expansions adversely affects game performance. I have had to choose which expansions I do and don't want because adding them all makes the game unplayable. It was a bit 'trial and error' but I found a limit to how many expansions to have installed.
 

Aewarin Jameson

Aewarin Jameson
Alien said:
I think that a good gaming PC today will have no problem playing it.

One thing I did notice with Sims 3, that might also apply to E: D are the expansions. As you know Sims 3 has a lot of expansions, and many Sims 3 players have noticed that when they install a lot of these expansions, the addition of so many expansions adversely affects game performance. I have had to choose which expansions I do and don't want because adding them all makes the game unplayable. It was a bit 'trial and error' but I found a limit to how many expansions to have installed.
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Was that based upon the limitations of the engine or your machine ? Waiting for it to be released on special but if all the add-ons cant work together I may not bother.

Either way, for ED release pretty much any computer will do (to a point of course but the main thing is that their engine is scalable we're told)- its all about the extras you want. (Smoothness, resolution and bling!)
 
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SnowGhost

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theVenerable said:
Hi.


But its achilles heel is the graphics card: a rather average Intel HD 4000.
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This is a problem and I'd expect (hope) frontier will aim higher than the bottom of the barrel.

There is nothign much worse than this, than a Intel 3000 GMA.

And combined with historically poor 3d drivers, it's just a problem. Virtually ANY nvidia or AMD card will be better. Look at a GT 660 or so. If you start putting $50/month away now come December you'll have $300. Would you even notice $50/month? And a card in that price range WILL play the game damn well.
 

OneoftheLost

OneoftheLost
Can Mac be used as a 'baseline'?

Last time I owned a Mac they had considerably less powerful gaming cards, so if FD promised to develop a Mac build, would we know the bare minimum requirements? Or has this changed and Mac's have better graphic's cards then before?
 

psykokow

psykokow
Most mid level top level macs have GOOD ati chips capable of great gaming..

The bottom level's sometimes have a 3d Capable card, but it tends to be a little bit poo
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
Progress Diary # 3 on Kickstarter. "We don't really know yet and won't know for certain until all our planned optimisations are complete. Naturally it will depend on your system, but if I was a betting man if you have a relatively decent PC you are more likely to be GPU bound. Michael"
 

SuperG

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Intel igp aren't decent game gpu. For bit older or light games the best of there latest IGP.

Intel igp is lowbudged. The lastest and greatest is touches midrange.
Amd apu latest is in the midrange

So it might do in a very low settings. As with most average new games.
Expect huge amount of tradesof.

I expect that the battery time is very good compared to those game laptops with a dedicated gpu. But that is choice.
 

Alexander R

Alexander R
Put another way, integrated intel graphics have a similar performance to the integrated graphics you see in a tablet such as the iPad. Perfectly fine for 2d, but pretty limiting when it comes to 3D.

That part is DX11 compatible, which is good, however you will be playing with detail levels at the lowest setting, simplified graphical effects such as shadows and particle effects, perhaps simplified lighting models. Resolution will also take a hit and may need to be as low as 1024 x 768 to be playable.

Personally I'd build a cheap PC if money is tight. You can put together a perfectly reasonable PC these days for 600 quid or less if you shop smartly.

A reasonable mid-level gaming PC that can offer solid performance would have a parts list like this :

An intel i5 3570 CPU (used is fine if it comes with some kind of warranty, try amazon warehouse deals)
A Z77 motherboard, Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 does the trick, is stable and cheap
A GTX 660 GPU
A 500 w power supply
A case
 
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Jokester

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I think Intel iGPU will be the very bare minimum for low resolution and minimum detail. Even then I suspect it'll be barely playable frame rates.
 

SAB380

SAB380
theVenerable said:
Hi.

I have an Asus K55A laptop.

It has a good I7 processor, 6 gb ram, & will be getting an SSD.
But its achilles heel is the graphics card: a rather average Intel HD 4000.

Would it even be possible to play this game and hopefully not have to sacrifice too much detail ?

Hope so.

Thanks
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Honestly, the answer is no.....

I love Ultrabooks and they are what I use for all day to day stuff. I have quite an awesome 2012 and a 2013 model.

But I've tried to use them for 4+ year old games and they can run them on something approaching medium settings ...... about matching what my 5yr old gaming laptop could do lol

Games are specifically coded for a graphics card and anything graphically intensive is going to need to dump a ton of stuff onto the card.

Doesn't matter how good your system is, if its missing a graphics card then you're in trouble.

A 2014 era game ? If it runs at all I'm not sure it would be worth playing.
 
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Zak Gordon

Zak Gordon
The other space game to consider in this debate is Limit Theory. Just to prove that clever use of procedural technology can massively reduce the GPU overheads on a space game. I think his current working beta runs fine on intel on-board chipsets.

His approach is completely the opposite of Star Citizen though in terms of graphics(fully procedural vs massive hand-built textures). But it is good to keep in mind as much of Elite will be procedural and maybe, just maybe David and FD can use some of that to keep the GPU needs lean?
 

Calebe

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Laptops are not really made for gaming. It can be done but at a very low setting and at times games will seem like a slide show. Laptops sold as a gaming machine will fair better.

Long story short, I am sure they are not coding the game to run on a laptop or worse a netbook. They will optimize the game as much as possible of course, but a laptop will not be their focus and I wonder if they will even test on one, unless as an after thought. Laptops unless specifically made for gaming are just not graphically oriented and they never were meant to be. A gaming laptop with a higher end graphic chip should be fine if relatively new and is a 'real' gaming machine and not just a label saying it. Even then it won't play it on the highest settings but should not be a slide show.

Calebe
 

Aewarin Jameson

Aewarin Jameson
Calebe said:
A gaming laptop with a higher end graphic chip should be fine if relatively new and is a 'real' gaming machine and not just a label saying it. Even then it won't play it on the highest settings but should not be a slide show
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I respect you Calebe but this post is pure nonsense. Have you ever owned a gaming laptop ?

I do, and my current one will play most games perfectly fine on the highest settings. If you want to know if your laptop will work fine or not search the internet or click here to find a list of the GFX card and how they perform - mine's at number 39 (bit old now I admit but still blows away most games on max settings)

The best thing you can say about laptops is the more you pay the more likely it will run games at high / max settings - that's the drawback of them.
 
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