Whats the absolute minimum requirements?

[The answer is the question]

Can it run on less than a current gen core i or AMD?

[Piston Smashed™]

Originally posted by Grave:

It runs pretty badly, and a lot of people are lying about the performance. There is bad cpu optimization issue where the gpu usage goes down and the fps tanks.

Heaven forbid anyone not agreeing with someone on the internet. Just because you and others have problems running the game doesn't mean others must be lying when they say the game runs fine for them.

The only thing that tanks my game is myself, getting old n decrepid sucks.

[ZOMBIECRUNCH]

Originally posted by CEPHY:

Originally posted by ZOMBIECRUNCH:

But you have a 1060. That is to be expected.

Well, while we're on the topic of system specs on the store page - the 1060 is right bewteen the minimum and recommended specs.

So at the very least I should be able to expect a playable framerate. But I apparently can't even have that.

Don't act like it's a 1660ti.

[100% Recycled Awesome]

Originally posted by Grave:

The hardware is irrelevant since this game cannot even use the gpu properly.

I went from a 1660 super to a 3070, boosted the quality and FPS went from 55 on low to 120 on high.

[CEPHY]

Originally posted by ZOMBIECRUNCH:

Originally posted by CEPHY:

Well, while we're on the topic of system specs on the store page - the 1060 is right bewteen the minimum and recommended specs.

So at the very least I should be able to expect a playable framerate. But I apparently can't even have that.

Don't act like it's a 1660ti.

Damn, who hurt you?
I'm just stating the facts here.

[Piston Smashed™]

Originally posted by Grave:

Originally posted by Piston Smashed™:

Heaven forbid anyone not agreeing with someone on the internet. Just because you and others have problems running the game doesn't mean others must be lying when they say the game runs fine for them.

The only thing that tanks my game is myself, getting old n decrepid sucks.

yup, lots of liers, users cannot magically fix bad optimization

And yet there are those of us that have no problems running the game.

People can have the same PC specs but that doesn't mean that they'll run exactly the same. One PC could run fine in games while the other runs like crap. There are so many differences between PC's, people have different programs, background services, drivers, bios, hell one might run better than another PC of the same build because it's in a different case and getting better airflow etc.

So many reasons for a PC to run different from another but instead you believe that someone is lying because you know best and heard someone on the internet disagree with someone else. I suppose the world is flat as well...

[The answer is the question]

Originally posted by Piston Smashed™:

Originally posted by Oganesson.z118:

Developers tend to overegg minimum specs to avoid backlash. No need to be so hard on the OP.

As per my above post i believe that the real world min specs are lower than what the developer has specified on the store page. Depends on your definition of playable.

Sorry but after 8 years on Steam they should have known where to look for the system specs.

They should have also posted their specs so we could have made more informed decisions on how to answer them. Just saying less than the current i core and AMD gen is meaningless, they could have a P3 450 for all we know. :spazwinky:

I did know where to look and i did take a look, i was wondering if anyone has found it to work on lower specs or knows of what its bare minimum are. Does it require certain cpu features?

[edwin gibson]

Originally posted by XTC:

Originally posted by Piston Smashed™:

Sorry but after 8 years on Steam they should have known where to look for the system specs.

They should have also posted their specs so we could have made more informed decisions on how to answer them. Just saying less than the current i core and AMD gen is meaningless, they could have a P3 450 for all we know. :spazwinky:

I did know where to look and i did take a look, i was wondering if anyone has found it to work on lower specs or knows of what its bare minimum are. Does it require certain cpu features?

I just got the game. and Just ran it with out checking. my PC is not old nor brand new. some years under it. and it runs fine with out issies. Of course I have not tried to edit any Graphics. SO I don't know what will happen. If I turn every thing to max.
But he game should run fine with most PCs. If not. try to edit your Graphic settings. and see how that helps.

[The answer is the question]

My specs

cpu: Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge
gpu: Sapphire NITRO+ RX 570 4 GB
ram: 32gb ddr3 1600
mobo: Asus MAXIMUS V EXTREME
Monitor: AOC 22" 210V
OS: MX Linux
Dual SSDs

[The answer is the question]

Originally posted by edwin gibson:

Originally posted by XTC:

I did know where to look and i did take a look, i was wondering if anyone has found it to work on lower specs or knows of what its bare minimum are. Does it require certain cpu features?

I just got the game. and Just ran it with out checking. my PC is not old nor brand new. some years under it. and it runs fine with out issies. Of course I have not tried to edit any Graphics. SO I don't know what will happen. If I turn every thing to max.
But he game should run fine with most PCs. If not. try to edit your Graphic settings. and see how that helps.

Ok thanks

[Piston Smashed™]

Originally posted by XTC:

My specs

cpu: Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge
gpu: Sapphire NITRO+ RX 570 4 GB
ram: 32gb ddr3 1600
mobo: Asus MAXIMUS V EXTREME
Monitor: AOC 22" 210V
OS: MX Linux
Dual SSDs

While your graphics card is the minimum spec I think only having 4GB VRam isn't going to be enough especially paired with your CPU. I know it has similar GHz with the minimum spec i3-8100 but with it being a new CPU it is hands down better than your i5-2500K.

The i3-8100 is built on 14nm with your i5-2500K on 32nm. The i3-8100 has more Bus Speed, Max Memory Bandwidth and uses DDR4 memory. So, I believe you'll struggle with your current PC specs, you could buy and try the game and refund it before two hours are up and see how well it runs.

Although I would suggest turning everything to the lowest settings and make sure that you don't have anything running in the background to try and squeeze every bit of performance out of your system.

[Oganesson.z118 👑]

Originally posted by XTC:

My specs

cpu: Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge
gpu: Sapphire NITRO+ RX 570 4 GB
ram: 32gb ddr3 1600
mobo: Asus MAXIMUS V EXTREME
Monitor: AOC 22" 210V
OS: MX Linux
Dual SSDs

Your cpu beats out the aforementioned i5 6400 by some margin. It's performance may be worse due to its age though. (Have you re-pasted it recently?)

Obviously you are running DDR3 at a lower frequency, so it depends on the application/game as to how sensitive it is to the slower memory. This is something that will have to be tested on your rig - best done by actually running the said game.

With the RX570, I recommend playing around with the graphics settings more than I did with the GTX970 - especially with the effects. You may be able to run better textures though. Do more than just change the global setting.

So I'd say it's a case of buy it and see whether it runs to your taste on your system. Keep an eye on the two hour refund window. Be aware though, that as others have mentioned, the key test is during the extraction phase at infestation level 5 when there are a lot of bugs and players in one place/ on screen. Also, the tutorial area is good for a first pass on gpu settings to quickly load in and out - but expect far lower fps than this in the full game map and in the aforementioned extraction so you need to take that into account when optimising.

[Oganesson.z118 👑]

Originally posted by Piston Smashed™:

Originally posted by XTC:

My specs

cpu: Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge
gpu: Sapphire NITRO+ RX 570 4 GB
ram: 32gb ddr3 1600
mobo: Asus MAXIMUS V EXTREME
Monitor: AOC 22" 210V
OS: MX Linux
Dual SSDs

While your graphics card is the minimum spec I think only having 4GB VRam isn't going to be enough especially paired with your CPU. I know it has similar GHz with the minimum spec i3-8100 but with it being a new CPU it is hands down better than your i5-2500K.

The i3-8100 is built on 14nm with your i5-2500K on 32nm. The i3-8100 has more Bus Speed, Max Memory Bandwidth and uses DDR4 memory. So, I believe you'll struggle with your current PC specs, you could buy and try the game and refund it before two hours are up and see how well it runs.

Although I would suggest turning everything to the lowest settings and make sure that you don't have anything running in the background to try and squeeze every bit of performance out of your system.

Why do you expect VRAM capacity issues? I'm using 3.5GB VRAM at high settings

[Piston Smashed™]

Originally posted by Oganesson.z118:

Originally posted by Piston Smashed™:

While your graphics card is the minimum spec I think only having 4GB VRam isn't going to be enough especially paired with your CPU. I know it has similar GHz with the minimum spec i3-8100 but with it being a new CPU it is hands down better than your i5-2500K.

The i3-8100 is built on 14nm with your i5-2500K on 32nm. The i3-8100 has more Bus Speed, Max Memory Bandwidth and uses DDR4 memory. So, I believe you'll struggle with your current PC specs, you could buy and try the game and refund it before two hours are up and see how well it runs.

Although I would suggest turning everything to the lowest settings and make sure that you don't have anything running in the background to try and squeeze every bit of performance out of your system.

Why do you expect VRAM capacity issues? I'm using 3.5GB VRAM at high settings

It's just the standard of today's games, I'm not saying it won't run but in a game like this it could struggle.

I would also imagine running it with their CPU would make things worse and I have to disagree with you and say that the i5 6400 is better than the i5 2500K. The i5 6400 has similar bandwidths etc to the i3 8100 which is almost double or half as much as the i5 2500K. Like the i3 8100 the i5 6400 is also on a 14nm all these together make them better than the i5 2500K.

I'm not saying it isn't a good CPU is was awesome in its day but now it's a bit long in the tooth. CPU's are more than just GHz speed and you cannot compare one to the other even if they are rated at the same GHz speeds.

[Oganesson.z118 👑]

Originally posted by Piston Smashed™:

Originally posted by Oganesson.z118:

Why do you expect VRAM capacity issues? I'm using 3.5GB VRAM at high settings

It's just the standard of today's games, I'm not saying it won't run but in a game like this it could struggle.

I would also imagine running it with their CPU would make things worse and I have to disagree with you and say that the i5 6400 is better than the i5 2500K. The i5 6400 has similar bandwidths etc to the i3 8100 which is almost double or half as much as the i5 2500K. Like the i3 8100 the i5 6400 is also on a 14nm all these together make them better than the i5 2500K.

I'm not saying it isn't a good CPU is was awesome in its day but now it's a bit long in the tooth. CPU's are more than just GHz speed and you cannot compare one to the other even if they are rated at the same GHz speeds.

Definitely agree on frequency not being everything. Though I wouldn't put too much stock on 14nm vs 32nm when taken in isolation. As for the bandwidth i reckon it's heavily dependant on the application - though as you point out, the i5 6400 is closer to the developer stated min specs - so perhaps you're right. Either way, i'm now interested to see how it runs, so keep us updated if you give it a try OP.

Screenshot of GTX970 with i5 6400 at 1080p with monitoring top left.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2984791746

[Espresso_Depresso]

looks like the FPS issue isnt fixed yet