Best computer build for this game?

[miketheunknown]

I bought this game a few weeks ago and it just won't run. I keep getting this error "you don't have enough system and video memory to start the game". Rather then attempting to upgrade the system i think i rather just get build an entire new system. What do you guys recommend?

my current specs
core i5 7400
gtx 1060 3gb
8gb ram
240gb ssd
1tb 7200 rpm hard drive.

[tallgeese]

Yeah that video card just won't cut it for this game, sorry.

[BluD]

doesn't tell us much tbh. how much cash are you dropping what currency? asuming the US you can get a 7600 AMD or 13600 intel system with a used 3070 or 3060ti without breaking the bank too much.

[miketheunknown]

I would say about $3k would be the highest im willing to go and only new parts**.

[animal_PLANET]

Originally posted by miketheunknown:

I would say about $3k would be the highest im willing to go and only new parts**.

Well yea, the requirements state a bare min of 16GB and you have half of that.

Wait until early next year to make it. NVIDIA is refreshing the 40 series lineup in January. Better cost performance with rumored super models to be released.

The 30 series would be a waste to buy since the 40 series is better and performance per watt is way more efficient. Will keep system cooler and less power hungry.

With that said, $3K is plenty for a new build.

[The Green Machine]

im playing the game with an RTX 2060 ryzen 9 processor runs lovely for me

[Nocturnal]

Game does not work with 8gb of RAM. You need at least 16gb. Minimum CPU would be like Ryzen 5600 and as for GPU at least RX 6600/RTX 3060. If you`re willing to spend 3k USD then you can go for 4080 and Ryzen 7800x3d

[👽Shini]

Originally posted by BluD:

doesn't tell us much tbh. how much cash are you dropping what currency? asuming the US you can get a 7600 AMD or 13600 intel system with a used 3070 or 3060ti without breaking the bank too much.

this is a pretty good advice,
the 4070ti is pretty good too.
get a single stick of 16gb RAM instead of two 8gb sticks, just in case you want to upgrade later and get another 16gb, so you can have 32gb of RAM total.
also 240gb ssd is too small. get a NVME drive instead of a SSD.
I recommend 1tb at least.
If you can, get a motherboard that has 2 slots for NVME so you can get another storage later.

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by 🙃Shini:

Originally posted by BluD:

doesn't tell us much tbh. how much cash are you dropping what currency? asuming the US you can get a 7600 AMD or 13600 intel system with a used 3070 or 3060ti without breaking the bank too much.

this is a pretty good advice,
the 4070ti is pretty good too.
get a single stick of 16gb RAM instead of two 8gb sticks, just in case you want to upgrade later and get another 16gb, so you can have 32gb of RAM total.
also 240gb ssd is too small. get a NVME drive instead of a SSD.
I recommend 1tb at least.
If you can, get a motherboard that has 2 slots for NVME so you can get another storage later.

You should definitely NOT buy a new GPU (or even used) with only 8 GB VRAM, especially if there is a plan to go to 1440P or 4K gaming within the next 2 years or so. Instead of a RTX 3070 I would recommend AMD RX 6700 XT or a RX 6800 (XT). The RX 6800 XT could be difficult to get, though. Much better choice at this time. If he can afford a RTX 4070 or a RTX 4070 TI then fine, even though a RX 7900 XT is better value compared to the RTX 4070 TI if there is no interest in Ray Tracing.

Otherwise getting an AM5 system with a Ryzen 7600 is the best choice if there should be a future upgrade path, if there is money left get a 7800 X3d directly for gaming.

32 Gb RAM; should be there along with at least 1-2 NVME SSD drives (in total 2 TB capacity at least), current games can be huge. Current motherboards should almost all support that.

Depending on the chosen components a 650-850 W power supply will be needed. If 650 W then it should be a gold or platinum one.

[Boomer Click Bait]

Originally posted by miketheunknown:

I bought this game a few weeks ago and it just won't run. I keep getting this error "you don't have enough system and video memory to start the game". Rather then attempting to upgrade the system i think i rather just get build an entire new system. What do you guys recommend?

my current specs
core i5 7400
gtx 1060 3gb
8gb ram
240gb ssd
1tb 7200 rpm hard drive.

This system is so far behind the curve for most modern games it's unreal, especially TLOU. RAM is super cheap and there's no excuse to not have at a bare minimum 32GBs. It will save you so many headaches just spend a little extra money and get 32. 64 is ideal but 32 will be fine.

Your GPU should have 16GB or more VRAM. The HDD in that rig is ancient. I assume it's just for storage like movies etc. Motherboard I would go with Asus or MSI spend a little bit of money here as the motherboard is the foundation to your entire PC. CPU if you spend around $500-600 that should be plenty for gaming. Run at least a 1200w PSU. Too much power is better than not enough.

[Ivylifestyle]

Your CPU, ram and GPU all need to be switched. I assume you play on 1080p
Get a new ryzen 7000 series or intel i7/i9. Get some DDR 5 ram and preferably do 32 gigs. If you only care to play in 1080p I would get a 4060ti 16 gig or 4070. The 3070 is an amazing deal, but the vram barely cuts it for this game.

[SHREDDER]

get a ΡΧ 7700ΧΤ or RTX 4070 TI with 32 GB DDR5 600 MHZ RYZEN 7 7700X AND A 2 TB 7000MB/S SSD.
It needs a 12 GB VRAM for max settings 60 fps but it is not very demanind on cpu because i have RYZEN 7 1700 RX 6700XT 12 GB RED DEVIL 16 GB DDR4 3200MHZCL15 MP 600 2TB WRITE:4950MB/S READ:4250MB/S DELLP2416D 24'' 2560X1440 60 HZ IPS and i played it(and all games) maxed 1440p 60 fps.

[JD]

Originally posted by miketheunknown:

I would say about $3k would be the highest im willing to go and only new parts**.

If your budget is $3k, I would get a 4090, if you can find one. Then spend less on other PC parts. I was able to find one at Micro Center (I just walked in) and it wasn't even advertised on their website. And if you can't find one, spend a little more than $3k and you should be find a prebuilt with a 4090.

I play this game at 4K ultra settings and it uses up 17GB of vram, but only 14GB of ram.

[animal_PLANET]

Why are most recommending a 4070Ti when new supers will be releasing next month? You will get more for the money than. The super is going to be same price and the Ti will drop in price. So its a win win.

No, you should not get a 4090 with only $3K budget and skimp on other parts. This will cause the GPU to be under utilized. At that budget anything 4080 and below is recommended.

[SHREDDER]

or it iwll beb etter if he gets a 7800xt instead of super? maybe since they have more vram than the RTX it will beb etteri f he gets 7800XT 16 GB VRAM or 7900 24GB than a 4070 ti 12 GB? IN 2021 for me it was betterw hen i got RX 6700XT 12 GB than if i had got aRTX 3080 10 GB as now we see most new games need 12 GB VRAM for max graphics 1440p 60 fps.

[animal_PLANET]

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

or it iwll beb etter if he gets a 7800xt instead of super? maybe since they have more vram than the RTX it will beb etteri f he gets 7800XT 16 GB VRAM or 7900 24GB than a 4070 ti 12 GB? IN 2021 for me it was betterw hen i got RX 6700XT 12 GB than if i had got aRTX 3080 10 GB as now we see most new games need 12 GB VRAM for max graphics 1440p 60 fps.

Im on a 3080 and played this game maxed at 1440p and no issues. Getting an avg of ~80FPS. So thats not it.

I would always recommend NVIDIA over AMD. I switched form AMD many years ago. Havent looked back. Games play so much better and way less troubleshooting involved. Especially with how much of a mess Adrenalin drivers are. IMO.

DLSS is so much better if you really needed the extra push. Especially if you want to play with RT. AMD GPU's still dont cut it and the 3080 gets higher performance than the 7800xt with RT on. DLSS is way better than FSR. Even XeSS beats FSR.

The 7800xt is maybe ~8% better than the 3080. In AMD sponsored titles it moves up to ~15%. So getting a 40 series GPU would be way better. As performance would be much higher than.

But yes, games should benefit a bit more when VRAM is higher. But not when it comes to RT. NVIDIA is the clear winner. If thats what they want to play with.

So with that said. I would still suggest to wait until the new 40 series cards release. AMD will be even further behind at that point. Especially since the rumor [wccf.tech]is that the Super models will have 16GB. So we will see.