What it takes to run planetside on ultra/high settings

[Nimeni]

Hello, currently I play planetside 2 on a laptop with everything on low. I am planning to build a PC very soon and was wondering if the graphics card and cpu so far can run planetside 2 on ultra/high settings. Thank you very much.
Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 470
CPU: i5 Skylake 6500

[rookie]

Thats a difficult question to answer because not everyone has the same performance with similiar components.

The default answer would be for a CPU: 8 core AMD FX or 4 core Intel Skylake/Devil's Canyon. For video card the min. would be GTX 1060 3gb/6gb or AMD RX 470/480 4gb/8gb. System memory of at least 8 gb.

All this assumes your running 1 monitor at a max resolution of 1920 x 1080.

Is it confusing? Yes it is, just go on reddit or search this forum and you'll find people having low frame rates with a I5 6600k and a GTX 1070/1080's.

Can you run this game at under 60 fps with ultra/high with a lesser system? Yes but be prepared for yor frame rates to drop as the scale of the battle increases.

[Nimeni]

Originally posted by rookie:

Thats a difficult question to answer because not everyone has the same performance with similiar components.

The default answer would be for a CPU: 8 core AMD FX or 4 core Intel Skylake/Devil's Canyon. For video card the min. would be GTX 1060 3gb/6gb or AMD RX 470/480 4gb/8gb. System memory of at least 8 gb.

All this assumes your running 1 monitor at a max resolution of 1920 x 1080.

Is it confusing? Yes it is, just go on reddit or search this forum and you'll find people having low frame rates with a I5 6600k and a GTX 1070/1080's.

Can you run this game at under 60 fps with ultra/high with a lesser system? Yes but be prepared for yor frame rates to drop as the scale of the battle increases.

Thanks for the reply, do you have personal experience with any of the components? I was wondering what works for you as even Joshino a popular planetside 2 youtuber was experiencing low frames until recently

[rookie]

I run a FX 8300, GTX 960 2gb and 8gb DDR3 on ultra settings and experience anywhere from 60 fps down to 18fps depending on the size of the battle. Turning shadows off usually gets me an extra 8-10fps gain.

What I listed would be considered the "current" best cpu's and gpu's. Its not to say that older hardware won't run this game at the settings your looking to achieve its just that it's easier to find/buy the new stuff than the old hardware.

[rookie]

One more thing, currently this game isn't running as well as it has in the past. Alot of people are having performance issues and the Dev's are aware of it and working to correct them.

Here's a link to a Dev response that was posted on reddit. I highly recommend anyone interested on whats happening with this game be it good or bad to read the planetside 2 reddit forum.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/5crml7/dbg_will_it_stay_or_will_it_go/

[Nimeni]

Originally posted by rookie:

One more thing, currently this game isn't running as well as it has in the past. Alot of people are having performance issues and the Dev's are aware of it and working to correct them.

Here's a link to a Dev response that was posted on reddit. I highly recommend anyone interested on whats happening with this game be it good or bad to read the planetside 2 reddit forum.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/5crml7/dbg_will_it_stay_or_will_it_go/

Thank you, I read the posts and it makes sense to me. Being clear and concise about things really helps, and good luck killing the planet mans

[jonathan testicle]

Gtx 1050 Ti is very cheap right now

[Nimeni]

Originally posted by terraria defenders 3 confirmed:

Gtx 1050 Ti is very cheap right now

Yes thank you, I found out about that a few days ago and I'm planning to get it now. I appreciate the helpful reply :)

[Urnefar]

Originally posted by Nimeni:

Originally posted by terraria defenders 3 confirmed:

Gtx 1050 Ti is very cheap right now

Yes thank you, I found out about that a few days ago and I'm planning to get it now. I appreciate the helpful reply :)

Wouldn't build a PC today with less than an RX 470 or GTX 970, or the half ram RX 480 or GTX 1060 options. Considering how important the graphics card is to game performance and that you are buying an entire rig, the small price hike from a 1050 Ti (GTX 960'ish performance) is well worth it in performance.

Considering Planetside 2's performance, currently it won't run right until the devs pinpoint and fix the construction update problems

[Urnefar]

The construction stuff itself isn't really to blame, the update is just named after those new things. But the upgrade to the engine really messed with some stuff. For example severe framerate dropping when close to bullethole particles, stuff like that

[Nimeni]

Originally posted by Urnefar:

Originally posted by Nimeni:

Yes thank you, I found out about that a few days ago and I'm planning to get it now. I appreciate the helpful reply :)

Wouldn't build a PC today with less than an RX 470 or GTX 970, or the half ram RX 480 or GTX 1060 options. Considering how important the graphics card is to game performance and that you are buying an entire rig, the small price hike from a 1050 Ti (GTX 960'ish performance) is well worth it in performance.

Considering Planetside 2's performance, currently it won't run right until the devs pinpoint and fix the construction update problems

Oh yes, I read as 1060. I was planning to get the 1060 on microcenter. (The 6 Gb)

[JohnyThos7]

My build is this:
GTX 1060 ARMOR (6G) OC
i5-6600k 3.5 Ghz can be boosted to 4 ghz
16 GB RAM 3200 mhz

I usually run the game on TRUE ULTRA
and my lowest frames are usually 40-50
Highest are 70-80

The thing is, the game needs loads of optimization.
So with this build I could get A LOT more frames.
Don't go any higher with specs like mine, this build will probably be good for the next 2 years for most games before I'd need to upgrade.

[Violet Evergarden]

I never dip below 50 FPS on ultra (Shadows OFF) with an i5 4590 and GTX 1060 plus 8 GB of RAM. Normally I'm above 75 if people don't form a repair sundy train or I'm not on Hossin.

[∫öĿ Vξċŧøг]

Intel 4960x @5.0ghz
ASUS Matrix 980 ti @1450mhz (200% Boost Power Target)
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB Quad Channel
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/10217142

Has yet to fall below refresh rate with everything maxed.

That said, i5-6500 and a GTX1060 should be solid for pretty much any game on the market @1080p/1440p. I'd advise going for the i5-6600k for the $45 difference as it will easily run at 4ghz with a decent cooler and eat the i5-6500 for breakfast. If you want to game in 4k or higher, you'll need to beef up/double the GPU. (1080p=2073600 pixels HXGA=12582912 pixels)

[[FuFo] Mortucus]

an i5 3rd gen or higher and a 3gig gpu with 8 gig of ram will smash ps2 now

i built a rig for this game in closed beta so long ago

ran a 3rd gen i5 non k version and a a 660ti and i could ultra the game with drops in massive battles to about 45fps that was killing shadows motion blur