What are the current system requirements?

[Briannospam]

Due to ETS2 game updates over the approximately 4½ years I have been playing ETS2, I am increasingly noticing that my PC is starting to have trouble managing the graphics settings I would like to run with. :(
- And yes, I probably cheated myself when I bought the PC 4 years ago, you only get what you pay for, and at that time I had no idea that the game over time would make higher demands on hardware.

I have therefore now started to think about whether it will be worthwhile to upgrade the machine, or whether it will be better worthwhile to buy a new PC?

Computer information:
Manufacturer: MSI
Model: MS-7996
Form factor: Desktop computer
No touch input detected

Processor information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU brand: Intel (R) Core (TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz
CPU family: 0x6
CPU model: 0x5e
CPU Stepping: 0x3
CPU type: 0x0
Speed: 2712 MHz
4 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Not supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Not supported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Supported
AVX512F: Not supported
AVX512PF: Not supported
AVX512ER: Not supported
AVX512CD: Not supported
AVX512VNNI: Not supported
SHA: Not supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF / SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Not supported

Operating system version:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Graphics card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
DirectX driver name: nvldumd.dll
Driver version: 30.0.14.9613
DirectX Driver Version: 30.0.14.9613
Driver date: 10 6 2021
OpenGL version: 4.6
Desktop color depth: 32 bits per pixels
Screen refresh rate: 60 Hz
DirectX card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Vendor ID: 0x10de
Device ID: 0x1c81
Revision: 0xa1
Number of screens: 1
Number of logical graphics cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire detected
Primary screen resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary screen size: 20.91 "x 11.77" (23.98 "diag)
53.1cm x 29.9cm (60.9cm diag)
Primary bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 2047 MB
Supported MSAA modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio Device: SPDIF Out (Xonar U7 MKII)

Memory:
RAM: 16347 MB

VR hardware:
VR Headset: None registered

Miscellaneous:
Interface language: Danish
Media type: DVD
Total available hard disk space: 1179973 MB
Largest available hard disk space: 358129 MB
OS installation date: Jan 01 1970
Game controller: None found
Hash value of MAC address: 7f3d41a51fc8ac4cc3327634f33b866e17523eaf

Disk space:
Hash value of disk serial number: 5b61bf67
Number of SSDs: 1
SSD capacity: 240G
Number of HDDs: 1
HDD capacity: 1000G


I have already for a long time considered upgrading with a better graphics card ... Assuming that the motherboard and processor are suitable for it, otherwise this will be a waste of money.

Also, I have tested if the PC can be upgraded to Windows 11 ... It can not, as the processor is not supported by Windows 11, so this might also be a good reason to buy a new PC, rather than upgrading this antiquity?

Is there any official information on minimum system requirements and recommended system requirements for ETS2, or do you have to qualified guess? (The requirements stated by Steam are unfortunately very outdated)

[emilianoRV ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)™]

2 GB in the video card is enough to mid-low graphics and enjoy the game unless you have a graphics fetish.

[Briannospam]

引用自 Peter：

"NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050"

An upgrade to your video card would help. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is only 2GB.

I'm using a GTX1660ti 6GB card and ETS2 and ATS run great. Nice and smooth with No stuttering or lagging. Even if you bought a GTX1650 4GB it would be better

Yes,. I already know these things ... except: I do not know if my motherboard and processor will be able to use and utilize one of the 2 graphics cards you recommend?

引用自 emilianoRV ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)™：

2 GB in the video card is enough to mid-low graphics and enjoy the game unless you have a graphics fetish.

Well, then I probably have what you call a graphics fetish? LOL
- and I'm fine with that :) ... well, except that the game sometimes lags a bit because of my slightly too high settings in the graphics settings. :(
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2631052544

[Wolfgang]

Your specs are pretty close to mine though your GTX1050 only has 2GB VRAM while my mobile GTX1050 has 4GB VRAM. Try my settings (I hope I translate them correctly):
Resolution: 1920x1080
Scaling: 100%
SMAA: Medium
SSAO: Deactivated
DOF: Active
Sun rays: Active
Colour correction: Active
Reflection scaling: 100%
Mirror details: Medium
Vegetation details: Medium
Grass density: Low
Shadow quality: Medium
Size of the shadow textures: Low
Weather quality: Medium
Mirror quality: Medium
Mirror resolution: Medium
Mirror distance: High
Texture quality: Medium
Normal mapping: Active
Traffic headlights: Active
Additional lights: Active
Light distance: Medium
Pedestrians: Active

[daniel.nole]

By the hardware side, only changing the graphic card from 2 GB to 4 GB make alone a huge difference and improvement.

[Briannospam]

First of all, I would like to thank you for suggestions for changes to the graphical settings ...
Especially because these proposals do not involve the cost of new hardware. It is otherwise both tempting and easy to spend a lot of other people's money, especially when I myself am considering replacing the computer or partially upgrading the old hardware. :)

I have now tried out the various suggestions for changing the settings.
But I find it hard to judge if they helped anything on my little problem with rare layers, maybe because I have tested suggestive in old map areas? (Germany, Denmark and Norway)
- It is mostly in Iberia that I notice these layers, in other map areas they are very rare.

So with my current graphics card, it's a question to myself about what I would rather live with: Rare layers and constantly high graphics, or maybe even rarer layers and constantly slightly worse graphics ... (plague or cholera)

So in the end I think it will probably be a new graphics card, and here @Peter suggested a GTX1650 4GB
I have been checking it out a bit, and have found out that it is available in 2 versions:
MSI GeForce GTX 1650 VENTUS XS 4G OC which is factory overclocked, and ASUS DUAL-GTX1650-O4G which is not factory overclocked.

Apart from the overclocking, I can't see any significant difference in the technical specifications of the 2 cards, but I maybe have overlooked something important there?

I'm not a big fan of overclocking, so unless someone can explain a very good reason to choose the MSI card over the ASUS card, then I think the ASUS card will be the best choice for me.

[Wolfgang]

引用自 Briannospam：

So in the end I think it will probably be a new graphics card, and here @Peter suggested a GTX1650 4GB
I have been checking it out a bit, and have found out that it is available in 2 versions:
MSI GeForce GTX 1650 VENTUS XS 4G OC which is factory overclocked, and ASUS DUAL-GTX1650-O4G which is not factory overclocked.

Apart from the overclocking, I can't see any significant difference in the technical specifications of the 2 cards, but I maybe have overlooked something important there?

I'm not a big fan of overclocking, so unless someone can explain a very good reason to choose the MSI card over the ASUS card, then I think the ASUS card will be the best choice for me.

As the game is pretty allergic to overclocking you should go with the non-overclocked version.