Can My Current Specs Run Sky?

[ricepotperson]

Just trying to make sure before I install/start running the game.

My current specs are:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card
Intel Core i7 870 base CPU
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
VRAM: 3935MB
Memory: 16384MB RAM
DirectX: DirectX 12

Some feedback/info on whether my current specs can run the game or not would be much appreciated.

[Meowish]

[1] Make sure your specs meet the requirement of the game. AVX2 is among them.
[2] For drivers, make sure ALL your GPUs supports Vulkan 1.3, some PC have more than one GPU, so make sure all of them are updated.

Getting the system info:

[1] On Steam Client, click on "Help" on the top then select "System Information".
You can check most of your system info here, including whether or not your CPU supports AVX2.

[2] Press Win+R and type in vulkaninfo then press enter, this should tell you the information you need to know about the vulkan driver on your system.

[3] Press Win+R and type in dxdiag then press enter, this should tell you some of your system information and especially your graphic card information (in the display tab).

Other than the Spec and driver problems. As expected, the game's server isn't prepared for the population surge for launch day. So such problems are to be expected. You might want to try the game again a few days later when the surge is finally over. Do not expect the game company to cough up money for servers just for a temporary surge, we've seen how unwilling they are on spending money on servers. So bear with it until the surge is over.

Once you cleared the AVX2 and Vulkan 1.3 checks, you can play the game easily imo. But 1650 might come with some weird behavior in this game (eg, screenshot problem)

[Raaku]

Minimum specs:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit, build 1903+ (10.0.18362)
Processor: Intel i5-6400 or AMD FX 8310
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1030 or AMD Radeon RX 560
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 3 GB available space
Additional Notes: Vulkan 1.2 Driver

[Raaku]

I think you good to go

[ricepotperson]

Lets say my current system info on steam client said 'AVX2: Unsupported'
is there any way to go around this issue or... is it simply one of my current specs that are the problem?

[ricepotperson]

Originally posted by Raaku:

I think you good to go

Tried it myself just now (forgot to update about this) but the game wouldn't even start at all. Updated my graphics driver and everything too.

[Meowish]

Originally posted by ricepotperson:

Lets say my current system info on steam client said 'AVX2: Unsupported'
is there any way to go around this issue or... is it simply one of my current specs that are the problem?

It means your CPU is old. The only way around it is to upgrade to a new CPU that supports AVX2. Most CPU now in the market supports AVX512 and the newest are up to APX, So you can safely assume all newer CPU supports AVX2 right now in the market.

[ricepotperson]

dang... aight thx.