System requirements & Questions regarding such

[SamBC]

NB: This thread was originally to clarify that we did not know the system requirements. They have now been released, at least for Windows, but the first 100 or so posts are related to the lack of system requirements. Discussion should now follow in terms of reaction to those system requirements.

The system requirements published for Windows are as follows:

MINIMUM:
OS: Windows® 7, 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 45 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 and 2013 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.

RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows® 7, 64-bit
Processor: 3GHz Quad Core
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
Storage: 45 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

2K and Feral have published the following requirements for Mac and Linux (at http://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/215908468-XCOM-2-System-Requirements ):

MAC MINIMUM:
OS: 10.11.2
CPU: 2.4 GHz Intel
GPU: NVIDIA 650ti or AMD 5770 or Intel Iris Pro or better
VRAM: 1GB

MAC RECOMMENDED:
OS: 10.11.2
CPU: 2.7 GHz i5
GPU: NVIDIA 700 series or AMD R9 series
VRAM: 2GB

LINUX MINIMUM:
OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit or Steam OS
Processor: Intel i3-3225 3.3 GHz
RAM: 4GB
Graphics: 1GB NVIDIA 650
NOTE: AMD and Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release.

LINUX RECOMMENDED:
OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit or Steam OS
Processor: Intel i7
RAM: 8GB
Graphics: 2GB NVIDIA 960
NOTE: AMD and Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release.

Feel free to ask questions to clarify things, and share opinions, but remember to treat everyone with respect, and remember that there may not be answers to all questions.

This includes asking if people think your system will run the game, or run it well. Every answers is the poster in question's own opinion, even if it's a moderator saying it. Other threads asking such questions may be merged here, or closed with reference to this thread.

[HollowGrapeJ]

İlk olarak nO_d3N1AL tarafından gönderildi:

I just hope I don't get FPS drops to 30 and below when there's large areas with lots of enemies and buildings on fire. Also, 45GB? That's crazy huge, what game engine is it using?

That size seems to be the norm this generation. GTA V and Batman Arkham Knight are over 40 GB I think. And TW3 is almost 40. Gotta get more storage space.

[Power Button]

İlk olarak Kill-Cam Celebrity tarafından gönderildi:

Both are ♥♥♥♥ anyway. If you buy an i5 or i7, it should be for the processor, and with a separate graphics card from AMD or Nvidia.

You don't want to play like THIS, do you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yUwlbdMXeU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSZJebw-yQM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-blGaaW_YE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiormXGwQ8c

Those are in playable FPS in my opinion. If XCOM 2 will be in that FPS then it's no problem.

[Rogat]

Yeah. that's why it's one of the reasons I bought it, it's exclusive to PC, and I want to support unported games.

[HollowGrapeJ]

İlk olarak Skaylor tarafından gönderildi:

Yeah. that's why it's one of the reasons I bought it, it's exclusive to PC, and I want to support unported games.

Same here. I don't really like when a PC exclusive just suddenly comes to console. Especially if it already sold well. Like Ark Survival Evolved. PC version isn't even finished yet...

[Tallesqwer]

I my laptop is this:

Operating System
Windows 10 Home Single Language 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 @ 1.70GHz
Haswell ULT 22nm Technology
RAM
8,00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0C1F3F (SOCKET 0)
Graphics
Generic PnP Monitor (1366x768@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics Family (Dell)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce 820M (Dell)
ForceWare version: 359.06
SLI Disabled
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10JPVX-75JC3T0 (SATA)
931GB Samsung M3 Portable USB Device (USB (SATA))
Optical Drives
DiscSoft Virtual SCSI CdRom Device
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90N
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

You guys think I will be able to run Xcom 2?

[Rogat]

İlk olarak Tallesqwer tarafından gönderildi:

I my laptop is this:

Operating System
Windows 10 Home Single Language 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 @ 1.70GHz
Haswell ULT 22nm Technology
RAM
8,00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0C1F3F (SOCKET 0)
Graphics
Generic PnP Monitor (1366x768@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics Family (Dell)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce 820M (Dell)
ForceWare version: 359.06
SLI Disabled
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10JPVX-75JC3T0 (SATA)
931GB Samsung M3 Portable USB Device (USB (SATA))
Optical Drives
DiscSoft Virtual SCSI CdRom Device
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90N
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

You guys think I will be able to run Xcom 2?

Your proccessor is ok, but I don't think your video card is good enough.

[Space Coward]

İlk olarak Power Button tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Kill-Cam Celebrity tarafından gönderildi:

Both are ♥♥♥♥ anyway. If you buy an i5 or i7, it should be for the processor, and with a separate graphics card from AMD or Nvidia.

You don't want to play like THIS, do you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yUwlbdMXeU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSZJebw-yQM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-blGaaW_YE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiormXGwQ8c

Those are in playable FPS in my opinion. If XCOM 2 will be in that FPS then it's no problem.

I was really talking about the graphical errors, and even then, let's compare a real card with a Xeon to an Intel i7.

You've seen an Intel i7 with integrated graphics at work, but what about a Xeon? The Xeon E3 1231 v3 is exactly the same as an Intel i7 4790, but it has no Intel HD... it's also only $250.

With the money you save ($90), you can get an R7 260x/360/265... then what?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We2imXE-LmA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4GgEaOPK4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caSNkrBT4U8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HhVEf18wfg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMm0nk8N0pg

[scas]

Can my computer run this game

I have a Satellite S55-A5236 that seems to be able to run the game but I am not very good with computers. I believe after some research that my graphics card is "intel hd graphics 4600". First how does one truly find the graphics card of a computer and secoundly, is the "intel hd graphics 4600" fill the base requirements. Please and Thank you!

[Sinjen Blackstar]

http://systemrequirementslab.com/cyri Goto this site. It will tell you whether you can run it or not.

[scas]

Thank you soo much but this leads to one last question, according to your website i cant run the original xcom but it runs fine so is "Dedicated Video RAM" important, because its the only thing i drop short on for both xcom 2 and the original. Please and Thank you

[Sinjen Blackstar]

İlk olarak scas tarafından gönderildi:

Thank you soo much but this leads to one last question, according to your website i cant run the original xcom but it runs fine so is "Dedicated Video RAM" important, because its the only thing i drop short on for both xcom 2 and the original. Please and Thank you

what card are you running? GPU speed and overclocking can sometimes make up for lower RAM. These sites and guides are not 100 percent infallible. It may be that your system is the exception to the rule.

[scas]

I was right before, it ends up that I do have "Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600"

[Sinjen Blackstar]

Sounds like on board graphics. Those can be a crapshot. If you ran the first game there is a good chance you can run the second atleast at lower settings. If not you may want to look into upgrading to an external GPU that meets the requirements. I am running an Nvidia GTX 670 and it will work for Xcom2. My bottleneck is my old quadcore cpu. You can probably get a comparable or better GPU to the 670 quite affordably nowadays. I bought it because it performs well and runs cool.

[scas]

Thank you so much! I will try that! But I thought you can not change the graphics card on a laptop?

[Sinjen Blackstar]

İlk olarak scas tarafından gönderildi:

Thank you so much! I will try that! But I thought you can not change the graphics card on a laptop?

Ahh a laptop. Not sure if you can. I think you can increase your system ram for sure. Not sure about the GPU ram. As for replacing the card completely. I don't think so, but I'm not going to say its not possible. Google increasing ram on your laptop see what others say.