GTX 660 should he bother?

[identity001]

I have this game and am thinking about purchasing it for a friend. The problem is he is just shy of the minimum requirements. He has the GTX 660 instead of the minimum recommended GTX 670.

Anyone with experience on a 660 in this game? Do you think he could maybe get 30 fps with all graphics turned to lowest settings? Or would it just fry his computer?

[Boomer Voncannon]

What are his other components? With ark GPU is key, but there might be a chance his cpu could pick up enough of the slack for him to squeek by if it’s stronger. also how much and what kind of RAM?

[identity001]

Originally posted by Boomer Voncannon:

What are his other components? With ark GPU is key, but there might be a chance his cpu could pick up enough of the slack for him to squeek by if it’s stronger. also how much and what kind of RAM?

I believe he has 8gb of DDR3 RAM and his cpu is like some sort of i5 4 or 8 core. It is an older computer unfortunately. I have a 760 I could throw into his computer but I think with his mother board there would be throttling "if I understood it properly when I researched it before".

Not sure if I could still get a performance boost for him with it or not even with the throttling maybe.

Watched some videos after making this post. Some people are getting a functional game with the 660. Just not a very pretty one.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by identity001:

I have this game and am thinking about purchasing it for a friend. The problem is he is just shy of the minimum requirements. He has the GTX 660 instead of the minimum recommended GTX 670.

Anyone with experience on a 660 in this game? Do you think he could maybe get 30 fps with all graphics turned to lowest settings? Or would it just fry his computer?

Do a search over the last 3+ years and you see that quite frequently one of the main reasons people have issues and complain on the forums is due to having a computer below at or only a sliver above the game requirements. Yours and his wants just arent matching the reality of the situation. Essentially trying to jackhammer a square peg in a round hole.

Caveat emptor.

[identity001]

Originally posted by retsam1:

Originally posted by identity001:

I have this game and am thinking about purchasing it for a friend. The problem is he is just shy of the minimum requirements. He has the GTX 660 instead of the minimum recommended GTX 670.

Anyone with experience on a 660 in this game? Do you think he could maybe get 30 fps with all graphics turned to lowest settings? Or would it just fry his computer?

Do a search over the last 3+ years and you see that quite frequently one of the main reasons people have issues and complain on the forums is due to having a computer below at or only a sliver above the game requirements. Yours and his wants just arent matching the reality of the situation. Essentially trying to jackhammer a square peg in a round hole.

Caveat emptor.

Are you trying to say that it won't achieve 30 fps at lowest settings?

[Boomer Voncannon]

Originally posted by retsam1:

Originally posted by identity001:

I have this game and am thinking about purchasing it for a friend. The problem is he is just shy of the minimum requirements. He has the GTX 660 instead of the minimum recommended GTX 670.

Anyone with experience on a 660 in this game? Do you think he could maybe get 30 fps with all graphics turned to lowest settings? Or would it just fry his computer?

Do a search over the last 3+ years and you see that quite frequently one of the main reasons people have issues and complain on the forums is due to having a computer below at or only a sliver above the game requirements. Yours and his wants just arent matching the reality of the situation. Essentially trying to jackhammer a square peg in a round hole.

Caveat emptor.

To be fair that's why the OP is asking *before* giving his friend the game. He's aware that his friend's machine is near or below minimum specs, but he's checking to see if he could squeek in.

[woodsguide]

i have a 460 and i can play on pretty low settings across the board.. it gets a lil choppy at times... esp when running into a decent sized base.. but is still playable.. if just barely


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heres my 10 yr old potato if that helps..
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[retsam1]

Originally posted by identity001:

Originally posted by retsam1:

Do a search over the last 3+ years and you see that quite frequently one of the main reasons people have issues and complain on the forums is due to having a computer below at or only a sliver above the game requirements. Yours and his wants just arent matching the reality of the situation. Essentially trying to jackhammer a square peg in a round hole.

Caveat emptor.

Are you trying to say that it won't achieve 30 fps at lowest settings?

Im saying, depending on the context, your friend may not even be able to play and is a crash waiting for a place to happen.

Again caveat emptor. You both know you're trying get him to ride a tricyle in a NASCAR race and expect to not only qualify but to place.

People will undoubtedly come on here and say "my toaster works" but again, do a search and see how many times people complain of issues to then reveal they've a rig under the min requirements and then table flip(and or blame WC).

[identity001]

Originally posted by retsam1:

Originally posted by identity001:

Are you trying to say that it won't achieve 30 fps at lowest settings?

Im saying, depending on the context, your friend may not even be able to play and is a crash waiting for a place to happen.

Again caveat emptor. You both know you're trying get him to ride a tricyle in a NASCAR race and expect to not only qualify but to place.

People will undoubtedly come on here and say "my toaster works" but again, do a search and see how many times people complain of issues to then reveal they've a rig under the min requirements and then table flip(and or blame WC).

Yeah my big concern is weather or not it will run, and run at 30 fps at least. I did do some reasearch and I did see a large array of reported problems and based on my experience with other games I have already come to the realization that 90% of the people reporting major game breaking issues are in fact, people with below recommended specs.

So the point of this thread was to find someone who might have experience with a similar set up to determine weather or not there was viable concern.

That all being said, after now having watched numerous videos and reading a few threads, I am convinced he should be able to play the game fine at low settings.

[identity001]

Originally posted by woodsguide:

i have a 460 and i can play on pretty low settings across the board.. it gets a lil choppy at times... esp when running into a decent sized base.. but is still playable.. if just barely


===============================
heres my 10 yr old potato if that helps..
===============================

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Model: G73Sw
Form Factor: Laptop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x2a
CPU Stepping: 0x7
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 1995 Mhz
8 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

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

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
DirectX Driver Name: nvldumd.dll
Driver Version: 23.21.13.9135
DirectX Driver Version: 23.21.13.9135
Driver Date: 3 23 2018
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0xdd1
Revision: 0xa1
Number of Monitors: 2
Number of Logical Video Cards: 2
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1786 x 994
Desktop Resolution: 3146 x 994
Primary Display Size: 27.56" x 15.35" (31.54" diag)
70.0cm x 39.0cm (80.1cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: VW32L HDTV40A (NVIDIA High Defi

Memory:
RAM: 8170 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 714397 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 291924 Mb
OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
Game Controller: None detected
VR Headset: None detected

Thank you.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by identity001:

Originally posted by retsam1:

Im saying, depending on the context, your friend may not even be able to play and is a crash waiting for a place to happen.

Again caveat emptor. You both know you're trying get him to ride a tricyle in a NASCAR race and expect to not only qualify but to place.

People will undoubtedly come on here and say "my toaster works" but again, do a search and see how many times people complain of issues to then reveal they've a rig under the min requirements and then table flip(and or blame WC).

Yeah my big concern is weather or not it will run, and run at 30 fps at least. I did do some reasearch and I did see a large array of reported problems and based on my experience with other games I have already come to the realization that 90% of the people reporting major game breaking issues are in fact, people with below recommended specs.

So the point of this thread was to find someone who might have experience with a similar set up to determine weather or not there was viable concern.

That all being said, after now having watched numerous videos and reading a few threads, I am convinced he should be able to play the game fine at low settings.

I disagree and easily can cite so many examples of this for 3+ years including a few eventual I told you so's after warning otherwise. But its your money and both you and your friends frustrations otherwise. *shrug*.

[b+_]

Go for it and then let us know. For science!Goodluck

[jcewazhere]

I got ark "running" on my old craptop with 4gb ram and an amd a8 processor. I had it at the lowest settings getting barely 30 fps, looked a bit like the old Turok games actually, but it was technically playable.

[GhosTJinnZ]

i*m running an gtx 670 using the launch option with DX10, settings are on med-high with res scaling to 100% with an resolution of 1680x1050 and i'm getting 60-100 frames on the center map no problem, your friend should be ok with his 660 i guess :)