PC Requirements (read below)

[ARmodder]

To start off, yes I read the performance requirements before posting this, this is thread is for clarification. I notice that both the minimum and recommended system specs for CPU are 8-core FX series for the AMD users, this does not make sense as there is very little difference between the FX 8320 and FX 8350, and for Intel users the minimum is for a i5-2500 Quad core @ 3.3Ghz frequency! This seems off a bit as I have several games both steam, and non-steam that mention needing a minimum of a i5 and even i7 to run, yet I can run them fine with my FX-4130, yet this says I need an AMD FX-8320, sounds like they screwed that bit up.
If anyone is using a similar AMD CPU and is running this game well with it then that's all the clarification I need.

[Ceejay]

There seems to have been quite a jump in the specs needed for the old blood over then new order. You need a machine nearly twice as powerful for some reason. I assume they ahve added power hungry features.

Even still its quite a jump. I checked the requirements on loads of forums and they all state the same thing.

Minimum cpu for new order is Core 2 Duo E8200 or AMD Phenom II X2 545
For old blood however it is FX-8320 or Core i5-2500 3.3GHz

The graphic cards are the same, you need much more powerful gpu's, which considering they are on the same engine, just seems a bit weird.

Maybe as the game was released rather fast, they just did not optimize it as well.

Also fyi the 8350 runs at 4ghz, the 8320 runs at 3.5, that is quite a difference. even if you do not take into account all the cores).

However judging by some of the posts on the forums regarding performance issues, it would certainly appear the needed specs have indeed jumped up, with people running new order fine, but having issues playing old blood.

[kitekrazy]

Two words: resource hog. I'll probably skip this game. I run plenty of games on a Phenom 955 @ 3.2ghz.

[Sire Reap-A-Lot]

You don't seem to understand how requirements work.
The dev does not have the capability to check a game on an endless number of systems. They simply pick say three configurations that meets their definition of performance. (minimum/recommended/optimum)
That's how these things work. My Phenom II doesn't have problems either, but it's not tested for and that's ok,

tl;dr requirement = tested by dev to perform as deemd by dev.

[superjunk]

I haven't changed my rig since TNO, but I found that the Old Blood ran better.

[Ceejay]

Originally posted by Sire Reap-A-Lot:

You don't seem to understand how requirements work.
The dev does not have the capability to check a game on an endless number of systems. They simply pick say three configurations that meets their definition of performance. (minimum/recommended/optimum)
That's how these things work. My Phenom II doesn't have problems either, but it's not tested for and that's ok,

tl;dr requirement = tested by dev to perform as deemd by dev.

Actually I do understand how requirements work, I used to do closed beta testing, the games are tested on loads of systems, and they work out which specs are needed.