Which is the best computer to play The Isle?

[Teff14]

So I have the game, but I’m not really happy with the performance of the game on my computer, anyone got an idea of which is the best computer to play the game? 😁

[EdvonSchleck]

Odd question. The best computer to play this game is the best you can afford.

You don't need a NASA station for it. You could probably play this reasonably well on high+ graphics settings on a like 6 year old Intel CPU and a somewhat recent graphics card + 8 GB of memory. Though I've heard prices have dropped dramatically on Ryzen 2nd gen so it could be a good time to build from scratch. Do it yourself, you get exactly what you need. Probably the best bang for the buck. Takes some effort though.

Buy prebuilt system. You still gotta do your homework. I would generally opt for a desktop PC which usually offer the best performance for the price, unless of course you need something portable, in which case you're probably going to pay a premium for the same (or worse) performance of a desktop minus the cooling capacity.

[Khanivore]

Anything with a GTX1050 + 8GB RAM and up will play this on High/Epic, it does seem to run well on much lower machines but this may not last after the rebuild

[ScareKrow]

The best computer would be the one with the recommended specs that the game lists on the steam page.

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit or later (64 Bit ONLY)
Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 3.4 GHz or faster.
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 25 GB available space

[Khanivore]

Originally posted by Sensei 통배추김치:

Originally posted by blackcactus:

Anything with a GTX1050 + 8GB RAM and up will play this on High/Epic, it does seem to run well on much lower machines but this may not last after the rebuild

I had an laptop with a 1050 and it ran like ♥♥♥♥, but maybe desktop gpu's differ?

Yeah I'm not sure whats going on there (maybe server lag?)

I've seen it run on a laptop (Acer Nitro 5) with a GTX1050Ti on High/Epic getting 50-60 fps
for comparison I use a GTX1070 and set it all settings to Epic and hard cap it at 60fps, another person I know uses a very low end laptop card GTX840M set at low/medium gets 20-40fps

[EdvonSchleck]

Originally posted by blackcactus:

Originally posted by Sensei 통배추김치:

I had an laptop with a 1050 and it ran like ♥♥♥♥, but maybe desktop gpu's differ?

Yeah I'm not sure whats going on there (maybe server lag?)

I've seen it run on a laptop (Acer Nitro 5) with a GTX1050Ti on High/Epic getting 50-60 fps
for comparison I use a GTX1070 and set it all settings to Epic and hard cap it at 60fps, another person I know uses a very low end laptop card GTX840M set at low/medium gets 20-40fps

Most probably different CPUs and thermal solutions. What about the CPU? The Isle is fairly demanding on it, not just the graphics card. Hence it is recommended to use a fairly fast quad core processor.

Also note that on a laptop your CPU and GPU may be similarly branded than desktop models, but they are not full sized and usually run at way lower frequencies than their desktop counterparts given the limited cooling capacity of a laptop. They're simply put less powerful.

[EdvonSchleck]

Can't go wrong with something along those lines if it's just for some 1080p gaming and maybe hobbyist grade video editing: https://www.ankermann.com/en/PC-Systems/Gaming/AMD-Series/RYZEN/WildRabbit-Gamer-ProSeries-R5-2600-RX-580-16GB-SSD500GB-Win10~~104346.html
Could run The Isle maybe even at 1440p @ 60FPS

For 1440p or 4K you'd usually want a much faster graphics card though. Possibly a faster CPU as to avoid bottlenecks.

[Pembroke]

Nothing wrong with laptops. I can run the Isle with the highest graphics without problems. Mainly you need the GPU power and a high-speed connection.

The outer form of the computer doesn't matter but the internals do.

Rig: Intel i9 + GTX1080 + 32Gb ram + 1Gb/s line

[EdvonSchleck]

Originally posted by Pembroke:

Nothing wrong with laptops. I can run the Isle with the highest graphics without problems. Mainly you need the GPU power and a high-speed connection.

The outer form of the computer doesn't matter but the internals do.

Rig: Intel i9 + GTX1080 + 32Gb ram + 1Gb/s line

The outter form or the formfactor rather does matter because it dictates how good you're able to cool the components. I'm not saying laptops are bad per se. Just noting that, despite similar branding, they usually don't use the same components that desktops would do and run slower due to limited cooling.

A laptop like yours is an exception and could probably run any recent game at 1080p 60FPS. But you probably paid around 2k for that thing or maybe even more, which is way out of reach for most people I reckon. And its still most likely not a full sized i9/1080 but a watered down version.

[Pembroke]

That's true, you do have a point about the cooling system. My laptop has a monster pair of fans but it's easier and cheaper to build a cooling system for a desktop.

[Athloner]

I have gtx 1060 3gb / i5 7400 / 8gb ram 2400mhz. I can run this game 60 fps in epic 1080p

[Unreal_Client]

lmao you do not need a 2060 to play the isle. i play on a 1070 and its amazing. but i would recommend an 8th or 9th gen i5 or i7 but id say a solid state drive is just as important. youd be surprised what systems people are playing on. even if it gives you a warning at the bottom of the screen saying it cant do it it still runs