Can I run Prey?

[antique_nova]

I don't understand specs very well, so I though I'd ask the community! :)

So, I have an Asus N56VM laptop and my specs are:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz
Memory (RAM): 12.0 GB
Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Gaming graphics: 1696 MB Total available graphics memory
Current Memory Space: 107 GB

[mohit9206]

Might run on low at 720p but yeah hd4000 is very weak ,you need a minimum laptop gpu of MX150

[antique_nova]

Ah damn :/.

I'm going to have to wait atleast until the end of 2019, until I get a new pc and I'm planning on getting the below:

(I asked a company to build me the best PC for taking calls and gaming with just £4,000)

1x Fractal Design Define R6 Case - Black

1x Noctua NH-D15 CPU Cooler

1x Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Particle Thermal Paste

1x Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING Motherboard

2x 8 GB DDR4 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX Memory

1x 2TB Samsung 970 EVO M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive

1x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

1x Windows 10 Home 64-bit

1x 5 Year Warranty, 2 Years Collect and Return UK only*

1x Intel Core i7-9700K CPU, 8 Cores / 8 Threads, 3.6 - 4.9GHz - CPU

1x Corsair CX750 80 PLUS Bronze 750W PSU - Power supply

- This also includes the below:

1x Alienware AW3418DW monitor

1x Razer Huntsman Elite keyboard

1x Razer Mamba Elite Mouse

1x HyperX Cloud Revolver S Headphone set

1x Badass gaming chair (not sure which, but will decide when the time arrives).

I'm pretty sure that could run PREY on max settings quite easily :P. Maybe even Crysis on max settings without melting too much! ^^

And ofc, if I can get better for cheaper when the time arrivss, then I obviously will.

[mohit9206]

Man thats too much. You can run Prey on max settings on a £1000 PC. Its a very well optimized game.

[Used 2009 Honda Civic LX]

Originally posted by mohit9206:

Man thats too much. You can run Prey on max settings on a £1000 PC. Its a very well optimized game.

Or a 500 dollar PC. I've got a very cheap budget build that was on sale and I'm on max settings 1080p 80-100+ FPS.

[antique_nova]

Oh, I forgot. The other purpose of that PC is to play even more demanding games like Total War: Warhammer, God of War 4 and future awesome games like Cyberpunk 2077 (2019 release date) at the max settings. So chances are I am going to need that! :)

I also want a PC set that I don't have to worry about upgrading for the next 5 years and that it feels, looks and runs top notch! (wealth mindset stuff).

[timothyburton]

My computer was built in 2012, the only thing I upgraded was my GPU to a R9 480, which was used. Prey runs great on my computer. I have enjoyed the game a lot, I hope to build a new computer in 2019, because I want to play DCS and IL-2 in VR.

[antique_nova]

DCS? IL-2? What are they?

[imfallin]

Not to derail the convo, but there's a free demo of the game on the store page. Should give you a good grasp of how well you can run it.

[dustov]

I run Prey just fine on my Dell Inspirion 13-5368 laptop. I output the video via HDMI to a 32 inch flat screen TV. Here are other specs:
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 520
CPU Core i7-6500 2.50GHz
8 GB RAM

The imbedded Intel 520 graphics is considered puny powered but it seems to work fine. And I installed the game on an external hard drive.

Download the Demo and see how it runs on your computer.

[antique_nova]

I did download the demo, but I could tell that it was pretty sluggish and jarred, plus I didn't want my laptop overheating as it was burning up like crazy!

[st3llar360]

So I played the full game on max settings on a acer predator helios 300 and it was a great experience

[⎠⎝Zushikatetomoto⎠⎝ UFO]

Originally posted by antique_nova:

Ah damn :/.

I'm going to have to wait atleast until the end of 2019, until I get a new pc and I'm planning on getting the below:

1x Intel Core i7-9700K CPU, 8 Cores / 8 Threads, 3.6 - 4.9GHz - CPU

Why not AMD ryzen AMD is making good cpus for once.

[⎠⎝Zushikatetomoto⎠⎝ UFO]

Don't buy a rtx 2070 it isn't that good.

[antique_nova]

Everyone asking me why I'm getting specific specs. Please read my OP again. I'm not a tech, so I don't understand what they all mean and that's why I got a company called Chillblast to create the best list based on my custom needs for when I will invest.

[The Supreme High Robot Overlord]

Originally posted by antique_nova:

Ah damn :/.

I'm going to have to wait atleast until the end of 2019, until I get a new pc and I'm planning on getting the below:

(I asked a company to build me the best PC for taking calls and gaming with just £4,000)

1x Fractal Design Define R6 Case - Black

1x Noctua NH-D15 CPU Cooler

1x Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Particle Thermal Paste

1x Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING Motherboard

2x 8 GB DDR4 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX Memory

1x 2TB Samsung 970 EVO M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive

1x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

1x Windows 10 Home 64-bit

1x 5 Year Warranty, 2 Years Collect and Return UK only*

1x Intel Core i7-9700K CPU, 8 Cores / 8 Threads, 3.6 - 4.9GHz - CPU

1x Corsair CX750 80 PLUS Bronze 750W PSU - Power supply

- This also includes the below:

1x Alienware AW3418DW monitor

1x Razer Huntsman Elite keyboard

1x Razer Mamba Elite Mouse

1x HyperX Cloud Revolver S Headphone set

1x Badass gaming chair (not sure which, but will decide when the time arrives).

I'm pretty sure that could run PREY on max settings quite easily :P. Maybe even Crysis on max settings without melting too much! ^^

And ofc, if I can get better for cheaper when the time arrivss, then I obviously will.

While I haven't specced it out myself, they're probably upcharging you quite a bit. There are also quite a few parts that could be swapped out for the sake of optimization/budget as you'd be spending more on things you don't need. The motherboard for instance is too much. You'd do just fine with a lower end one, as that one overclocking features that'll never get used. Here's one that's a $100 cheaper and should preform nearly identically: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813119152
The case could stand to be moved down to the Define R5, since it's about $100 cheaper and
it would be a better use of space as the build isn't filling out the massive amount of expansion slots that the R6 comes with. The i7-9700k could be downgraded to a i5-9600k with an fairly small almost neglible performance loss, but you'd get back about $120. Also, given the current speed of GPUs, your graphics card will be trying to keep up more than the cpu. The SSD could be downgraded to the 2tb 860 EVO to gain back $180. You'd lose a bit of performance, but at the speed those drives are running at you would splitting hairs to complain about the performance loss, unless you spend all day transfering gigantic files around your computer. At this point, with all the money you could save, you could put it towards a RTX 2080 or 2080ti(if they go down in price) and that would make a fairly large performance increase.The power supply should be upgraded, since it's fantastically cheap considering how much you are paying them. Here's a power supply from one of if not the most well regarded psu manufacturers for around the same price but with a higher efficiency rating generating less heat and giving more leeway for overclocking and new parts: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151201&Description=seasonic&cm_re=seasonic-_-17-151-201-_-Product
Personally I'd swap the alienware monitor for something like this:https://www.amazon.com/PG279Q-DisplayPort-Adjustable-Ergonomic-EyeCare/dp/B017EVR2VM This is because general ultrawide support is inconsistent and iffy(see Fallout 76). Also, I think higher refresh rates are superior to higher resolution(smoother gameplay>higher resolution). The keyboard I'd swap out for something like the Corsair K95 Platinum or the K75 Rapidfire since the opto-mechanical switches kinda suck. Analog buttons don't really work well in a keyboard enviroment. As an addendum, this system should absolutely crush Prey, since it's extremely well optimized. Note: this post is in American dollars, so I don't know what prices would be like for the EU