Can I run it?

[deadlypg]

Hey, so I have a laptop and I was wondering if I could run ARK: Survival Evolved.
Here are my specs;

Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3317U CPU @ 1.70GHz
4GB Ram

thanks

[Sólstafir]

Your system is barely powerful enough to run basic Indie and phone games, it's nowhere near powerful enough to run ARK. The tablet I use at work has more RAM and a more powerful CPU.

[deadlypg]

I can easily run cod:MW3 tho

[Sólstafir]

Originally posted by deadlyplaygames:

I can easily run cod:MW3 tho

I find that very difficult to believe.

[Arvaos ⚚]

Intel HD graphics can be surprisingly fine in some cases and since the game he mentioned is old, it could run on Intel HD Graphics depending on the resolution he is playing at.

[Sólstafir]

Originally posted by Ryan Alexander:

Intel HD graphics can be surprisingly fine in some cases and since the game he mentioned is old, it could run on Intel HD Graphics depending on the resolution he is playing at.

ARK wouldn't. It's a very badly optimised game, even if it wasn't the system requirements are very high. His laptop wouldn't stand a chance.

[deadlypg]

So........ no?

[Sólstafir]

Originally posted by deadlyplaygames:

So........ no?

Look at it this way; I eventually gave up on ARK because it barely ran on my system.

I had;

> Asus GTX970 Strix(overclocked)
> Intel i7 3770K @ 4.2 GHz
> 32 GB of RAM

And I could barely make the game run.

[deadlypg]

Ok, thanks

any recomendations that I could run?

[Arvaos ⚚]

Originally posted by deadlyplaygames:

Ok, thanks

any recomendations that I could run?

In the same genre? That is difficult to say since many early access titles will be poorly optimized due to the state of the release.

When I was testing games on a laptop with an i3-5005u and an Intel HD 5500 graphics, I found that Mount & Blade: Warband multiplayer worked well and the sieges with hundreds of other players is great fun. Other than that, you are looking at older FPS or RTS titles with your build.

[deadlypg]

like any games

thanks anyway

[[☥] - CJ -]

Originally posted by 狼 Wolfey:

Originally posted by deadlyplaygames:

So........ no?

Look at it this way; I eventually gave up on ARK because it barely ran on my system.

I had;

> Asus GTX970 Strix(overclocked)
> Intel i7 3770K @ 4.2 GHz
> 32 GB of RAM

And I could barely make the game run.

then theres something wrong with your system in 1 way or another, or you didnt bother to try the any of the options that allows the game to run smoother. Dont blame the game when your PC may be at fault. That setup is DEFINITELY able to play ARK at decent settings.

And according to your game list you dont even currently own ARK.
so hmmmmm...

Anyway

OP, while ARK is out of the question there are plenty of playable games, but most will need their graphics turned down quite a bit.

[deadlypg]

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Originally posted by 狼 Wolfey:

Look at it this way; I eventually gave up on ARK because it barely ran on my system.

I had;

> Asus GTX970 Strix(overclocked)
> Intel i7 3770K @ 4.2 GHz
> 32 GB of RAM

And I could barely make the game run.

then theres something wrong with your system in 1 way or another, or you didnt bother to try the any of the options that allows the game to run smoother. Dont blame the game when your PC may be at fault. That setup is DEFINITELY able to play ARK at decent settings.

And according to your game list you dont even currently own ARK.
so hmmmmm...

Anyway

OP, while ARK is out of the question there are plenty of playable games, but most will need their graphics turned down quite a bit.

OP, while ARK is out of the question there are plenty of playable games, but most will need their graphics turned down quite a bit. is that to me?

if so, any recomendations?

[[☥] - CJ -]

not really no..
but you'll have to be careful with what you get..

Basically, if you get a game and it doesnt run well at medium or below settings, refund it before 2 hours of play time.

bout all you can really do.

Id try to avoid highly graphic 3D open world games though, such as ARK.

[Sólstafir]

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Originally posted by 狼 Wolfey:

Look at it this way; I eventually gave up on ARK because it barely ran on my system.

I had;

> Asus GTX970 Strix(overclocked)
> Intel i7 3770K @ 4.2 GHz
> 32 GB of RAM

And I could barely make the game run.

then theres something wrong with your system in 1 way or another, or you didnt bother to try the any of the options that allows the game to run smoother. Dont blame the game when your PC may be at fault. That setup is DEFINITELY able to play ARK at decent settings.

And according to your game list you dont even currently own ARK.
so hmmmmm...

Refunded it about a month and a half ago, that removes a game from your currently owned list.

ARK may have taken steps forward since then, but at the time I was getting 30-40 FPS at High settings and any settings below that made very little difference. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with my system, I know a lot of people say "it runs plenty of other games" but in my case it runs canned benchmarks for CPU and GPU about as well as it should. It seems to be fine.

[llairr]

how to do it?