I'm actually having massive trouble finding this, and I could use the information two fold.
First, as my Geforce Experience seems to note (and as my eyes observe), my rig isn't -quite- good enough to play the game with full graphical fidelity, and I'd love to be able to experience it at its best. I might need to upgrade my graphics card (after, what, almost 4-5 years?), and knowing how far to upgrade it without needing to fix the rest of the parts (and getting into that cycle where you've basically just bought a new computer outright) would be nice.
Additionally, I let my brother try the game, and after just a few hours, he wants to build a computer so that he can play it as well. Being able to show him the bench-marks to hit would be a big help in determining what he would need and how high he has to go and how high is high enough.
I've been looking, but for some reason I can't find anything official enough. But there's always a chance one of you guys both knows where it's hiding (most likely in plain sight) and would be willing to tell me (also a pleasure).
I also wanted to check what little knowledge I have as a PC Gamer. I supplied these general tips for my bro; how ridiculous are they?
-Graphics Card, Processor, and Ram come first. They truly determine what you're capable of.
-Older, Higher-End Parts are better than Newer, Low-End Parts.
-The Graphics Card needs to be of course as good as is needed, and hopefully compatible with whatever visual output you're getting.
-8 to 16 gigs of Ram is probably more than enough, at least if you don't intend to do anything like Virtual Reality or the like (and I'm not 100% sure if even then would require too much memory use, rather than just kick ass graphic and processor abilities).
-Might be worth investigating how taxing you'll end up being on your computer (particularly if you intend to Overclock), so investing in good cooling/power supply for your needs is a must.
-Mother Boards are rather low on the priority list, but still need to fit all your needs, both current and future.
-500 to a Terabyte of Hard-Drive space is probably enough for even the most dedicated gamer, though 1-2 back up drives would be a good choice to be able to save data, in case anything gets randomly slaughtered.
-Wifi / Internet situation should be figured out well, though probably not as big a priority as what the computer itself can do.
-The best thing about the PC Case is Accessibility and Mod-ability, rather than strictly appearance, though making sure the size doesn't conflict with your living space is kinda important, too.
-Keyboard, Mouse, Sounds, all kinda side items after the fact so long as your computer can run them.
I'm actually not sure how badly I'm wrong on a lot/most of these, so being corrected would help me, too. I'm considering going Whole-Hog and just getting a bigger PC Upgrade if it'd be more cost effective.
First, as my Geforce Experience seems to note (and as my eyes observe), my rig isn't -quite- good enough to play the game with full graphical fidelity, and I'd love to be able to experience it at its best. I might need to upgrade my graphics card (after, what, almost 4-5 years?), and knowing how far to upgrade it without needing to fix the rest of the parts (and getting into that cycle where you've basically just bought a new computer outright) would be nice.
Additionally, I let my brother try the game, and after just a few hours, he wants to build a computer so that he can play it as well. Being able to show him the bench-marks to hit would be a big help in determining what he would need and how high he has to go and how high is high enough.
I've been looking, but for some reason I can't find anything official enough. But there's always a chance one of you guys both knows where it's hiding (most likely in plain sight) and would be willing to tell me (also a pleasure).
I also wanted to check what little knowledge I have as a PC Gamer. I supplied these general tips for my bro; how ridiculous are they?
-Graphics Card, Processor, and Ram come first. They truly determine what you're capable of.
-Older, Higher-End Parts are better than Newer, Low-End Parts.
-The Graphics Card needs to be of course as good as is needed, and hopefully compatible with whatever visual output you're getting.
-8 to 16 gigs of Ram is probably more than enough, at least if you don't intend to do anything like Virtual Reality or the like (and I'm not 100% sure if even then would require too much memory use, rather than just kick ass graphic and processor abilities).
-Might be worth investigating how taxing you'll end up being on your computer (particularly if you intend to Overclock), so investing in good cooling/power supply for your needs is a must.
-Mother Boards are rather low on the priority list, but still need to fit all your needs, both current and future.
-500 to a Terabyte of Hard-Drive space is probably enough for even the most dedicated gamer, though 1-2 back up drives would be a good choice to be able to save data, in case anything gets randomly slaughtered.
-Wifi / Internet situation should be figured out well, though probably not as big a priority as what the computer itself can do.
-The best thing about the PC Case is Accessibility and Mod-ability, rather than strictly appearance, though making sure the size doesn't conflict with your living space is kinda important, too.
-Keyboard, Mouse, Sounds, all kinda side items after the fact so long as your computer can run them.
I'm actually not sure how badly I'm wrong on a lot/most of these, so being corrected would help me, too. I'm considering going Whole-Hog and just getting a bigger PC Upgrade if it'd be more cost effective.
