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Tweaksz
Jaded Clones
Jaded Coalition
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Posted - 2014.05.10 14:29:00 -
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I am currently checking prices on different items to upgrade my PC if any CCP dev can tell me whether Legion will be more CPU or GPU intensive, so I know what to take priority on when doing the upgrades.
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Selinate deux
Ametat Security
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.05.10 14:34:00 -
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They've said many times that they don't even know the requirements, but it will be scalable since it's on the PC... |
Gaelon Thrace
Villore Sec Ops
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.10 14:36:00 -
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The only requirement that is know for sure at this point is DirectX 11.
They still have a lot of work to do before they can even speculate what the minimum requirements will be.
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Poultryge1st
Da Short Buss
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.05.10 14:37:00 -
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Unless you have to have a new PC right now. I would wait until we get the specs, and then even then wait for a couple weeks before it goes live and order your parts then. Computer parts are always dropping in price.
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Tweaksz
Jaded Clones
Jaded Coalition
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Posted - 2014.05.10 14:42:00 -
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I'm not asking for requirements i'm asking if they're leaning towards CPU or GPU usage. Just If they have any preference.
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Iron Wolf Saber
Den of Swords
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Posted - 2014.05.10 14:56:00 -
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If you are going to try to buy a computer specifically for legion I would wait a bit; the prices will drop and you will not overbuy once they find out the specs. If you are impatient then all i can say don't buy anything that isnt dx11 ready that's all I would know at this point.
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Tweaksz
Jaded Clones
Jaded Coalition
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Posted - 2014.05.10 15:04:00 -
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I am upgrading regardless of Legion I was just asking for a suggestion but I guess you're right asking now is rather moot.
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Ulysses Knapse
Knapse and Co. Mercenary Firm
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Posted - 2014.05.10 16:47:00 -
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Tweaksz wrote:I am currently checking prices on different items to upgrade my PC if any CCP dev can tell me whether Legion will be more CPU or GPU intensive, so I know what to take priority on when doing the upgrades.
The only CPU you'll have to worry about when playing EVE: Legion is the CPU on your dropsuits and vehicles.
I am become Legion, the destroyer of bunnies.
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Godin Thekiller
shadows of 514
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Posted - 2014.05.10 17:10:00 -
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Well, my CPU is beast, and I'm upgrading too (another fan, and another 290X, and a new power supply), so I will be able to run Legion at max and still hold about 120 FPS.
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Blup Blub Bloop. Translation: Die -_-
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ANON Cerberus
Tiny Toons
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Posted - 2014.05.10 21:16:00 -
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Just as a base guide.
Depending on how many players will be on the battlefield at once - this alone will really big a big deciding factor on if the game will use a lot more CPU or GPU. As a general rule, the higher the texture resolutions, the more pretty particle FX and other graphical things - usually this will require more GPU power.
The amount of players on the battlefield and other things like this will strain the CPU more.There are many things you can do to a computer beyond just simple upgrades that can improve performance. Of course buying new parts and building new PC`s is a great way to get the latest levels of performance, however if you have an older PC or you are wanting to get more out of your hardware here are a few things you can try....
1st most important thing - Defragment your hard drive if you have a traditional (Non SSD) HD. Also run things like error checks and clean up the disk if you require more space.
2nd - Update all of your graphics and hardware drivers. Sometimes the latest drivers ARE NOT ALWAYS the fastest. Depending on the age of your GPU, if you are willing to spend a little time benchmarking a selection of drivers you may find that an older / newer driver will yeild more performance. This can be a small or even a large difference in terms of performance.
3rd - Make sure you close all unnecessary programs when you are running your games, things like steam, internet web browsers, any other startup programs that you do not need.
4th - If you are running windows, especially things like vista, windows 7 + 8. The operating system itself can use up a good portion of your available RAM, it may even be taking extra CPU cycles. You can temporarily reduce the 'graphics' of windows and at the very least you will increase the amount of available RAM.
[Control panel > system > advanced system settings > in the advanced tab - performance - settings > click adjust for best performance]
If you do this, windows will look very basic, almost like the old days of windows 98, however you can change this back at any point and you will find that games will run better if you dont have a huge amount of RAM available.
5th - so here is where we start getting technical now - Overclocking. This is a way to push your hardware past its rated 'limit'. Most components can be pushed anywhere from 5-30% past their standard speeds. Now I would not advise overclocking if you don't know what you are doing because if you do things wrong, especially when it comes to CPU Vcore voltages, pretty much voltages of any type, there is the potential to fry your circuitry.
However done correctly, assuming you have ample cooling, even the most modest of pc setup can unlock a lot of potential.
This applies for the CPU, RAM speed as well the GPU speed as all can be pushed faster (this usually requires a motherboard that supports these options however most graphics cards these days have utility programmes to overclock the GPU from windows / the OS.
I hope this helps, give me a shout if anyone needs any help. |
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IAmDuncanIdaho II
R 0 N 1 N
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Posted - 2014.05.10 21:28:00 -
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Godin Thekiller wrote:Well, my CPU is beast, and I'm upgrading too (another fan, and another 290X, and a new power supply), so I will be able to run Legion at max and still hold about 120 FPS.
Wow that GPU supports a 4K monitor? And you're fitting two of them?
Dood you'll be able to run a small country at that rate. Or multibox EVE, Legion and Valkyrie all at the same time LOOOL
You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.
~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
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