Guild Wars 2 Computer & Performance thread.

[Quanille]

Will GW2 run well with this..

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory

Other Specs
Processor and memory
2.26GHz or 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed
1066MHz frontside bus
2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) or 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 memory; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB

I need to know, Was thinking of buying it for $600

Thanks In Advance.

Thats basicly minimum specs for GW2, so don't expect for it to do much more than run at low settings, you'll struggle once you get some action on screen in WvW or a big event.

[Young1ne27]

Hi Quanille,

I appreciate the fast response. I guess it only makes sense to spend some more money and get something better.

[rhandric]

Hi Quanille,

I appreciate the fast response. I guess it only makes sense to spend some more money and get something better.

I would definitely say you can get something much better for even a small amount ($100-200) more, at least if you build it yourself. Of course, since that's a laptop (based on the presence of the 9400M) if you want a laptop that can handle it well you'd probably pay ~2x the cost.

[Young1ne27]

I would definitely say you can get something much better for even a small amount ($100-200) more, at least if you build it yourself. Of course, since that's a laptop (based on the presence of the 9400M) if you want a laptop that can handle it well you'd probably pay ~2x the cost.

Isn't that the truth. I wanted to get a Mac but it seems that for this time i'm going to just have to hold off on that.

[thewallofsleep]

Havent read through the whole thread so don't know if anyone mentioned it, but you can just use "Can you run it" http://www.systemrequirementslab.com...s%202&id=11297 to check if your comp meets the requirements.

sadly, can you run it only bases your performance on the required minimum specs, as the recommended specs haven't been released yet (to the best of my knowledge).

That said, how do you think I'll run it on higher settings?
-Windows 7
-Intel Core i7 CPU 870, 2.93 (CPU has Turbo Boost, and it runs at 3.19GHz)
-8gb RAM
-ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (I don't know the exact model. The computer was bought in a store, and I'm unsure what chipset manufacturer Dell uses)
-1TB HD (Not SSD)

[Quanille]

sadly, can you run it only bases your performance on the required minimum specs, as the recommended specs haven't been released yet (to the best of my knowledge).

That said, how do you think I'll run it on higher settings?
-Windows 7
-Intel Core i7 CPU 870, 2.93 (CPU has Turbo Boost, and it runs at 3.19GHz)
-8gb RAM
-ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (I don't know the exact model. The computer was bought in a store, and I'm unsure what chipset manufacturer Dell uses)
-1TB HD (Not SSD)

Don't think you need to worry, GPU isn't top of the line, but should run fine anyway.

[rickastlee]

Dell Dimension XPS R MiniTower
Pentium II 400MHz with 512KB L2 Cache

128MB SDRAM
9.1GB SCSI Ultra2/Wide 8ms 7200 rpm
19" Trinitron P990 Monitor
16MB STB nVidia TNT 3D AGP Graphics Card
40x Max Variable CD-ROM Drive
Turtle Beach Montego II A3D 320V Sound Card
Altec Lansing ACS-295 Speakers with Subwoofer
3Com USR V.90 Modem
Windows 98

Yeah, no. Not even a C for effort -- Kel

[Lucas Ashrock]

Dell Dimension XPS R MiniTower
Pentium II 400MHz with 512KB L2 Cache

128MB SDRAM
9.1GB SCSI Ultra2/Wide 8ms 7200 rpm
19" Trinitron P990 Monitor
16MB STB nVidia TNT 3D AGP Graphics Card
40x Max Variable CD-ROM Drive
Turtle Beach Montego II A3D 320V Sound Card
Altec Lansing ACS-295 Speakers with Subwoofer
3Com USR V.90 Modem
Windows 98

Great pc for play Diablo 2 with medium settings I guess you post this trash as a joke

[rocketajax]

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13Ghz
Ram: 4GB
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 6850
Resolution 1920 x 1080
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64bit

How will my computer handle WvWvW.
Thanks

[Deleted]

My laptop is Compaq Presario CQ60.

The Specs:
Intel Dual Core T3400 2.16 GHz
Nvidia Geforce 9200M 256MB
3GB DDR3 Ram
OS: Windows 7 32bit
It's a 3 Year Old Laptop, give it a break...

I want to make a Desktop, but I'm broke and I need to find a summer job.

Think it's gonna run on low?

[Idontlikeyou]

Just so you guys know

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/intro.aspx

Now has Guild Wars 2 listed.

[Mavecryst]

Operating System:Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
RAM: 4GB
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Direct X: 11
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 470
Resolution: 1920 x 1080

What will I be able to run GW2 on? I saw my CPU listed on the minimum specs and it got me worried.

Minimum specs really? O.o might be because u have so little RAM, consider getting another 4gb to boost up to 8, and you should be able to run it on high. Your RAM is killing you since you're using 64-bit Windows. But those specs can run the Witcher and like games on high (with 8gb RAM), GW2 can't touch those games in terms of how demanding it is on your system.

In case I didn't make myself clear, get some RAM! :P It's cheap anyways..

[Zalavaaris]

Intel Core i5 720QM (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache)
6GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM
500GB HDD
nVidia GTS 360M, 1GB VRAM

Think itll run fine?

[jba252]

I hope my setup can handle it, can't wait

[Deleted]

Guys, what do you use to monitor gpu/cpu temperatures on laptops? I used to have HWmonitor for my desktop but it doesn't seem in this case.

[Mif]

Guys, what do you use to monitor gpu/cpu temperatures on laptops? I used to have HWmonitor for my desktop but it doesn't seem in this case.

Realtemp for CPU.
GPU I just use my overclocking software.

[Deleted]

Realtemp for CPU.
GPU I just use my overclocking software.

MSI Afterburner? I don't want to overclock though.

[Mif]

MSI Afterburner? I don't want to overclock though.

I use EVGA PrecisionX because I have an EVGA card, but they're both the same thing.
You don't need to use the overclock part of the software, just use it for the temp graph.

[pickles11]

Lenovo IdeaPad Y580
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
8192MB RAM
DirectX 11
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M

Can i play GW2 with this? And on what settings would you say?

[Deleted]

I use EVGA PrecisionX because I have an EVGA card, but they're both the same thing.
You don't need to use the overclock part of the software, just use it for the temp graph.

MSI Afterburner works Getting nice temperatures too, sweet.