Guild Wars 2 Will be CPU-bound

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This is probably really old news, but I haven't seen it, and to be honest, I thought this game was GPU-bound, but no :P


Hardware Compatibility

Display: the graphics-settings slider has only a minor impact on performance at this time.
We are currently optimizing Guild Wars 2, making ongoing improvements to the game’s frame rate. Presently, the game is CPU-bound on most high-end systems, so lowering graphics settings or upgrading your video card may not have a large impact on performance.
On older or lower-end machines, it is recommended that you try disabling reflections to improve frame rate.





I found it on GW2's forum '' currently known issues''

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Though it's listed under "known issues", so it may change a little before the game goes live when they've managed to optimize the game more.

[nalle]

MMOs are usually more CPU-bound then GPU-bound as they tend to have lower graphics then games in other genres but more things to process at a time.

[Wilian]

MMOs are usually more CPU-bound then GPU-bound as they tend to have lower graphics then games in other genres but more things to process at a time.

I don't... What? That doesn't make sense at all. O.o

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MMOs are usually more CPU-bound then GPU-bound as they tend to have lower graphics then games in other genres but more things to process at a time.

Rift is all about GPU And I still don't know why they havent made the game to support CF.... not even a 680 or 7970 will handle that game on ultra while in raids/doing rifts

[AdrianCC100]

They are working on optimizing the game. That is why the game is CPU heavy right now.

[Quanille]

I'm not worried

[WorldofWorkcraft]

That's fine, I've been waiting for a game that would make me want to OC my i5 2500k. Bring it.

[Quanille]

That's fine, I've been waiting for a game that would make me want to OC my i5 2500k. Bring it.

This ^

My Phenom II 1090T is running at 4.2 Ghz with plenty more power in reserve, 4.8 Ghz is easily achieved should i struggle in GW2. also hoping it will be a multi-threaded application so it'll run on all 6 cores :P

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neither am i. got my i2500k at 4ghz, though i want my CF with 2x 6950 2gb to be used as well

[Quanille]

neither am i. got my i2500k at 4ghz, though i want my CF with 2x 6950 2gb to be used as well

Well if what people are saying is true, and it isn't GPU intensive atall you shouldn't have any troubles with a single 6950

Though i'd like to see CF working aswell, just to make sure they've given every user some thought

[Lolsteak]

I think it's a good choice to be CPU orientated, due to the high prices of graphics cards nowadays it's alot cheaper i'd say to upgrade mobo & grab a 2500k rather than buying a gtx680, or the ati equivalent.

[BahamutOmega]

I wonder if I'll have a hard time running it with my laptop specs here

Specifications for the Gateway P-6831FX include:
Intel Core 2 Duo 5450 CPU 1.67 GHz
3 GB DDR2 RAM
Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS 512 MB GDDR3

I had little issue (maybe a -little- stutter here and there when there were a crap ton of things going on at once) in the D3 beta. But not sure if that's a good game to go by comparatively. I hope I won't have much trouble.

[Mif]

a gtx680, or the ati equivalent.

a HD 8970?

[Larynx]

a HD 8970?

I much prefer my 9970.

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Well that was to be expected
I'm not worried at all, got a new rig few months ago and im pretty sure i7 2600k alongside my 580gtx will handle it at ultra without problems :>

[Mathyou]

I mean, that's good and bad right? I know for myself, I can upgrade all the way to an i7 with my current motherboard at a lower cost than a new GPU.

[Antherios]

This is no good news for my old AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ .. Guess ill have to wait to get all the money i need for my new pc. =(

[ElvenArcher]

Help me Core 2 Duo T7250 @ 2.0 GHz, you're my only hope.

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Dww... I hate overclocking, I was hoping my GPU could just om nom nom this game. -_-