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Post by naughtynomad on Jul 23, 2017 5:06:01 GMT
With all the mixed reviews and negative press at the launch of Andromeda, I made the decision to wait out the first 3-6 months before buying the game. I've done this before with a few games, and it produced more enjoyable times. I did the same with ME3 and found the updated endings much better than many fan seemed to.
Anyways, I'm a little concerned if my PC can handle the game. Could anyone let me know if these specs would suffice to run the game and have an enjoyable experience?
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
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Intel Core i7 4700MQ @ 2.40GHz 43 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
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8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
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Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Lenovo)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M (Lenovo) 41 °C
ForceWare version: 376.54
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Post by The Biotic Trebuchet on Jul 23, 2017 5:11:46 GMT
It could run, barely and in very low Quality. I Managed to run it with a GTX560M and 16gb ram, but with all in low and 0.75 of resolution, until i got a new laptop with a GTX1070 and the same with ram. |
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Post by suikoden on Jul 23, 2017 5:11:52 GMT
You might barely be able to play it on its lowest settings, but it wouldn't be an enjoyable experience.
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Post by Cyan_Griffonclaw on Jul 23, 2017 5:16:04 GMT
You might barely be able to play it on its lowest settings, but it wouldn't be an enjoyable experience. You're right. Frostbite demands it. |
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Post by naughtynomad on Jul 23, 2017 5:20:46 GMT
Ah, that's unfortunate. I was planning to get a new computer at the end of the year. Seems I'll just have to wait a little longer then. Thanks!
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Post by OdanUrr on Jul 23, 2017 15:12:48 GMT
Ah, that's unfortunate. I was planning to get a new computer at the end of the year. Seems I'll just have to wait a little longer then. Thanks! Wait till you have a better machine. It will also be undoubtedly cheaper by then. |
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Post by Serza on Jul 23, 2017 15:41:34 GMT
i5-2500K
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GTX770 2GB OC
Compare to mine, it runs. Fairly well, I might add. I won't Ultra it (still think that's just age showing, I could Ultra Inquisition) but it runs baring the occasional hiccup.
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Post by maximusarael020 on Jul 23, 2017 17:15:09 GMT
Wow, this got negative quick. Jeeze, guys. Here's an idea. Right now MEA is available for a 10 hour free trial. Should be able to get it through Origin. Download the trial and try it out! That'll be a good indicator of how it will perform on your PC, and will give you an indication of you want to play more. Remember, too, when you okay the trial that many reviewers said the dialogue and story pick up as you play, so if it seems pretty good at the start, it only gets better. But yeah, download the trial and test it out for yourself!  |
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Post by malgus on Jul 23, 2017 17:34:00 GMT
Naughtynomad made the thread because he wanted to know if his computer would be able to play the game. He was not asking for "is this game good or bad?", he was not looking for an opinion on the game, just if his machine could play it. There are plenty of thread for opinion on the game, about positive and negative reaction, this is not one of those and there should never had a starting comments saying to pirate it because its not good enough for the price, that was never the point of this thread.
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Post by jclosed on Jul 23, 2017 17:44:04 GMT
Wow, this got negative quick. Jeeze, guys. Here's an idea. Right now MEA is available for a 10 hour free trial. Should be able to get it through Origin. Download the trial and try it out! That'll be a good indicator of how it will perform on your PC, and will give you an indication of you want to play more. Remember, too, when you okay the trial that many reviewers said the dialogue and story pick up as you play, so if it seems pretty good at the start, it only gets better. But yeah, download the trial and test it out for yourself! Well - about every thread here that starts positive gets jumped on by the bash-brigade, and goes downhill fast. Add to it the endless spam of "ME:A is bad because" and "there will be no DLC Hah, Hah, Hah" from "people" like suikoden and companions, and there is the reason I do not visit this "vale of tears" so often. Really - I was hoping this forum would at least balance out a bit, and people that like the game could at least have some fun here, but the bash-brigade is not allowing it obviously. Sigh - I'm too old and tired to keep ignoring that stuff, so I am going to leave this forum for a while. Maybe in a month or so things will better up, but for now that bash-brigade can burn in hell as far as me concerns. |
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Post by Sharable Horizon on Jul 23, 2017 17:47:00 GMT
Wow, this got negative quick. Jeeze, guys. Here's an idea. Right now MEA is available for a 10 hour free trial. Should be able to get it through Origin. Download the trial and try it out! That'll be a good indicator of how it will perform on your PC, and will give you an indication of you want to play more. Remember, too, when you okay the trial that many reviewers said the dialogue and story pick up as you play, so if it seems pretty good at the start, it only gets better. But yeah, download the trial and test it out for yourself! Well - about every thread here that starts positive gets jumped on by the bash-brigade, and goes downhill fast. Add to it the endless spam of "ME:A is bad because" and "there will be no DLC Hah, Hah, Hah" from "people" like suikoden and companions, and there is the reason I do not visit this "vale of tears" so often. Really - I was hoping this forum would at least balance out a bit, and people that like the game could at least have some fun here, but the bash-brigade is not allowing it obviously. Sigh - I'm too old and tired to keep ignoring that stuff, so I am going to leave this forum for a while. Maybe in a month or so things will better up, but for now that bash-brigade can burn in hell as far as me concerns. Echoes my thoughts exactly mate. |
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Post by maximusarael020 on Jul 23, 2017 17:48:59 GMT
Wow, this got negative quick. Jeeze, guys. Here's an idea. Right now MEA is available for a 10 hour free trial. Should be able to get it through Origin. Download the trial and try it out! That'll be a good indicator of how it will perform on your PC, and will give you an indication of you want to play more. Remember, too, when you okay the trial that many reviewers said the dialogue and story pick up as you play, so if it seems pretty good at the start, it only gets better. But yeah, download the trial and test it out for yourself! Well - about every thread here that starts positive gets jumped on by the bash-brigade, and goes downhill fast. Add to it the endless spam of "ME:A is bad because" and "there will be no DLC Hah, Hah, Hah" from "people" like suikoden and companions, and there is the reason I do not visit this "vale of tears" so often. Really - I was hoping this forum would at least balance out a bit, and people that like the game could at least have some fun here, but the bash-brigade is not allowing it obviously. Sigh - I'm too old and tired to keep ignoring that stuff, so I am going to leave this forum for a while. Maybe in a month or so things will better up, but for now that bash-brigade can burn in hell as far as me concerns.  It's sad to see you go. I, too, thought after a while the haters would get bored or start playing a game they enjoy or something, but not yet apparently. Hopefully they will find peace and let it go eventually, for their own well-being and ours, and then we can get back to discussing the fun stuff. |
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Post by malgus on Jul 23, 2017 17:52:02 GMT
No his question was :
"Anyways, I'm a little concerned if my PC can handle the game. Could anyone let me know if these specs would suffice to run the game and have an enjoyable experience?"
He was asking if his specs would be good enough to run the game, not if he should purchased it because of reviews or quality, the question was "are these specs good for this game? because I want a purchase it but I am affraid my computer won't be powerful enough" that was it. The question was around the power of his machine not the game itself.
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Post by SofaJockey on Jul 23, 2017 17:56:40 GMT
Naughtynomad made the thread because he wanted to know if his computer would be able to play the game. He was not asking for "is this game good or bad?", he was not looking for an opinion on the game, just if his machine could play it. There are plenty of thread for opinion on the game, about positive and negative reaction, this is not one of those and there should never had a starting comments saying to pirate it because its not good enough for the price, that was never the point of this thread. This. The idiotic piracy derail has been removed, sorry if anyone else's contribution was lost as collateral damage.  |
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Post by malgus on Jul 23, 2017 17:58:07 GMT
Naughtynomad made the thread because he wanted to know if his computer would be able to play the game. He was not asking for "is this game good or bad?", he was not looking for an opinion on the game, just if his machine could play it. There are plenty of thread for opinion on the game, about positive and negative reaction, this is not one of those and there should never had a starting comments saying to pirate it because its not good enough for the price, that was never the point of this thread. This. The idiotic piracy derail has been removed, sorry if anyone else's contribution was lost as collateral damage. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 17:59:25 GMT
Wow, this got negative quick. Jeeze, guys. Here's an idea. Right now MEA is available for a 10 hour free trial. Should be able to get it through Origin. Download the trial and try it out! That'll be a good indicator of how it will perform on your PC, and will give you an indication of you want to play more. Remember, too, when you okay the trial that many reviewers said the dialogue and story pick up as you play, so if it seems pretty good at the start, it only gets better. But yeah, download the trial and test it out for yourself! Well - about every thread here that starts positive gets jumped on by the bash-brigade, and goes downhill fast. Add to it the endless spam of "ME:A is bad because" and "there will be no DLC Hah, Hah, Hah" from "people" like suikoden and companions, and there is the reason I do not visit this "vale of tears" so often. Really - I was hoping this forum would at least balance out a bit, and people that like the game could at least have some fun here, but the bash-brigade is not allowing it obviously. Sigh - I'm too old and tired to keep ignoring that stuff, so I am going to leave this forum for a while. Maybe in a month or so things will better up, but for now that bash-brigade can burn in hell as far as me concerns. I've not been around as much as I used to be for the same reason. I'm just too old to want to deal with whiny, entitled, selfish brats who apparently don't want anything to exist that doesn't cater to their own needs. I would like to mention that this forum does have an ignore feature, though. I've found it very useful. |
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Post by smilesja on Jul 23, 2017 18:02:06 GMT
Naughtynomad made the thread because he wanted to know if his computer would be able to play the game. He was not asking for "is this game good or bad?", he was not looking for an opinion on the game, just if his machine could play it. There are plenty of thread for opinion on the game, about positive and negative reaction, this is not one of those and there should never had a starting comments saying to pirate it because its not good enough for the price, that was never the point of this thread. This. The idiotic piracy derail has been removed, sorry if anyone else's contribution was lost as collateral damage. I should never have engaged in the first place........ |
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Post by SofaJockey on Jul 23, 2017 18:06:31 GMT
Well - about every thread here that starts positive gets jumped on by the bash-brigade, and goes downhill fast. Add to it the endless spam of "ME:A is bad because" and "there will be no DLC Hah, Hah, Hah" from "people" like suikoden and companions, and there is the reason I do not visit this "vale of tears" so often. Really - I was hoping this forum would at least balance out a bit, and people that like the game could at least have some fun here, but the bash-brigade is not allowing it obviously. Sigh - I'm too old and tired to keep ignoring that stuff, so I am going to leave this forum for a while. Maybe in a month or so things will better up, but for now that bash-brigade can burn in hell as far as me concerns. Furthermore, both the 'bash-brigade' as you call them and a couple of 'pro' posters, have been a bit more aggressive than normal, the last few days. Usually, it's a bit more good natured. The mods will try to allow all perspectives to be shared so long as it doesn't stop being enjoyable. People can report posts they think are crossing the line, so that we can return to our usually classy BSN. |
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Post by smilesja on Jul 23, 2017 18:16:41 GMT
Wow, this got negative quick. Jeeze, guys. Here's an idea. Right now MEA is available for a 10 hour free trial. Should be able to get it through Origin. Download the trial and try it out! That'll be a good indicator of how it will perform on your PC, and will give you an indication of you want to play more. Remember, too, when you okay the trial that many reviewers said the dialogue and story pick up as you play, so if it seems pretty good at the start, it only gets better. But yeah, download the trial and test it out for yourself! Well - about every thread here that starts positive gets jumped on by the bash-brigade, and goes downhill fast. Add to it the endless spam of "ME:A is bad because" and "there will be no DLC Hah, Hah, Hah" from "people" like suikoden and companions, and there is the reason I do not visit this "vale of tears" so often. Really - I was hoping this forum would at least balance out a bit, and people that like the game could at least have some fun here, but the bash-brigade is not allowing it obviously. Sigh - I'm too old and tired to keep ignoring that stuff, so I am going to leave this forum for a while. Maybe in a month or so things will better up, but for now that bash-brigade can burn in hell as far as me concerns. There's always the RP section where you can have fun with other members! |
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Post by smilesja on Jul 23, 2017 18:19:16 GMT
Well - about every thread here that starts positive gets jumped on by the bash-brigade, and goes downhill fast. Add to it the endless spam of "ME:A is bad because" and "there will be no DLC Hah, Hah, Hah" from "people" like suikoden and companions, and there is the reason I do not visit this "vale of tears" so often. Really - I was hoping this forum would at least balance out a bit, and people that like the game could at least have some fun here, but the bash-brigade is not allowing it obviously. Sigh - I'm too old and tired to keep ignoring that stuff, so I am going to leave this forum for a while. Maybe in a month or so things will better up, but for now that bash-brigade can burn in hell as far as me concerns. Furthermore, both the 'bash-brigade' as you call them and a couple of 'pro' posters, have been a bit more aggressive than normal, the last few days. Usually, it's a bit more good natured. The mods will try to allow all perspectives to be shared so long as it doesn't stop being enjoyable. People can report posts they think are crossing the line, so that we can return to our usually classy BSN. You're right you should have all perspectives of the game represented and I do support. But when the same group of people post the same thing over and over again about how ME A "failed" it gets tiring and leads to people leaving. Personally I'm going to try to stay out of it unless there's false information being spread about ME: A. |
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Post by Sanunes on Jul 23, 2017 18:23:58 GMT
Furthermore, both the 'bash-brigade' as you call them and a couple of 'pro' posters, have been a bit more aggressive than normal, the last few days. Usually, it's a bit more good natured. The mods will try to allow all perspectives to be shared so long as it doesn't stop being enjoyable. People can report posts they think are crossing the line, so that we can return to our usually classy BSN. You're right you should have all perspectives of the game represented and I do support. But when the same group of people post the same thing over and over again about how ME A "failed" it gets tiring and leads to people leaving. Personally I'm going to try to stay out of it unless there's false information being spread about ME: A. That is what I am trying to do as well. As soon as some people jump into a thread I just abandon it now. Its not worth my time to try and have a conversation or a discussion for it just doesn't work. |
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Post by Serza on Jul 23, 2017 21:21:57 GMT
Well - about every thread here that starts positive gets jumped on by the bash-brigade, and goes downhill fast. Add to it the endless spam of "ME:A is bad because" and "there will be no DLC Hah, Hah, Hah" from "people" like suikoden and companions, and there is the reason I do not visit this "vale of tears" so often. Really - I was hoping this forum would at least balance out a bit, and people that like the game could at least have some fun here, but the bash-brigade is not allowing it obviously. Sigh - I'm too old and tired to keep ignoring that stuff, so I am going to leave this forum for a while. Maybe in a month or so things will better up, but for now that bash-brigade can burn in hell as far as me concerns. There's always the RP section where you can have fun with other members! Unless you're waiting for... Wait. Shit. It's not my turn, is it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 21:33:30 GMT
Unfortunately that's not enough. On the positive side, you'd probably get more of your money's worth buying some old classics from GOG anyway. |
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Post by Serza on Jul 23, 2017 21:36:49 GMT
Unfortunately that's not enough. On the positive side, you'd probably get more of your money's worth buying some old classics from GOG anyway. Say Witcher. I dare you. I double dare you. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 21:47:59 GMT
Unfortunately that's not enough. On the positive side, you'd probably get more of your money's worth buying some old classics from GOG anyway. Say Witcher. I dare you. I double dare you.  That ought to ruffle some feathers! |
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It's sad to see you go. I, too, thought after a while the haters would get bored or start playing a game they enjoy or something, but not yet apparently. Hopefully they will find peace and let it go eventually, for their own well-being and ours, and then we can get back to discussing the fun stuff.
That ought to ruffle some feathers!