Patches, Bugs and PC Requirements

Got my BF to check and I should be good to go for recommended. Only need to move BG3 from the SSD to make room.

Yeah I should be OK. I kin do fanticipated Veilguard woul dbe aroun d100gb so I had already  removed Forspoken to make room. So in m ycas eit's jus ta case of clicking preload when it goes up on the EA app.

I am glad the system requirements for DAVe are relatively low. My PC is running an i7-4790k (4 GHz, 4 cores / 8 threads), a GTX 970, and 16 GB of RAM. Still going strong from 2015!

I hope BioWare provides us additional details on what is the target resolution, settings and FPS. For example, will a PC running the minimum hardware run DAVe at 1080p, 30 FPS average, low settings? Or maybe higher FPS.

I am debating building a new gaming PC, but that would be close to 2000 dollars in Canadian. If I can get by one more game with my current PC, that would be great!

I've also always played on PC but I'm seriously considering getting a console as it looks the cheaper option at present. However, my desktop is now 12 years old, so computer wise it is geriatric. I originally bought it because my previous desktop was unreliable even though at the time it was fairly new and was assured my current one would be plenty good enough to run DAI when it came out. Two years later it just met the minimum requirements. So, I've been holding off purchasing a new one until I knew for certain what would be needed but now wonder whether I should bother. However, a PC set up for gaming that meets the minimum requirements for DAV is not that much more than the console. It is all the extra stuff like a new keyboard, mouse and possibly a new screen as well (my current one is even older than the desktop) that adds to the cost, although at least I'd be able to use it for more than just gaming, unlike the console and I'll feel pretty stupid if I buy a console and then the next week the PC gives up the ghost and I have to buy a new one anyway. However, I'd rather preserve this old one as long as I can as I've noticed a lot of the new models don't have a disc drive as standard, so how would I play all my old games?

I've considered getting a ps5 just for DAV, but eh. And as you've said, PCs are supposedly good until they aren't, and then it's upgrade upgrade upgrade. And the games are not even that different, all things considered. I have the money to buy a great rig, but if it's going to have me replace parts every year, and those parts cost $$$, wth. I have other things I can spend money on, and most of them I can at least eat.

Maybe a ps5 isn't a bad idea after all. I think my sad little laptop can deal with Veilguard, so I'll think about it afterwards. 

Yeah, I just figure that if someone is already considering buying an entire new PC, then adding $30 or so for a usb disk drive is preferable to either giving up on their old games entirely, or restricting their PC purchase to only the options that have built-in optical disk drives.

I've ran games on much lower hardware than their minimum specs. Sometimes the specs were just overblown, sometimes they weren't.

The 6600 is a bit behind the 8400, so it might just work, but the CPU will get hammered and the performance won't be great. Might pull over 30 FPS with lowered settings and minimal tasks in the Windows baclground.

That's what a time traveller would say!

Since people have been comparing it to the specs of Baldur's Gate 3, I just want to point out that I initially played BG3 on the minimum CPU (Core i5-4690) and the game crashed in act 3 when I wanted to talk to NPCs. That game's requirements are lower than they should be. I ended up buying a new PC.

System Requirements Lab is very unreliable and I personally recommend not using it. I think it's better to google and compare CPUs. In this case, the i5-6500 is below the required i5-8400, with the latter performing better in benchmarks.

I've never had a problem with it, and I don't really have the technical know-how to go around trying to do all that. I'm not concerned with whether it plays at optimum performance either. That said, as mentioned I personally prefer actual benchmark tools to compare performance since I have a much better idea of how my laptop will run under certain circumstances. Obviously it's not a perfect system re: Sys Req Lab, but for me personally it's been consistent. EDIT: I just checked, and the site literally lists the i5-8400 as the minimum requirement for a CPU to run Veilguard. Where did the i5-6500 spec come from?

Not sure who you're buying your laptops from but no decent setup should have you replacing parts every year...or even paying out of your pocket since it should come with a warrantee for the first few years. My rig is 4 years old and still running strong...runs BG3 and Cyberpunk on the ultra settings with few issues...and those are more about how well the devs optimized the game overall or certain areas/levels. I'm running the recommended GTX 2070 with 8GB. My only real complaint is how loud it can get when the fans kick in to cool the GPU. Gaming rigs nowadays are only good for 5-7 years if you want to play newer games with at least above average visuals and performance. And lets face it consoles are just cheap computers without any of the advantages of all the other things you can do with a laptop...and games 4-5 years from now will be on the next version of the console so their shelf life is shorter. This is all just my personal take.