Lindvall76: "What are the minimum PC specs I need
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i3
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GTX 480, AMD Radeon 7870
Storage: 10 GB available space
*Requires OpenGL 4.5, Intel cards are not supported. *Core 2 CPUs and below are not supported"
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I have a machine that can run it (not great, but runs it). That's not really the point (though I did NOT see the Intel cards are not supported when I preordered). The thing is, when I really look at what that card can do compared to what the new machine I have with the most recent i7 I could find and the integrated chip, it seems that in reality, there isn't anything it could do that the intel couldn't do in reality.
The idea to simply NOT SUPPORT intel cards...really is basically a choice instead of anything concrete that I can see. It's self limiting because it restricts itself rather than simply let people try to run it on their machine. At least it appears they have some sort of self checking system there that makes it so my OLDER and LESS ABLE machine can run it while the new one I have cannot.
I say, get rid of the stupid check and simply let people run it on their machines. Even if it runs horrible, at least then people can look and see how it really compares in regards to the specs vs. what it really requires.
I suspect the experimental patch will smooth things out on the AMD cards I have (willing to wait until it's NOT experimental myself though), but I don't really see anything that would make it not run on an intel (even if poorly) overall.
I think the they basically did some rather poor decisions on how they focused it (for example, with the experimental patch, some of the things they have are REALLY simple ideas which if they had thought for a second or a half could have been easily avoided instead of even coming out with the experimental patch or having a need for it!).
Socratatus: I`m a bit behind the scenes with laptops right now, I`m sure they just get better and better. However, i`m up to date with desktops.
Isn`t it still true that the best laptops still tend to be inferior to desktops especially when it comes round to the GPUs and CPUs? They are always a slimdown version of the thing you get in a desktop, for obvious reasons, or as in the case of say the CPU, don`t get quite the required cooling advantages of a desktop. This obviously means the processing and graphical power will always be somewhat hamstrung, especially when pushed.
Despite what the specs for a laptop might say, I still believe that they will have some trouble when dealing with cutting edge programming and graphics of the latest games.
The benfits of a laptop is you can easily transport it, but the latest (or even mid-range) desktop is always best for raw oomph.
Anyway, hope your issues will be sorted out with patience. Give it a few days for the completed patch.
Yes, if you get a top of the line desktop, in general, it will be better than a top of the line laptop. However, a top of the line laptop can beat out most desktops that are mid range. It depends on what you do and get with your innards of the laptop. If you go completely integrated, you can cut costs on many components. If you decide to go with something a little fancier, it can get a tad more expensive.
This past laptop, I didn't notice anything stated about intel cards. My old one already had a Radeon, but I saw the various things and figured a top of the line laptop with an Intel might be a good choice for this game and in the future. So, yes, bad on me for choosing an integrated in this instance. That said, for most other things, the upgrade of processor and RAM made it so that this new laptop runs most of my work programs far better.
What shocked me (and this is where the experimental patch probably will work best from what I've read it does) is that my even older internet laptop with only 4 gb ram, appears that it can actually run the game. It already was running some of it without the patch until the whiteout when you hit the initialize for the basic start game. I'm thinking that it might run it past that with the patch. That's where this gets stupid, as that is BELOW min requirements obviously. No reason that could run the game and my new Intel machine can't except for poor design decisions.