Getting a New Pc: Will it run T:ANE?

[Zeldaboy14]

Good day everyone. Today, I'm getting a brand new out of the box Windows 8 PC. I don't know the specs just yet, and will post them once I know the specs, but all I know is it's a 64 Bit Windows 8 machine, and it is a desktop. Reason being is that old clumped out Dell PC I got about 4 months ago died from a Power outage the other day.

 

[pdkoester]

i7 quad at 3.3 ghz or higher, 16 gb or more of RAM, nvidia gpu from 2015 not older (900 series?) or AMD equivalent, preference to use SSD over platter harddrive. Use that as your minimum specs, and you will do good. Make sure the power supply is specced to match the power requirements of your setup.

 

[Zeldaboy14]

Ah darn. It has a 4 gigs of ram, and AMD processer, a Intel card (I'm gonna get that Nivida card from the old PC put into the new one soon), and it's Windows 8.1 Pro.

 

[paulhobbs]

Ah darn. It has a 4 gigs of ram, and AMD processer, a Intel card (I'm gonna get that Nivida card from the old PC put into the new one soon), and it's Windows 8.1 Pro.

Jeez. Why don't you just ask?

Paul

 

[clam1952]

Always advisable to find out the hardware specs required for what you want to use a PC for before wasting money on something that probably won't be much use.

 

[LNERlover5]

Forgive me, however I'm half expecting there to be some form of disappointment here, simply from lack of research. I could very well be proved wrong however.

 

[EverTrainz]

I've cashed out on an FX-6300/R9 280 setup, and hope to replace Seagate HDD with WD Black. I hope this runs the game with decent effects turned on. Anyway, unless you (spend ridiculous, unnecessary, large amounts of extra money to) buy a prebuilt rig, any Dell (even those that spill out at around $1,800) or other OEM-manufactured PC will stick with HD Graphics or something of the integrated type (Alienware excluded).

In your case it'd be best to not use the machine much for heavy tasks until you can get a better GPU and PSU.

 

[Zeldaboy14]

The New PC is a HP PC. Its far more powerful then the dell was.

 

[RFAX]

I think the point to be made here is that most of the processing power required by TANE is centered in the graphics card, not what is on the motherboard. I have a Dell XPS 8300 with i7, 8GB RAM, SSD and an AMD 6870 with 2GB - and I still had to turn shadows off in order to get reasonably smooth movement when running the last preview version of TANE. If I want shadows I have to upgrade to a better video card such as the nvidia 970, which means I also have to upgrade the power supply.
Unless you are buying a machine that was designed specifically for 3D gaming then the graphics card isn't going to cut it to run TANE with all the video features enabled. And when you look at the power supply specs for those machines and the power requirements for the recommended video cards you will find that you have to replace the power supply, too, if you want to upgrade the card.

 

[Falcus]

Hes already said it only has 4GB of Ram, which boggles my mind that someone threw windows 8 on it.... But whatever.

Zelda, why dont you post the Stats for it here? CPU, RAM (4GB?), and GPU. All three play a role. Also, as someone else touched on, you really need to do research into what you're buying before you just plink down a card/cash for it..... I get a feeling you're about to be in a world of unhappiness if your goal was to run TANE with this machine right out of the box..... But I'll know more when you tell us the stats.

-Falcus

 

[EverTrainz]

I'll assume that the HP is your average OEM PC. Also assuming you dropped $600 on it. i5, specially-geared HP mobo, HD Graphics 5500, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB 5400RPM, 350W PSU. I see a perfectly-capable system, if you are willing to spend at least $300 in the long run. A shiny, new $200 GPU, decent 500W PSU found (after loads of deal-hunting) for $50, and $50 case to accommodate the extras.

Unfortunately, you've already bought the OEM. If you had built your own, you might have been able to get up to 35% more out of your machine, performance-wise. Maybe you can sell it and use the extra water to build a machine?

 

[KTOutlaw]

It is really immaterial what he starts with, at least as a desktop, upgrading is a possibility! Much better than being locked into a laptop with no option for change except maybe a ram increase, hard drive swap and on some a graphics card change out. First order of business is most likely replacing the RAM, first step log to HP and find the exact spec on the model, ram expansion allowed, power supply size, etc. then it is a simple pick and choose at what to replace in what order. if the motherboard supports the pci-e graphics cards, looking at a Nvidia 960 2 Gig is a good option but it does require a 500 watt PS, and the higher you can afford the better.

 

[LNERlover5]

It is really immaterial what he starts with, at least as a desktop, upgrading is a possibility! Much better than being locked into a laptop with no option for change except maybe a ram increase, hard drive swap and on some a graphics card change out. First order of business is most likely replacing the RAM, first step log to HP and find the exact spec on the model, ram expansion allowed, power supply size, etc. then it is a simple pick and choose at what to replace in what order. if the motherboard supports the pci-e graphics cards, looking at a Nvidia 960 2 Gig is a good option but it does require a 500 watt PS, and the higher you can afford the better.

While valid, it's not the point of the arguments being thrown out here. The point is that a desktop has been purchased. Nobody (Not even the recipient) knows the exact specifications of the machine, and there is a solid likelihood that a good sum of money has been spent on something that will not be appropriate.

What you're saying makes sense, yes we could just add a GTX 960 later, but why should that be needed when a properly researched, constructed machine could have included one from the get go.

Jack

 

[KTOutlaw]

I understand that completely, my argument now is it is all ready done, yes hind site is always 20/20 and better research could have prevented this but it did not, now the thing to do is move forward and and make the best with what is there, no use crying over spilled milk.