Finally, The PC system requirements for the Witcher 2! : Othor Games

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:21 pm

Minimum specs

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD equivalent

Graphics Card:
Nvidia GeForce 8800, 512 MB memory or ATI equivalent

Memory:
1 GB for Windows XP / 2 GB for Windows Vista / 7

Hard Disk:
8 GB for the game installation and 8 GB for bonus materials

Recommended specs

Processor:
Intel Quad Core or AMD equivalent

Graphics Card:
Nvidia GeForce 260, 1 GB memory / Radeon HD 4850 with 1 GB memory

Memory:
3 GB for Windows XP / 4 GB for Windows Vista and Windows 7

Hard Disk:
At least 16 GB of free space

http://exophase.com/22208/the-witcher-2-system-requirements-are-reasonable/

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:42 am

I will buy this game, looks excelent!

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:41 am

Amazing.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:02 pm

Given how I can max out most games that "recommend" an i5 or quadcore on my overclocked dual core, I wonder now: Was that not because those were mostly console ports and thus just rule of thumb specs? Will TW2 run worse now, being a PC-only title? :unsure2:

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:07 pm

Cool...my PC slightly beats the reccomended specs so I'm all good

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:02 am

My new monstrous PC will nom nom piddly requirements.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:30 am

Sweet. Pass recommended with flying colors

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:54 am

Think my E520 can handle this on high? Or do I have to scale it to medium? Man . . . need a new computer.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:18 am

Recommended specs

Processor:
Intel Quad Core or AMD equivalent

Wonder what the recommended processor speed is on this. Either way, seems to be getting to be about time to upgrade ye olde Q9650. And also possibly my motherboard. ...If only I had money. :facepalm:

My video card still says OM NOM NOM to your silly graphics requirements, at least.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:26 am

I'm more interested in finding the requirements for their other game, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Ju8WVY2a4 :ninja:

But its good to see my current rig will still be able to run this game. Is there any mention if the Witcher 2 will make use of DX11 features?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:02 am

I'm more interested in finding the requirements for their other game, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Ju8WVY2a4 :ninja:

But its good to see my current rig will still be able to run this game. Is there any mention if the Witcher 2 will make use of DX11 features?

I would so buy it. If it were real.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:49 am

Think my E520 can handle this on high? Or do I have to scale it to medium? Man . . . need a new computer.

You mean E5200? I doubt it will run it on high, that's a pretty old processor.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:52 pm

Bleh, at least I pass the min. specs. Didn't know this game was going to be that intensive. Going to need to buy a new computer as soon as I gain some monies, asap.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:34 am

You mean E5200? I doubt it will run it on high, that's a pretty old processor.

Lol. I mean my http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Dimension-Desktop-Processor-1-86GHz/dp/B0013ENCCA. It was meant as a joke. This thing struggles with wow on very low settings if I enter certain areas.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:38 am

Looks like I should be fine, my video card is on the low end (8800gtx) but still should run it just fine.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:09 am

I am going to buy the first one whenever I see it in stores somewhere

Oh, and about the specs for the game: with http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html my computer runs way smoother than ever before, just mentioning it since it might be useful to someone else...

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:30 pm

Looks like this is the first game that will make my pretty high end rig chug along with slight difficulty

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:45 am

Well I guess I won't be buying it. 2.2ghz? I only know of a handful of games that actually utilize that much processing power. Usually games with some really intense AI on a large scale and I don't think The Witcher 2 is going to be that kind of game. So I have to wonder why it would have such an extreme minimum requirement?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:58 am

Well I guess I won't be buying it. 2.2ghz? I only know of a handful of games that actually utilize that much processing power. Usually games with some really intense AI on a large scale and I don't think The Witcher 2 is going to be that kind of game. So I have to wonder why it would have such an extreme minimum requirement?

Are you implying 2.2ghz is too high? That's extremely low for a dual core processor.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:52 am

Are you implying 2.2ghz is too high? That's extremely low for a dual core processor.

Too high for me. I have a Core2 Duo E6300. It's 1.8ghz. And 99 percent of games run just fine because I have a kickass video card. The only games I have that really stress my processor are X3 Terran Conflict and Dwarf Fortress and with a few tweaks Dwarf Fortress runs perfectly.

More to the point, I'm really just curious why TW2 uses so much processing power in the first place? 2.2ghz for a dual core processor is nothing to snuff at, even though there are many far superior processors out there. You have to go out of your way to make a game use that many CPU cycles.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:12 am

More to the point, I'm really just curious why TW2 uses so much processing power in the first place? 2.2ghz for a dual core processor is nothing to snuff at, even though there are many far superior processors out there. You have to go out of your way to make a game use that many CPU cycles.

It's a PC exclusive made in 2011, that's why. The CPU is not just used for AI and physics.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:21 am

Preemptive warning to all, I'm expecting a buggy first release with quick post launch patches like they did with the first game. Hopefully there's none at all, but I know better than that.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:02 am

It's a PC exclusive made in 2011, that's why. The CPU is not just used for AI and physics.

I'm curious, what other special calculations would it be used for?

Too high for me. I have a Core2 Duo E6300.

Get a nice cooler for that and you can easily overclock it to 3GHz. I've never been into overclocking, and that's the only thing I ever did. But it works just perfectly. ^_^

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:00 am

I'm curious, what other special calculations would it be used for?

I'm not a programmer, but even jumping from a Core2Duo @ 2.8ghz to a i5 2500k @ 3.30ghz has made my games run much better. Why would it allow me to run higher graphics settings if all it did was AI/physics?

I assume it helps with streaming large textures, draw distance, water effects, and/or shadows.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:18 pm

That's not bad for PC Requirements