Guild Wars 2

kristian221 · 04-26-12, 04:00 PM

My friend has this processor: http://ark.intel.com/products/47663/...he-2_13-GHz%29

And he wants to run Guild Wars 2. He is not a graphics guy, he will happily play it at the lowest settings at 15fps. He does not have a GPU, he uses integrated graphics. He has enough space and 3Gb of RAM. You think he will be able to?

What are the minimum system requirements for Guild Wars 2?

Our goal with Guild Wars 2 is to have it run on a wide range of Windows gaming PCs.

Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or better • Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3, AMD Athlon 64 X2, or better • 2 GB RAM • NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800, ATI X1800, Intel HD 3000, or better (256MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better) • 25 GB available HDD space • Broadband Internet connection • Keyboard and mouse

EarthDog · 04-26-12, 04:05 PM

I think you have your answer from what you have listed at the bottom there...

Not sure about the iGPU though. its GMA5000 iirc at 500Mhz. Not sure if that is faster than any of the cards listed.

kristian221 · 04-26-12, 04:06 PM

Well thats why I posted the specs of the CPU, it was the only thing I was unsure about. But I know everyone likes to get all the info so I posted the rest too :P

deathman20 · 04-26-12, 04:14 PM

You just posted the min specs.

No one really knows how it will run til this weekend. I'm in the open beta so can test some things but I have a high end system, though everything at the log in screen its basically having me max out the system specs for my setup. So we'll see.

Can't find anything on the integrated GPU directly but it says its faster than the old GMA 4500MHD. For what ever that is worth.

Edit: Looks like the i3 330m Does not have a HD3000 GPU, its a release too early, which means it probably will work your just going to suffer from the graphics side and might have to run really low resolution.

Shell · 04-26-12, 04:22 PM

The CPU is just fine but you'll need at least a $50 graphics card to play it with decent settings smoothly.
GW1 ran on GMA950 and that is the modern 950, so I'm sure it'd run... just not well.

SteveLord · 04-26-12, 04:23 PM

15fps would be pretty crappy and unplayable if you ask me on any game. The moment a spell is cast or a boss appears...that system would take a dive. Might as well kiss any kind of PVP goodbye too as it is not fun on a choppy system or laggy connection.

kristian221 · 04-26-12, 04:38 PM

So from what I am getting he will at least be able to play it then? He is pretty used to playing at around that fps. He can play borderlands with it, though I know that isn't demanding at all.

deathman20 · 04-26-12, 04:51 PM

Without playing the game its hard to say just how demanding it is.

As long as the GPU supports shader model 3.0 which I believe it does, it can run... its just to what capacity who knows.

glockjs · 04-26-12, 08:25 PM

yeah alot of people won't know til tomorrow in about ~17 hours not that im keeping track or anything. but even then it's still a beta and not optimized.

deathman20 · 04-27-12, 04:26 PM

Ah here are some first results... still will be about 4-5 hours before I get a chance to play but here are some big speced PC's

I’m getting a max 30fps on lowest settings!
2500k at 4.5 Ghz
16GB RAM (1600)
GTX 680
I should be getting AT LEAST 60 fps! This is unplayable!

Some are saying they can play with less GPU's that is playable in area's but... get into populated zones it drops.

Mind you its still unoptimized as what peeps are saying. Don't know if the forums are open to everyone or not to everyone to see but there is ALOT of info out there.

deathman20 · 04-27-12, 10:18 PM

Ok time to play with it.

My system specs...

Graphic settings don't do a dang thing to performance. Uses roughly 1 CPU at 100%, others around 10-50%. GPU sits at roughly 30-40% used. Uses some ram, pegged at 1.1Gig's right now.

Performance in most area's getting in the 35-50's out away from masses. In large cities that comes down to 25-35's. All this is with maximum settings and 1920x1200.

Puer Aeternus · 04-28-12, 05:44 AM

at max settings(1900x res) I am getting lows of 20fps in busy areas. Sigh....time for a new video card.
Great looking game and lots of fun!!!!

deathman20 · 04-28-12, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Puer Aeternus

at max settings(1900x res) I am getting lows of 20fps in busy areas. Sigh....time for a new video card.
Great looking game and lots of fun!!!!

I'd wait on that video card man... The game isn't even optimized yet. Even high end cards are crawling. Actually some lower end cards are beating upper end ones. Figure that one out.

Puer Aeternus · 04-28-12, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by deathman20

I'd wait on that video card man... The game isn't even optimized yet. Even high end cards are crawling. Actually some lower end cards are beating upper end ones. Figure that one out.

I did not realize that. I saw that the game is only DX9 and a little baffled why my rig was chugging along...I mean as pretty as GW2 is rift looks better and runs better, even when large events are happening. Ill gladly keep my card in play and save me some shekels!

Just for the record...if any OC'ers deciding on a server, I am currently on Dedrimoor

nasvemos671 · 04-28-12, 01:34 PM

I would definitely wait on purchasing a video card, at least until the release.

Metlcub · 04-28-12, 01:52 PM

I think he has a laptop ench the i3-330m, m=mobile. I believe that series of CPU's have the Intel HD-2000 IGPU.
I dont know about you, but anything Directx 10 will not run. DX9 will run fine, but I think GW2 is directx10.

micjmac · 04-28-12, 02:30 PM

If you guys had to guess, when do you think this might be released.

Puer Aeternus · 04-28-12, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by micjmac

If you guys had to guess, when do you think this might be released.

June or July is my best guess or wishful thinking (judging by what ive seen in the beta, it would be worth the wait)

deathman20 · 04-28-12, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Metlcub

I think he has a laptop ench the i3-330m, m=mobile. I believe that series of CPU's have the Intel HD-2000 IGPU.
I dont know about you, but anything Directx 10 will not run. DX9 will run fine, but I think GW2 is directx10.

Its DX9, and DX10/11 for higher looks but its not enabled at this time in the beta.

04-26-12, 04:00 PM	Thread Starter #1
kristian221 Member Join Date: Apr 2011	Guild Wars 2 My friend has this processor: http://ark.intel.com/products/47663/...he-2_13-GHz%29 And he wants to run Guild Wars 2. He is not a graphics guy, he will happily play it at the lowest settings at 15fps. He does not have a GPU, he uses integrated graphics. He has enough space and 3Gb of RAM. You think he will be able to? What are the minimum system requirements for Guild Wars 2? Our goal with Guild Wars 2 is to have it run on a wide range of Windows gaming PCs. Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or better • Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3, AMD Athlon 64 X2, or better • 2 GB RAM • NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800, ATI X1800, Intel HD 3000, or better (256MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better) • 25 GB available HDD space • Broadband Internet connection • Keyboard and mouse __________________ ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard Intel i7-2600k CPU G. Skill 1600Hz 8GB (2x4GB) RAM 2x Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 560 1GB Corsair AX1200 1200W PSU Crucial 64GB SSD Hitachi 7200rpm 2TB Deskstar HDD Samsung 4200rpm 2TB HDD
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04-26-12, 04:06 PM	Thread Starter #3
kristian221 Member Join Date: Apr 2011	Well thats why I posted the specs of the CPU, it was the only thing I was unsure about. But I know everyone likes to get all the info so I posted the rest too :P __________________ ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard Intel i7-2600k CPU G. Skill 1600Hz 8GB (2x4GB) RAM 2x Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 560 1GB Corsair AX1200 1200W PSU Crucial 64GB SSD Hitachi 7200rpm 2TB Deskstar HDD Samsung 4200rpm 2TB HDD Last edited by kristian221; 04-26-12 at 04:12 PM.
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04-26-12, 04:14 PM	#4
deathman20 High Speed Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Where the Cheese Heads Live	You just posted the min specs. No one really knows how it will run til this weekend. I'm in the open beta so can test some things but I have a high end system, though everything at the log in screen its basically having me max out the system specs for my setup. So we'll see. Can't find anything on the integrated GPU directly but it says its faster than the old GMA 4500MHD. For what ever that is worth. Edit: Looks like the i3 330m Does not have a HD3000 GPU, its a release too early, which means it probably will work your just going to suffer from the graphics side and might have to run really low resolution. __________________ -=The Gamer=- MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) \| i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz \| 1.3875V \| 28C Idle / 65C Load (LinX) 8Gig G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 @ 1600Mhz w/ 1.5V \| TR Ultra eXtreme 120 w/ 2 Fans Sapphire 7950 VaporX 1150/1500 w/ 1.2V/1.5V \| 32C Idle / 64C Load \| 2x 128Gig Crucial M4 SSD's BitFenix Shinobi Window Case \| SilverStone DA750 \| Dell 2405FPW 24" Screen -=The Server=- Synology DS1511+ \| Dual Core 1.8Ghz CPU \| 30C Idle / 38C Load 3 Gig PC2-6400 \| 3x Samsung F4 2TB Raid5 \| 2x Samsung F4 2TB Heat Last edited by deathman20; 04-26-12 at 04:21 PM.
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04-26-12, 04:23 PM	#6
SteveLord Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa	15fps would be pretty crappy and unplayable if you ask me on any game. The moment a spell is cast or a boss appears...that system would take a dive. Might as well kiss any kind of PVP goodbye too as it is not fun on a choppy system or laggy connection. __________________ Core i7 2600k w/ Corsair H50 @ 4.0ghz ASUS P8P67 Deluxe 16GB GSkill Ripjaws 1600 DDR3 MSI GTX 560Ti Twin Frozr II 2GB 2x OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 1x Corsair M4 256GB 2x WD 640GB Black RAID 0 1x WD 1TB Black Corsair 750TX PSU Windows 7 Pro 64bit ---------------------------
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04-26-12, 04:38 PM	Thread Starter #7
kristian221 Member Join Date: Apr 2011	So from what I am getting he will at least be able to play it then? He is pretty used to playing at around that fps. He can play borderlands with it, though I know that isn't demanding at all. __________________ ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard Intel i7-2600k CPU G. Skill 1600Hz 8GB (2x4GB) RAM 2x Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 560 1GB Corsair AX1200 1200W PSU Crucial 64GB SSD Hitachi 7200rpm 2TB Deskstar HDD Samsung 4200rpm 2TB HDD
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04-26-12, 04:51 PM	#8
deathman20 High Speed Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Where the Cheese Heads Live	Without playing the game its hard to say just how demanding it is. As long as the GPU supports shader model 3.0 which I believe it does, it can run... its just to what capacity who knows. __________________ -=The Gamer=- MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) \| i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz \| 1.3875V \| 28C Idle / 65C Load (LinX) 8Gig G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 @ 1600Mhz w/ 1.5V \| TR Ultra eXtreme 120 w/ 2 Fans Sapphire 7950 VaporX 1150/1500 w/ 1.2V/1.5V \| 32C Idle / 64C Load \| 2x 128Gig Crucial M4 SSD's BitFenix Shinobi Window Case \| SilverStone DA750 \| Dell 2405FPW 24" Screen -=The Server=- Synology DS1511+ \| Dual Core 1.8Ghz CPU \| 30C Idle / 38C Load 3 Gig PC2-6400 \| 3x Samsung F4 2TB Raid5 \| 2x Samsung F4 2TB Heat
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deathman20 High Speed Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Where the Cheese Heads Live	Ah here are some first results... still will be about 4-5 hours before I get a chance to play but here are some big speced PC's I’m getting a max 30fps on lowest settings! 2500k at 4.5 Ghz 16GB RAM (1600) GTX 680 I should be getting AT LEAST 60 fps! This is unplayable! Some are saying they can play with less GPU's that is playable in area's but... get into populated zones it drops. Mind you its still unoptimized as what peeps are saying. Don't know if the forums are open to everyone or not to everyone to see but there is ALOT of info out there. __________________ -=The Gamer=- MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) \| i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz \| 1.3875V \| 28C Idle / 65C Load (LinX) 8Gig G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 @ 1600Mhz w/ 1.5V \| TR Ultra eXtreme 120 w/ 2 Fans Sapphire 7950 VaporX 1150/1500 w/ 1.2V/1.5V \| 32C Idle / 64C Load \| 2x 128Gig Crucial M4 SSD's BitFenix Shinobi Window Case \| SilverStone DA750 \| Dell 2405FPW 24" Screen -=The Server=- Synology DS1511+ \| Dual Core 1.8Ghz CPU \| 30C Idle / 38C Load 3 Gig PC2-6400 \| 3x Samsung F4 2TB Raid5 \| 2x Samsung F4 2TB Heat
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deathman20 High Speed Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Where the Cheese Heads Live	Ok time to play with it. My system specs... Graphic settings don't do a dang thing to performance. Uses roughly 1 CPU at 100%, others around 10-50%. GPU sits at roughly 30-40% used. Uses some ram, pegged at 1.1Gig's right now. Performance in most area's getting in the 35-50's out away from masses. In large cities that comes down to 25-35's. All this is with maximum settings and 1920x1200. __________________ -=The Gamer=- MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) \| i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz \| 1.3875V \| 28C Idle / 65C Load (LinX) 8Gig G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 @ 1600Mhz w/ 1.5V \| TR Ultra eXtreme 120 w/ 2 Fans Sapphire 7950 VaporX 1150/1500 w/ 1.2V/1.5V \| 32C Idle / 64C Load \| 2x 128Gig Crucial M4 SSD's BitFenix Shinobi Window Case \| SilverStone DA750 \| Dell 2405FPW 24" Screen -=The Server=- Synology DS1511+ \| Dual Core 1.8Ghz CPU \| 30C Idle / 38C Load 3 Gig PC2-6400 \| 3x Samsung F4 2TB Raid5 \| 2x Samsung F4 2TB Heat
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04-28-12, 05:44 AM	#12
Puer Aeternus Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: In your head (Ottawa.Canada)	at max settings(1900x res) I am getting lows of 20fps in busy areas. Sigh....time for a new video card. Great looking game and lots of fun!!!! __________________ An Inflexible Belief System is B.S or I.B.S i5 750 @ 4 ghz, AC Freezer 7 rev2, Gigabyte P55M-UD2, 12 g's Mushkin Blackline 1600 dd3, Radeon 7970 Diamond Audigy 2 zs Win 7 64bit, Antec Earth Watts 650w Antec 900 Logitech G15
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04-28-12, 01:34 PM	#15
nasvemos671 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Yuma, Arizona	I would definitely wait on purchasing a video card, at least until the release.
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Metlcub Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cumming Ga	I think he has a laptop ench the i3-330m, m=mobile. I believe that series of CPU's have the Intel HD-2000 IGPU. I dont know about you, but anything Directx 10 will not run. DX9 will run fine, but I think GW2 is directx10. __________________ Mobo ASRock z77 Extreem4 CPU i7-2600k @ 4.2 1.20v CPU HS/F Corsair H-100 RAM Corsair Veng 12gig DDR3-1600 GPU Asus DCII GTX570 Storage Hyper X 3k 240g , Force 3 120g, 2tb HDD DVD Samsung BD/DVD/CD Inputs Logitech G510 and G700 Sound X-fi Extreem / Sennheiser PC-350 Case Haf X Advanced PSU TT TR2 RX 750w My Heatware
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