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I was wondering if it would be possible to play planetside 2 on a 500$ rig, not including a case mouse keyboard and monitor.
Absentis
2012-09-18, 09:51 PM
It would be entirely possible as long as you shop smart. I've been able to put together a list for a $500 system without a case, monitor, mouse, and keyboard easily.
Galron
2012-09-18, 10:46 PM
depends on your image quality settings/monitor resolution, but doable.
Tips: (comparing roughly equivalent components)
Intel>AMD
nVidia>ATI/AMD.
no more than 8GB of ram really needed
SSD = win, but not needed.
Not trying to spark fanboy debate, just going off of general feedback for this specific game.
Sunrock
2012-09-18, 11:05 PM
depends on your image quality settings/monitor resolution, but doable.
Tips: (comparing roughly equivalent components)
Intel>AMD
nVidia>ATI/AMD.
no more than 8GB of ram really needed
SSD = win, but not needed.
Not trying to spark fanboy debate, just going off of general feedback for this specific game.
For this game yes.... But in general ATI is not really better then nvidia. Way nvidia is better for this game is because this game have physX suport that gives the game exatra cool special effects and ATI cards can't use physX because Nvidia owns the code.
Galron
2012-09-18, 11:11 PM
For this game yes.... But in general ATI is not really better then nvidia. Way nvidia is better for this game is because this game have physX suport that gives the game exatra cool special effects and ATI cards can't use physX because Nvidia owns the code.
exactly! as far as I know nVidia has given time/development assistance to this game, coupled with the physX support you mentioned gives the advantage. I went with nVidia for another reason (CUDA) but glad it worked out for this game too. :D
Ghost Runner
2012-09-18, 11:21 PM
Well if your not big on name brand parts 500 should land you a decent rig get 60-90Dollar MB and get an AMD 3ghz 6core Chip set, 6 GIGs of cheap ram and a Nvidia 9800gtx\250\450\550\or 650 graphics card and you should be pretty good to go.
JawsOfLife
2012-09-19, 10:20 AM
You did not mention it, but you could not also fit an OS in for $500. All of that money would have to be spent on parts only. But yes it's very doable.
Sturmhardt
2012-09-19, 11:37 AM
If you don't need a monitor, keyboard, case and all this, 500$ is enough. Buy an i5, an asrock board, 8gb RAM any hdd and the best graphics card you can afford with the rest of your money.
what kind of performance could i expect, in terms of quality and frames per second?
Thanks for all the feedback!
Galron
2012-09-19, 07:49 PM
I get 60 fps on low with a 2500k @ stock speeds and a 560 (non TI). I would probably get at least a 650, 660, or 660 TI+. Biggest bang for your buck would be in the graphics department assuming you have an i5 to keep it fed.
AThreatToYou
2012-09-19, 07:55 PM
depends on your image quality settings/monitor resolution, but doable.
Tips: (comparing roughly equivalent components)
Intel>AMD
nVidia>ATI/AMD.
no more than 8GB of ram really needed
SSD = win, but not needed.
Not trying to spark fanboy debate, just going off of general feedback for this specific game.
You are definitely starting fanboy debate by stating things like that.
(comparing roughly equivalent components)
Ya, ya, that's correct. But for under 500$, you're gonna have a difficult time going Intel. But hey, buyer's choice.
The big killer in PS2 right now is that ATi cards perform horribly and Nvidia cards perform great.
Galron
2012-09-19, 08:44 PM
You are definitely starting fanboy debate by stating things like that.
Ya, ya, that's correct. But for under 500$, you're gonna have a difficult time going Intel. But hey, buyer's choice.
I dont think intel had/has a 10fps bug like AMD in planetside2? don't know if this is fixed yet as I dont game with one.
Carver
2012-09-20, 01:26 AM
You're reusing a case, what about the power supply? If you're reusing that too how many watts is it?
Do you also need a new hard drive?
Blue Sam
2012-09-20, 08:38 AM
My £300 laptop can run it. You'll have no problems at all.
You are definitely starting fanboy debate by stating things like that.
Ya, ya, that's correct. But for under 500$, you're gonna have a difficult time going Intel. But hey, buyer's choice.
The big killer in PS2 right now is that ATi cards perform horribly and Nvidia cards perform great.
AMD CPUs suck at the moment no ATI cards. Get your facts straight. My 7950 has no issues playing this game maxed out at 1920x1080.
Infernalis
2012-09-20, 03:12 PM
The Intel/Nvidia combo was almost always better than the AMD/ATI but also more expensive. I suggest to also wait near the release of Planetside 2, the price will be cheaper near Christmas.
Fenrys
2012-09-20, 03:44 PM
The computer I play PS2 Beta on cost me about $500 a couple years ago. You can get a faster one today for the same money.
I get ~30-40 fps in big fights, 80+ out in the middle of nowhere.
All settings Low, 1920x1080 res, render quality at 75%, max field of view.
CPU: Phenom II X4 (fast enough for PS2)
GPU: HD 6850 (too slow IMO)
RAM: 8 GB (plenty)
Disks: Windows and PS2 are both installed on their own 64GB SSD.
Moving the PS2 install folder from a hard drive to a SSD reduced my load times from ~15 seconds to ~2 seconds, and reduced in-game stutter at certain times.
Changing render quality from 50% to 75% dropped my framerate by 1-2 fps. Moving it from 75% to 80% drops another ~5 fps, so I leave it at 75%.
The Intel/Nvidia combo was almost always better than the AMD/ATI but also more expensive. I suggest to also wait near the release of Planetside 2, the price will be cheaper near Christmas.
Intel is the best for a gaming CPU. There is no debating that currently.
GPU are is totally different story in terms of what to buy due to pricing and performance. In regards to performance 680=7970 GHz>7970=670>7950>GTX 660 Ti>7870>660>7850. Current pricing from AMD is very competitive also. 7970 GHz/regular is in the pricing bracket of the 670 making that card over priced currently. The 7950 is a stronger card compared to 660 Ti, especially when overclocked, same pricing bracket makes the 660 Ti again a bit over priced. Though it does come with Borderlands 2. 7800s are very well priced right now once again totally making the 660 that was just released totally moot.
You don't have to stick to AMD CPU and GPU and Intel CPU plus Nvidia GPU combos...
AThreatToYou
2012-09-20, 04:50 PM
AMD CPUs suck at the moment no ATI cards. Get your facts straight. My 7950 has no issues playing this game maxed out at 1920x1080.
My AMD PII X4 970 has no issues playing this game (high settings) at the same resolution. What gives?
Not encouraging AMD explicitly, as intel obviously provides better performance. But I'll admit that I'm wrong on ATi cards performing horribly; just going of off what I heard.
My AMD PII X4 970 has no issues playing this game (high settings) at the same resolution. What gives?
Not encouraging AMD explicitly, as intel obviously provides better performance. But I'll admit that I'm wrong on ATi cards performing horribly; just going of off what I heard.
I've read numerous posts from the beta forum tech section with AMD CPUs are having issues with this game. Even the 1100T. May vary user to user, but my 1035T that should be clocking around 3GHz with turbo can't play the game at all with my 7950. Where as my 2500K plays with the game with ease.
Are you overclocking your 970?
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