Fallout 4 PC System Requirements Announced

[Dying_Jester]

I'm running with an FX 8350, 16GB of ram, and an R9 290. I think I'm fine even with these buffed up requirements. And IF these requirements are because it's poorly optimized, no doubt the modding community will be on top of and have it figured out before the devs do.

Since I was able to run Skyrim with a stupidly large amount of mods(Just to see how many I could get away with without CTD, I know, it also depends on the mods), I'm far from worried about running this game without any mods.

Did I mention I like mods?

 

[Barbas]

Well, looks like my 760 is going to have a good workout to look forward to.

Though if screenshots are anything to go by looks like the game suffers from same problem as skyrim - butugly textures and no good tech supported by the engine.

A 770? Sir, you disgust me! Mine's at least 10 higher than that. Roll up your shirtsleeves; Queensbury rules.

...Although I won't be able to afford another one for anything up to ten years, far as I know...shit's rough right now. Thanks, Obama.

All we've seen of the textures thus far has been pretty limited gameplay compressed by YouTube. That's a harsh sample to judge the final game by. I have to commend the bolder exploration of the colour wheel with this game, because FFS, that green filter made it look like parts of Fallout 3 were being viewed through a haze of piss - and I usually have better aim than that.

 

[Imre Csete]

And a lot of people still play at 720p believe it or not. Those gamers will probably get away with any 2Gb $100 GPU and max the game out at 720p. That's easy.

Word. I played Witcher 3 at high/medium at release without even hitting the minimum system requirements on the GPU department.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Not sure why they are what they are, the visuals in the game aren't that impressive. Not unless one of the free DLCs is going to be a high res texture pack, and those requirements reflect the future change.

 

[Strazdas]

All we've seen of the textures thus far has been pretty limited gameplay compressed by YouTube. That's a harsh sample to judge the final game by. I have to commend the bolder exploration of the colour wheel with this game, because FFS, that green filter made it look like parts of Fallout 3 were being viewed through a haze of piss - and I usually have better aim than that.

is this from a video?
http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-screenshots-and-art-show-customisation-mutants-more/
http://www.pcinvasion.com/24-fallout-4-screenshots-irradiate-the-internet

because that looks pretty bad. especially the ones with supermutants. also the UI looks like were back in the 90s.

Devs really need to start telling people what resolution they're thinking of when they announce the requirements. Your monitor resolution is definitely something that should be taken into account. Gaming at 4k requires a much stronger GPU than gaming at 1080p. And a lot of people still play at 720p believe it or not. Those gamers will probably get away with any 2Gb $100 GPU and max the game out at 720p. That's easy. There's nothing in that game that looks like it would require 3Gb of VRAM for 1080p so it makes me think that recommended specs are meant for 4k gaming.

Once more artificially bumped up requirements. Also the 7870 is much more powerful than the 550 TI...

It's only about TWICE as powerful so it's not that much ROFL.

i agree that telling the revolution this is for should be a thing now.
but i dont agree about the 720p part. according to steam 1.28% of users have 720p as their primary screen resolution. thats hardly a lot.

also could this indicate bad optimization for AMD cards?

 

[Barbas]

All we've seen of the textures thus far has been pretty limited gameplay compressed by YouTube. That's a harsh sample to judge the final game by. I have to commend the bolder exploration of the colour wheel with this game, because FFS, that green filter made it look like parts of Fallout 3 were being viewed through a haze of piss - and I usually have better aim than that.

is this from a video?
http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-screenshots-and-art-show-customisation-mutants-more/
http://www.pcinvasion.com/24-fallout-4-screenshots-irradiate-the-internet

because that looks pretty bad. especially the ones with super mutants. also the UI looks like were back in the 90s.

Yes, those are all stills from the YouTube videos I was talking about. And they don't look bad. They might not be as nice as you'd like, but bad is a different thing entirely. They are, in fact, objectively better than anything I've seen in either Fallout 3 or New Vegas.

As for the UI, it's minimalist. Stylistically similar to the 90s? Maybe; I didn't play enough 90s FPS games to compare it accurately. The graphics and HUD are similar to what they were going for with Skyrim. Looks good to me; it's on-target. Mods will eliminate any niggles I'd have with it anyway (and those usually show up in ones or twos a good long while after I've finished taking in the bigger stuff). So it won't matter how the UI looks anyway, because you'll be looking at a placeholder.

 

[AnthrSolidSnake]

Noooo, I just upgraded my ENTIRE system to a Xeon 1231v3. Combine that with my 980ti and there hasn't been a game that can even TOUCH what my computer is capable of without turning the resolution to 4K. Fallout 4 looked pretty, but there's no way it's going to require what it says it will.

Like everyone has said, this has to be another game with artificially high system requirements.

PLEASE don't let this be another unoptimized game with horrible frame skipping when it drops below 60. My heart can't take another disappointing port this generation. I'm still not over Far Cry 4.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

i agree that telling the revolution this is for should be a thing now.
but i dont agree about the 720p part. according to steam 1.28% of users have 720p as their primary screen resolution. thats hardly a lot.

Primary screen resolution isn't the same as in-game resolution. I have a 1440p monitor yet I hardly ever play at that resolution if the game is too demanding. I'm fine with 1080p and all the other effects turned up higher. Plenty of people sacrifice resolution for things like ambient occlusion and draw distance etc.

also could this indicate bad optimization for AMD cards?

Theoretically it could be. But it would have to be a complete mess considering the difference between the 550 Ti and 7870. As an owner of R9 280x I hope it's not indicative of optimization. The game doesn't use any proprietary tech from Nvidia. In fact it uses Havok for physics simulation which runs flawlessly on AMD. Not to mention that consoles use AMD as well. So there's absolutely no justifiable reason for this game to be badly optimized for AMD.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

It needs such large requirements to handle the massive save bloat and bugs that will inevitably occur.

 

[Odbarc]

Wait a day to see how often it crashes and the game breaking bugs on launch before buying.

 

[otakon17]

Crap I'm worried, apparently my GPU isn't hefty enough to run it... I can run Crysis 2 on near maximum settings and Dragon Age Inquisition on medium-high setting but apparently can't run this...

 

[mad825]

Crap I'm worried, apparently my GPU isn't hefty enough to run it... I can run Crysis 2 on near maximum settings and Dragon Age Inquisition on medium-high setting but apparently can't run this...

It will be using the same engine as Skyrim.

Quite frankly, unless they dumped a whole load of crap (foliage and objects)that serves no practical purpose for gameplay then you should be fine.

 

[Dalsyne]

What the hell, an i5 as a minimum system requirement but accompanied by a measly 550?

What the hell is this, a strategy game? News flash, whoever makes these: 3D action games in 3rd or 1st person with modern, realistic graphics care WAY more about your graphics card than your CPU.

Not to mention i7s are pretty much top of the line while 780s aren't even the next-to-last generation.

 

[Fijiman]

So I could play the game on my laptop if I absolutely wanted to and put it on minimum settings, but I'm not going to be doing that. I'm just going to stick with the Xbox One version.

 

[Arctodus_Simus]

I think I just about got that covered - though I can never remember if radeon 7900 is better than 7870.

Does it go up or down? Lol

 

[BadNewDingus]

Damn.

I have to upgrade everything except for the OS and space on my HDD.

My poor 9800GT GE and 4GB of ram isn't gonna cut it this time.

 

[JohnnyDelRay]

Good to know. Though I won't be getting Fallout 4 at launch, I definitely will be getting it. Highly doubt that it will need such a kick ass i7 though, I've nearly maxed out Witcher 3 (without HairFX) with an i5-2400 (not OC) and a 970gtx. Soooo, in case anyone was wondering, I wouldn't be fussed if you have an older i5. Could be wrong though.

 

[wulfy42]

Hmm, when I put together my rig, I was pretty sure I was safe for awhile before games started needed any equipment upgraded to play decently.


I'm running with

Amd 8 core (fx) 8120 processor

Gforce Gtx 750 TI graphics card (2 gig ram)

8 gigs of base ram

And windows 7 64 bit

When I was putting my comp together I did research and was told that more base ram for my system would not really improve performance at all for games. A better graphics card might, but that a 2 gig one (The one I got) should be able to run most games on max settings or close.

I also though my processor was more then enough for any games and would be for along time.

But it does not look like I even make the recommended stats for fallout 4? I thought we where done with having to replace our computers every few years finally!!

 

[K.ur]

Woah, running X 955 with radeon 7950 i'm borderline fine. Though, i should look up if a can afford to upgrade something. It's more than a year since the last time. Probably the motherboard. My guess, an AM3+ board handles a AM3 processor better than an AM3 board an AM3+ processor.

Interesting part is, that it seems to be a 64 bit program and now wonder what that means for the Script Extender and if it will get a PapyrusUtil.

 

[sonicneedslovetoo]

Will it run on my Grundy NewBrain or do I have to upgrade to a C64?