Assassin's Creed - Rumoured System Specs

Tefal · 20 Jan 2008 at 23:22

HangTime said:
Even allowing for that though, it's hard to see how you can go from 0.5gig to 3gig. It's not like the additional overhead of running Windows is gonna soak up 2.5gig, so I can only assume that the PC version must use higher res textures or some other RAM-whoring function.

that or it keeps more stuff in memory instead of reading it from disk/hdd.

Uriel · 23 Jan 2008 at 10:45

This is no longer a rumour. 2GB Minimum. 3GB recommended. Rest of it looks legit too.

http://www.beyond3d.com/content/news/570

In order to play this game properly, your PC MUST meet or exceed these minimum requirements:

Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista (only)
Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better recommended)
RAM: 2 GB (3 GB recommended)
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB video card recommended) (see supported list)*
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
DirectX Version: DirectX 10.0 libraries (included on disc)
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 12 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI RADEON X1300-1950 / HD 2000 / 3000 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6600-6800 / 7 / 8 / 9 series

Streeteh · 23 Jan 2008 at 11:02

Thank god i just forked out some cash for 2gig of extra ram

Margaret · 23 Jan 2008 at 11:05

Hi and welcome to another poor port from Ubisoft, the creators of the amazing Rainbow Six Vegas port.

Rezident · 23 Jan 2008 at 11:17

8igdave said:
crysis didn't shoot their sales in the head to badly and id bet this will run a hell lot better then crysis. But it doesn't have the publicity of crysis. I mean, every gamer knows about it! then again a lot of people do know about assasins creed. But its not new andn we all know its a flop now.

Fair point, but before Crysis was released both AMD and Nvidia told us it ran fine on their cards

Rezident · 23 Jan 2008 at 11:27

Uriel said:
This is no longer a rumour. 2GB Minimum. 3GB recommended.

Woo-hoo, finally something that might actually use that extra 1.25 GB of RAM.

skullman · 23 Jan 2008 at 13:52

So its either going to be vastly superior to the console versions, or Ubisoft just dont give a toss about the PC market and have made a terrible port.

pegasus1 · 23 Jan 2008 at 14:27

And how many people who they hope to sell this to will be able to meet the following criteria.

In order to play this game properly, your PC MUST meet or exceed these minimum requirements:

Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista (only)
Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better recommended)
RAM: 2 GB (3 GB recommended)
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB video card recommended) (see supported list)*
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
DirectX Version: DirectX 10.0 libraries (included on disc)
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 12 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI RADEON X1300-1950 / HD 2000 / 3000 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6600-6800 / 7 / 8 / 9 series

Black Dragon · 23 Jan 2008 at 14:35

Tejstar said:
The guys over at exophase have released rumoured specs for Assassin's Creed.

If that's anywhere near the right specs then i'm good to go, but i doubt very much they are correct.

Uriel · 23 Jan 2008 at 15:21

Let's put this into perspective. To build a PC (including case/keyboard/OS etc) that will exceed the recommended specs (not including monitor and speakers) will cost somewhere in the region of £400-450. By the time you hit £500 you could have thrown in a Blu Ray drive. That's not too bad. It compares well with the 60GB PS3. It's harsh on people that bought or built PCs in the last few years because of how much prices have dropped or hardware improved recently. But for most recent PCs a couple of well thought out upgrades should be fine.

If Assassin's Creed is all you're interested in I think the 360's the platform of choice. Eurogamer say it runs better than the PS3 verion anyway.

MumboJumbo · 23 Jan 2008 at 16:07

Funny how loads of people said ooo its not true dont beleive it called BS and kicked up a big stink and it turns out they are (im presumning the source of the other quote is from ubisoft ive not actually checked).

Rezident said:
Fair point, but before Crysis was released both AMD and Nvidia told us it ran fine on their cards

where does it say this?

HangTime · 27 Jan 2008 at 23:49

pegasus1 said:
And how many people who they hope to sell this to will be able to meet the following criteria:

Well, when you take out all the things 'everyone' has like WinXP/Vista, DVD-ROM, HD space, soundcard etc essentially it boils down to saying you must have:

Dual Core
2gig RAM
256meg 6600

Looking at benchmark threads in other forums it seems that most people who want to play modern games will have rigs like this or better. OK so there are still a few people on older DDR platforms with <2gig RAM, or maybe a single core cpu, but those systems will be a couple of years old now and thus shouldn't really be expecting to play the latest titles anyway.

Requiring SM3.0 shuts out x850xt-pe owners, but that's nothing new really, quite a few games have required this in recent times.

.:MBK:. · 28 Jan 2008 at 00:06

only real surprise is the RAM requirements as they that is essentially 2gig MIN

maybe its finally time for me to go 4gig...

mrk · 28 Jan 2008 at 01:12

Hmm my system laughs in the direction of those "specs"

^_^

pegasus1 · 28 Jan 2008 at 11:26

HangTime said:
Well, when you take out all the things 'everyone' has like WinXP/Vista, DVD-ROM, HD space, soundcard etc essentially it boils down to saying you must have:

Dual Core
2gig RAM
256meg 6600

Looking at benchmark threads in other forums it seems that most people who want to play modern games will have rigs like this or better. OK so there are still a few people on older DDR platforms with <2gig RAM, or maybe a single core cpu, but those systems will be a couple of years old now and thus shouldn't really be expecting to play the latest titles anyway.

Requiring SM3.0 shuts out x850xt-pe owners, but that's nothing new really, quite a few games have required this in recent times.

Im always a little sceptical with the 'Minimum' and 'Recommended' specs that we see on the side of a game case. For me 'Recommended' actually means 'to get the game running at medium settings with an acceptable frame rate'. Now if that is true of this game then:
Recommended System Requirements:
* Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo, or better processor
* 3 GB System RAM
* ATI HD2900 series, Nvidia GeForce 8800 series, or better video card
* 5.1 sound card
* Microsoft Xbox 360 controller

I have just had a look at one of the largest internet based PC sellers in the UK and of their range of 30 pre-built systems, only 5 meet this games 'recommended' specs, they range from £1200 to £2400. Now highstreet prices would be higher so to play this game you will need i reckon a £1500 PC for Joe public.

skullman · 28 Jan 2008 at 14:35

HangTime said:
Looking at benchmark threads in other forums it seems that most people who want to play modern games will have rigs like this or better. OK so there are still a few people on older DDR platforms with <2gig RAM, or maybe a single core cpu, but those systems will be a couple of years old now and thus shouldn't really be expecting to play the latest titles anyway.

Most people on these forums are hardware enthusiasts, which counts for a small percentage. Look at the Steam hardware survey for example:

1) less than 10% of gamers using an 8800 card
2) 60% still running a single core cpu
3) less than 40% have 2GB RAM or more

Ubisoft just make lazy ports with zero optimization. Unless the game differs greatly from the 360/PS3 version, the system req's if true are ridiculously high.

geeza · 28 Jan 2008 at 14:45

3gb. in other words their code is crap and cant be bothered to fix it for pc.

Back to Crysis...waits for starcraft 2

(Id like to see crysis working in ultra settings on a 360, seems as those specs are more than crysis ones)

BlairH · 28 Jan 2008 at 15:16

I'm guessing that they are fake. The processor is listed as an "Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo". So which is it? Pentium or Core 2 Duo? They are both different architectures/brands.

pegasus1 · 28 Jan 2008 at 15:53

BlairH said:
I'm guessing that they are fake. The processor is listed as an "Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo". So which is it? Pentium or Core 2 Duo? They are both different architectures/brands.

Well an E2180 is called an 'Intel Pentium Dual Core' on the box and 'Intel Core 2 Duo' on the OCers website so "Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo" is obviously refering to the same type of chip.

HangTime · 28 Jan 2008 at 20:17

skullman said:
Most people on these forums are hardware enthusiasts, which counts for a small percentage. Look at the Steam hardware survey for example:

While this is true, I also think that judging the perfornance of systems against Steam is a bit flawed too, because for example many of the people using Steam are playing old titles such as Counterstrike. Hardcore CS players don't need a modern system to play, heck, some people are probably quite happy playing Source engine titles on single core systems with a gig of RAM.

Modern games have always been practically out of reach for systems more than a couple of years old.... Quake on a DX2-66? Quake 2 on a P75? Quake 3 on a P200 with 1st gen 3d accelerator?

Im always a little sceptical with the 'Minimum' and 'Recommended' specs that we see on the side of a game case. For me 'Recommended' actually means 'to get the game running at medium settings with an acceptable frame rate'

I actually go one step further than that. My rule of thumb is:
-Ignore the min specs altogether
-Take the recommended specs, and add ~50% power/size to the cpu, gfx and RAM
-This is your new min spec for decent performance.