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[Vierner]

Good afternoon. Is there enough power of my PC to play Cities: Skylines?
Here is the specs of my computer:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo;
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT;
RAM: 4GB;
OS: Windows 10, 64-bit.

 

[Dauth]

At a glance I'd say no. However to be certain you need to give us more information about the CPU. The Core2 Duo brand has been around for many years and several generations. Can you give us a part number (ie 2500, i5-3750 or i7-6900)? Also your graphics card is below the GTX 260 in the minimum specifications.

To rank the parts I use this list http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html and the 9800 GT somewhat outdated now.

 

[Vierner]

Is there enough perfomance of the my PC to have a comfortable gaming in the Cities: Skylines game?
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53 GHz
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (512MB) (in the minimal specs stay the GeForce 8800, so it should to be suitable);
RAM: 4GB.

 

[Dauth]

The minimum specs on Steam right now are as follows. Your CPU is below the minimum speed and the GPU is slower than the GTX 260.

Minimum:

• OS: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit)
  
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 3.2GHz
  
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
  
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
  
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
  
• Storage: 4 GB available space

 

[medopu]

if it worked it wouldn't work comfortable with high population

 

[NathanB]

I'm not holding out much hope for this but...


Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz

Video Card
Intel(R) HD Graphics (2000)

RAM
8.0 GB

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 (build 10586), 64-bit


I read somewhere that windows 10 is not support is this right?

Also if anything is going to let me down it will be my video card, is this likely to be replaceable or is it integrated? My knowledge on hardware is slim to none.

 

[Dauth]

It is supported on Win 10 because I run it. However the graphics card you have won't work.

The Intel HD cards are integrated into the CPU. You need a dedicated GPU of sufficient quality to run the game.

 

[NathanB]

I know I'll need to have a look myself but generally would you expect a slot for a dedicated graphics card? Or would I be better off with a different system entirely?

 

[Dauth]

Outdated image because you won't find PCI or AGP slots but the PCI-Express 16x slot is the one you need for all modern cards.

https://www.whatthetech.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/slot-types-thumb2.jpg

If you're confused then use a program such as speccy to get the main details of your PC and post a screeshot here. I advise using paint to block out any personal info.

 

[NathanB]

I think I'm going to try buying a Geforce GT 710 card and see how that goes, failing that it's probably time I upgraded.

Scratch that I don't think a 710 will be good enough

 

[MarkJohnson]

GT-710 is way, way too low. Minimum would be GTX 750 Ti or maybe GTX 1050/1050 Ti.

 

[Simfan923]

Here are my specs:

AMD-FX 8320 8-core Processor
GTX 1060 3GB
8GB RAM
Windows 10

IF I've left anything out let me know. Thank you for your time

 

[Dauth]

Shouldn't have any problems running the game with decent settings.

 

[Simfan923]

Shouldn't have any problems running the game with decent settings.

Well that's good to hear. One concern is that I was playing a snow map and at nighttime, my computer's fans started racing like really fast. I was looking at the temp. and it hit 90 degrees Celsius. I'm afraid to do that again. So far it only seems to happen at night and when there's a lot of snow.

 

[Dauth]

Well that's good to hear. One concern is that I was playing a snow map and at nighttime, my computer's fans started racing like really fast. I was looking at the temp. and it hit 90 degrees Celsius. I'm afraid to do that again. So far it only seems to happen at night and when there's a lot of snow.

The AMD FX series all run a lot hotter than their Intel counterparts. If the fans are spinning up its because the CPU is getting hot. My knowledge of the AMD architecture isn't great, but as long as you're below 80C core temperature you should be ok. The night and snow makes me think it might be the graphics card getting a big workload. Make sure you've not got the heat sinks covered in dust. If you can, find a way to monitor the temperatures while you're playing to see which is running hotter than normal. If its the GPU then turn down the graphics, if its the CPU then you're going to have to run the game at a slower speed.

 

[Simfan923]

The AMD FX series all run a lot hotter than their Intel counterparts. If the fans are spinning up its because the CPU is getting hot. My knowledge of the AMD architecture isn't great, but as long as you're below 80C core temperature you should be ok. The night and snow makes me think it might be the graphics card getting a big workload. Make sure you've not got the heat sinks covered in dust. If you can, find a way to monitor the temperatures while you're playing to see which is running hotter than normal. If its the GPU then turn down the graphics, if its the CPU then you're going to have to run the game at a slower speed.

Okay thank you for the tips. I've never had a higher end computer before so I've got questions. I do have one other question, I've been using Afterburner to monitor the temps and I was wondering if there was anyway to check and see which one is the CPU temp and the GPU temp. I probably should add that while playing the game the temp is at average 80-85, 87-90 if there is snow.

 

[Dauth]

MSI Afterburner is a GPU piece of software as far as I know. For CPU and GPU temps, I use Speccy.

 

[Simfan923]

MSI Afterburner is a GPU piece of software as far as I know. For CPU and GPU temps, I use Speccy.

I wanted to thank you for recommending speccy . I used it while playing the game and sure enough I got snow and I tried it at a high speed. My CPU was at 32 and my GPU went up to I think 84 but it was actually up and down in temperature but stayed within the 78-84 range. I'm assuming it's not terribly bad but it's not really good either. I have everything on high are there any settings I can turn down to make it easier on my GPU?

 

[Clemcy]

Hey guys !

I think it should be alright, just double-checking : I am planning on getting the following :

intel CPU i7-7700 3.60 Ghz
Asus prime Z270-P/LGA1151 Z270 U3S6 M.2 MB
CORSAIR DDR4 16GB (2x8)
Be Quiet Pure Rock
Seagate ST1000DM010
MSI GEFORCE GTX 1070 8Go
BENQ GW2270H 21.5in VA FHD VGA DVI
KINGSTON 240 GB SSD NOW UV400

Thanks for your replies and advice,

 

[zetke]

Hi! How well would this PC run the game?

GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050
CPU: AMD FX-6300
RAM: 8 GB

Sadly due to my budget I won't be able to afford a better CPU.