The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - PC System Requirements are here!

[The_Blog]

I really hope my PC can take this game on 50-60 FPS on a reasonable graphic level. I am pretty hyped for this game which didn't happen with allot of games lateley. Playing through The Witcher 2 again to get a save for The Witcher 3 at the moment.

PC Specs:
OS: Windows 8.1
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 770 (OC) 2GB
CPU: i5-4570 3.20 GHz (3.40GHz Turbo)
Ram: 8GB

 

[GuyNwah]

Thanks for that list, I appreciate it!

But would you say the Intel Core i7-4790 Socket-LGA1150, Quad Core, 3.6GHz, 8MB, 84W, 22nm, HD4600, Boxed w/fan for 2 990 kroner is much better than the i5 to 2 295?

We don't have any solid evidence that Core i7's are that much better for gaming. The performance difference may be worth 700 Kr, or it may not be worth anything. Unless you mean to overclock, the 4690 (non-K) for 100 Kr less might be the better deal.

 

[Thebull94]

Radeon R9 290X here... + i7 920 and 16gigs o ram..
I will be able to play at 4k with a decent framerate?

I could switch to my secondary monitor (a full hd with 1920x1200 pixel ips screen) and try to play with everything at high and 60fps

I don't know, i've got a similar rig (290x/4690K) and i'm hoping for ultra(ish) 60fps on 1080p.

I would imagine the 290x to handle 4k well considering that's where it shines, at higher resolutions but I really couldn't tell you with this game given it's demanding system requirements and how it's nvidia optimized.

I would expect high for 30-60fps @ 4k based on GTA V (iirc it got 30fps on Ultra, x2 MSAA @ 4k) but Witcher 3 is by far the better looking game so who knows.

You will be fine at 1920x1200 though

 

[JacobWitcher]

We don't have any solid evidence that Core i7's are that much better for gaming. The performance difference may be worth 700 Kr, or it may not be worth anything. Unless you mean to overclock, the 4690 (non-K) for 100 Kr less might be the better deal.

I've been thinking, can I use a Mini tower and not be afraid of overheating? I will never overclock, it is not something I do.
Just thought it be nice with something that didn't take so much space.

Like this one: https://www.komplett.no/corsair-carbide-air-240-cube-case-hvid/822046


PS: This is what I had in mind:
Corsair Carbide Air 240 Cube Case White
Cooler Master V650S, 650W PSU
ASUS Z97I-PLUS, Socket-1150
Intel Core i5-4690, 3.5GHz
Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Sport 16GB KIT
Seagate Barrucuda SATA 6Gb/s, 16MB Cache, 7200RPM
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB OC (Witcher 3 digital voucher)
Total cost: 10 955 kroner

But..
How much better is this than what I have now:
Intel Core i7-4700HQ 2.4GHz
8GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M 4GB
?

 

[GuyNwah]

Nothing wrong with it, the Corsair Air is a good-looking case, but I don't think it's good value. I'm not a fan of mini-ITX cases. Ones that are large enough to take a less-than-full-size graphics card and standard power supply are also wasteful of space. Mini-ITX motherboards are not good value, they are more expensive than ATX or micro-ATX and have no expansion capability beyond a single (mini or purpose-built for mini-ITX) graphics card. If you want smaller size and economy at the same time, micro-ATX (which has 3 or 4 slots on the motherboard and is usually less expensive than either ATX or mini-ITX) does better.

 

[JacobWitcher]

Nothing wrong with it, the Corsair Air is a good-looking case, but I don't think it's good value. I'm not a fan of mini-ITX cases. Ones that are large enough to take a less-than-full-size graphics card and standard power supply are also wasteful of space. Mini-ITX motherboards are not good value, they are more expensive than ATX or micro-ATX and have no expansion capability beyond a single (mini or purpose-built for mini-ITX) graphics card. If you want smaller size and economy at the same time, micro-ATX (which has 3 or 4 slots on the motherboard and is usually less expensive than either ATX or mini-ITX) does better.

I don't want to expand, only replace things when it's right.
But the reason for the mini-ITX case is because of the space in our apartment.

Will it be a good setup with no fear for overheating?
You kinda answered that already, thanks!

 

[vecima]

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to update my GPU for this game. Please keep in mind, my goal here is to play at 1080p, 60fps, at highest possible settings with exclusive nVidia tech turned off. I don't have a 4k or 1440 monitor, and I'm not getting one any time soon. I'm not interested in the exclusive nVidia tech, and I'm not buying an nVidia card, for my own reasons, which I don't want to fight about. What I hope to find out is what my best bet is for my situation. I'm willing to spend a good amount of money, or wait for cards to become cheaper, but I don't want to pay too much extra on a card designed for 4k 60fps performance when I'm only gaming at 1080p. Your help and thoughts are greatly appreciated

Here are my current specs:

CPU: AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 8-Core 3.6GHz (3.9GHz/4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ (came with liquid cooling)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) (clocked at 1333 due to CPU MC limitation)
GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition OC 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX AMD Motherboard
PSU: FirePower 750FTY Fatal1ty 750W 80Plus Bronze Semi-Modular Gaming ATX PC Power Supply - Formerly PC Power & Cooling
SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR240GB-7 2.5" 240GB SATA III 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Here are a few GPU's I'm looking at. I picked these because I like Sapphire, but I am open to suggestions on specific models. Anyway, more than specific models I was looking for which version (280X vs 290 vs 290X etc) and how much memory I should be looking at.
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100363VX-3L Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 (newegg - currently $250)

SAPPHIRE 100362-3L Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 (newegg - currently $300)

SAPPHIRE TRI-X OC 100361-2SR Radeon R9 290X 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 (newegg - currently $370)

Sapphire Radeon VAPOR-X R9 290X 8GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP TRI-X (amazon - currently $500)


I know we can only make educated guesses at this point, but with that in mind, would any of these cards get me to max settings (minus nVidia tech) at 1080p 60pfs?
Thanks in advance, and I hope this information is helpful to others as well!

OK, so maybe my last post was too long or something... essentially I'm wondering if anyone has any idea which Radeon card(s) would possibly work to play w3 at max or close to max at 1080p 60fps.

I'm aware this isn't an exact science, but there are some smart folks around here mostly talking about nvidia cards, how about for those of us with radeons?

 

[Giovanni1983]

OK, so maybe my last post was too long or something... essentially I'm wondering if anyone has any idea which Radeon card(s) would possibly work to play w3 at max or close to max at 1080p 60fps.

I'm aware this isn't an exact science, but there are some smart folks around here mostly talking about nvidia cards, how about for those of us with radeons?

From what we know so far, it seems that The witcher 3 favors Nvidia GPU's since the recommended are a GTX 770 and an R9 290 which are not cards of the same category, the R9 290 is much better. I cannot tell you what fps you'll be getting with an AMD card.

Now since you are looking into getting an AMD GPU, from those you posted i suggest you go for the Sapphire Tri-X OC R9 290X 4GB. At 1080p you will be more than safe with 4GB of Vram.

The Vapor-X R9 290X 8GB has obviously more Vram but its $130 more and you won't really see an advantage at 1080p as i've said above.

 

[JacobWitcher]

I've decided to go with a mini-ITX, but would love to hear some opinions on which one of them here?
It's important that it at least have WiFi.

 

[Giovanni1983]

I think with any ASUS, MSI or Gigabyte you can't go wrong. Just make sure it can support all the parts you want.

 

[Maverick89]

AMD version

Will people with AMD cards have major problems with thesegame?

 

[Scholdarr.452]

Will people with AMD cards have major problems with thesegame?

Of course. CDPR hates AMD users...


Joking aside, what's the purpose of the question? Nobody here has played the game so far? How should anybody know how the game will perform on AMD cards? But you can assume that CDPR wants everybody to be able to experience their game in the best possible way, no matter which GPU they own on PC...

 

[JacobWitcher]

Cost is 13 507 kroner, 1592 € and Witcher 3 is included, he he.
Now I won't change the case for sure, but are there anything on my list that you think I should change out for something cheaper?

Handlevogn
			Antall	Pris	Totalt
	Cooler Master V650S, 650W PSU ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus Gold, Modular, 2x 6+2pin PCIe, 8x SATA, 6x Molex, 1x FD Varenr.:795284 Lagerstatus: 13 stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	999,00	999,00
	Intel Core i5-4690 Socket-LGA1150, Quad Core, 3.5GHz, 6MB, 84W, 22nm, HD4600, Boxed w/fan Varenr.:815202 Lagerstatus: 100+ stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	2.199,00	2.199,00
	Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Sport 16GB KIT 16GB kit (8GBx2), Sport,1600MHz, 1.5V, CL9-9-9-24 Varenr.:752764 Lagerstatus: 100+ stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	1.239,00	1.239,00
	Seagate Barracuda® 500GB SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 16MB Cache, 7200RPM, 3.5" Varenr.:646112 Lagerstatus: 22 stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	539,00	539,00
	Samsung 24" LED LS24D340H 1920x1080, 2ms, 1m:1, VGA/HDMI Varenr.:825354 Lagerstatus: 50+ stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	1.299,00	1.299,00
	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium EN OEM, 64bit, SP1 Varenr.:631913 Lagerstatus: 2 stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	995,00	995,00
	ASUS GeForce BLACK GTX 970 4GB PCI-Express 3.0, "DirectCU II OC", Witcher 3 (digital voucher) Varenr.:834147 Lagerstatus: 100+ stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	3.449,00	3.449,00
	Samsung DVD Writer, SE-208GB USB 2.0, DVD±R: 8x, CD-R 24x, Nero 10 Essentials, Slim, Retail, BLACK Varenr.:826619 Lagerstatus: 100+ stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	299,00	299,00
	Corsair Carbide Air 240 Cube Case Hvit Vifter: 2x 120mm Front, 1x 120mm Bak, mITX, mATX, 2x USB3.0, Vindu Varenr.:822046 Lagerstatus: 55 stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	899,00	899,00
	ASUS Z97I-PLUS, Socket-1150 mini-ITX, Z97, DDR3, 1xPCIe-x16, VGA, DVI, HDMI, DP, WiFi-AC, BT, M.2 Varenr.:815153 Lagerstatus: 24 stk. på lager.	Slett produkt	- +	1.590,00	1.590,00

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[GuyNwah]

I can't endorse the combination of case and GPU. That is a small form factor case with a limit on the size of cards you can put in it.

Always, ALWAYS, ALWAYS know what can fit inside your selected case.

The maximum length is 290 mm. That's not a problem except for the really big Gigabyte cards.

The maximum height is 120 mm. That's a big problem for any card that sticks up above the bracket. The height of the ASUS GeForce 970 Black is 147 mm. This will lead to a severe and very expensive disappointment.

If you want to use that case, get a standard-size graphics card. Check the specifications and do not go above 120 mm in height.

If you want to use an oversize graphics card, but must have a small form-factor case, go with a micro-ATX mini-tower design instead.

 

[jantherocker]

I'm a bit worried. maybe its just nervousness because where getting so close

I have:

AMD FX 6300 Overclocked to 4.3GHZ
6GB 1333 Ram
GTX 660 2gb OC

And i am playing at just 1280x1024 as Resolution(old small TFT^^)

Now i am thinking about getting a new GPU before May 19th. I have a tight budget and im thinking GTX 770(around 150€ used). would get me from Minimum to Recommended in terms of TW3 Requierements. Do you think this switch would be worth it?

 

[JacobWitcher]

I can't endorse the combination of case and GPU. That is a small form factor case with a limit on the size of cards you can put in it.

Always, ALWAYS, ALWAYS know what can fit inside your selected case.

The maximum length is 290 mm. That's not a problem except for the really big Gigabyte cards.

The maximum height is 120 mm. That's a big problem for any card that sticks up above the bracket. The height of the ASUS GeForce 970 Black is 147 mm. This will lead to a severe and very expensive disappointment.

If you want to use that case, get a standard-size graphics card. Check the specifications and do not go above 120 mm in height.

If you want to use an oversize graphics card, but must have a small form-factor case, go with a micro-ATX mini-tower design instead.

I found the Corsair Carbide Air 240 Cube Case Hvit under Micro-ATX.
And it says ‘Maximum GPU Length: 290mm’ and the ASUS GeForce BLACK GTX 970 4GB is 290mm.
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB OC is 275mm’ and it's under products suited for Corsair Carbide Air 240 Cube Case Hvit.

It looks good to me? I mean there is a lot of room below for height when I chose the smallest motherboard..

 

[GuyNwah]

I doubt the added expense will pay off that well. You're going from an old technology GPU right back to the same old technology, and paying 150€ to do it. You have the low resolution working to the advantage of a minimum-spec card. You also have a bare minimum CPU and RAM, which work against getting the best out of a stronger graphics card.

I'd save my money for a more decisive upgrade, like to some combination of an FX-8350, 8GB RAM, or a GTX 9xx card.

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I found the Corsair Carbide Air 240 Cube Case Hvit under Micro-ATX.
And it says ‘Maximum GPU Length: 290mm’ and the ASUS GeForce BLACK GTX 970 4GB is 290mm.
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB OC is 275mm’ and it's under products suited for Corsair Carbide Air 240 Cube Case Hvit.

It looks good to me? I mean there is a lot of room below for height when I chose the smallest motherboard..

Please read what I wrote carefully. THE PROBLEM IS HEIGHT, NOT LENGTH. THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOUGHT THIS CASE, ONLY TO FIND THAT THEIR GPU IS TOO TALL, AND THE CASE WILL NOT CLOSE. Total clearance in that case is 120mm above the CPU socket. The photograph is with a standard-height card in place. A reference model 970 is 111mm, a perfect fit. Cards over 150mm like that ASUS are going to prevent you from closing the case.

It's actually a hybrid mini-ITX/micro-ATX case. And it's a nice case. Just don't, for the love of Melitele, try to cram a tall GPU into it.

 

[Lieste]

Yup be careful with the GPU... I was surprised by how huuuge the 970 was, and had to shuffle HDD around from their installed bays to get the card to fit into my preferred PCIe slot, with an ATX tower case. Easily 75% longer, 3x thicker and 25% deeper than the older form factor card I replaced (a GT430).

I knew I was ok for sizing, but it did still require some reconfiguration once I had the parts on hand.

 

[JacobWitcher]

Just trying to find something that is white and has a good fan system for I'm never going to overclock or have water coolers and that stuff.

Perhaps I should try go for NZXT S340 Midi Tower Hvit. Then find a new motherboard, but I would like to think the CPU was good enough.

 

[GuyNwah]

Just trying to find something that is white and has a good fan system for I'm never going to overclock or have water coolers and that stuff.

Perhaps I should try go for NZXT S340 Midi Tower Hvit. Then find a new motherboard, but I would like to think the CPU was good enough.

There is nothing wrong with what you have chosen, except that you are trying to put a tall GPU into a case that can't take a tall GPU. There are many 970's that will fit just fine. That ASUS is just not one of them.

EVGA models and reference-design models will fit. Most MSI, ASUS, and Gigabyte models will not.