Guild Wars 2

http://www.amazon.com/iBuyPower-GAMER-POWER-AM555-Desktop/dp/B00775ML62/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1346849873&sr=1-1 I need to know if this is a good enough computer to run gw2 on medium or higher.

Probably not very well, even on best performance, see
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/guild-wars-2-performance-benchmark,3268.html

A pentium or i3 with a modest video card is likely to be much better. The game really likes a fast cpu.

At http://www.systemrequirementslab.com ya can check if your pc can run whatever game you like, yes GW2 is in their list.
However If you want better than minimum, there should be some recommendations on GW2Guru and/or the wiki

I don’t like the systemrequirementslab (CYRI) site much. We bought my wife a new laptop for GW2 that uses the Intel HD 4000 onboard graphics and CYRI said she couldn’t run GW2. She flipped on me!

The debs said they wanted a whole range of computers to be able to run the game, and they accomplished that goal. She runs it just fine.

Anyway, ArenaNet provided a good list of framerates with certain GPUs:
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/bill-freist-talks-optimization-and-performance/

I don’t see the AMD Radeon HD 6410D on there, but I’m supposing it’d be above the 5800 series and below the 6700 series.

darcdante.2753:

I don’t see the AMD Radeon HD 6410D on there, but I’m supposing it’d be above the 5800 series and below the 6700 series.

I dont think the 6400 series can beat the 5800 series. I’m not too sure but i think the 5800 series and 6700 series should be nearly on par with each other.

DBZVelena.5186:

At http://www.systemrequirementslab.com ya can check if your pc can run whatever game you like, yes GW2 is in their list.
However If you want better than minimum, there should be some recommendations on GW2Guru and/or the wiki

That website is very very inaccurate when it comes to rating computers. Never use it.

OP, what is your spending budget? You can build your own computer and save quite a bit of money if you feel comfortable doing that, or use a site like iBuyPower or CyberPower PC to build a desktop for you and have shipped to you completely built.

It really depends on your expectations.

Even if I didn’t have the highest expectations, I wouldn’t buy the desktop in the OP as it is really overpriced. You can build or even buy a much better system for that price.

Intel HD 4000 is not a good buy, either. I would return it if possible. I don’t know what you paid for it, but you can get a much better (more powerful) laptop for about $4-500 USD.

The 6410D falls below even the Intel HD 4000 and is actually below the minimum requirements listed for ATI/AMD cards. I would not purchase something that for amount of money that doesn’t even meet the minimum requirements – it will be a gamble if it can even play the game at all.

The 6410D is integrated graphics, which can’t really be compared to the desktop cards with similar numbers.

The game scales very well on less powerful systems – but if you have $500 to spend, you want to get the most for your money, right ? Not something that might not even run the game.

“Cyberpower” and “Ibuypower” are sister companies and if you buy from them it’s best to have enough hardware knowledge to troubleshoot if something wasn’t installed or came apart during shipping. Even very recently I am still hearing horror stories come out of those two companies. They also have no problem putting in a power supply that will fry your system, that is the very worst part to cheap out on and they’ll do it every time they can unless you “build” it on your website and specify a better one.

If you’re on a tight budget, something with an i3 and HD 7770 should be able to be made for that same price and would get you MILES better performance.

If you can’t build yourself, well, think about it ! It’s very easy – it’s like LEGOs for grownups. Failing that, a friend or a local computer club / computer majors might do it for fun/free/a nice tip.

If you want a way to see if you can run any game, go to this website:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/intro.aspx

Helps alot

Raithron.1582:

If you want a way to see if you can run any game, go to this website:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/intro.aspx

Helps alot

As said before. That website is very very inaccurate and not reliable.