Guild Wars 2

With my current rig being next to ancient, and basically entirely unable to run any current games at a playable framerate, I’m putting together a list of the hardware to be used. Though after doing a bit of research, I’ve heard that this game specifically can have issues with certain newer pieces of hardware.

My question is, will a configuration using the following parts be able to handle GW2 on reasonable settings, in environments such as WvWvW? If not, what would be a viable replacement?

Intel i5 3570K 3.4 GHz
Nvidia EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB DDR5
8 GB RAM

Obviously assuming the OS is Win 7 64-bit, and the power supply is sufficient, can anyone confirm a similar rig working without issues? I’ve read about performance being bottlenecked with certain processors, and low FPS issues on the 600 series of video cards (When turning the camera/moving, specifically).

Yes it will run the game fine. I have the same processor too but a different graphic card (HD 7950) but considering this game is more CPU oriented than GPU, you will probably get about the same fps as me (60-100 in PvE / 40-50 Lion’s Arch / 30-40 In a huge WvW situation).
The game simply doesn’t use as much GPU as it should for whatever reason my usage is like 60-70%

as Apocrypha said it should run the game fine. In regards to the CPU bottlenecking, performance is something the devs have said they are constantly monitoring.

I suggest you check out this video http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/180776/Video_Guild_Wars_2s_programming_tricks_revealed.php#.UMVbtXe3p5c if that interests you. It dives really deep into the tech behind the game they have some impressive tools for optimization.

I have the 3570k & gtx 660, it should run fine.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/tech/Post-your-FPS-System-spec-here/first#post558553 To see other people’s performance and get a sense of things.

o.O the speaker in that video sure was hard to listen to with all his uptalk speech style.

Consider bumping the graphics card from a 660 to a 660ti.
It won’t make a big difference in GW2 for reasons mentioned above, but in other games you’ll get a noticable performance increase for relatively little additional money.

If you want the best bang for your money Radeon 7770 is the current bargain performer.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html With rebates its about $70 and should do well in WvW. Then spend spare coins on LN2 cooling and OC like mad lol.

If you consider getting the 660ti version .. then it might be an idea ot get the AMD 7950 since it is roughly the same price as a 660ti but with AMD latest drivers it will beat the 660ti.

Additionaly the 3570k will be fine for GW2 WvW so long as you OC it. Make sure get a good aftermarket air cooler like the Evo 212 (budget air) or the Noctua NH-D14 (top end air) and OC to 4.3ghz or higher.

All current performance cpu’s at stock will strugle with Big WvW battles ..expect sub 30 fps.
All current performance Intel cpu’s at OC (Ivy 4.4.ghz+, Sandy 4.5ghz+) will be able to stay above 30 fps 90% of the time.