Guild Wars 2

Hi my friend is getting a new computer it is not a high end supercomputer but he’s wondering whether he could play the game with decent fps and what setting it would allow him to play on e.g low/medium playing on 1366 × 768 / 1280 × 720

His specifications
3.3GHz Intel i5 3550 Quad-Core, Processor (Turbo Speed 3.7GHz)
8GB of DDR3 1333Mhz RAM
Palit nVidia GeForce GTX 650 1GB

and also what would be the best settings for him for a stable fps and a good appearance.

Probably medium/high settings. If its a 650ti he could probably manage more high settings. if its just a 650 probably all medium.

WvWvW and LA will most likely cause fps to drop since the cpu is caped at 3.7ghz and becouse its not a K version the best OC you could expect is 4ghz. But if he is ok with dealing with <20fps in WvWvW then it should be fine.

If he is mainly a PVE’er then he shouldnt have much trouble.

Taturuman.8907:

Hi my friend is getting a new computer it is not a high end supercomputer but he’s wondering whether he could play the game with decent fps and what setting it would allow him to play on e.g low/medium playing on 1366 × 768 / 1280 × 720

His specifications
3.3GHz Intel i5 3550 Quad-Core, Processor (Turbo Speed 3.7GHz)
8GB of DDR3 1333Mhz RAM
Palit nVidia GeForce GTX 650 1GB

and also what would be the best settings for him for a stable fps and a good appearance.

At that resolution,Everything on high,just make sure he sets reflections to either Off or Terrain only.

SolarNova.1052:

Probably medium/high settings. If its a 650ti he could probably manage more high settings. if its just a 650 probably all medium.

WvWvW and LA will most likely cause fps to drop since the cpu is caped at 3.7ghz and becouse its not a K version the best OC you could expect is 4ghz. But if he is ok with dealing with <20fps in WvWvW then it should be fine.

If he is mainly a PVE’er then he shouldnt have much trouble.

Since I told him about the 650 and how much better a 650ti is for gw2 he has been searching around and has come across these 2 cards but does not know which one to choose.

The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650ti OC 2048MB
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards+-+GPUs/Graphics+Cards+-+NVIDIA/GeForce+GTX+650+Ti/GIGABYTE+WindForce+GeForce+GTX+650+Ti+OC+2048MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=53051

Or The AMD HD Radeon 7850 2gb stock

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/ARIANET+Radeon+HD+7850+2048MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+%2B+FREE+Games%21+?productId=51340

Thanks in advance

That system should run solid. You have a legit chance at high settings. The 650 (non ti) is a bit of a stinker, but it’s a little stronger then a 460 and I’ve seen GW2 run well with a 460. The 3550 CPU is strong enough and should carry you threw.

The two other video cards 650ti vs 7850.

The first benches I saw, it was a virtual tie. In that case I lean Nvidia for compatibility.

But then I saw this and it is a clear advantage for the 7850:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/680?vs=549

The 7850 ‘should’ trounce the 650ti ..even if the 650ti is OC’d.

And even if you get a stock 7850 ..you can still OC it yourself somewhat. How far i do not know though.

You gotta remember that with ATI’s latest drivers, most their cards including the 7850 have had a performance boost. So old benchmarks will be out of date.