Guild Wars 2

Belzebu.3912:

Not much.
For GPU I recommend at least the R9 270
For CPU go for an i5-4590, AMD’s CPU for gaming have a good gap of quality behind Intel

But if you can’t pick both, I would pick the i5-4590 and the r7 250, that way you can turn down a couple graphical settings but the overall performance would be good since GW2 is more of a CPU bound game.

Thanks! That config is what I’ll aim for then! I appreciate the time!

Hey guys, what if I changed the configuration to upgrade the GPU to a AMD Radeon R7 250 and the CPU to a AMD FX 8320? Would that be enough of an improvement over the AMD FX 4300 and the AMD Radeon R7 240?
As I mentioned before, I’m only trying to meet the requirements for GW2. The game will be running off of an SSD and although I don’t need to run the game on Ultra, it would be really great to at least run it smoothly on High settings, with a decent FPS.

Belzebu.3912:

I don’t think it will handle High settings well enough, you may be able to run at high, but the FPS won’t be that good, I’ll guess will be around 35 FPS at high settings (maybe less at 1080p)
You seem to have a really good monitor and keyboard for a kinda bad PC :p

Thanks so much for the quick response! The monitor, keyboard and mouse were purchased for a separate system for work and I’m excited to re-purpose them. If the FPS is going to be poor, I’d rather save up and get something better. Perhaps I’ll take advantage of online Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales to get some components.

Sorry to Necro this thread, but I need some help…

I’m on super-tight budget, but would like to enjoy Tyria the way it was meant to be seen; perhaps not in Ultra, but at least very high settings. I’m currently running GW2 on a 2011 Macbook Pro and it just can’t handle it. So, here’s the question – can this $400 build run the game at high settings? (Yay for Black Friday sales!)
– Windows 10
– AMD FX 4300 processor
– 8GB memory
– 1TB HD
– AMD Radeon R7 240 GPU, 2GB memory
– Stock CPU cooling and stock PSU

Other considerations:
– I don’t have the time or interest in playing any other games right now, so I only need to meet the requirements for GW2.
– I already have a Ultrawide monitor (2560×1080), mechanical keyboard and a gaming mouse. The only thing I need to spend money on is the PC.
– I have a spare 120 GB SSD I can install to run the game from.
* And most importantly, if this won’t be a significant improvement in performance over the Macbook, I can wait another 6 months and save up the money for a better machine.*

Thanks in advance!

This entire argument is based on fallacious expectations for an MMO. You’re upset that a “living world” changes? That’s the point. While we gamers immerse ourselves in digital worlds, the real world passes by and changes too. Do you complain of reality as well? Other MMOs charge a subscription and may still charge for more for expansions. It’s ridiculous to complain that you’re getting more for less because you’re jealous or competitive. Anet markets GW2 for a different crowd. If your game play is completion oriented, there’s nothing wrong with that, but none of the living world content or in-game purchase (gems) are necessary to enjoy GW2 or be successful. The majority of content provided by both are mostly cosmetically different from the core game content. I think the majority of us, as competitive OR casual gamers, enjoy the fact that we can spend time in the real world or playing other games and find free, fresh content when we return.

Indeed. Thank you ANet! Not only do I love playing the game on my Mac, but I’m recommending it to family and friends, all of whom are often ignored when it comes to the latest and greatest games.