Pc specs to run X4

Triaxx2 · Post by **Triaxx2** » Tue, 29. Aug 17, 04:41

Yay, my 750Ti is technically supported! Though at this point I'd probably need more computer to plug anything new into.

Vandragorax · Post by **Vandragorax** » Tue, 29. Aug 17, 18:11

Definitely going to be along the same lines as the requirements for XRVR since that provided the "working example" for them switching to Vulcan, and X4 will probably be very similar performance wise. It will of course use totally different assets and will be released in at least a year's time so performance requirements are likely to be a little higher if anything.

mr.WHO · Post by **mr.WHO** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 17:29

X4 entry in Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/39216 ... undations/

sd_jasper · Post by **sd_jasper** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 19:03

... and is on my wishlist!

Rei Ayanami · Post by **Rei Ayanami** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 19:21

sd_jasper wrote:... and is on my wishlist!

Mine too. And posted on the steam forums.

@Egosoft : When can we start preordering?

j/k

Post by **Tamina** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 19:40

And we have some specs

Recommended:
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD equivalent
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070 or AMD equivalent (Vulkan support required)
Storage: 12 GB available space
Additional Notes: These estimates may change until final release.

Although, it is probably a bad idea to buy a new PC from those information we know at least what Egosoft is trying to target.

*Edit

CBJ wrote:Please don't read too much into those requirements; the store page can't be created without something in those data fields. We had to put something there, but at this stage it's little more than an educated guess.

heratik · Post by **heratik** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 19:55

No Mac version as yet!

birdtable · Post by **birdtable** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 19:58

I cannot imagine it will be available like this until Christmas (ish) 2018 or as Sparky tried to disturb the Force with 2019 ..

Maybe it will be a little sooner than expected.....

Note to self... Don't buy a Mac.

heratik · Post by **heratik** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 20:03

birdtable wrote: Note to self... Don't buy a Mac.

ikr

But I have the mac for work, and gaming on it is just a sideline

-Dna- · Post by **-Dna-** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 20:03

Tamina wrote:And we have some specs
Recommended:
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD equivalent
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070 or AMD equivalent (Vulkan support required)
Storage: 12 GB available space
Additional Notes: These estimates may change until final release.
Although, it is probably a bad idea to buy a new PC from those information we know at least what Egosoft is trying to target.

Then, aim for the the recommended

mr.WHO · Post by **mr.WHO** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 20:17

Only 12 GB of hard drive space? In the era where AAA games are near 100GB in size I think this is quite nice.

A5PECT · Post by **A5PECT** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 20:18

Those are some pretty steep CPU, RAM, and graphics recommendations.

Compared to Rebirth, you're looking at twice the RAM capacity (8GB vs 16GB) and a much, much, much more powerful graphics card (GT 500 vs GTX 1070).

I'm inclined to believe there isn't much reasoning behind the recommended specs as they stand, they're simply there because they have to be for store page.

Post by **Ketraar** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 20:34

birdtable wrote:Note to self... Don't buy a Mac.

Isnt that a given?

But yeah I would not read too much into specs for now, they might just be place holders as far as we know.

MFG

Ketraar

Doomdog19 · Post by **Doomdog19** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 20:34

Whoa Nividia 1070? I hope a 1060 will be okay. If not, I'll put 2 1060s in.

mr.WHO · Post by **mr.WHO** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 20:41

Hmm, I've been looking for a good reason to buy a new laptop. I think X4 will be that reason - there is still more than a year till release.

Post by **CBJ** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 20:53

Please don't read too much into those requirements; the store page can't be created without something in those data fields. We had to put something there, but at this stage it's little more than an educated guess.

Loltak · Post by **Loltak** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 21:25

"Et Hop" into wish-list

ishmaeltheforsaken · Post by **ishmaeltheforsaken** » Thu, 31. Aug 17, 22:01

mr.WHO wrote:Only 12 GB of hard drive space? In the era where AAA games are near 100GB in size I think this is quite nice.

I haven't actually looked myself in probably ten years now, but the X games have always looked as though they can get away with re-using the same textures for a lot of different ships and stations, and they're not packed with hundreds of hours of dialogue. Textures and audio are the biggest contributors to install size in games.

I'm a little surprised no one's saying "only 12 GB? must be starved of content!" which is exactly what people were saying about Skyrim.

But 12GB is about the same size as Rebirth and Terran Conflict.

patient zero · Post by **patient zero** » Fri, 1. Sep 17, 00:55

When I first bought X3:Reunion the minimum requirements were:

Win98 SE
P-IV @ 1.7 GHz
512 MB RAM
128 MB GPU

I'm glad I already had a good XP system. I built a Win98 system last year just to see how it would do and it was embarrassing. It worked but it got less than 1 fps.

WinME
Sempron 3000+ @ 1.8 GHz
1 GB RAM
128 MB GF-FX5200
Total cost: $50

My current Win7 rig has Vulkan drivers but I don't expect to be satisfied with it. Time to start saving my pennies.

Triaxx2 · Post by **Triaxx2** » Fri, 1. Sep 17, 13:30

ME and a Sempron? You're lucky it survived booting.

The way tech marches on, I'd say treat those as a minimum specs until we get much closer to release.

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