DiRT 2 PC System Requirements Released

TheMailMan78 · Nov 14, 2009, 03:07 AM

Well these seem to be pretty moderate. I can't wait to see some members of TPU to post some sweet DX11 screens.

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DiRT 2 PC System Requirements Released
In preparation of DiRT 2's PC debut on December 1, developer Codemasters has issued system requirements for the late-arriving, DirectX 11-supporting PC edition.

Along with the DirectX 11 enhancements, such as hardware tessellation, DiRT 2 PC will also pack Games for Windows Live integration.

Recommended Specifications - Enhanced for DirectX 11
OS: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II
Memory: 3GB
HD Space: 10GB
Video Card: ATi Radeon HD 5700 Series

Minimum Specifications
OS: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz, AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Memory: 1GB (2GB for Windows Vista)
HD Space: 10GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon X1500, NVIDIA GeForce 6800

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crazyeyesreaper · Nov 14, 2009, 03:12 AM

lol at those minimum specs i bet its a slide show from hell haha

A Cheese Danish · Nov 14, 2009, 03:14 AM

Seems like I'm going to have to upgrade here soon to be able to play all these games coming out.
AMD, can you release your Magny Cours right meow plx?

PP Mguire · Nov 14, 2009, 03:19 AM

Get an i5 and call it a day

crazyeyesreaper · Nov 14, 2009, 03:22 AM

lol i think any quad or high clocked dualcore will push this game just fine lol saying u need an i7 is overkill if u look at the performance difference between pII and i7 id say core2quad is more then enough and we all know it hahaha man i love the over estimation of recommended specs and the absurdity of minimum specs also if there recommending the 5700 series that would mean that for DX10 etc a 4890 or gtx 275 alone should max the game rather easily

Arciks · Nov 14, 2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

Well these seem to be pretty moderate. I can't wait to see some members of TPU to post some sweet DX11 screens.

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This made me laught recommended systems for DX11 I would like to see where in windowsXP is DX11

PP Mguire · Nov 14, 2009, 01:39 PM

That same time frame continuum that DX10 is in.

CDdude55 · Nov 14, 2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PP Mguire

Get an i5 and call it a day

That would require me to get a new mobo and ram along with it, and probably even Windows 7 to make it complete.

Don't know if that would be a good or bad thing, as i don't think it will offer much of a performance boost over my current QX6700. But i really want some new parts.

PP Mguire · Nov 14, 2009, 01:54 PM

Lol i wasnt being serious. Going i5 even on DDs cheap deal broke me for 2 weeks and i only did it cause i could get away with it. Your rig should run it fine in DX10 id gather.

But going from a 3.9ghz overclocked P2 to i5 i have seen a great deal boost in performance.

wolf · Nov 14, 2009, 02:01 PM

Cant wait to play this (got it on steam with the 5870, just waiting for the day) and get some screenies up MailMan, the technology preview and gameplay vids looks pretty sweeeeet, and it would be nice to have a 5870 Play it in ALL of its glory with nice FPS, considering eyefinity demo's were apparently running on a single 5870 and using the DX11 features.

PP Mguire · Nov 14, 2009, 02:03 PM

Hey! Screw you and your 5870

wolf · Nov 14, 2009, 02:12 PM

Yeah I guess with the lack of cypress chips around, I am one of the few on TPU with one......

woooooooooooohooooooooooooooo

PP Mguire · Nov 14, 2009, 02:30 PM

Wellll my phase is on the way so ill just try and beat you with a heavy oc on the cpu :laugh but i will have no DX11 support

TheMailMan78 · Nov 14, 2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by PP Mguire

Lol i wasnt being serious. Going i5 even on DDs cheap deal broke me for 2 weeks and i only did it cause i could get away with it. Your rig should run it fine in DX10 id gather.

But going from a 3.9ghz overclocked P2 to i5 i have seen a great deal boost in performance.

I doubt you see that much of a difference between an OC P2 and an i5. As a matter of fact it sounds like you down graded for the most part for gaming.

PP Mguire · Nov 14, 2009, 03:18 PM

Wrong. My i5 is faster than any other cpu ive ever had.

TheMailMan78 · Nov 14, 2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PP Mguire

Wrong. My i5 is faster than any other cpu ive ever had.

Every benchmark on the planet must be wrong then.

PP Mguire · Nov 14, 2009, 03:23 PM

Every benchmark isnt running at 4ghz either.

TheMailMan78 · Nov 14, 2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by PP Mguire

Every benchmark isnt running at 4ghz either.

And neather is the P2 at your 3.9

PP Mguire · Nov 14, 2009, 03:26 PM

100mhz wouldnt push it above the performance of my i5 though. I can downclock to 3.9ghz and still be faster than my P2s. (I feel like im talking about Pentiums

)

TheMailMan78 · Nov 14, 2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PP Mguire

100mhz wouldnt push it above the performance of my i5 though. I can downclock to 3.9ghz and still be faster than my P2s. (I feel like I'm talking about Pentiums

)

I know! Every time someone says P2 I think "WTF is this guy still pushing a Pentium 2 for!"

Anyway If you think the i5 "feels" faster thats subjective and Ill agree with ya. However its not any faster for gaming.

PP Mguire · Nov 14, 2009, 03:51 PM

If your judging off of reviews then you should guess again. Reviewers typically leave everybody stock when doing games. Thats a 2.66ghz i5 vs a 3.4ghz p2. Clock for clock an i5 WILL perform better than the p2 and take less wattage at the same time.
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crazyeyesreaper Chief Broken Rig Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 04578 Posts: 6,011 (3.96/day) Thanks: 760 Thanked 2,219 Times in 1,556 Posts System Specs	lol at those minimum specs i bet its a slide show from hell haha

Nov 14, 2009, 03:19 AM	#4
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	Get an i5 and call it a day

Nov 14, 2009, 03:22 AM	#5
crazyeyesreaper Chief Broken Rig Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 04578 Posts: 6,011 (3.96/day) Thanks: 760 Thanked 2,219 Times in 1,556 Posts System Specs	lol i think any quad or high clocked dualcore will push this game just fine lol saying u need an i7 is overkill if u look at the performance difference between pII and i7 id say core2quad is more then enough and we all know it hahaha man i love the over estimation of recommended specs and the absurdity of minimum specs also if there recommending the 5700 series that would mean that for DX10 etc a 4890 or gtx 275 alone should max the game rather easily Last edited by crazyeyesreaper; Nov 14, 2009 at 03:29 AM.

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Nov 14, 2009, 01:39 PM	#7
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	That same time frame continuum that DX10 is in.

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Nov 14, 2009, 01:54 PM	#9
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	Lol i wasnt being serious. Going i5 even on DDs cheap deal broke me for 2 weeks and i only did it cause i could get away with it. Your rig should run it fine in DX10 id gather. But going from a 3.9ghz overclocked P2 to i5 i have seen a great deal boost in performance.

Nov 14, 2009, 02:01 PM	#10
wolf Performance Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories Posts: 5,312 (2.41/day) Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts System Specs	Cant wait to play this (got it on steam with the 5870, just waiting for the day) and get some screenies up MailMan, the technology preview and gameplay vids looks pretty sweeeeet, and it would be nice to have a 5870 Play it in ALL of its glory with nice FPS, considering eyefinity demo's were apparently running on a single 5870 and using the DX11 features. __________________ “my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim “Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace

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Nov 14, 2009, 02:03 PM	#11
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	Hey! Screw you and your 5870

Nov 14, 2009, 02:12 PM	#12
wolf Performance Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories Posts: 5,312 (2.41/day) Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts System Specs	Yeah I guess with the lack of cypress chips around, I am one of the few on TPU with one...... woooooooooooohooooooooooooooo __________________ “my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim “Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace

Nov 14, 2009, 02:30 PM	#13
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	Wellll my phase is on the way so ill just try and beat you with a heavy oc on the cpu :laugh but i will have no DX11 support

Nov 14, 2009, 03:18 PM	#15
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	Wrong. My i5 is faster than any other cpu ive ever had.

Nov 14, 2009, 03:23 PM	#17
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	Every benchmark isnt running at 4ghz either.

Nov 14, 2009, 03:26 PM	#19
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	100mhz wouldnt push it above the performance of my i5 though. I can downclock to 3.9ghz and still be faster than my P2s. (I feel like im talking about Pentiums )

Nov 14, 2009, 03:51 PM	#21
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	If your judging off of reviews then you should guess again. Reviewers typically leave everybody stock when doing games. Thats a 2.66ghz i5 vs a 3.4ghz p2. Clock for clock an i5 WILL perform better than the p2 and take less wattage at the same time. Edit: And dont forget about this http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpo...4&postcount=59

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