2K15 PC System Requirements

[djherokiller]

thank you but i only have $52 left on my card so can anyone reccomand me a good gaming graphics card that i better then the nvidia gt 520 and is able to atleast play 2k15 on lowest settings and also i need a card that runs on very low power something like minimum 300 watts so please help me also if u want me to upgrade my cpu the best i can do is a AMD Phenom II X4 B25 which is a quad core cpu and my brother is letting me have his motherboard and cpu so how would that help me with 2k15 now that is all i just need a decent video card that uses very low power and with that cpu i want to know if it will help or not

[crazy_me_87]

thanks for clearing that up!

i second that recommendation to get the one generation older of the higher line

but i will add for people who are not aware of it.. dont go too far back and as you said.. take something from the x50 series and up

for example dont buy an gtx 380 now because we said the x80 would make it better than a 470 or 550 or 660 thats not how it works

the gtx 3xx series doesnt support Directx11 and for a "next gen" Game you will need Directx11 support for certain!!

the same thing with Radeons

look out for Directx11 and to be safe 2gb of internal Ram

Yup you're right. Although there is no GTX 3XX series as from what I remember they went from GTX 2XX to GTX 4XX. You're right to suggest people not to buy GPUs that are DX10 and below. DX11 will be necessary.

a right damn i wanted to write 280 i was just thinking "go one series down too far"

yeah and Directx11 also narrows the field a bit so it would be easier to choose i suppose

btw

im laughing my ass off right now

in our discussion we had earlier Dxtory was recommended to see if somethings wrong with my Fraps... figures..Dxtory tells me Battlefield 4 runs with anything from 39 to 92fps... on Ultra.. its just crazy... i am a little shocked

[crazy_me_87]

thank you but i only have $52 left on my card so can anyone reccomand me a good gaming graphics card that i better then the nvidia gt 520 and is able to atleast play 2k15 on lowest settings and also i need a card that runs on very low power something like minimum 300 watts so please help me also if u want me to upgrade my cpu the best i can do is a AMD Phenom II X4 B25 which is a quad core cpu and my brother is letting me have his motherboard and cpu so how would that help me with 2k15 now that is all i just need a decent video card that uses very low power and with that cpu i want to know if it will help or not

first the game comes out in 1.5 month so maybe you can save up some more becaues at $52 is hard to recommend anything that will make you happy

if it has to be cheap and you are ok with minimum details and you need a card that doesnt require as much watts i can highly recommend the Nvidia GTX 750ti it is around 100$ first you may even play it on medium.. but the key here is its only taking 65 watts ilde and 135 watts under load

as far as the CPU goes i dont know if a AMD Phenom II X4 B25 is that much of an upgrade i mean sure it would help a bit but i dont know how much

@xKrNMBoYx

would you help me out here i am out of my competence here im not that great at CPUs

[djherokiller]

most of you guys said my cpu isnt good well its better then most intel quad core cpu's according to CPUBOSS.com

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Qua ... -Duo-E8500

[xKrNMBoYx]

Well for $52 you're not going to be upgrading to a new GPU. You can find a steal on used-video cards through eBay or other sites but not new. The only low power GPUs that don't need any extra juice is AMD's 7750 and Nvidia GT 640, 750, and 750Ti. The 750 and 750 Ti, won't be able to find them cheap for used as they are new. You might be lucky and find a 7750 or a GT 640 around the ~$50-60 range. If DX11 wasn't important there would be loads of other cards you might find used or new.

As for CPU as the Phenom II x4 B25 (probably a business CPU) is a Quad-Core but it's also a low 2.7GHz. I don't think it has unlocked multipliers either so you can't overclock. You may be better off staying on your e8500 and saving for a GPU. I have to go do something so I'll try thinking a little bit more.

[djherokiller]

thank you so much but if u can , can you also find a cheap price for these cards for me that would be helpful so i can look into it

[crazy_me_87]

most of you guys said my cpu isnt good well its better then most intel quad core cpu's according to CPUBOSS.com

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Qua ... -Duo-E8500

well thats technically correct but you comparing it to a Q6600.. while not bad.. its from 2007 thats really,really old in PC Terms

its not as easy as to say "get a quad core no matter how good it is" sadly its not.. if you get an "older" quad core now compared to a I5 or I7 you need to look for a stronger core2quad i would say q9000 series upwards... everything below will not be that much of an upgrade

and i would really recommend either search on ebay.. for a used card... or try to save some more... because if 52$ is your fixed limit.. im afraid at least buying new you wont get very far

try ebay.com(or whatever countries version you are from) and search for some of the cards we recommended.. maybe you will find one cheap

crossing my fingers to you!

also a tipp ask friends if they have Graphics Cards lying around.. its quite common that people upgrade their Card and their"old" card lies around unused

and such a card could still be enough for you

thats the way i got my GTX 660 totally cheap... a friend upgraded to a 780ti and the 660 was lying around

[bowdown]

Hi give me an estimate for FPS please

CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 1045t
GPU: ATI HD Radeon 5670 1GB
RAM: 6GB
OS: Windows 7
I can play Skyrim on High settings (AA x2 and AF x8) with around 40-45 FPS average.

[xKrNMBoYx]

There was mixed results in my search. If you compare the E8500 to a Phenom II x4 920 (Same as the Phenom II x4 B25 except .1GHz more) on Ananadtech it shows that the E8500 performs a little bit better in games. The problem is that the games they benchmarked are older games that may have only utilized 2-cores to begin with. In that case the E8500 has a higher clock rate and better architecture so it would perform better (games like left4dead, crysis war head, far cry 2). For slightly newer games Crysis 2, and Mafia II they performed similarly. My conclusion is that for older games keeping your E8500. But what your interested is in the best performance for playing NBA 2K15. It's safe to say that all newer games will utilize at least 4 cores and probably up to 8 cores now. From what I saw a Phenom II X4 will probably get approximately 10 FPS more than an E8500 on Crysis 3.

As for GPU I suggest you keep looking through eBay or like crazy_me_87 suggested check with your friends. I'm part of a lower middle class family yet I have given away 2-3 basic gaming desktops to my younger brother's friends with my spare parts. I'm out of spare parts now though which makes me sad. I will keep my eyes open on eBay for you though. Best for you too look yourself though. I would love to recommend something like a 4850/70 but the trend for current games are to stay DX11 with no support for DX10 or 9.

@bowdown

Your CPU will be good enough. The issue is with your GPU as it's a entry level video card. I can see you playing at no high than a medium setting with little chance of a smooth 60FPS. I can't really give you a solid FPS estimate as I'm not a computer program.

[crazy_me_87]

There was mixed results in my search. If you compare the E8500 to a Phenom II x4 920 (Same as the Phenom II x4 B25 except .1GHz more) on Ananadtech it shows that the E8500 performs a little bit better in games. The problem is that the games they benchmarked are older games that may have only utilized 2-cores to begin with. In that case the E8500 has a higher clock rate and better architecture so it would perform better (games like left4dead, crysis war head, far cry 2). For slightly newer games Crysis 2, and Mafia II they performed similarly. My conclusion is that for older games keeping your E8500. But what your interested is in the best performance for playing NBA 2K15. It's safe to say that all newer games will utilize at least 4 cores and probably up to 8 cores now. From what I saw a Phenom II X4 will probably get approximately 10 FPS more than an E8500 on Crysis 3.

As for GPU I suggest you keep looking through eBay or like crazy_me_87 suggested check with your friends. I'm part of a lower middle class family yet I have given away 2-3 basic gaming desktops to my younger brother's friends with my spare parts. I'm out of spare parts now though which makes me sad. I will keep my eyes open on eBay for you though. Best for you too look yourself though. I would love to recommend something like a 4850/70 but the trend for current games are to stay DX11 with no support for DX10 or 9.

@bowdown

Your CPU will be good enough. The issue is with your GPU as it's a entry level video card. I can see you playing at no high than a medium setting with little chance of a smooth 60FPS. I can't really give you a solid FPS estimate as I'm not a computer program.

i feel the same man

i had an HD 4890 before my GTX 660 and it was a beast from a pure speed and performance standpoint.. but No Directx11 was the death sentence here

actually i have to say i espected this kinda.. that here are a bigger margin of people with really old PCs.. because if you lets say only play Nba 2k14 and some older games. or just stayed away from any performance monster like BF4,Crysis 3 and Watch_dogs. you just dont need a really good gaming PC

and whoops happy days we get Next Gen.. but this medallion has two sides... suddenly you need an at least half-decent Gaming-PC or you cant play it

but thats the prize we pay for next gen... cant have it both ways

have ultra-uber graphics.. some here(including me with my RAM) will have to upgrade

put its a price i shall gladly pay

[ssp0929]

Cpu: Intel Dual Core e8500 3.16 ghz
gpu: Nvidia GT 520 2 GB
ram: 4GB

Im just hoping to play nba 2k15 next gen pc on lowest-medium settings with atleast 25-30 fps and online

i asked alot of people after the next gen news they think i can play it on lowest settings but what do you guys think

Yikes.
Time to upgrade.

[djherokiller]

There was mixed results in my search. If you compare the E8500 to a Phenom II x4 920 (Same as the Phenom II x4 B25 except .1GHz more) on Ananadtech it shows that the E8500 performs a little bit better in games. The problem is that the games they benchmarked are older games that may have only utilized 2-cores to begin with. In that case the E8500 has a higher clock rate and better architecture so it would perform better (games like left4dead, crysis war head, far cry 2). For slightly newer games Crysis 2, and Mafia II they performed similarly. My conclusion is that for older games keeping your E8500. But what your interested is in the best performance for playing NBA 2K15. It's safe to say that all newer games will utilize at least 4 cores and probably up to 8 cores now. From what I saw a Phenom II X4 will probably get approximately 10 FPS more than an E8500 on Crysis 3.

As for GPU I suggest you keep looking through eBay or like crazy_me_87 suggested check with your friends. I'm part of a lower middle class family yet I have given away 2-3 basic gaming desktops to my younger brother's friends with my spare parts. I'm out of spare parts now though which makes me sad. I will keep my eyes open on eBay for you though. Best for you too look yourself though. I would love to recommend something like a 4850/70 but the trend for current games are to stay DX11 with no support for DX10 or 9.

@bowdown

Your CPU will be good enough. The issue is with your GPU as it's a entry level video card. I can see you playing at no high than a medium setting with little chance of a smooth 60FPS. I can't really give you a solid FPS estimate as I'm not a computer program.

thank you i have been searching but im looking for a good cheap card that fits my budget at $50 and also i need a card that only needs 300 watts of power atleast i need a card better then the gt 520 that requires only 300 watts and fits my budget

[djherokiller]

im gonna start looking for a new graphic card after i see the system requirements like you never know the minimum system requirements could only for you to require a dual core cpu and a decent graphics card

[juduking]

I have a question for Sir Leftos. With NBA 2k15 being next gen on PC, the install size for the console version was around 50 gigs. Can we expect a hard copy of the PC version to be for sale with it being so large or will it be a digital download only this year?

[xKrNMBoYx]

I have a question for Sir Leftos. With NBA 2k15 being next gen on PC, the install size for the console version was around 50 gigs. Can we expect a hard copy of the PC version to be for sale with it being so large or will it be a digital download only this year?

Wow that is a great question. The game was ~50GB when I installed 2K14 on my PS4. With more features in the game 2K15 is bound to bigger right? I guess I have to preorder a physical copy as I have a 250GB Data Cap on my Broadband and a 50GB download would use a a fifth of my cap. I don't trust the usage meter on Suddenlink ISP either. Just a few days ago they said I used 196.7GB on Sunday in a day. Not even possible with my 15/1 subscription nor did we use the internet more than usual.

It would be really awesome if Leftos or someone at 2K told us about the install size...

[ColumbusBobby23]

thank you i have been searching but im looking for a good cheap card that fits my budget at $50 and also i need a card that only needs 300 watts of power atleast i need a card better then the gt 520 that requires only 300 watts and fits my budget

When you say 300 watts, Do you mean you only have a 300W power supply? Because if that is the case I think you definitely need a new PSU. Luckily you can get a 500W for around $20-$25. I think you also need around $100 to upgrade your video card. GTX 750 is around $100-$125. I'm a nVidia guy so I wouldn't know what AMD card to recommend. But if you do get a new CPU/Motherboard, AMD gives you more bang for your buck.

[djherokiller]

thank you i have been searching but im looking for a good cheap card that fits my budget at $50 and also i need a card that only needs 300 watts of power atleast i need a card better then the gt 520 that requires only 300 watts and fits my budget

When you say 300 watts, Do you mean you only have a 300W power supply? Because if that is the case I think you definitely need a new PSU. Luckily you can get a 500W for around $20-$25. I think you also need around $100 to upgrade your video card. GTX 750 is around $100-$125. I'm a nVidia guy so I wouldn't know what AMD card to recommend. But if you do get a new CPU/Motherboard, AMD gives you more bang for your buck.

no i have a 366 watt power supply and i cant manage to change my psu cause i cant take it out i tried everything it seems to be hotglued to my computer i cant find any way to take it out its just locked into my computer lol. i said 300 watts cause thats how much watts my current graphic card uses but can you please list me all the possible graphic cards that use 300 watts as minimum then i can look them all up and make my find on which one to choose

[xKrNMBoYx]

thank you i have been searching but im looking for a good cheap card that fits my budget at $50 and also i need a card that only needs 300 watts of power atleast i need a card better then the gt 520 that requires only 300 watts and fits my budget

When you say 300 watts, Do you mean you only have a 300W power supply? Because if that is the case I think you definitely need a new PSU. Luckily you can get a 500W for around $20-$25. I think you also need around $100 to upgrade your video card. GTX 750 is around $100-$125. I'm a nVidia guy so I wouldn't know what AMD card to recommend. But if you do get a new CPU/Motherboard, AMD gives you more bang for your buck.

no i have a 366 watt power supply and i cant manage to change my psu cause i cant take it out i tried everything it seems to be hotglued to my computer i cant find any way to take it out its just locked into my computer lol. i said 300 watts cause thats how much watts my current graphic card uses but can you please list me all the possible graphic cards that use 300 watts as minimum then i can look them all up and make my find on which one to choose

Alright if you have a 366W Power Supply then it's most likely your power supply does not have any 6Pin or 8Pin power plug/input for higher powered Video Cards. If NBA 2K15 turns out to be DX11(.2) Only then you're only choices are AMD Radeon HD 7750 and NVIDIA Geforce GT 640/645/GTX 750/750 Ti. If you're budget stays at ~$50 a used 7750 will be the best upgrade you may find. Out of the GPU I listed the 750 Ti would be the strongest but most expensive.

[djherokiller]

thank you i will look into it once the system requirements for 2k15 will be released cause the minimum could match my computer you never know

[djherokiller]

thank you i have been searching but im looking for a good cheap card that fits my budget at $50 and also i need a card that only needs 300 watts of power atleast i need a card better then the gt 520 that requires only 300 watts and fits my budget

When you say 300 watts, Do you mean you only have a 300W power supply? Because if that is the case I think you definitely need a new PSU. Luckily you can get a 500W for around $20-$25. I think you also need around $100 to upgrade your video card. GTX 750 is around $100-$125. I'm a nVidia guy so I wouldn't know what AMD card to recommend. But if you do get a new CPU/Motherboard, AMD gives you more bang for your buck.

no i have a 366 watt power supply and i cant manage to change my psu cause i cant take it out i tried everything it seems to be hotglued to my computer i cant find any way to take it out its just locked into my computer lol. i said 300 watts cause thats how much watts my current graphic card uses but can you please list me all the possible graphic cards that use 300 watts as minimum then i can look them all up and make my find on which one to choose

Alright if you have a 366W Power Supply then it's most likely your power supply does not have any 6Pin or 8Pin power plug/input for higher powered Video Cards. If NBA 2K15 turns out to be DX11(.2) Only then you're only choices are AMD Radeon HD 7750 and NVIDIA Geforce GT 640/645/GTX 750/750 Ti. If you're budget stays at ~$50 a used 7750 will be the best upgrade you may find. Out of the GPU I listed the 750 Ti would be the strongest but most expensive.

can you send me a link to the 7750 card that will be $50 cause i cant find it for that cheap anywhere

[jmmontoro]

From my setup I'm only not that sure about my GPU, I can run plenty games maxed out but I'm getting a bit nervous as PC parts are very expensive in my country.

[agolden]

I max out 2K13/2K14 and almost all of my other games - I ordered these parts and had a friend assemble them for me back in February 2013. I'm a little worried next-gen 2K15 will be CPU-heavy though. Would like feedback!

I added links to the parts so you can see the specifics for the parts.

CPU: i3-3220 @ 3.3 ghz http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i33220
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Core Edition Video Card http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx785acnl4
RAM: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996995
HDD (Only drive, I don't have an SSD): Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-in ... 31000524as

edit: GPU is running at stock speeds, not overclocked

also I run at 1080p on a 23 inch screen

Last edited by agolden on Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:31 pm, edited 2 times in total.

[ColumbusBobby23]

thank you i have been searching but im looking for a good cheap card that fits my budget at $50 and also i need a card that only needs 300 watts of power atleast i need a card better then the gt 520 that requires only 300 watts and fits my budget

When you say 300 watts, Do you mean you only have a 300W power supply? Because if that is the case I think you definitely need a new PSU. Luckily you can get a 500W for around $20-$25. I think you also need around $100 to upgrade your video card. GTX 750 is around $100-$125. I'm a nVidia guy so I wouldn't know what AMD card to recommend. But if you do get a new CPU/Motherboard, AMD gives you more bang for your buck.

no i have a 366 watt power supply and i cant manage to change my psu cause i cant take it out i tried everything it seems to be hotglued to my computer i cant find any way to take it out its just locked into my computer lol. i said 300 watts cause thats how much watts my current graphic card uses but can you please list me all the possible graphic cards that use 300 watts as minimum then i can look them all up and make my find on which one to choose

Alright if you have a 366W Power Supply then it's most likely your power supply does not have any 6Pin or 8Pin power plug/input for higher powered Video Cards. If NBA 2K15 turns out to be DX11(.2) Only then you're only choices are AMD Radeon HD 7750 and NVIDIA Geforce GT 640/645/GTX 750/750 Ti. If you're budget stays at ~$50 a used 7750 will be the best upgrade you may find. Out of the GPU I listed the 750 Ti would be the strongest but most expensive.

can you send me a link to the 7750 card that will be $50 cause i cant find it for that cheap anywhere

I don't think you will be able to find one that doesn't need the 6-pin connector for additional power.

[ColumbusBobby23]

I max out 2K13/2K14 and almost all of my other games - I ordered these parts and had a friend assemble them for me back in February 2013. I'm a little worried next-gen 2K15 will be CPU-heavy though. Would like feedback!

I added links to the parts so you can see the specifics for the parts.

CPU: i3-3220 @ 3.3 ghz http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i33220
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Core Edition Video Card http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx785acnl4
RAM: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996995
HDD (Only drive, I don't have an SSD): Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-in ... 31000524as

edit: GPU is running at stock speeds, not overclocked

also I run at 1080p on a 23 inch screen

I think you are in pretty good shape. My CPU is a little faster than yours and your GPU is a little faster than mine. I don't think either one of us are going to have any problems playing.

[djherokiller]

I max out 2K13/2K14 and almost all of my other games - I ordered these parts and had a friend assemble them for me back in February 2013. I'm a little worried next-gen 2K15 will be CPU-heavy though. Would like feedback!

I added links to the parts so you can see the specifics for the parts.

CPU: i3-3220 @ 3.3 ghz http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i33220
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Core Edition Video Card http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx785acnl4
RAM: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996995
HDD (Only drive, I don't have an SSD): Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-in ... 31000524as

edit: GPU is running at stock speeds, not overclocked

also I run at 1080p on a 23 inch screen

I think you are in pretty good shape. My CPU is a little faster than yours and your GPU is a little faster than mine. I don't think either one of us are going to have any problems playing.

what about me

CPU: Intel Dual Core E8500 3.2 GHZ
GPU: Nvidia GT 520 2 GB Direct X 11
RAM: 4 GB (Could Add 2 more GB)
HDD: 250 GB

i want to play with atleast lowest-medium settings 30-40 fps and have online playable