NBA 2K16 System Requirements

I have this specs and I bought 2K15 when it came out on pc. My game was lagging as much as any game can lag, I don't know if they ever fixed those initial problems but I just tried it one time and it was horrendous. Maybe now I could run it but I'm to lazy to install something that takes that much time to see again it sucks.

My specs:

Intel i5-2400 CPU 3.10GHz
8GB of RAM
1Tera of Free Space
NVIDIA GeForce 520 (I think this is the problem)

^^ Are you some kind of expert?

Well, I do follow modern trends, do some research into parts and know to back up what I say with facts.

Just askin, because my friend runs 2K15 just fine on his Intel core 2 duo core processor with 3GHZ, 8 gigs of ram and a Radeon video card, and 1ti hard drive. If the requirements haven't increased any, he should be able to run 2K16 fine, correct?

Yeah it should run about the same. Though your friend might want to consider new PC if they play games. Depending on the GPu of course, but Core2Duo would bottleneck modern cards.

My specs:

Intel i5-2400 CPU 3.10GHz
8GB of RAM
1Tera of Free Space
NVIDIA GeForce 520 (I think this is the problem)

Yeah, the GPU is incredibly weak, it is around the same power as 6800 GT or 8600 GT (that was when they still used DDR2 for graphic memory, just to give you an idea).
You could get GTX 750 Ti or R7 260X (or anything better of course).

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^^ Are you some kind of expert? Just askin, because my friend runs 2K15 just fine on his Intel core 2 duo core processor with 3GHZ, 8 gigs of ram and a Radeon video card, and 1ti hard drive. If the requirements haven't increased any, he should be able to run 2K16 fine, correct? Sometimes, there are "exceptions to the rule"

what model of video card? to honest im not so sure if it was all maxed out with 60fps.

Last edited by skoadam on Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I have this specs and I bought 2K15 when it came out on pc. My game was lagging as much as any game can lag, I don't know if they ever fixed those initial problems but I just tried it one time and it was horrendous. Maybe now I could run it but I'm to lazy to install something that takes that much time to see again it sucks.

My specs:

Intel i5-2400 CPU 3.10GHz
8GB of RAM
1Tera of Free Space
NVIDIA GeForce 520 (I think this is the problem)

Yup your gpu is not even close for "next gen" games, sry.
750Ti, 760,770 and up is absolutely minimum, but if you will decide to change your gpu, i think you should change your CPU also because it can bottleneck your new gpu.

^^ Are you some kind of expert? Just askin, because my friend runs 2K15 just fine on his Intel core 2 duo core processor with 3GHZ, 8 gigs of ram and a Radeon video card, and 1ti hard drive. If the requirements haven't increased any, he should be able to run 2K16 fine, correct? Sometimes, there are "exceptions to the rule"

what model of video card? to honest im not so sure if it was all maxed out with 60fps.

He never said it was maxed out, just that the game was running fine (playable at some graphical level).

Yup your gpu is not even close for "next gen" games, sry.
750Ti, 760,770 and up is absolutely minimum, but if you will decide to change your gpu, i think you should change your CPU also because it can bottleneck your new gpu.

i5-2400 won't bottleneck even higher end cards with the exception of CPU heavy games.

He never said it was maxed out, just that the game was running fine (playable at some graphical level).



i5-2400 won't bottleneck even higher end cards with the exception of CPU heavy games.

this is why i asked about model of gpu, even friend can tell you bs about how game works on his rig, so it was more like a question from my side, especially when he run the game with c2d.
I dont know why but i thought he was talking about 1st gen, i5 2400 is ok

It can be pretty much anything from 4850 up.

^^ Are you some kind of expert?

Well, I do follow modern trends, do some research into parts and know to back up what I say with facts.

Just askin, because my friend runs 2K15 just fine on his Intel core 2 duo core processor with 3GHZ, 8 gigs of ram and a Radeon video card, and 1ti hard drive. If the requirements haven't increased any, he should be able to run 2K16 fine, correct?

Yeah it should run about the same. Though your friend might want to consider new PC if they play games. Depending on the GPu of course, but Core2Duo would bottleneck modern cards.

My specs:

Intel i5-2400 CPU 3.10GHz
8GB of RAM
1Tera of Free Space
NVIDIA GeForce 520 (I think this is the problem)

Yeah, the GPU is incredibly weak, it is around the same power as 6800 GT or 8600 GT (that was when they still used DDR2 for graphic memory, just to give you an idea).
You could get GTX 750 Ti or R7 260X (or anything better of course).

So you're basically saying, a I-5 CPU is good enough to run it, just upgrade the video card. What about a I-3? as another option? I-7 is the best, but can't do that presently.

Yeah, i5 is more than enough. Tests showed that i5 wasn't the bottleneck even at 2 GHz clock (R9 270 was the GPU, 1080p, High settings).

I saw the game on i3 - it was keeping around 60fps in the game, but had frequent drops during cut scenes (after basket etc - but that happened even on more powerful machines). It was 4th gen i3 running at 3.6 GHz with GTX 750 Ti.

i7 is currently overkill for gaming and in general, games do not benefit much from the i7's extra threads.



Bottom line: i5 is currently sweet spot for gaming. If you don't want to overclock, you can get Xeon E3 1231 v3 and get yourself non-overclockable i7 for the price of i5 (and it's without iGPU).



The issue that big-shot-ROB has is with his GPU. It's something you buy if you don't have integrated GPU and obviously need to connect a display. Or put into pre-built PC. It's not for modern games.

Dommy is so right about the i5 and i7. i5 will get you going no matter the game for the moment. I really don't know why the recommended system req for some games demand an i7, when an i5 with the same Ghz unit can run those games on ultra ( exemple Metal Gear Solid V - some i5 with a good video card can run that game on ultra).

As for the NBA 2k series, I personally have an intel i5 3450 running at 3.1 Ghz, which is just bellow the recommened CPU for NBA 2k15 because it is not an i7. My GPU is a Nvidia GTX 760 OC edition with 4gb dedicated memory and guess what - I can run NBA 2k15 maxed out, no stuttering, no problems.

My guess is I will be able to run NBA 2k16 maxed out just fine, even though I don't have the recommended Ghz unit of 3.4 Ghz. But if anyone thinks different, please let me know. I would rather have my dreams crushed right now - better than playing the game on the 29th and noticing my game is running in slow motion.

Note that they revised recommended specs for 2K15 and lowered them to i5 too. I believe that happened shortly before release.

And they did not officially state required CPU clock. After all PS4 is running at 1.6 GHz and Xbox one at 1.75 GHz. Devs can't use all 8 cores on them iirc and intel has better single core performance at same clock.

So you're saying I am a lucky bastard and I probably won't have any problems ?

I've seen test that showed that i5 wasn't bottlenecking the performance even at 2 GHz per core (underclocked). I wouldn't have any worries this year.

It will be interesting what happens with 2K17 as they will surely want to use DX12 for xbox one, and that is something PC gamers will benefit too, but real world gaming impact is not yet known.

Hey Dommy, what is the best AMD processor to run 2K16, since they are more affordable than Intel? I need to make a decision soon, thx.

These lists might be useful as a rough guideline:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gam ... 106-5.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gam ... 107-7.html

Hey Dommy, what is the best AMD processor to run 2K16, since they are more affordable than Intel? I need to make a decision soon, thx.

FX-6300 or better are generally recommended as AMD CPU for gaming. I currently have FX-8320 and I'll be upgrading next year (waiting for AMD with it's Zen line - sounds promising, but if it fails it will be some nice i7 for me).

Though the price diference isn't that huge.

FX-6300 $98 ($115 for mobo) - $213 total
FX-8320 $167 ($115 for mobo, I have $165 mobo, but got it for $130 - great for overclock FX-8xxx) - $282 total
i5-4460 $177 ($70 - $80 mobo is enough) - $257 total
i5-4690K $230 ($120 for very solid mobo) - $350 total
i5-6600K $240 (solid mobos for OC are easily starting at $160) - $400 total and RAm will be somewhat more expensive

The budget option is FX-6300 still fitting under $100.

Next budget level is around $170-180 - if you don't want to overclock, 4460 is better choice, as you can save some on the motherboard there.

4690K and 6600K are currently top for gaming, and while the 6600K is only a sliver more expensive, he motherboards are also more expensive and same goes for DDR4 RAM.

At this price level is another choice - Xeon E3-1231 V3. Xeons are server and/or workstation CPUs, however this one is basically an i7 without overclocking ability and without integrated GPU for the price of i5. with mobo it would be around $315.

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I would recommend to go for the 4460 with H97 motherboard and have great combo for a very nice price.

Thx for the tips, looks like I might be going for the FX-6300 or 4460 with the H97 mobo, since the ole budget is kind of tight... Just want to be able to run 2K16 relatively fast, without much lag or bottlenecks.