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    Is Intel's HD 3000 is good enough for Guild war 2?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by WaffleBoy, Aug 20, 2014.

  1. WaffleBoy

    WaffleBoy Notebook Deity

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    I want to know if i3 + HD 3000 is ok for Guild war 2 for minimum settings.

    Thanks for the help :thumbsup:
     
    WaffleBoy, Aug 20, 2014
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  2. HTWingNut

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    Check the Guild Wars 2 site: Running the game - Guild Wars 2 Wiki (GW2W)

    Says right there:

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    I wouldn't expect miracles, but 1280x720 or 1024x768 at low will probably work.

    Here's YouTube gameplay, albeit not any fighting going on:

    <iframe width='560' height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6Bb0YHwTdxY" frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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  3. tijo

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    Yeah, don't expect miracles. It'll run, but you won't get all the shiny graphics that users running higher settings will enjoy. There is a good side to this though: give the number of particle effects at high settings, you'll at least be able to tell when a boss is going to use an attack as opposed to high settings where all you see are shiny lights and so on. Also, don't trust that 2 GB RAM minimum, the game has a tendency to gobble up RAM fast even at lower settings. You'll want 4 GB at the very least. At high settings, crowded Lion's Arch can easily take more than 1.5 GB of RAM. It won't be as bad at lowe settings, but considering that you have an OS, etc. running too, 2 GB is asking for the game to crash.
     
    tijo, Aug 21, 2014
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