Recommended Specs For 7

[Albertan Civfanatic]

I know it's a bit too early to know the exact computer specs for 7, but can anyone take a guess or ascertain what the exact recommended hardware will be?
I run:
NVIDIA Ge Force GTX 1060 6BG

Intel Core i5-7600 CPU @ 3.50 Hz

15.93 GB RAM

 

[Bug Repellent]

It shouldn't be too early to know. The game is available to pre-order, so not indicating the minimum and recommended hardware is a faux pas from Firaxis, IMHO. They should have announced this. With a disclaimer that specs could change if they wanted.

 

[Albertan Civfanatic]

It shouldn't be too early to know. The game is available to pre-order, so not indicating the minimum and recommended hardware is a faux pas from Firaxis, IMHO. They should have announced this. With a disclaimer that specs could change if they wanted.

Then they committed said faux pas.

 

[pokiehl]

I know it's a bit too early to know the exact computer specs for 7, but can anyone take a guess or ascertain what the exact recommended hardware will be?
I run:
NVIDIA Ge Force GTX 1060 6BG

Intel Core i5-7600 CPU @ 3.50 Hz

15.93 GB RAM

Your GPU and CPU are like 8 years old and on the low end for their time periods. From how Civ 7 looks, it seems like the best case scenario for your rig is that it will struggle a lot and need very low settings.

 

[Albertan Civfanatic]

Then I'll have to get an update.

 

[pokiehl]

Then I'll have to get an update.

Civ 5 and 6 both had demos on release. Hopefully 7 does too—then you can test to be sure.

 

[Albertan Civfanatic]

So it's GPU and CPU you think I should get upgraded? How about my graphics card?

 

[pokiehl]

So it's GPU and CPU you think I should get upgraded? How about my graphics card?

Well I want to emphasize you shouldn’t bust out your credit card and start buying stuff right this second. Min specs aren’t released and like I said hopefully there’ll be a demo.

But yes it’s undeniable your hardware is really old and low end. (GPU and graphics card mean the same thing)

The problem is you’ll need new everything if you want to upgrade to something current. Your motherboard won’t support a modern cpu or gpu. Your current ram won’t work in a modern motherboard. A new cpu and gpu will likely need a better power supply than you have. See what I’m saying?

In your rig, it’s likely the only transferable thing is the hard drive. And even then there are some awesome modern high capacity fast ones with different form factors like NVME.

 

[Albertan Civfanatic]

Well I want to emphasize you shouldn’t bust out your credit card and start buying stuff right this second. Min specs aren’t released and like I said hopefully there’ll be a demo.

But yes it’s undeniable your hardware is really old and low end. (GPU and graphics card mean the same thing)

The problem is you’ll need new everything if you want to upgrade to something current. Your motherboard won’t support a modern cpu or gpu. Your current ram won’t work in a modern motherboard. A new cpu and gpu will likely need a better power supply than you have. See what I’m saying?

In your rig, it’s likely the only transferable thing is the hard drive. And even then there are some awesome modern high capacity fast ones with different form factors like NVME.

So basically I should get a new gaming computer?

 

[pokiehl]

So basically I should get a new gaming computer?

If you want to upgrade your pc to something modern, you basically need new everything.

However, if you’re happy with it, I don’t think you should do anything until the minimum specs are released and/or you can play a demo and see how your pc does. No harm in sitting tight.

Civ 7 looks like it’s going to be more demanding, but we have to remember it’s apparently coming out on the Switch, so we have to imagine there’s some scaling that can work.

 

[Albertan Civfanatic]

My current computer also randomly crashes every few months. Not a good sign.

 

[playshogi]

My computer is just as old as yours and I am not worried about playing the game. If I really like the game and think I can get more than 100 hours out of it, then I would consider upgrading.

 

[Stoic]

is anyone running the game with a gtx 1060 or 1050 card? How is it going?

 

[Albertan Civfanatic]

is anyone running the game with a gtx 1060 or 1050 card? How is it going?

Yup. I'm finding it runs smooth on medium to high graphics.

 

[stealth_nsk]

is anyone running the game with a gtx 1060 or 1050 card? How is it going?

Running it on 1060 with 8th gen i3 processor and 16 gb ram. Works good on medium settings. The main limitation is hdd, so it takes a while to load assets, but nothing too critical.