NBA 2K15 PC specifications released!

I did some calculations today and realized that it's going to take me at least 4-5 hours to download this game. That's if the install is only 30GB. Some people with slow connections might have to wait an entire day to download it.

You can check this to calculate how long it will take with your internet connection.

http://www.numion.com/calculators/time.html

1h10m for me assuming 50GB and 5% overhead

Wow, That's crazy fast. I heard those new 100Mbps connections are really only about half that fast. How much do you pay for that if I may ask?

Seriously jao? Lol.

Seriously what?

so for the experts here, I am going to want to upgrade my 1gb GTX 560 Ti. I'd like to stay with nvidia but I am confused as all hell why my 560 is comparable to some cards in the 600 and 700 series from benchmark sites.
What would be the reasonable card to upgrade to?

GTX 760 I guess (depending on rest of your pc). If you aren't in rush, I would wait for Q2 2015 for 20nm.

i7 3770K and 8gb RAM. I am thinking about waiting to upgrade to gauge how optimized the game is and such, but budgets yo.

OK fine, that will not bottleneck any GPU (unless you count in overkill solutions like quad SLI Titans Z).
If I were you, I would just wait for the 800 series for the same reason I advised someone else - if nothing, it will lower prices of 600 and 700 series models.
But GTX 760 with 2GB of VRAM starts at $250, 4GB editions at $300.
GTX 770 2GB starts around $350 and 4GB around $390.

Thank you very much Dommy. I'll wait and see how spend-happy I get next month.

No problem. But like I said, Gigabyte is supposed to release GTX 880 in September (mid to late), so it might be worth to wait and see if it lowers prices a bit.

And my retailer just lowered the preorder price to $43 for PC version
PS360 version is $76
And X1/PS4 is whopping $86... WOW

@tatlopuyo - Ugh some of your comments real of overconfidence and cockiness. Stop trying to make yourself the person who knows everything because you played both games. 2K11 and 2K14 on NG is not the same or really similar even when 2K11 is modded. What kind of modding did you do? ENB, Lighting, Texture, Roster? Those vastly improve the game but it won't in matter of animation, graphics, player models, etc. You did research on comparing 2K11 and 2K14 NG..What did you exactly do? The only "proof" you showed last time was two screens. You've played both games? Oh I played 2K9 on PC/360 and every game on PC/360 including 2K14 for PS4. That doesn't make me an expert nor does it make you one. Those minimum requirements are believable because the game will be able to be played at DX10 mode. If the game texture's have improved how will a video card with 512MB be able to handle the upgrades? People with non-DX11 video cards have a higher chance of not getting optimizations for the game. If 2K releases patches regularly for 2K15 we will be blessed but older video cards is at the end of AMD/NVIDIAs priority list for driver optimizations. What is your PC specs, I can't find any posts where you mention it. I don't own a high-end PC, not in today's standards, but I know what underestimating and overestimating is. In general people overestimate the NG consoles especially in the CPU proportion. But you seem to be overestimating a Dual-Core CPU, and video cards that are a decade to a half old.

The one thing I agree with your posts is that people should wait for the game is released before upgrading. AMD is close to releasing their Tonga Pro (R9 285) and Nvidia with their 800 series. Haskell E and Broadwell is also estimated to release some time this year/early next year. Unless you find a crazy deal on current hardware waiting will reward you with price drops on the current generation of hardware.

@tatlopuyo - Ugh some of your comments real of overconfidence and cockiness. Stop trying to make yourself the person who knows everything because you played both games. 2K11 and 2K14 on NG is not the same or really similar even when 2K11 is modded. What kind of modding did you do? ENB, Lighting, Texture, Roster? Those vastly improve the game but it won't in matter of animation, graphics, player models, etc. You did research on comparing 2K11 and 2K14 NG..What did you exactly do? The only "proof" you showed last time was two screens. You've played both games? Oh I played 2K9 on PC/360 and every game on PC/360 including 2K14 for PS4. That doesn't make me an expert nor does it make you one. Those minimum requirements are believable because the game will be able to be played at DX10 mode. If the game texture's have improved how will a video card with 512MB be able to handle the upgrades? People with non-DX11 video cards have a higher chance of not getting optimizations for the game. If 2K releases patches regularly for 2K15 we will be blessed but older video cards is at the end of AMD/NVIDIAs priority list for driver optimizations. What is your PC specs, I can't find any posts where you mention it. I don't own a high-end PC, not in today's standards, but I know what underestimating and overestimating is. In general people overestimate the NG consoles especially in the CPU proportion. But you seem to be overestimating a Dual-Core CPU, and video cards that are a decade to a half old.

The one thing I agree with your posts is that people should wait for the game is released before upgrading. AMD is close to releasing their Tonga Pro (R9 285) and Nvidia with their 800 series. Haskell E and Broadwell is also estimated to release some time this year/early next year. Unless you find a crazy deal on current hardware waiting will reward you with price drops on the current generation of hardware.

I don't think you'll get a clear answer, i tried explaining why consoles and PC are different, all i got as an answer was " YO I KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT, next gen doesn't mean *** ,the game is just 2k12 with better textures, i played it on PS4 i know what i'm talking about! " that's kinda funny to hear "I studied what changed" by playing a game, feeling like a boss using cyberfaces & ENB on PC ... Just seeing "DirectX 11.0" in recommended requirement show that the game is way different than next PC version and showing you'll need more than the minimal spec to play ultra but whatever ...

Wow, That's crazy fast. I heard those new 100Mbps connections are really only about half that fast. How much do you pay for that if I may ask?

No they have to say that the speeds vary and can be slower than the theoretical 100mbps but to my experience I have always maxed out the connection and sometimes even exceeded it to around 105mbps because in actuality the ftth lines are capable of exceeding gigabit speeds and is artificially limited by software.

I pay $100 AUD/month for 100/40

Wow, That's crazy fast. I heard those new 100Mbps connections are really only about half that fast. How much do you pay for that if I may ask?

No they have to say that the speeds vary and can be slower than the theoretical 100mbps but to my experience I have always maxed out the connection and sometimes even exceeded it to around 105mbps because in actuality the ftth lines are capable of exceeding gigabit speeds and is artificially limited by software.

I pay $100 AUD/month for 100/40

Daaaaaamn that's expensive. Here in Latvia for fiber optic internet connection (250 Mbps) I pay 21.90 EUR = 31.04 AUD = 28.90 USD.

Its a matter of location. I could pay 1000€/month and would not get more than 6mbit here, because there are no fiber cables in my region and I'm too far away from the gateway. And more than 50mbits is pretty useless on most servers.

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Its a matter of location. I could pay 1000€/month and would not get more than 6mbit here, because there are no fiber cables in my region and I'm too far away from the gateway.

We have fiber backbone approx. 5km from my town (~5700 inhabitants) and our ISP is unwilling to expand it, mainly because they doesn't have to - they're basically only ISP with reliable connection.

Which means I won't be able to stream 2K15 (slow upload), but I'm planning on making mycareer youtube videos.

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At least in this area we are a superpower .
http://globaljoys.com/top-10-fastest-an ... peed-2014/

Top 10 Fastest Internet Speed

1) Hong Kong
2) South Korea
3) Japan
4) Latvia
5) Romania
6) Belgium
7) Switzerland
8) Bulgaria
9) Israel
10) Singapore

Does anyone know whether Nba 2k pc version will have improved servers this year or does next gen on PC automatically means that we (pc gamers) will be in the same network of servers that are used for Xbone/PS4 ? Upgraded servers was mentioned in the same news reports where next gen on PC was confirmed, but I never saw a confirmation by 2K Sports on this matter.

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I pay 35 US dollars a month for 50/30.

we should've probably made another discussion topic for this, it's all columbusbobby23's fault

or does next gen on PC automatically means that we (pc gamers) will be in the same network of servers that are used for Xbone/PS4 ?

That's actually very good question. Since people are most likely to use gamepads on PC too, everyone should be on equal footing so it could be possible to play together - unlike FPSs where mouse and keyboard is clearly superior to gamepads (seriously, FPS on gamepad looks like the player is drunk, but miraculously hits everything when he shoots in general direction).

@tatlopuyo - Ugh some of your comments real of overconfidence and cockiness. Stop trying to make yourself the person who knows everything because you played both games. 2K11 and 2K14 on NG is not the same or really similar even when 2K11 is modded. What kind of modding did you do? ENB, Lighting, Texture, Roster? Those vastly improve the game but it won't in matter of animation, graphics, player models, etc. You did research on comparing 2K11 and 2K14 NG..What did you exactly do? The only "proof" you showed last time was two screens. You've played both games? Oh I played 2K9 on PC/360 and every game on PC/360 including 2K14 for PS4. That doesn't make me an expert nor does it make you one. Those minimum requirements are believable because the game will be able to be played at DX10 mode. If the game texture's have improved how will a video card with 512MB be able to handle the upgrades? People with non-DX11 video cards have a higher chance of not getting optimizations for the game. If 2K releases patches regularly for 2K15 we will be blessed but older video cards is at the end of AMD/NVIDIAs priority list for driver optimizations. What is your PC specs, I can't find any posts where you mention it. I don't own a high-end PC, not in today's standards, but I know what underestimating and overestimating is. In general people overestimate the NG consoles especially in the CPU proportion. But you seem to be overestimating a Dual-Core CPU, and video cards that are a decade to a half old.

The one thing I agree with your posts is that people should wait for the game is released before upgrading. AMD is close to releasing their Tonga Pro (R9 285) and Nvidia with their 800 series. Haskell E and Broadwell is also estimated to release some time this year/early next year. Unless you find a crazy deal on current hardware waiting will reward you with price drops on the current generation of hardware.

I don't think you'll get a clear answer, i tried explaining why consoles and PC are different, all i got as an answer was " YO I KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT, next gen doesn't mean *** ,the game is just 2k12 with better textures, i played it on PS4 i know what i'm talking about! " that's kinda funny to hear "I studied what changed" by playing a game, feeling like a boss using cyberfaces & ENB on PC ... Just seeing "DirectX 11.0" in recommended requirement show that the game is way different than next PC version and showing you'll need more than the minimal spec to play ultra but whatever ...

guys its of no use to argue with him

he is full blown up because he guessed the Minimal Requierements about right, i do give him that by the way
but Comparing 2k11 and 2k14 NG... that was the point when i stopped listening...

he talks if Next Gen 2k only is a slight upgrade in player texturing... If that was the case modded PC 2k14 would look way better than X1/Ps4!!
Its way more than way better Textures, the Crowed is high res for the first time,the Lighting is way improved,there are more Physics calculations going on(spinning Ball ,better Cloth simulation etc) Extremly Detailed Facial Animations for every Player etc

Its correct that many overundestimate Next Gen,thats true.. you dont need an uber-PC to Play PS4 Games decently, a good mid Range one is enough

but he is making it look like if you are slightly above the Min you will get Next Gen or Better Look and Performance, thats hilarious
Dual Core,2gb Ram,Directx10.1 Card.. thats basically a 10yo PC, that is no where NEAR enough to get great graphics out of a PS4 Port..

one has to understand that if you want at least PS4 Graphics you need at least simillar Hardware as a PS4 if not a bit more because PCs cant focus only on the Game like a Console can!!

so you NEED a Directx11 Card and 4gb Ram and a solid CPU(PS4: 1.6GHZ 8!! Core CPU, 4gb DDR5 Ram, Radeon 7850),otherwise you wont get anything near the Screenshots, thats the hard,brutal truth

Here's my specs :
- Intel Core i5 (yeah, sh*t!)
- 8Go Ram
- Gainward GeForce GTX 770 Phantom, 4 Go
Hope I can play in max settings if I get rid of the useless filters

which i5? if you're running a gtx 770 alongside it, i'm sure it's fine.

i5-3570K (3.4 GHz).
That's what's I was thinking actually, but since I don't know much about that

You can run anything Max Settings...

@tatlopuyo - Ugh some of your comments real of overconfidence and cockiness. Stop trying to make yourself the person who knows everything because you played both games. 2K11 and 2K14 on NG is not the same or really similar even when 2K11 is modded. What kind of modding did you do? ENB, Lighting, Texture, Roster? Those vastly improve the game but it won't in matter of animation, graphics, player models, etc. You did research on comparing 2K11 and 2K14 NG..What did you exactly do? The only "proof" you showed last time was two screens. You've played both games? Oh I played 2K9 on PC/360 and every game on PC/360 including 2K14 for PS4. That doesn't make me an expert nor does it make you one. Those minimum requirements are believable because the game will be able to be played at DX10 mode. If the game texture's have improved how will a video card with 512MB be able to handle the upgrades? People with non-DX11 video cards have a higher chance of not getting optimizations for the game. If 2K releases patches regularly for 2K15 we will be blessed but older video cards is at the end of AMD/NVIDIAs priority list for driver optimizations. What is your PC specs, I can't find any posts where you mention it. I don't own a high-end PC, not in today's standards, but I know what underestimating and overestimating is. In general people overestimate the NG consoles especially in the CPU proportion. But you seem to be overestimating a Dual-Core CPU, and video cards that are a decade to a half old.

The one thing I agree with your posts is that people should wait for the game is released before upgrading. AMD is close to releasing their Tonga Pro (R9 285) and Nvidia with their 800 series. Haskell E and Broadwell is also estimated to release some time this year/early next year. Unless you find a crazy deal on current hardware waiting will reward you with price drops on the current generation of hardware.

I don't think you'll get a clear answer, i tried explaining why consoles and PC are different, all i got as an answer was " YO I KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT, next gen doesn't mean *** ,the game is just 2k12 with better textures, i played it on PS4 i know what i'm talking about! " that's kinda funny to hear "I studied what changed" by playing a game, feeling like a boss using cyberfaces & ENB on PC ... Just seeing "DirectX 11.0" in recommended requirement show that the game is way different than next PC version and showing you'll need more than the minimal spec to play ultra but whatever ...

guys its of no use to argue with him

he is full blown up because he guessed the Minimal Requierements about right, i do give him that by the way
but Comparing 2k11 and 2k14 NG... that was the point when i stopped listening...

he talks if Next Gen 2k only is a slight upgrade in player texturing... If that was the case modded PC 2k14 would look way better than X1/Ps4!!
Its way more than way better Textures, the Crowed is high res for the first time,the Lighting is way improved,there are more Physics calculations going on(spinning Ball ,better Cloth simulation etc) Extremly Detailed Facial Animations for every Player etc

Its correct that many overundestimate Next Gen,thats true.. you dont need an uber-PC to Play PS4 Games decently, a good mid Range one is enough

but he is making it look like if you are slightly above the Min you will get Next Gen or Better Look and Performance, thats hilarious
Dual Core,2gb Ram,Directx10.1 Card.. thats basically a 10yo PC, that is no where NEAR enough to get great graphics out of a PS4 Port..

one has to understand that if you want at least PS4 Graphics you need at least simillar Hardware as a PS4 if not a bit more because PCs cant focus only on the Game like a Console can!!

so you NEED a Directx11 Card and 4gb Ram and a solid CPU(PS4: 1.6GHZ 8!! Core CPU, 4gb DDR5 Ram, Radeon 7850),otherwise you wont get anything near the Screenshots, thats the hard,brutal truth

I am not here to argue.. i am just saying how you see whats coming to pc this year is too much from what it really is.. and since its hard to get links and post here since im using my phone. If you have the time.. just google nba 2k11 screenshots and even 2k10 screenshot and compare those to 2k12 2k13 and 2k14 on consoles and pc. Google the crowds. Google the sweat and the lighting of those games. Google the textures used and the the models.. maybe you will get what i was saying. Compare then look at the next gen version of the game.. sure next gen is more detailed and more spot on. The animation, the textures, the faces right? Everything is improved right? If you have the time maybe you should look for player for player comparisons..like nba 2k14 nextgen shaq and 2k11 shaq. Dont compare it to 2k14 ps3/360/pc version but to 2k11/2k10 or 2k9 version. Oh wait i forgot i shouldnt compare 2k11 and 2k14 nextgen coz its crazy..oh well anyway, i will always stand by with what i said. Maybe im just crazy and you are all right with all your assumptions about the next gen port but who knows.. im no computer expert like you people in anyway but i do know what i do know. and to end this you guys will probably say i dont know shit and im actually ok with that.. maybe i dont know shit but you dont have an idea to what it is i know about this upcoming nextgen port of nba 2k15. so my ending remarks since i dont really wanna argue with you specification experts is lets just wait and see if maybe you are right or maybe as impossible and as crazy as it sounds like i am right. Thats all. Whatever happens its cool talking with you so called pc experts. Take care and enjoy the game. Relax and smile because i will be when this game comes out.

@tatlopuyo

NBA 2K9

http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/2/n2k9x3055.jpg
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/screenshots/images/00023/00023460_113.htm

NBA 2K10

http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/b/nba-2k10-xbox-360-075.jpg
http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/b/nba-2k10-xbox-360-007.jpg

NBA 2K14 ( new gen )

http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BZWIV6lCIAEIDva.jpg-large-630x354.jpg
http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nba-2k14-05-640x359.jpg

If you don't see a difference here or if you see 2k9 2k10 close to new gen, i don't know what to say ... But like you said, we'll see when game release i don't care because i know i'll be able to run the game max settings, but i really hope you don't have low specs and expect to run it ultra, i wish you luck

I'm done with this, it takes us nowhere and we are off topic (kinda)

hey again,

In spite of my powerful machine's sub-par graphics card, I thought I'd look into used and/or trades. How do these specs work??

Intel Core i7 2720QM Quad Core CPU at 2.2GHz (turbo up to 3.3GHz)
Nvidia GeForce GT 555m with 3GB of dedicated video memory
8GB of DDR3 1600MHz RAM
750GB HDD
BTW, it's an Alienware.

@tatlopuyo

NBA 2K9

http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/2/n2k9x3055.jpg
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/screenshots/images/00023/00023460_113.htm

NBA 2K10

http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/b/nba-2k10-xbox-360-075.jpg
http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/b/nba-2k10-xbox-360-007.jpg

NBA 2K14 ( new gen )

http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BZWIV6lCIAEIDva.jpg-large-630x354.jpg
http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nba-2k14-05-640x359.jpg

If you don't see a difference here or if you see 2k9 2k10 close to new gen, i don't know what to say ... But like you said, we'll see when game release i don't care because i know i'll be able to run the game max settings, but i really hope you don't have low specs and expect to run it ultra, i wish you luck

I'm done with this, it takes us nowhere and we are off topic (kinda)

Maybe you should look more deeper.. anyways, dont have that high specs like you guys think this game required but i think my i5-4440, gtx760 , 8gb ram can run this game in "medium" quality like you people predicted it to be. Lol.

I forgot to say.. they downgraded the graphics again. (Based on the trailer)

Also found this one. (Just copy/pasting the ad)

i7-2630QM 2.0. Turbo to 2.9 Hz. Quard cores, It is Powerful, with a score of 5568
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?...QM+%40+2.00GHz

AMD Radeon™ HD 6770 128bit 1G Dedicated DDR5 . with a score of 1673. (Switchable with Integrated Intel HD to lower the power consumption )
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gp...HD+6770&id=284

8G DDR3 RAM (Upgraded upon purchase)
500 G HDD
15.6" HD resolution 1377 X 768
Backlight Touchpad.
Beats Audio
Fingerprint reader
DVD-RW
Win 8.1 Pro

@tatlopuyo

NBA 2K9

http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/2/n2k9x3055.jpg
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/screenshots/images/00023/00023460_113.htm

NBA 2K10

http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/b/nba-2k10-xbox-360-075.jpg
http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/b/nba-2k10-xbox-360-007.jpg

NBA 2K14 ( new gen )

http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BZWIV6lCIAEIDva.jpg-large-630x354.jpg
http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nba-2k14-05-640x359.jpg

If you don't see a difference here or if you see 2k9 2k10 close to new gen, i don't know what to say ... But like you said, we'll see when game release i don't care because i know i'll be able to run the game max settings, but i really hope you don't have low specs and expect to run it ultra, i wish you luck

I'm done with this, it takes us nowhere and we are off topic (kinda)

Maybe you should look more deeper.. anyways, dont have that high specs like you guys think this game required but i think my i5-4440, gtx760 , 8gb ram can run this game in "medium" quality like you people predicted it to be. Lol.

I forgot to say.. they downgraded the graphics again. (Based on the trailer)

Shhhh.
Get rekt.

2K9/2K10/2K11 comparable to next-gen 2K14?
Hahahahahahahaha.

@talopuyo

but i think my i5-4440, gtx760 , 8gb ram can run this game in "medium" quality like you people predicted it to be. Lol.

you'll probably be able to play max settings your ram and graphic card are fine you have better than what they are asking for recommanded settings, and your proc is a high end I5 so i believe you'll be able to play max settings even if they ask I7 ( like a lot of recent video games right now) but again not 100% ....

@talopuyo

but i think my i5-4440, gtx760 , 8gb ram can run this game in "medium" quality like you people predicted it to be. Lol.

you'll probably be able to play max settings your ram and graphic card are fine you have better than what they are asking for recommanded settings, and your proc is a high end I5 so i believe you'll be able to play max settings even if they ask I7 ( like a lot of recent video games right now) but again not 100% ....

He will be able to run in max settings.
But apparently he thinks we think he setup is inferior.

I almost guarantee everyone here an i5 with at least a GTX 660 will be enough for 60fps on a 1920x1080 monitor/resolution.
You probably won't even need 8gb either, even though at this point you should probably have 8gb for other reasons other than just gaming...

@tatlopuyo

NBA 2K9

http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/2/n2k9x3055.jpg
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/screenshots/images/00023/00023460_113.htm

NBA 2K10

http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/b/nba-2k10-xbox-360-075.jpg
http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/n/b/nba-2k10-xbox-360-007.jpg

NBA 2K14 ( new gen )

http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BZWIV6lCIAEIDva.jpg-large-630x354.jpg
http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nba-2k14-05-640x359.jpg

If you don't see a difference here or if you see 2k9 2k10 close to new gen, i don't know what to say ... But like you said, we'll see when game release i don't care because i know i'll be able to run the game max settings, but i really hope you don't have low specs and expect to run it ultra, i wish you luck

I'm done with this, it takes us nowhere and we are off topic (kinda)

Maybe you should look more deeper.. anyways, dont have that high specs like you guys think this game required but i think my i5-4440, gtx760 , 8gb ram can run this game in "medium" quality like you people predicted it to be. Lol.

I forgot to say.. they downgraded the graphics again. (Based on the trailer)

Shhhh.
Get rekt.

2K9/2K10/2K11 comparable to next-gen 2K14?
Hahahahahahahaha.

2K10 court looks similar to 2K14 next gen court.But everything else is not even comparable.

If you have the time maybe you should look for player for player comparisons..like nba 2k14 nextgen shaq and 2k11 shaq. Dont compare it to 2k14 ps3/360/pc version but to 2k11/2k10 or 2k9 version.

This is when I realized the terrible flaw in his argument. For one, you pretty much can't find unmodded pictures of shaq in 2k11. Also, even if you could find him (say, in 2k9), you have to remember he was in the league at the time and almost certainly got headscanned, whereas in 2k14, not even every current player got one. He talked about the crowds. Look them up. you'll only see retextured crowds (and even then, the polycount is so low that is doesn't even really matter).

You gotta try that ish somewhere else.