Post your PC specs here - Reference in first post

[skoadam]

xoamberxo222, Well if you want to choose Alienware it wont be cheap. If you want to run smooth 60fps with all maxed out you need laptop with i7(4core version) + at least 7970M+8GB of RAM(i didnt check 4gb configuration). I have upgraded my laptop from i5 and 570M into this configuration and all runs perfect smooth. Earlier i was trying to upgrade 570M into 770M but still my frames drops. I think if you want to choose Nvidia gpu you will have to reach for 780M(expensive but very powerful) or maybe 870M( i think 860M is still to low for 2k15, but im not so sure about both of them) or higher ofc(970M/980M- those are mobile beasts). If you choose Clevo or MSI, maybe Asus you will spent 50% of Alienware price with the same configuration but ofc if money you can choose Alienware with mentioned configurations.

Your current rig cant handle 2k15 because of Vram on your gpu. You need at least 2GB for this title but not always 2GB is enough. Very often Nvidia or ATI releasing low quality gpus(750M/840M) with downgraded clocks, architecture but they adding a lot of Vram. So be careful.

[Culture Games]

xoamberxo222, Well if you want to choose Alienware it wont be cheap. If you want to run smooth 60fps with all maxed out you need laptop with i7(4core version) + at least 7970M+8GB of RAM(i didnt check 4gb configuration). I have upgraded my laptop from i5 and 570M into this configuration and all runs perfect smooth. Earlier i was trying to upgrade 570M into 770M but still my frames drops. I think if you want to choose Nvidia gpu you will have to reach for 780M(expensive but very powerful) or maybe 870M( i think 860M is still to low for 2k15, but im not so sure about both of them) or higher ofc(970M/980M- those are mobile beasts). If you choose Clevo or MSI, maybe Asus you will spent 50% of Alienware price with the same configuration but ofc if money you can choose Alienware with mentioned configurations.

Your current rig cant handle 2k15 because of Vram on your gpu. You need at least 2GB for this title but not always 2GB is enough. Very often Nvidia or ATI releasing low quality gpus(750M/840M) with downgraded clocks, architecture but they adding a lot of Vram. So be careful.

Thanks this was very helpful for someone who knows nothing about this!

[skoadam]

xoamberxo222, oh now i see, i missunderstand you, my bad; you are not talking about laptop, this is desktop right. So it will be much easier. All you have to do is change your gpu. You need 770/780/970/980 gtx desktop versions. All depends on how much money you want to spent on it. Best choice performance/price right now is for sure 970gtx. Im not sure how much RAM you have:

Total Memory 4.0 GB
Memory 7.4 GB

If its 4, buy additional 4gb. You dont need to change whole computer.

[Culture Games]

xoamberxo222, oh now i see, i missunderstand you, my bad; you are not talking about laptop, this is desktop right. So it will be much easier. All you have to do is change your gpu. You need 770/780/970/980 gtx desktop versions. All depends on how much money you want to spent on it. Best choice performance/price right now is for sure 970gtx. Im not sure how much RAM you have:

Total Memory 4.0 GB
Memory 7.4 GB

If its 4, buy additional 4gb. You dont need to change whole computer.

i HAVE a desktop, thats the one i posted the specs for, but was considering a laptop.

it says Installed Memory: 8GB (7.19GB usable.

So i should buy more RAM for my desktop?

[ThePointForward]

Your amount of RAM should be fine, but you can just post a screen from resource monitor if you want to be sure (type "resmon" into start menu). From the Memory tab, it will look somewhat like this:


You'll just have more "Hardware Reserved" memory, because of that graphics chip.
If you want to "max out" 2K15 on that desktop, you'll have to put some graphics card into it, because your current "card" is in fact an integrated graphics chip that would get its silicon ass kicked performance-wise by a 4 generations old mid range card.

As for the alienware laptops: It does get expensive, you pay for the laptop and the brand. It can cost you anywhere from $1000 to $3000 (you pay not just for the power, but also for the mobile packaging), based on your preferences (basically the bigger means more expensive).
Personally I wouldn't recommend gaming laptop unless you travel a lot etc.

[skoadam]

xoamberxo222, if you consider gaming laptop, back to my previous post and check configuration. i7(remember to choose 4core) +7970M/8970M/780M/970M/980M+8GB of RAM. If you will choose 17" with FHD resolution your choice will be very good. Im using gaming laptop from 3years and i would never choose desktop again because of many aspects, space, mobility but also forget about old myths that laptop is not for gaming. With this configuration you will be able to play 2k15 maxed out and your laptop will be very close to powerful desktop configurations. Right now im with 8970M(4GB) and old i7 2gen(4core) and my 2k15 run smooth 60fps.

[Culture Games]

xoamberxo222, if you consider gaming laptop, back to my previous post and check configuration. i7(remember to choose 4core) +7970M/8970M/780M/970M/980M+8GB of RAM. If you will choose 17" with FHD resolution your choice will be very good. Im using gaming laptop from 3years and i would never choose desktop again because of many aspects, space, mobility but also forget about old myths that laptop is not for gaming. With this configuration you will be able to play 2k15 maxed out and your laptop will be very close to powerful desktop configurations. Right now im with 8970M(4GB) and old i7 2gen(4core) and my 2k15 run smooth 60fps.

Thank you. What about 2k14??

[skoadam]

xoamberxo222, im not playin 2k14 from a year, but believe me 2k15 is almost benchmark, if this run smooth all others will be smooth. I can confirm that 2k13 run smooth, 2k14 is the same engine, system requirements are the same. Both runs smooth on almost all configurations, even 3-4 years old. I was running all maxed out 2k13/2k14 on my 2 years old laptop with i5 and 570M with smooth 60fps.

[Deyman]

Getting 60 FPS w/vsync playing on 1440x900 with everything on high with the exception of no anti-aliasing and medium crowd detail.
AMD Athlon II X4 640 @ 3.0GHz
8GB of RAM
NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti SC 2GB
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

[xKrNMBoYx]

Last time I was active here I had sold my i7/i5 rig and was stuck with a okay/weak computer. I have since built a stronger computer for ~$500. I wonder how well this budget PC will perform with 2K15.

AMD FX 8350 @4.8GHz (Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z)
AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB
GSkill Ripjaws Z 8GB DDR3 2133/2400MHz RAM
120GB PNY XLR8 SSD + 2x 250GB 7200RPM (RAID 0) + 200GB 7200RPM HDD
Corsair Graphite 600T (8x 120mm, 1x 200mm)
Corsair Hydro H100i
Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 620W PSU

For reference these are the computer I was using for gaming before I took a long break from NLSC

AMD Athlon X4 860K @4.7GHz (Gigabyte F2A88XM-D3H) *Ready to be sold
AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB/NVIDIA GTX 465
Corsair XMS3 8GB DDR3 1866MHz
Intel 520 60GB SSD + 1TB 5400RPM HDD
Cooler Master N200
Cooler Master Hyper TX3
500W PSU

and

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @3.8GHz (ECS A885GM-A2) *Given to my younger brother
AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB/NVIDIA GTX 465
Corsair XMS3 8GB DDR3 1866MHz
ADATA SP900 60GB SSD + 320GB 7200RPM HDD + 750GB 5400RPM HDD
Antec Three Hundred (6x 120mm)
Antec Khuler h2o 920
OCZ Fatal1ty 550W PSU