Starfield Launch Details, PC Specs and More
Starfield Launch Details, PC Specs and More
Starfield launches on September 6! Get all the details you need to know for launch day, including PC specs, launch timing and more.
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TL;DR:
Minimum Specs:
- OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 125 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD Required
Recommended Specs:
- OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 125 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD Required
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Ssd required?
3 0 ReplySSD has been a best practice requirement for a long ass time anyway. SSDs are cheap now.
23 0 ReplyI just bought an 8TB chonker last week for $340. It comfortably fit my entire Steam library of 19 years with room to spare.
A year ago this same drive was still averaging ~$650-$700.
6 0 ReplyIn case someone's wondering about cheaper options; Samsung 980 500GB NVMe M.2 costs as much as £32 GBP (~40 USD), and 1 TB version is £52 GBP (~65 USD).
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Bought a Samsung nvme M2 that was 2 TB for like $90.
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It shouldn't be a surprise. Games load assets on the fly to save memory, which would be terrible on a hard drive.
17 0 ReplyNot great for an SSD either since they have finite read/writes too.
1 0 ReplySolid State Drives have no read limits, only write limits.
6 0 ReplyOh wow that made a ton of changes to my statement! Same difference.
1 0 ReplyNo it's not the same. Playing games, or loading assets causes no wear for the SSD.
6 0 ReplyWell that's just not factually accurate. The accurate thing would be it causes so little wear and tear it might as well not count on the memory chips. But using ANYTHING causes wear and tear to build up eventually and a SSD has more points of failure than just reading and writing to the memory.
1 0 ReplyNonsense. NAND flash memory is non-volatile and can be read from indefinitely without wearing out.
3 0 ReplyYou can't read I said the SSD has more points of failure than the memory. And those points of failure go up the longer it's used.
1 0 ReplyYou're being obnoxious, on top of being wrong. Please stop.
3 0 ReplyLol yeah man, SSDs last FOREVER, they never break down do they? Are you seriously implying that?
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What year do you live in?
8 0 ReplyI still install all my games on hdd. Works fine.
2 0 ReplyWell some games now rely on the speeds of SSDs since the newest consoles have them, so that HDD does not in fact work fine anymore.
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