So the day has come where an 8 core (Hyper-threading) processor is recommended PC specs

[winb83]

Watch-dogs is the first game to recommend having one

Recommended:
OS: Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (Please note that we only support 64 bit OSs.)
Processor: Eight core - Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 25 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
Additional Notes: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode. Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series Intel® Iris™ Pro HD 5200

I remember buying that 3570K last year for my old build and people saying you don't need the 3770K. I'm glad I put the 4770K in my latest build. I guess it was inevitable that a Core i7 would become recommended specs just didn't think it would happen this year.

 

[Fatboi1]

There isn't even an 8-core I7 out.. Sounds like wrong information.

 

[winb83]

There isn't even an 8-core I7 out.. Sounds like wrong information.

4 actual cores 4 virtual cores due to hyper-threading so 8 combined.

This is what Windows says on a i7 4770K

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This is what Windows says on a i5 3570K

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[duncanthetall]

I built mine with a 4770k. Knew the future was comin

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I really couldn't tell you what this shyt means tho

 

[winb83]

I built mine with a 4770k. Knew the future was comin

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I really couldn't tell you what this shyt means tho

It means you have 4 cores that can do the work of 8. if you had an i5 you'd have 4 cores that can only do the work of 4.

I think it's absurd than an i7 is recommended specs for a game at this point. i don't think most people have i7s because they costed more and for the average user had no benefit.

 

[daze23]

It means you have 4 cores that can do the work of 8. if you had an i5 you'd have 4 cores that can only do the work of 4.

I think it's absurd than an i7 is recommended specs for a game at this point. i don't think most people have i7s because they costed more and for the average user had no benefit.

why is that "absurd"? it's not the required spec

anyway, I'm curious to see benchmarks (for this game) of overclocked i5's vs hyperthreaded i7's