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Before I start, here are my system specs.
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-4210M processor
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB GDDR5
8GB DDR3L at 1600MHz

It says on systemrequirementslab, I cannot run AC Unity. It said the same thing about AC 4 Black Flag, which I was able to run in high graphics with 0 lag. and 60 fps. I recently downloaded the Intel extreme tuning ability which I am a little afraid to use since I have no experience in the matter.

I am just wondering if I can run AC Unity, even in lowest settings. Will I need to tune up my setting using the Intel tool?

-Regards
 
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The Phenom II x4 940 is listed as minimum requirements for AC:Unity. Your cpu (and alot of modern cpus) out performs the 940. The fact that the Phenom 940 is listed raises questions about the validity of the system specs considering that an equivalent Intel chip to the 940 is definitely not the the i5-2500k. The AMD AMD FX-8350 which is also listed as a min. spec is a much more powerful CPU than the 940.

Ubisoft most likely got an intern to write the minimum specs or something. Most games that come out on pc have vague or inaccurate systems req. anyways, so not just a Ubisoft problem really (although they seem to have takent eh problem to a new level).

Whether your PC can run it I don't think anyone can really tell you at this...
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right now we cant answer your question.
we still need to wait for benchmarking of the game.

although ubisoft declared the official system requirements which is i5 , 6gb ram and 680/79**
I dont believe you'll get poor fps,720p and low settings on 680. that is totally absurd.

 
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Considering that is a laptop, I would very strongly advise against trying to use the Intel tuning software. As for AC: Unity, given the debacle of both AC:4 on it's release, and the even bigger mess the company made with Watch_Dogs (I speak from experience here, being an owner of the game from release) I would just wait and see what the professional reviews say before even considering making a purchase.
 
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I have been looking at some reviews of Unity. Considering the game before AC Unity was Black Flag, looking at both of their system requirements it just looks like such a massive step between the two. I have read some people saying that it is simply a way to promote people to buy better rigs.

Black flag: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260, Intel Core2Quad Q8400
Unity: Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz, GeForce GTX 680.

I mean, I don't know that much about rigs but after doing a little research that seems like a massive upgrade. Am I wrong?
 
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If it were anyone but Ubisoft I might be in agreement on the "get people to buy new rigs". However this is Ubisoft we are talking about and I would not trust them to scratch their own asses without accidentally destroying most of Quebec. They lie, they blame everyone and everything but themselves, they defraud customers and have become about as trustworthy as a pedophile in a playschool.

EDIT: You also forgot that whilst Black Flag was the last AC game, it wasn't Ubisofts last game. That would be Watch_Dogs, which was a bloody disaster as well as being a step up in requirements over previous games.
 
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Unfortunately I've already made the purchase on Steam, I didn't think the requirements would be so high but we'll see when the game is released.

I also had another quick question if you do not mind answering, using the systemrequirementslab website under the Video cards it says "Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card". It tells you the required pixel and vertex shader versions and the dedicated ram and what you have. That is something that I do not understand. Do those 3 things aren't important? I see that the required pixel and vertex shaders and dedicated ram is exactly what I have but it still says my GPU cannot run this game. It would be greatly appreciated if you could briefly explain this.
 
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The problem with SYSREQLABS is that it uses the information supplied by the game company, which is usually not very accurate, as evidenced by the SYSREQLABS profile for Watch_Dogs before it released and everyone got a good look at what it ACTUALLY needed to run. The two were rather different to say the least.

As to the pixel shader and vertex shaders, I'll do my best to explain. Both of these things are sets of instructions that are hard coded in to the GPU and programmed in to games. They allow the game and the GPU to communicate so that the GPU knows what to do with certain parts of the coding in the game. Unfortunately that does not mean the GPU has the physical capability to read and run that code in such a way as to allow you to play the game.
 
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I see. As I've never even heard of Watch dogs, I do not know what Ubisoft messed up with the system requirements with that game. Was the requirements much lower or higher than specified before release?

Thank you very much for yours and patrichpachich 's explanations.
 
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The Phenom II x4 940 is listed as minimum requirements for AC:Unity. Your cpu (and alot of modern cpus) out performs the 940. The fact that the Phenom 940 is listed raises questions about the validity of the system specs considering that an equivalent Intel chip to the 940 is definitely not the the i5-2500k. The AMD AMD FX-8350 which is also listed as a min. spec is a much more powerful CPU than the 940.

Ubisoft most likely got an intern to write the minimum specs or something. Most games that come out on pc have vague or inaccurate systems req. anyways, so not just a Ubisoft problem really (although they seem to have takent eh problem to a new level).

Whether your PC can run it I don't think anyone can really tell you at this point.

Keep in mind that you can cancel pre-orders on steam and the money will go into your steam wallet. I would imagine that in the first couple days after release people will be showing videos on youtube or whatever with their rig specs listed, might give you a better idea.

Speculation: I wouldn't be concerned about your CPU being able to handle it. IF anything I would suspect that the GPU is going to struggle with the game.
 
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