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This Is What PC Gamers Need For Dragon Age: Inquisition

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Over on Origin, Electronic Arts released the minimum and recommended list of specifications for the upcoming game Dragon Age: Inquisition. The highly-anticipated RPG isn’t due to hit store shelves for the Xbox consoles, the PlayStation consoles and Windows PC until November 18 here in the United States, and November 21 in Europe… just in time for the holidays!

“The PC version of Inquisition gives you complete control over the look and feel of the game – a true testament to BioWare's love for PC gaming,” EA’s blog said.

According to the minimum specs, PC gamers will need a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, an AMD quad-core CPU @ 2.5 GHz or an Intel quad-core CPU @ 2.0 GHz, 4 GB of RAM, an AMD Radeon HD 4870 GPU or a Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT GPU, 512 GB of VRAM, and 26 GB of hard drive space. DirectX 10 also needs to be installed.

As for the recommended set of specs, gamers will need a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, an AMD six-core CPU @ 3.2 GHz or an Intel quad-core CPU @ 3.0 GHz, 8 GB of RAM, an AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270 GPU or a Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 GPU, 2 GB of VRAM and 26 GB of hard drive space. DirectX 11 also needs to be installed.

In addition to the specs, Electronic Arts is reminding Dragon Age fans to pre-purchase the Digital Deluxe edition of the game. For $69.99, this version includes the Flames of the Inquisition armor and armored mount, the Skyhold Throne, the Red Hart Halla, the Bog Unicorn, the game’s digital soundtrack, and bonus digital content.

Electronic Arts has also made Dragon Age: Origins free to own on the company’s Origin digital distribution platform. The blog says that customers don’t need to play through Origins to understand what’s going on in Inquisition. However, it’s a great game and should keep gamers busy until Inquisition does go retail in November. Electronic Arts did not say when this free offering will end.

In addition to the specs, Electronic Arts also provides a hands-on with the RPG in the blog, and several new screenshots, some of which we posted in this article.

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    yyk71200 , October 10, 2014 2:44 PM
    Quote:"... 512 GB of VRAM..." O.O
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    IInuyasha74 , October 10, 2014 2:46 PM
    What it isn't locked at 30FPS? You mean it will run at 60FPS or higher? Thats going to make games look so unsmooth and bad unlike the new Assassins Creed and the new Bethesda game.
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    Treynolds416 , October 10, 2014 2:59 PM
    All jokes aside, this is finally an example of a new game that's doesn't have ridiculous specs for once. No i7, no 6+ gb of vram, it's at least under 40gb in size. I'm hopeful for a port that's actually not trash in terms of optimization
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  • 29 Hide
    yyk71200 , October 10, 2014 2:44 PM
    Quote:"... 512 GB of VRAM..." O.O
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    IInuyasha74 , October 10, 2014 2:46 PM
    What it isn't locked at 30FPS? You mean it will run at 60FPS or higher? Thats going to make games look so unsmooth and bad unlike the new Assassins Creed and the new Bethesda game.
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    sykozis , October 10, 2014 2:49 PM
    It's amazing that the minimum graphics memory requirement is higher than the recommended.....and by 510GB.... So, where do I find an HD7870 with 512GB of VRam?
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    Treynolds416 , October 10, 2014 2:59 PM
    All jokes aside, this is finally an example of a new game that's doesn't have ridiculous specs for once. No i7, no 6+ gb of vram, it's at least under 40gb in size. I'm hopeful for a port that's actually not trash in terms of optimization
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    IInuyasha74 , October 10, 2014 3:06 PM
    Quote:
    All jokes aside, this is finally an example of a new game that's doesn't have ridiculous specs for once. No i7, no 6+ gb of vram, it's at least under 40gb in size. I'm hopeful for a port that's actually not trash in terms of optimization


    That is true and something for us to be thankful for. It terms of the system spec needs it makes a lot more sense than the other games lately, and probably does point to it being a much better port.
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    buzznut , October 10, 2014 3:10 PM
    I need another 256 video cards.. T_T
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    CaedenV , October 10, 2014 3:43 PM
    Nice! My PC is ready! I don't buy many games when the first come out, but I will likely pick this up shortly after release. Been needing a good RPG fix for a while... I mean it isn't like DA2 scratched that itch... terrible game, I really hope that they make up for it with this.
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    StarBound , October 10, 2014 3:44 PM
    I just hope the game isn't frame locked. Low specs are awesome. Not everyone has a beast of a machine. But it is nice when a dev acknowledges that not all PCs are equal and puts in that special something that pushes boundaries for those of us that can.
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    hypertonik , October 10, 2014 3:47 PM
    Well, I don't know about Electronic Arts but Origin itself says that "Dragon Age: Origins" is going to remain free until October 14th.
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    unksol , October 10, 2014 4:35 PM
    Um EA is Origin? obviously not the one in the game title but...

    It is a nice promotion and a great game. If you can deal with EA:o rigin. Supposedly the new one will let you play it the "correct" way, OR like DA2. I will wait for reviews. DA2 was playable for $10 but just lazy development.

    Still though. They seem to be willing to make it scale down so hopefully they also put in effort to let it scale up too. Not just stop at the limit of what consoles do. Choice of play style is at least promising.
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    TechnoD , October 10, 2014 5:25 PM
    What is this 512 GB of VRAM and where can I get some.
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    InvalidError , October 10, 2014 5:33 PM
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    What is this 512 GB of VRAM and where can I get some.

    You need to borrow a Tardis or MrFusion-powered DeLorean and make a quick shopping stop in 2030.
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    4ktv , October 10, 2014 7:07 PM
    512GB of VRAM? That does it no GTX 970 for me. Now I shall wait 20 years for this 512GB VRAM GPU or maybe APU depending on how things go in the future. Maybe at that time we all get implant phones to our heads. Thinking text while driving will be the new leading way to get killed on the highway. That and the skynet cars trying to "protect" there owners.

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    SteelCity1981 , October 10, 2014 7:25 PM
    I hate how game developers don't go into details on processor specs. I mean intel specs is a prime example of that, what are they basing those specs on the old core 2 quads..........
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    Shin-san , October 10, 2014 7:36 PM
    I think they are basing it on Core2 Quads. The Phenom they are mentioning for recommended sounds like the Phenom II X6
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    tomate2 , October 10, 2014 8:07 PM
    Casual gamers are going to be left out i guess
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    buzznut , October 10, 2014 8:13 PM
    Casual gamers? For Dragon Age? Its coming to consoles... :D 
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    unksol , October 10, 2014 8:19 PM
    You are joking right? "casual" gamers would have no interest in this franscise but they are still pushing out mobile companion games. And the min specs are so low a decent 6 year old PC can play
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    Achoo22 , October 10, 2014 9:26 PM
    Why is it that hovering over the link in this article shows "https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house", but clicking on it takes you to "http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_141300151422810&key=984ed3ed6aa9a69986f88d56d10e7616&libId=da8496ba-697c-4f74-8ab0-525f21ac4034&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fnews%2Felectronic-arts-dragon-age-inquisition%2C27869.html%23react27869&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.origin.com%2Fen-us%2Fstore%2Ffree-games%2Fon-the-house&title=This%20Is%20What%20PC%20Gamers%20Need%20For%20Dragon%20Age%3A%20Inquisition&txt=Dragon%20Age%3A%20Origins" ????

    Misrepresenting links is something only scumbags should do. The ever more aggressive advertising on Tom's is going to pay dividends, but not the kind you can take to the bank.
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    strobolt , October 10, 2014 10:04 PM
    How come minimum gpu is a 4870 which is dx9 yet they require dx10?
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