PC Specs for UDK Have Been Updated: DirectX11 Minimum Specs Added

[Flak]

Please note the PC specs for the March 2011 UDK Beta have been updated.

Thank you!

PC Specs

Minimum:

• Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista
• 2.0+ GHz processor
• 2 GB system RAM
• SM3-compatible video card
• 3 GB Free hard drive space

Recommended for Content Development:

• Windows 7 64-bit
• 2.0+ GHz multi-core processor
• 8 GB System RAM
• NVIDIA 8000 series or higher graphics card
• Plenty of HDD space

Minimum for DX11 Development:

• Windows Vista
• 2.0+ GHz processor
• 2 GB system RAM
• DX11 Graphics Card:
  Nvidia: 400 series or above
  ATI: 5000 series or above
• 3 GB Free hard drive space

[littleclaude]

Hello

I am gutted, a few months ago work bought me an EliteBook $3823.96 £2300 so it would be future proof

It only has 1.60Ghz sad times

http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...d=0CFwQ8wIwBQ#

[tegleg]

what are the actual minimum specs to run udk?
without sm3 support i mean.

[iPhoneDev]

Epic’s documentation on recommended specifications for Level Designers recommends a dual (2) Quad-Core Xeon Processors and a separate graphics card. However, Intel® HD Graphics 2000 Technology, is integrated into the 2nd generation Quad Core processors (for example the Intel i7-2600K). The Intel website reports this eliminates the need for a discrete graphics card, thus reducing power consumption and system cost. If this is so, is a separate graphics card such as the nVidia GeForce GTX 285 needed? What is the difference between Intel’s HD Graphics 2000 Technology and the nVidia GeForce GTX 285 (1 GB DDR3)?

[darkwolf911]

Will earlier versions run on older DX?

[KAgames]

to littleclaude: You HP have intel turbo bust technology and 4 cores you don't need to worry about it ))) Good times! In may bad times i work on 1 core Celeron 1.7Ghz with 256K cahe (((

to tegleg: on any VGA you can use dx sm3 emulation with swiftshader run emressive fast on cpu

[SystemActive]

I just recently upgraded to Windows 7 64... I'm getting scared that my PC isn't good enough? I can't install the UDK getting a missing files error.

Intel Dual core 2 duo
4 gig
GTX570 Gforce

[mightyenigma]

Is the SM-3 compatibility a new spec? Maybe that's why my July 2011 beta won't run. My January 2011 beta runs though.

[Simon_A_Smith]

Hello all...

I am a mac user who is going to switch to PC after much self debate.

Basically, I make sounds for computer games and wildlife documentaries as well as music. I study digital Musicianship at college here in the UK and am going to be moving on towards either a degree in sound design, music technology or wildlife & Media.

I bought a book called the game audio tutorial. I gather it runs through the basics of how to program audio and implement audio into a game using UDK.

Can anyone help me to know whether or not I will be able to use UDK smoothly on The following laptop: http://www.asuslaptop.co.uk/proddeta...d=N55SF-S2342V ( I WILL UPGRADE THE RAM TO 8GB )

Thanks to anyone who can offer any advice. From what Ive looked at this seems the best option for my audio production needs I just now need to know whether or not the laptop can handle UDK...

by the way the link to the book is here: http://www.thegameaudiotutorial.com/

Cheers.

-Simon

[Buddhist Punk]

so i can still use udk (new version) on my xp service pack 3, radeon hd6850, 4 gigs ram,
i just cant use dirext x 11.

[markusdrake]

I'm looking for some quick advice on graphics card options for a new development system.

We've been toying around with UDK a little bit here and there as we make a transition from our programming and web development jobs to creating our first game. That being said, my 4 year old laptop is just not cutting it anymore and I need some advice.

I've looked at the min specs on the UDN and I've been looking at a Dell T3500 workstation with 12gb of ram, a quad core Xeon W3550 processor, and right now it's configured with an NVidia Quadro 4000 card. Am I being foolish when I think it would be better for me to purchase a GTX card (as an example, a GTX 560) in lieu of a workstation class card like the Quadro?

We are still very small, and this is our first game. Even years from now, I can't see the need for a workstation class graphics card. We won't be using Maya, rarely use 3ds Max, more frequently Blender, and UDK and Visual Studio for programming. I think it would be best to go with a high performance consumer card like the GTX so I can both create games and play test them on the same machine. I'm not concerned that it takes me an extra minute to render a character in a modeler program.

Can anyone add their opinion to this?

[darthviper107]

Yes, get a GeForce card--the Quadro 4,000 is like $2,000 yet the GTX 580 with 3GB of memory is actually faster and only around $600. The performance advantages for Quadro cards would be lost on UDK

[markusdrake]

Yes, get a GeForce card--the Quadro 4,000 is like $2,000 yet the GTX 580 with 3GB of memory is actually faster and only around $600. The performance advantages for Quadro cards would be lost on UDK

Thanks Sir!

[darthviper107]

I was off on the price of the quadro--like $800 not $2,000

Still, the GTX 580 has more memory and is faster and still cheaper

[Boshko Savich]

WOWWW @ pc`s here well i have Intel core 2 quad clocked on 3GHz, 4 gb of ddr 2, some Nvidia graphic card from time of Tutankhamon (no DX11 for me) and same kind of motherboard, well maybe is motherboard a little bit older than GPU , mouse dont work (probably to many enemies in past) so i use tablet. All in one, everything (3DMax,UDK,Moodbox,Photoshop,Premiere) works somehow just dont ask how hahahahah. Cheers everyone!

[Keiyentai]

I am having a slight issue. In editor it lags to death, desktop meets min requirements and if I load a demo map and go "play here" runs smooth has hell but in the editor it's a slide show and now the odd part is I downloaded the CryEngine 3 just to see if I could run it cause the min requirements for it are almost double UDK and it runs flawless in editor and game. is there a bug in the current release? Anyone else having same issue?

Desktop Specs
P4 Extreme 3.06Ghz W/HT
2.5GB DDR
VisionTek Radeon HD2600Pro 512MB 8X AGP (Shader Model 4 card DX10/10.1)

While not the best it does meet the min and it laggs while editing don't even need a light just make a simple BSP brush and takes up to 2 mins to move it

[darthviper107]

Well, those stats are really really crappy, I wouldn't know why Cryengine 3 would run so well, but with stats like that the performance in UDK is correct

[Keiyentai]

The wierd thing though is its only in editor. I disabled Catalyst AI and it helped some still lags a little but not nearly as bad. I just don't get why it only lags with the editor and not previewing a level ingame or anything and ya I am shocked with CryEngine 3. High Settings Full HDR I get about 30FPS unless I decide to buzzsaw a group of tree's with my gun then it chokes the CPU/GPU. Also it only seems to be with the January build too. I have seen couple other threads with similar issues but they are not for the current build they are for one from last May-April. Hell when I had my old laptop it was an AMD X2 2.4 with 4GB DDR2 and an HD3200 256MB Shared and it ran flawless and the 3200 was an igp and is half the power the HD2600Pro has. It just has me thinking wtf.

UDK Min
Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista
2.0+ GHz processor
2 GB system RAM
SM3-compatible video card
3 GB Free hard drive space

CryEngine 3 Dev Min

System Requirements [Developer]
• Operating System: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz, AMD Athlon 64 X2 2GHz or better (a multi-core processor is strongly recommended)
• Memory: 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
• Video Card: nVidia 8800GT 512MB RAM, ATI 3850HD 512MB RAM or better (SM 3.0 minimum)

See why I am a bit confused here? I technically have a single core if you don't count the virtual from HyperThreading. 2.5GB Ram and a HD2600 Pro which is less powerful then the 3850. I mean I know would have some lag issues but I didn't think I would in an empty space with a single BSP brush while on CryEngine 3 it defaults with an ocean of 30K+ polys moving with HDR on and I have 30+ FPS

[darthviper107]

If it's just January then there must be a weird bug in there somewhere. The editor takes more power than the game anyways though.

[Keiyentai]

I hope it's just a bug. Kind of sad when I can't even move a BSP brush with out it slideshowing on me.

[Buddhist Punk]

Keiyentai

turn off lighting view in editor, with large maps it lags a bit of my system with it on

[Odinsmasher]

Hi all;

I am looking to get a laptop to some development with the UDK, however I am at a loss to what I should be looking for, from research I am looking at a quad core (at least) 6gb+ or RAM and a dedicated graphic card with Shader (SM3) support.

Does anyone have an links / ideas of laptops that are worth a look?

Thanks in advance!

[darthviper107]

At least an i5 processor, ideally a i7. Needs a dedicated graphics card, most laptops use the integrated graphics (Ivy Bridge) and they are very low performance, probably something like a GT640m and up would be nice.

If you don't need the portability, get a desktop so you can get more power for less cost.

[Odinsmasher]

Thank you, just need to confirm these Graphic Card have SM3 support so Alienware seems the way to go - cheers!!

[StingReay]

If you don't need the portability, get a desktop so you can get more power for less cost.

Got my machine for $960; has an i7 and 8GB, as well as a fairly modest DX11 GPU. Runs UDK at a solid 60 FPS.

[LearningHowToCode]

Does UDK run on a Geforce gt 403 with a Intel core i3? :s