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]

Graphics Card Question

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]

New Development PC

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!