Borderlands 2 Released

[Richardc269]

I know this is a little late, but Borderlands 2 has been released (and I happened to find out yesterday) in August. I looked up the system requirements. Seeing as it needs Steam installed, I won't be buying this game, however, for those of you interested, these are the specs you need.

Borderlands 2 | System Requirements | GeForce

Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP3
Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory: 2 GB XP, 2 GB Vista
Hard Disk Space: 13 GB free
Video Memory: 256 MB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compliant

Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7
Processor: 2.3 GHz Quad Core processor
Memory: 2 GB
Hard Disk Space: 20 GB free
Video Memory: 512MB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compliant
Other Requirements & Supports: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)

 

[Zepher]

It was released 3 days ago, not in august.
It's a fun game too.

 

[Solarstarshines]

It was released 3 days ago, not in august.
It's a fun game too.

I have the First one it was Fun no lie

Right now i have so many games on my plate i might grab it after the fact

The trailors and video's look super awesome

 

[boogieboy]

It was released 3 days ago, not in august.
It's a fun game too.

I have the First one it was Fun no lie

Right now i have so many games on my plate i might grab it after the fact

The trailors and video's look super awesome

Same situation here mate... many games on my plate too

i'll be playing Black Mesa Source first then Alan Wakes DLC's and American Nightmare than Kingdoms of Amalur and few more...

 

[paulpicks21]

I got the game free with my new GPU, it's a pretty darn fun game, I just need to find a bit of spare time to play it

 

[sygnus21]

I got the game free with my new GPU, it's a pretty darn fun game, I just need to find a bit of spare time to play it

Which GPU?

 

[paulpicks21]

EVGA 660ti SC+ 3GB

 

[boogieboy]

EVGA 660ti SC+ 3GB

 

[sygnus21]

LOL I'm not even following GPU releases, I still have my 6950 and don't even know what AMD's latest & greatest is. Really need to get back into the computer scene

 

[M1GU31]

LOL I'm not even following GPU releases, I still have my 6950 and don't even know what AMD's latest & greatest is. Really need to get back into the computer scene

Ah don't worry about it,as long as you're running your games fine then there is no need to upgrade. The getting the latest gpu is sort of a fad, though it's nice to have the latest and greatest hardware. I run all my games just fine with a 6870 and yours should be pretty much fine and it's faster then mine so don't worry unless your gpu starts to struggle then is when you should decide it's time for a upgrade,though if you have the money and really want the new gpus then go for it.

 

[sygnus21]

Yeah I agree. I was just lamenting how I've stopped paying attention to all the new PC stuff on the horizon. For the first time since getting into computers i've not pre-tested an OS (Windows 8). Downloaded an early release but never even installed it

As for Borderlands, loved the first one though I only played single player mode. I'll put this one on my list of games to get but right now between school, my photography, and what little work I do, I really don't have time for gaming.

Anyway enjoy the game I'm sure it's pretty good.

Peace

 

[dwarfer66]

I have been playing it for a few days, great game, my biggest issue is I have no ingame voices, from any charcaters, sound effects yes,but thats all. BUT great game.

 

[boogieboy]

LOL I'm not even following GPU releases, I still have my 6950 and don't even know what AMD's latest & greatest is. Really need to get back into the computer scene

Check this out

Borderlands 2 GPU & CPU Performance Test - TechSpot Reviews

6950 is performing well but too bad Borderlands 2 is in Nvidia favor as nvidia worked with them closely and it's performing better on them

 

[paulpicks21]

LOL I'm not even following GPU releases, I still have my 6950 and don't even know what AMD's latest & greatest is. Really need to get back into the computer scene

Check this out

Borderlands 2 GPU & CPU Performance Test - TechSpot Reviews

6950 is performing well but too bad Borderlands 2 is in Nvidia favor as nvidia worked with them closely and it's performing better on them

I was reading on a few forums people were having FPS drops with PhysX on medium or high, even with GTX 670s and 680s.

So to solve the issue I chucked my old 560ti back into my PC and set it to a Dedicated PhysX card.

The game runs sweet for me now, I have every setting to the maximum and PhysX on High, I have V-sync on and most the time its at the maximum 60FPS, on intense scenes it drops to around 53FPS. I am happy with that, the game looks awesome.


Edit: I just tried it with V-sync off, I got a maximum of 125FPS and during a gun fight it dropped to 80FPS, still trying to figure it out, in theory it should have dropped to 53 but it didn't by a long shot.

 

[boogieboy]

LOL I'm not even following GPU releases, I still have my 6950 and don't even know what AMD's latest & greatest is. Really need to get back into the computer scene

Check this out

Borderlands 2 GPU & CPU Performance Test - TechSpot Reviews

6950 is performing well but too bad Borderlands 2 is in Nvidia favor as nvidia worked with them closely and it's performing better on them

I was reading on a few forums people were having FPS drops with PhysX on medium or high, even with GTX 670s and 680s.

So to solve the issue I chucked my old 560ti back into my PC and set it to a Dedicated PhysX card.

The game runs sweet for me now, I have every setting to the maximum and PhysX on High, I have V-sync on and most the time its at the maximum 60FPS, on intense scenes it drops to around 53FPS. I am happy with that, the game looks awesome.


Edit: I just tried it with V-sync off, I got a maximum of 125FPS and during a gun fight it dropped to 80FPS, still trying to figure it out, in theory it should have dropped to 53 but it didn't by a long shot.

that's great and even 53FPS drop on intense action scene on your screen with everything at Max is still great performance IMO as anything above 30FPS is playable and of course when it gets over 40 or 50 that's really really nice and 125FPS well it's amazing

i wonder how my 6850 will perform on my native 1440x900

 

[Maguscreed]

Got my siren up to level 24ish. It's not too bad, I'm not sure really like the match system they have though.
The game itself is fine. Stays challenging no matter if single player or full co-op group.
Makes decent use of physx as well, my only real complaint is like the first game you have to really amp up on your AA settings or the outlines look jagged as hell.

 

[paulpicks21]

Check this out

Borderlands 2 GPU & CPU Performance Test - TechSpot Reviews

6950 is performing well but too bad Borderlands 2 is in Nvidia favor as nvidia worked with them closely and it's performing better on them

I was reading on a few forums people were having FPS drops with PhysX on medium or high, even with GTX 670s and 680s.

So to solve the issue I chucked my old 560ti back into my PC and set it to a Dedicated PhysX card.

The game runs sweet for me now, I have every setting to the maximum and PhysX on High, I have V-sync on and most the time its at the maximum 60FPS, on intense scenes it drops to around 53FPS. I am happy with that, the game looks awesome.


Edit: I just tried it with V-sync off, I got a maximum of 125FPS and during a gun fight it dropped to 80FPS, still trying to figure it out, in theory it should have dropped to 53 but it didn't by a long shot.

that's great and even 53FPS drop on intense action scene on your screen with everything at Max is still great performance IMO as anything above 30FPS is playable and of course when it gets over 40 or 50 that's really really nice and 125FPS well it's amazing

i wonder how my 6850 will perform on my native 1440x900

I expect your 6850 will perform great at a 1440x900 resolution, no where near as much power needed at that resolution. It should be highly playable even with settings up.

But of course there is only one way to find out lol.

 

[boogieboy]

I was reading on a few forums people were having FPS drops with PhysX on medium or high, even with GTX 670s and 680s.

So to solve the issue I chucked my old 560ti back into my PC and set it to a Dedicated PhysX card.

The game runs sweet for me now, I have every setting to the maximum and PhysX on High, I have V-sync on and most the time its at the maximum 60FPS, on intense scenes it drops to around 53FPS. I am happy with that, the game looks awesome.


Edit: I just tried it with V-sync off, I got a maximum of 125FPS and during a gun fight it dropped to 80FPS, still trying to figure it out, in theory it should have dropped to 53 but it didn't by a long shot.

that's great and even 53FPS drop on intense action scene on your screen with everything at Max is still great performance IMO as anything above 30FPS is playable and of course when it gets over 40 or 50 that's really really nice and 125FPS well it's amazing

i wonder how my 6850 will perform on my native 1440x900

I expect your 6850 will perform great at a 1440x900 resolution, no where near as much power needed at that resolution. It should be highly playable even with settings up.

But of course there is only one way to find out lol.

I was thinking same too as 6850 should perform well on 1440x900 considering the benchies on full HD resolutions

lol and that way is to buy the game the install and play

 

[dwarfer66]

I am playing on a gtx560 with all settings at max, runs very smooth.

 

[M1GU31]

Got my siren up to level 24ish. It's not too bad, I'm not sure really like the match system they have though.
The game itself is fine. Stays challenging no matter if single player or full co-op group.
Makes decent use of physx as well, my only real complaint is like the first game you have to really amp up on your AA settings or the outlines look jagged as hell.

Yeah that's what annoys me when i play the first boderlands. I had to change AA settings in CCC.