Processor: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better The minimum requirements sound relatively fair: Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can do about it other than fine-tune the settings, which is what we’re here for! What are the Ark system requirements? The size of Ark’s development and QA teams is unknown at this point, but the game hasn’t been supported to the degree of an AAA title like The Witcher 3 or Resident Evil 3. So what gives? Ark’s poor performance stems from problems in its code, as it’s not optimized enough to run smoother. My PC can run any modern game, including the remake of Resident Evil 3, Doom Eternal, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Dark Souls 3 at 4K with maximum details at 60 FPS, and these games arguably look a whole lot better. Oddly, the game itself isn’t anything like the Crysis of this generation - its graphics aren’t particularly advanced. One time it’s buttery smooth, and then you turn the camera and it’s a stutter-fest. On a brand-new gaming PC running Intel’s tenth-gen 10900K CPU overclocked to 5.3 GHz, 16 GB of 4266 MHz RAM, and two Titan Xp GPUs, the game varies between 40 and 55 FPS - not exactly a fun experience. On 4K Epic settings, Ark brings even the most powerful PCs to their knees. Ark is a highly unoptimized game, as even high-end hardware often isn’t able to achieve a smooth 60 FPS or even a stable 30 FPS. I'll also wait a little bit til Black Friday and see if I can squeeze in the SDD then if it hits a sale.Many users struggle with Ark’s performance stutters, low FPS (frames per second), and graphical glitches. The amazon pc is great, but unfortunately I live in a place in which the site does not deliver fast enough to make Christmas without needing to pay substantially extra. The only thing is that the SDD does go quite a bit over budget, and this website is already stretching it a little bit so I can't get that particular part.
I've found a website that just lets me customize all of the options I'd want, and using what you've all have talked of I think I've found the perfect fit, 4 cores, 16gb ram. The OP is working on a tight budget so I don't think a SSD is the best option, unless he's able to spend a fair amount more. On average, a SSD costs 4-5 times what HDD cost. Nothing retsam1 said is wrong, but I think it's important to note how much SSD's cost. Originally posted by retsam1:Primary issue with either of the above is going to be
Outside of that, as you've noted, either rig considerations are going to be a mix of medium and some high settings and some low to maintain meaningful performance and fidelity. which will become compounded again with modded content considerations(but definitely not limited to it). Ark is a ram hog and such low ram skirting the minimum requirements(which btw are a severe lowballing as ark is a rig pounder) is going to make their rig prone to low memory errors.
A 20 mods server on typical hdd's can take someone 5-10min to just get in the server while the mods load up. The difference between night and day with regards to load times into a server or single player. the HDD: if you only play the basic game and never touch modded content(which would be inane since this is a game primarily focused on modded content and customized play), an HDD will be ok but ssd's for ark are better. Primary issue with either of the above is going to beġ.