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    Far Cry 4

    I have played FarCry 1,2,&3 & am thinking about getting 4. There seems to be several versions. regular, collectors, & I think 1 or 2 more. Can some one fill me in on the ALL differences.
    Extra play or goodies are good. Silly novelties not so much.
    Thanks
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    WID992007's Avatar Senior Member
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    before you buy Far Cry 4 make sure your PC will support it

    it requires a quad core CPU as well as a Direct X 11 video card with at least 1 gig of vid ram ( the newer the better ) as well as 4 gig of system ram and a 64 bit operating system

    DUAL CORE CPU"S ARE NOT SUPPORTED ..nor are some LOW end video cards

    Far Cry 4 Minimum Requirements
    MINIMUM
    OS: Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / (64-bit only)
    Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 <---*note* both are Quad core CPU's
    Memory: 4 GB RAM
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM)
    DirectX: Version 11
    Network: Broadband Internet connection
    Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
    Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
    Additional Notes: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller.


    RECOMMENDED:
    OS: Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / (64-bit only)
    Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-2400S or 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350 or better
    Memory: 8 GB RAM
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or better (2 GB VRAM)
    DirectX: Version 11
    Network: Broadband Internet connection
    Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
    Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
    Additional Notes: Supported video cards at the time of release: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better, GeForce GTX 700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, Radeon R9 series.


    Note: Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.

    if you do meet the requirements buy the gold version .. the gold version contains all the DLC paks (the season pass) as well as a few more single player missions (*note all the season pass content has been released )

    The Syringe Mission - accessible after completing A Cultural Exchange.
    Blood Ruby - accessible after completing A Cultural Exchange.
    Yak Farm Mission - accessible after completing A Key to the North.

    Weapons are also added when you buy the Gold version

    Elephant gun .700 Nitro - available immediately in the in-game shop.
    Sandman 1911 Pistol - available immediately in the in-game shop.
    Driller PKM - available immediately in the in-game shop.
    Butcher’s Machete - available immediately in the Arena (the Arena is unlocked after The Mouth of Madness).

    you'll also get the DLC for Valley of the Yeti (a separate single player campaign )
    escape from durgesh (a separate timed single player campaign) <-- this is pretty challenging too ..as in not easy to complete
    the overrun PVP game mode
    and the hurk deluxe pak which is 3 missions

    Speak No Evil - accessible after completing Sermont on the Mount ( Loginus Mission).
    Call of the Wild - accessible after completing Speak No Evil.
    A Familiar Feeling - accessible after completing Call of the Wild and Key to the North.
    Harpoon Gun - Available in the shop after completing A Familiar Feeling.



    with the limited edition you only get 3 Hurk missions + after completing them you get the harpoon gun

    Speak No Evil - accessible after completing Sermont on the Mount ( Loginus Mission).
    Call of the Wild - accessible after completing Speak No Evil.
    A Familiar Feeling - accessible after completing Call of the Wild and Key to the North.
    Harpoon Gun - Available in the shop after completing A Familiar Feeling.

    hope that helps !

    with the collectors edition you get some posters and a pagan min statue and the limited edition of the game

    steel box version just means you get the limited edition of the game in a metal tin

    so gold is the best value if you want the entire Far Cry 4 game , and the extra guns do come in handy at the start of the game
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    Originally Posted by WID992007 Go to original post
    before you buy Far Cry 4 make sure your PC will support it

    it requires a quad core CPU as well as a Direct X 11 video card with at least 1 gig of vid ram ( the newer the better ) as well as 4 gig of system ram and a 64 bit operating system

    DUAL CORE CPU"S ARE NOT SUPPORTED ..nor are some LOW end video cards

    Far Cry 4 Minimum Requirements
    MINIMUM
    OS: Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / (64-bit only)
    Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 <---*note* both are Quad core CPU's
    Memory: 4 GB RAM
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM)
    DirectX: Version 11
    Network: Broadband Internet connection
    Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
    Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
    Additional Notes: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller.


    RECOMMENDED:
    OS: Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / (64-bit only)
    Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-2400S or 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350 or better
    Memory: 8 GB RAM
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or better (2 GB VRAM)
    DirectX: Version 11
    Network: Broadband Internet connection
    Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
    Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
    Additional Notes: Supported video cards at the time of release: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better, GeForce GTX 700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, Radeon R9 series.


    Note: Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.

    if you do meet the requirements buy the gold version .. the gold version contains all the DLC paks (the season pass) as well as a few more single player missions (*note all the season pass content has been released )

    The Syringe Mission - accessible after completing A Cultural Exchange.
    Blood Ruby - accessible after completing A Cultural Exchange.
    Yak Farm Mission - accessible after completing A Key to the North.

    Weapons are also added when you buy the Gold version

    Elephant gun .700 Nitro - available immediately in the in-game shop.
    Sandman 1911 Pistol - available immediately in the in-game shop.
    Driller PKM - available immediately in the in-game shop.
    Butcher’s Machete - available immediately in the Arena (the Arena is unlocked after The Mouth of Madness).

    you'll also get the DLC for Valley of the Yeti (a separate single player campaign )
    escape from durgesh (a separate timed single player campaign) <-- this is pretty challenging too ..as in not easy to complete
    the overrun PVP game mode
    and the hurk deluxe pak which is 3 missions

    Speak No Evil - accessible after completing Sermont on the Mount ( Loginus Mission).
    Call of the Wild - accessible after completing Speak No Evil.
    A Familiar Feeling - accessible after completing Call of the Wild and Key to the North.
    Harpoon Gun - Available in the shop after completing A Familiar Feeling.



    with the limited edition you only get 3 Hurk missions + after completing them you get the harpoon gun

    Speak No Evil - accessible after completing Sermont on the Mount ( Loginus Mission).
    Call of the Wild - accessible after completing Speak No Evil.
    A Familiar Feeling - accessible after completing Call of the Wild and Key to the North.
    Harpoon Gun - Available in the shop after completing A Familiar Feeling.

    hope that helps !

    with the collectors edition you get some posters and a pagan min statue and the limited edition of the game

    steel box version just means you get the limited edition of the game in a metal tin

    so gold is the best value if you want the entire Far Cry 4 game , and the extra guns do come in handy at the start of the game
    Thanks
    Looks like I am good. Just barely. I can.t remember if I have a radeon 5850.. Gold it is


    I found PC info. Built it 2010

    CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V

    MSI 770-C45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

    AMD Athlon II X4 630 Propus 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor Model ADX630WFGIBOX

    Antec Max CPU Cooler 92mm CPU Coole
    r
    XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinit

    Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

    WESTERN DIGITAL WD10EADS

    Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PGV34G1333ELK ((X2= 8GB))

    ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor

    VANTEC MRK-102FD-BK EZ Swap Removeable Hard drive rack with LCD display

    Vantec MRK-200ST-BK EZ SWAP Removable Hard Drive Rack

    MSI 24X DVD Burner Black SATA Model DH-24AAS-17 R

    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
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    yea your CPU is a little low .. but i found that an old Intel core 2 quad Q6600 works fine ..so hopefully you wont have a problem
    id also look into upping your system ram a bit.... i use 8 gig and an asus Strix GTX 960 for a vid card

    used 2 - 240 gig SSD drives so my load times are fast, and running Win 10 Pro 64 bit
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    Originally Posted by WID992007 Go to original post
    yea your CPU is a little low .. but i found that an old Intel core 2 quad Q6600 works fine ..so hopefully you wont have a problem
    id also look into upping your system ram a bit.... i use 8 gig and an asus Strix GTX 960 for a vid card

    used 2 - 240 gig SSD drives so my load times are fast, and running Win 10 Pro 64 bit
    Funny when I built it 5or 6 years ago it was pretty much the best.

    I hate it that these new games want internet connections. I like to just play single player without the Uplay and all that stuff. 3 works with out internet but limits some options. Crashes all the time but so does my browser so may be windows issue.
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