Battlefield 1 says it needs an Intel Core i5 6600K but I have an i5 6500. Will this still work ok?

[TheBigFella]

Just spent months trying to pick the right GPU & now it's saying that my 6 month old computer isn't high enough. Will this really matter?

 

[Gam3r01]

You shouldnt have any issues with that processor.

 

[CTurbo]

The i5 6500 is very strong. You won't have any trouble.

 

[why_wolf]

Yes, the BF1 spec list is majorly overstating its requirements.

 

[TheBigFella]

You shouldnt have any issues with that processor.

Cool... As I said I spent months looking for a GPU & probably annoyed a helluva lot of people on here with my constant questions & then I get an email that says that... I nearly shat myself

 

[Gam3r01]

Lately "recommended" specs have been getting worse and worse.
If you compare the processor they recommend on the intel side with the AMD counterpart, the two are leagues apart in performance.

 

[TheBigFella]

Thank for setting my mind at ease..

 

[Unun Pentium]

Just spent months trying to pick the right GPU & now it's saying that my 6 month old computer isn't high enough. Will this really matter?

EA is not wrong or made any typos. They just want the best for their consumers and their device's safety. i5-6600k is the minimum that can handle less than 50% work load. If you use any CPU below that it will bottleneck or get 80-95% constant CPU usage (BAD) and you won't get the BEST performance unless you have the latest GPU. (bad cpu+good gpu=Could work maybe) Just make sure you have a good GPU if you have a CPU below i5-6600k while playing this game. I heard people getting stuck at 40-50FPS using older i5 and i7 CPU but it could just be their poor 10 year old GPU who knows.

 

[TheBigFella]

Just spent months trying to pick the right GPU & now it's saying that my 6 month old computer isn't high enough. Will this really matter?

Just make sure you have a good GPU if you have a CPU below i5-6600k while playing this game. I heard people getting stuck at 40-50FPS using older i5 and i7 CPU but it could just be their poor 10 year old GPU who knows.

I got the Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1060 6gb to go with the i6500. Except for the horse trying to jump into the tank then everything is going great guns.

 

[burgessanthony]

I'll.post this again.

6600k stock (like the 6500) plenty of sub 60 drops and cpu pegged 100%

6600k 4.4, no issues.

The game actually does need fast i5...rec specs are not wrong especially if running large mp maps.

 

[burgessanthony]

Gamer - if you see the benchmarks, amd fx8 matches an i7 at dx12 due to the better CPU use under that api. Dx11 another story.

They wrote the rec specs based on dx12 I imagine.

 

[TheBigFella]

I'll.post this again.

6600k stock (like the 6500) plenty of sub 60 drops and cpu pegged 100%

6600k 4.4, no issues.

The game actually does need fast i5...rec specs are not wrong especially if running large mp maps.

I don't play online, I only play the single player campaign

 

[burgessanthony]

Should ok then. I didn't see crazy CPU usage on single player. Was even able to record as well i think

 

[TheBigFella]

Should ok then. I didn't see crazy CPU usage on single player. Was even able to record as well i think

it looks pretty smooth & I haven't heard the fans or computer at all.

 

[Zeroark]

Your i5 6500 will perform absolutely fine with most GPUs (GTX 1070 etc..) I have a i5 6500 myself paired with a GTX 980 and have not had issues whatsoever.

 

[TheBigFella]

Your i5 6500 will perform absolutely fine with most GPUs (GTX 1070 etc..) I have a i5 6500 myself paired with a GTX 980 and have not had issues whatsoever.

Good to hear..