No Man's Sky - Will it run on a GTX 960m?

[True Slav]

Good day,

I've been anticipating No Man's Sky since the day it was announced. Back then, I had an integrated graphics laptop that wasn't powerful enough to run many games out there. However, I recently bought a Lenovo Y50-70. Here are the specs:

CPU - i7 4720HQ, 2.6 GHz (not overclocked)
RAM - 8GB
GPU - Nvidia GTX 960m 2GB dedicated Vram

I recently fried my motherboard on this laptop, because I was an idiot and didn't manage heating correctly. At least I believe that's what happened. I am waiting for Lenovo to repair it. Haven't received any emails about them refusing to fix it, so I suppose I will get it back eventually.

So will this run No Man's Sky? I am very concerned, because a GTX 480 vastly outperforms my GPU, and it is the minimum GPU required. This is odd, because I could run Battlefield 4 on med-high at 60 FPS easily. Could it be that the requirements are exaggerated? Or am I not understanding something?

If, for some reason, they are unable to repair it and offer me money back, I will take it and buy a laptop for monthly payments (or I'll try at least). I was thinking of an MSI with a GTX 980m 4GB. But that's a bit overkill.

 

[ema21del9]

It's the same laptop I have, is a good equipment for gaming in a 15.6" screen, I think it should run well but not sure until the game is released.

 

[True Slav]

It's the same laptop I have, is a good equipment for gaming in a 15.6" screen, I think it should run well but not sure until the game is released.

Well, thanks for the reply! I hope you're right for both our sakes. The minimum GPU, the GTX 480, is a lot better than the 960m. Oddly enough, the 960 (desktop) is actually the recommended GPU. And after all, the 960m is only a downgraded version of the 960 itself, so I don't see how it wouldn't run the game.

So our laptops are a little under recommended and way under minimum at the same time... This leaves me confused.

 

[ema21del9]

I think we will have to wait until the game is released. Our 960m performs similarly to a desktop 750TI or a 950 which are just below the 960, I think we should be good except you want to play at ultra settings hehe.

 

[True Slav]

I think we will have to wait until the game is released. Our 960m performs similarly to a desktop 750TI or a 950 which are just below the 960, I think we should be good except you want to play at ultra settings hehe.

Suppose we will, aye. I'm really good on anything on or above medium settings at 1080p with 50-60FPS. I don't see how a game like No Man's Sky, that generally relies on CPU and RAM (not counting LOD distance, which relies on GPU) more than anything, and doesn't really look graphically stellar in any way, could demand such a powerful GPU.

Well, let's hope our laptop chips can handle the load. And more than anything, I should hope that I get my laptop repaired or replaced.

 

[ema21del9]

What happened to your laptop anyway?

 

[True Slav]

What happened to your laptop anyway?

Made a thread about it. Screen went green and red, just completely messed up. Something popped and now it's screwed. It works, but the screen's done.

It seems I fried my motherboard. Likely because I forgot to update all my drivers = overheating = where I am now.
Hope it's covered. Sent it to Lenovo, haven't received word for four days. So I assume it's alright.