Mortal Kombat X is on my list of must-play titles this year, and for good reason. What we’ve seen of the brutally gory fighter so far looks incredible, and just what a next-generation Mortal Kombat game should look like. Environments and characters alike are bursting with gorgeous detail – so what kind of toll will it take on your PC?
As one would expect with a primarily 1v1 fighter, you won’t need a ridiculous mount of power to get things running on PC. The graphics card requirements are extremely low for minimum specifications, and hit around the mid-range market with recommended. Curiously, both sets of specs require a fair amount of CPU power – with an i7 listed as requirement for recommended settings.
MINIMUM:
- OS: 64-bit: Vista, Win 7, Win 8
- Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | AMD Radeon HD 5850
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 25 GB available space
RECOMMENDED:
- OS: 64-bit: Win 7, Win 8
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7950
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 40 GB available space
It’s odd to see two different HDD requirements on listings such as these, although the Dying Light featured the same. The larger, 40GB size could account for the games future DLC and not represent the actual size at launch. There’s little else to explain the massive difference, unless a setting for higher resolution textures exists.The memory requirement for minimum specifications is also redundant, since the game will require a 64-bit operating system. That means you’re looking at a minimum of 4GB regardless, so forget about the 3GB listed.
Otherwise, it doesn’t look too bad. Remember that Mortal Kombat (and fighting games in general) are at their best when they’re played at the highest framerate possible. So keep a locked 60FPS in mind when deciding whether your PC can handle this or not.
Last Updated: February 4, 2015
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:01
Is that a deadly arachnid appendage in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:02
I think “GRRRHGFJSBFMSDHNCINUDNCKJD” is a more accurate assumption of what he’s saying.
RinceThis
February 4, 2015 at 15:29
It’s the head! 0_O
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:33
Such length!
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:36
But not much girth. If it’s not one, it’s the other. :/
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:02
YAY, I meet recommended!
Spaffy
February 5, 2015 at 08:07
Don’t you have a 7870…
Ghost In The Rift
February 4, 2015 at 15:06
I’m happy to confirm that i’ll be able to handle it on my PC, now i cant wait for it to release!!!
Brandon van Reenen
February 4, 2015 at 15:09
My PC can’t even run Sims 4. Then again, I don’t like PC gaming.
*grabs popcorn*
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:09
Blasphemy!
http://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/2983/3970c48d5abc4f04a00d1ae77843404e.gif
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:11
I love how the driver slowly starts backing away. Like “nope nope nope nope nope”.
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:13
All aboard the train to NopeFluckThatSlitVille
geel slang
February 4, 2015 at 15:11
I had to post this somewhere so here goes:
http://youtu.be/spZJrsssPA0
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:15
DAT LAUGH!
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:16
This is the 2nd time I’ve seen a vid like this today, different “interviews” but obviously same video. Wtf is up with this? Why is this even popular? It’s the dumbest thing I’ve seen on the internet this week.
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:17
Because of the no-teeth-epic-laugh
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:18
It’s dumb…
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:22
You must be the only one out there who dislikes it.
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:22
That’s very possible. I have peculiar tastes sometimes.
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:23
In other words, jy is vol stront!
😛
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:24
*kak (yes, same thing. SHADDUP!)
Yes. And I’m always the first to admit it. 😛
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2015 at 15:36
That and your dislike of Final Fantasy
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:37
hahaha, I actually don’t dislike it. I dislike being told I owe the creator my gratitude, when FF was not much more than a passing game for me. It was cool, but nothing to write home about.
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2015 at 15:38
*him
Finally!
*Dances around the office
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:41
??? O_o
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:47
He seems to think he Nazi’d you, but he got it wrong, you both did!
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:51
Except I edited way before either of you commented. It was fixed about 15 seconds after I posted it.
I’m the worst Grammar Nazi when looking at my own stuff. I edit, and edit, and edit.
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2015 at 15:55
You typed hom, but like Admiral pointed it should have been home. XD
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:58
Lol, I know. Read my reply to him below. I’d fixed that before either of you two commented on the comment. 😛
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2015 at 16:09
And then I typed hos in the ION article 🙁
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 16:11
I know man, sorry. XD
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2015 at 16:17
I’ll be more vigilant 😉
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:47
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
Tosh MA
February 4, 2015 at 15:52
Yeah seeing what he was trying now, that’s fucking funny! hahahahaha.
Sorry Steyn, nice try though. 😀
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:47
Actually, should be *home
Not *him
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2015 at 15:54
I’m still a novice
geel slang
February 4, 2015 at 15:18
I think its hilarious
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:22
Epic vid dude, thanks for the lolz!!!
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:27
You know what makes it funnier? Sandy owns one of these cards!
RinceThis
February 4, 2015 at 15:30
Another GEoff!? 2 in one day?!
Spathi
February 4, 2015 at 15:18
“Curiously, both sets of specs require a fair amount of CPU power – with an i7 listed as requirement for recommended settings.”
Does an i7 really make a significant difference in gaming performance, because from what I’ve read it really doesn’t; especially when taking the pricing difference into account?
Alessandro Barbosa
February 4, 2015 at 15:31
It definitely doesn’t. A modern i5 is more than enough for gaming purposes. Which makes it even more strange that an i7 is listed
Spathi
February 4, 2015 at 15:53
That’s how I had is as well!
Uberutang
February 5, 2015 at 12:47
They are just looking at a list of intel quad cores with x.x ghz and then picking one. same with amd, they just go what is 4ghz? Ok that one!
Rock789
February 4, 2015 at 15:25
Anyone see Conan O’Brien’s latest “Clueless Gamer” vid featuring MKX? We finally get to see some of the fatalities in all their glory (not cutting off half-way like the character reveals so far). And DAMN! They are some brutal Fatalities!! And I love it!!! 🙂
Ghost In The Rift
February 4, 2015 at 15:28
I did see it, but something bugs me, like how similar Scorpion Vs Sub-Zero game-play released video looks towards what those dudes with Conan played, maybe i’m just seeing things lol
Admiral Chief
February 4, 2015 at 15:33
Mathias
February 4, 2015 at 16:03
Bring it!