Basic specs for Ark Survival Evolved.
Basic specs for Ark Survival Evolved.
I tried the game on Steam since I had one day left. The requirements look reasonable except for memory usage. However, when I started playing, my computer crashed. At around 20 frames per second on low settings, it was struggling. Is the game more demanding on the GPU or CPU? My system definitely can't cope with it. Here are my specs.
Consider slightly increasing your CPU's performance settings.
From what I've noticed, using those two commands seems to boost frame rates a bit. r.bloomquality 0 r.lightshafts 0 The game remains in alpha, so it's not very optimized. I also experience low FPS.
You can turn off a few processing units to achieve better overclocking performance without adding instability or heat. Start with 2 cores and observe the results, then remove another 2 and check how far you can push it before issues arise. This approach avoids the need to replay the game again.