Building a PC for Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt launches on May 19th, 2015. If you are looking to play the game on PC, here are the minimum and recommended system requirements.

Some things to keep a note of: a 64-bit OS is required. So if you are looking to upgrade, we’ve got an easy to compare price check in this post. We break down these requirements in currency to see what it will cost you to prepare a PC for the The Witcher 3. Now this build does not include components like optical drive, Cabinet (system tower), keyboard, Monitor etc. It is just a breakdown of the internal specifications of the system.

Minimum System Requirements

This specification will run that game at a playable framerate. Don’t expect all the graphical bells and whistles, but the game will only run on the lowest settings on this spec. You are guaranteed a steady frame rate though, and just like Witcher 1 and 2, the third iteration will look great even on low settings.

Total cost: Intel/Nvidia – 35,050 / AMD 42,350

*The processers were not readily available form online retailers but we did manage to get an estimate of the last selling price through local retailers.
**Approx. (converted from $275)

Recommended System Requirements

The recommended specs will play the game on High settings at 1080p, at a frame rate of above 30. Whether we get a steady frame rate of 60 or not can only be judged when we play the PC version on the 19th this month. The Witcher 2 had a lot of issues maintaining a steady 60 fps during launch, lets hope The Witcher 3 doesn’t get plagued by the same.

Total cost: Intel/Nvidia – 62,700 / AMD – 60,700

Optimal System Specifications

This configuration is based on our research on the Nvidia forums. These specifications will make you run the game from anywhere between High to Ultra settings, as the forums direct. This is still no confirmed as the game hasn’t launched yet. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an Nvidia “The Way Its Meant To Be Played” game, and Nvidia will be releasing a Beta driver optimised specifically for the game. The Witcher 3 is also packaged with some GeForce GTX GPUs.

Are you making any changes to get your PC ready for Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. Let us know.