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ChevanLee OP t1_j2d8zce wrote
Thank U. I'll take that into consideration haha.
KremlinHoosegaffer t1_j2d84fs wrote
A high-spec gaming PC? No. Nor exactly one that'll "fly" through newer games. It'll serve its purpose though. Everything seems just fine besides the GPU which you'll have no problem swapping out eventually.
ChevanLee OP t1_j2d8vtl wrote
> Everything seems just fine besides the GPU which you'll have no problem swapping out eventually.
Ok! I'll take that into consideration
KremlinHoosegaffer t1_j2d9cur wrote
No problem. We're starting to reach an era where hardware is so powerful, developers tend to use the fullest capabilities (which were designed to be "future proof" but arent anymore. Recommended ram went from 8 GB to 32 GB in less than 10 years.).
Daefus20 t1_j2dfht6 wrote
Isn't 16 GB enough still ? Wich average consumer needs 32 GB ?
KremlinHoosegaffer t1_j2dfn63 wrote
General rule of thumb is to get more than recommended amount of RAM because the game will consumed all or most of it. Generally, you want your computer to still function with a game in the background. So I tend to get double what is optimally required.
You're right, most games are fine with 16 though some recent and upcoming titles boast 32 as suggested. What it boils down to is instead of getting the most of every GB, and every core, poor development leads to using an excess of resources for what could have been accomplished before.
Daefus20 t1_j2dg0g2 wrote
I have my browser, Discord and Steam opened at the same time as the game I'm playing and 16 GB is plenty, maybe in 1-2 years 32 GB will start being useful but for now it's not needed. With that said I'll do a bit of research.
Edit : there are between 1 and 5 games that currently have the possibility to use that much and to run them you already need a pretty beefy PC to run them, having 32 GB in a powerful PC doesn't surprise me at all. For the average consumer, 16 GB is still enough, in a year or two maybe that'll change
KremlinHoosegaffer t1_j2dgxv4 wrote
Absolutely @ your edit. It's all a matter of preferences. I just find I get a better deal by biting the bullet upfront and building a beefy machine that'll last almost a decade before being replaced (my current rig). But I'm also somebody who has had to suffer with the slowest toaster towers growing up in the 90s and early aughts. Never again.
Daefus20 t1_j2dh8mo wrote
And I can understand that but I wouldn't recommend 32GB for anyone, for most people it's a waste of money that could have gone in their GPU
ChevanLee OP t1_j2d9a5h wrote
>A high-spec gaming PC? No. Nor exactly one that'll "fly" through newer games. It'll serve its purpose though. Everything seems just fine besides the GPU which you'll have no problem swapping out eventually.
well,I'll take that into consideration
Thescottishguy87 t1_j2d8hoj wrote
Would have ran most games on max settings 4-5 years ago but for newer games your processor speed is a bit slow and gpu is dated but would still run most stuff on med-low)
I have the same gpu in my pc which hasnt been working since 2018, maybe i should fix it but the power consumption puts me off now so i got a ps5 instead
CliffordMiller t1_j2d86g0 wrote
An older mid-range machine but a gaming pc for sure.
twohedwlf t1_j2d8epe wrote
Gaming pc has no real definition. Ive even seen a few "Gaming pcs" that only had integreated GPUs. I'd say at the very least then need a separate gpu, though yours is several generations old and on the budget end of the range.
ChevanLee OP t1_j2d964q wrote
That’s a great point.
thespike5p1k3 t1_j2day6l wrote
Maybe most MMO/MMORPG style games from 2015 and older should work fine, those mobile crossplay to pc style games should not have a problem. Some AAA releases might not work as pleasantly though. I used to check google 'can I run it' and it compares your specs and check if your system can run minimum requirements, I don't know if it is still working as I have a much newer pc nowadays and haven't found a game not working for me.
DapperPerformance t1_j2dglxj wrote
You'll be fine in everything except the newest games, and even then most of those newest games should still "run" on low settings if you're okay with 30 fps.
mighty1993 t1_j2dvwrl wrote
It has an 8 core, 16 threads CPU and a gaming GPU of course it is a gaming PC. It is neither modern nor going with the current standards but DDR5 and what comes with it is super overpriced and not worth it. So I would say you are absolutely fine and still in the current consumer generation. Sure you could beef up your CPU if your motherboard allows for it and graphics cards updates are always worth it but do not overdo it as it is also not worth it. Maybe wait for the current DDR5 generation to settle with a second or third smaller generation of hardware. That could be a good time to upgrade or rather just invest into a fully new PC.
marioc1981 t1_j2df4vi wrote
Not with a 6gb video card and only 32 of ram. Most games today need a min of 6gb for medium graphics
DapperPerformance t1_j2dgd7w wrote
32GB ram is not enough for gaming?
lmao.
rubemechanical t1_j2d8f8l wrote
It’s an older PC, sir, but it still checks out. If you use it for gaming, it’s a gaming PC, and there are many older and/or low-resource titles which are amazing - I have a newer machine and I still play FTL regularly. Just have fun!