2020: Time for a new desktop

ET2SN · 05-09-20, 11:02 AM

Before you commit to a new desktop, consider what you'll be doing with it.

Are you playing old (5 years or older) games? Will most of your new system's time be spent playing those games or are you heavily into multitasking while you decimate convoys?

This is kind of a loaded example. The majority of games available are designed to run on one core of your CPU. There are some games out there that can run on two or maybe four cores but there aren't that many of them.

Are you planning to get into streaming on Twitch or uploading videos to YouTube? Broadcasting will put a much heavier workload on your hardware to justify those extra cores. If you're not planning to start your own gaming channel, why over-build your next desktop?

Getting back to single-core gaming, cores don't mean squat compared to CPU clock speed. Older Intel CPUs ran just fine at 3.95 to 4 GHz. This is their rated clock speed, BTW. No over-clocking required.

Put some thought into your display before you commit to a desktop. Is a "normal" 2K display that's 2 feet wide what you're thinking about or will the new monitor swallow most of your gaming room? Think this part thru, there's no wrong answer (depending on your budget) but people tend to put the cart before the horse and wind up with either an under-powered CPU/graphics combo or else they over-commit on hardware they will never fully utilize.

Plan for the display you want, then figure out how much horsepower (CPU and GPU) you'll need to run it.

Edit- Check out this thread https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=243475 and I won't end up repeating myself.

05-09-20, 11:02 AM	#9
ET2SN Ocean Warrior Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,652 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Before you commit to a new desktop, consider what you'll be doing with it. Are you playing old (5 years or older) games? Will most of your new system's time be spent playing those games or are you heavily into multitasking while you decimate convoys? This is kind of a loaded example. The majority of games available are designed to run on one core of your CPU. There are some games out there that can run on two or maybe four cores but there aren't that many of them. Are you planning to get into streaming on Twitch or uploading videos to YouTube? Broadcasting will put a much heavier workload on your hardware to justify those extra cores. If you're not planning to start your own gaming channel, why over-build your next desktop? Getting back to single-core gaming, cores don't mean squat compared to CPU clock speed. Older Intel CPUs ran just fine at 3.95 to 4 GHz. This is their rated clock speed, BTW. No over-clocking required. Put some thought into your display before you commit to a desktop. Is a "normal" 2K display that's 2 feet wide what you're thinking about or will the new monitor swallow most of your gaming room? Think this part thru, there's no wrong answer (depending on your budget) but people tend to put the cart before the horse and wind up with either an under-powered CPU/graphics combo or else they over-commit on hardware they will never fully utilize. Plan for the display you want, then figure out how much horsepower (CPU and GPU) you'll need to run it. Edit- Check out this thread https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=243475 and I won't end up repeating myself. Last edited by ET2SN; 05-09-20 at 11:29 AM.