Posted January 18Jan 18 Alright everyone? I was wondering what specs everyone is using these days for PC2/NL2 and the like? I've just built a new rig for the year; https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/iEddiez/saved/#view=H38nGX YouTube
January 18Jan 18 I'm still playing on a box that is like almost 8 years old now. AMD Ryzen 7 32.0GB ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (AM4) 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (EVGA)
January 18Jan 18 Nope, no updates just for this new game. It's quite a few years old, but for the most part still serves it's purpose. I think I would have been ticked if I had upgraded just for PC2 only to then discover it's problems! XPS 8930 i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.0GHz 16384MB RAM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 14063 MB
January 19Jan 19 Atari 800 48k RAM Cassette tape program recorder In more recent years, I upgraded to a 5.25" floppy disk drive (squirrel driven). Eventually, the motor gave out. (The squirrel died. Old age. But he lived a long and happy life). I replaced the squirrel with a 2-gerbil motor. The gerbils are easier to come by, at any pet shop, and they take up less space. (I had to be really crafty to trap that squirrel that I had in there initially). 😛
March 15Mar 15 On 1/19/2025 at 6:16 AM, JB said:Atari 80048k RAMCassette tape program recorderIn more recent years, I upgraded to a 5.25" floppy disk drive (squirrel driven). Eventually, the motor gave out. (The squirrel died. Old age. But he lived a long and happy life). I replaced the squirrel with a 2-gerbil motor. The gerbils are easier to come by, at any pet shop, and they take up less space. (I had to be really crafty to trap that squirrel that I had in there initially).😛🤣 WOV man! - I had just couple of weeks ago my last working C64's 5,25" FDD drive die on me... and it looks like I won't be loading any games from FDD any time soon, as working 1541s are becoming more and more extinct - and even more expensive! Not surprising, but my Commodore 1530 C-cassette drive, bought in 1984, is still working(!), but I have very little patience for some of the loading times - the longest loading time for a game that I have is well over 20 minutes! 😁 - and that's provided that there will be no read or syntax errors, forcing the process to be repeated! - No wonder people turn to drink ! 😉
March 15Mar 15 But seriously, folks!I was just thinking about this recently, and my advice would be for everyone: IF your PC gaming rig is older than 6 years, NOW is the time to upgrade - before the prices will skyrocket (especially in USA)Having a long, long experience with PC gaming hardware, I can safely say that you can still go at least 2 or 3 years with new games, if your rig fills these specs: (the new Indiana Jones game is an exception, as its hardware requirements are insane! 😱 - this will without a doubt apply to the upcoming GTA VI)Your CPU is Intel Core i5, i7 or i9 minimum 9th generation (we're currently on 14th gen.) (Xeon, Pentium, Celeron or Core i3 are not good enough for modern gaming!) AMD is NOT a gamer's choice! Never-ever!GPU is Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000-series (Although you'll be fine with GTX 1060, RTX 2000 and above for at least a couple of years more.) AMD is NOT a gamer's choice! Never-ever!16Gb of DDR4 memory (if your rig still has DDR3 memory and you're not planning to do full upgrade really soon, you are quickly running out of time, due to DDR3 becoming extinct)
March 25Mar 25 Didn't upgrade anything for PC2 but my specs are...NVIDIA GeForce RTX 308064GB RAMIntel Core i9-12900K1TB SSD, 2TB SSD, and 2TB HDDDual 4K monitorsIt survived my RoE project so I think it can survive anything (for now at least) 🤣 there's this illusion of the reality, but it's not really really real, like it's beside and inside and inside and beside, but never on top.. nevermind, just kidding but not really
April 8Apr 8 I just ordered my new rig...Intel Core 14th Gen Creator PCCaseiBUYPOWER Scale ARGB Tempered Glass Gaming CaseCase Fans3x [ARGB] be quiet! Light Wings LX 120mm Black PWM Fan PackProcessorIntel® Core™ i9-14900K Processor (8X 3.20GHz + 16X 2.40GHz/36MB L3 Cache)Processor Coolingbe quiet! Light Loop 360mm Liquid Cooler - BlackMemory32 GB [16 GB X2] DDR5-6000MHz Memory Module - CORSAIR Dominator Platinum (RGB LED)Video CardNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti - 16GB GDDR7 (DLSS 4.0 – AI-Powered Performance) ASUS TUF OCMotherboardASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming - WiFi 6E, ARGB Header (3), USB Rear Ports (2 Type-C, 10 Type-A), M.2 Slot (5)Power Supply850 Watt - CORSAIR RM850e - Cybenetics Gold PCIe GEN 5 ATX 3.1, Fully ModularPrimary Storage1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD -- Gen 4 Read: 7450MB/s; Write: 6900MB/sSecondary Storage2TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD -- Gen 4 Read: 7450MB/s; Write: 6900MB/sSound Card3D Premium Surround Sound OnboardOperating SystemWindows 11 Home w/ Windows Recovery USB - (64-bit)And to go with it, am shopping for a new monitor. So far I'm leaning towards the Alienware 32 4K QD-OLED Curved Gaming Monitor.
April 8Apr 8 Author Hey Shyguy, great to see you!That's a lovely rig. Loving the monitor too.Two colleagues have a Odyssey G9, which looks amazing but I can't get out of the mind space of one monitor is for one program. I run two monitors on an arm, it's very Wall Street...., and I'll have my game in front of me and then socials/music/chrome on the other monitor.My new rig has run everything really well so far. YouTube
April 8Apr 8 That's a pretty good setup shyguy. But it can't compare to my Atari 800! (see above) :-D
April 8Apr 8 8 hours ago, iEddiez said:Two colleagues have a Odyssey G9, which looks amazing Hi, iEddiez. Those ultra wide monitors look cool, but they're too big for my workspace.7 hours ago, JB said:That's a pretty good setup shyguy. But it can't compare to my Atari 800! (see above) :-DI'm so jealous.
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