PC requirements for using MODS?

[timaay.g]

Hi,
need some advice. Been playing CS for around a month now and really enjoying it. I started adding MODS and since then its starting to lag and slow down.
I'm currently using a notebook with the following specs:

Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Processor 2.8 GHz (12M Cache, up to 4.7 GHz, 4 cores)
Graphics: Intel® Iris Xe Graphics
Memory: 16GB LPDDR4X on board
Storage: 512GB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD

As you can see, its got pretty decent specs but am I right in saying its the graphics card that is letting it down?
I'm thinking of buying a gaming desktop PC to get a better playing experience
Any advice will be greatly appreciated

Cheers!

[MarkJohnson]

The integrated GPU is hurting you a lot. This game needs a dedicated video card. Nvidia, Radeon, ARC, GPUs. I would get no less than a 12GB video card. Just too many games are coming out that are using more than 8GB of Video RAM. Even at 1080p resolution.

But you have a bare minimum CPU, as 4 P-core (8-thread) CPUs have been out since 2008 or so.

Consoles are using 8 P-core (16-thread) CPUs, so consoles games are getting bigger and bigger (+200GB per game) that's less than 4 games per TB!

[timaay.g]

Origineel geplaatst door MarkJohnson:

The integrated GPU is hurting you a lot. This game needs a dedicated video card. Nvidia, Radeon, ARC, GPUs. I would get no less than a 12GB video card. Just too many games are coming out that are using more than 8GB of Video RAM. Even at 1080p resolution.

But you have a bare minimum CPU, as 4 P-core (8-thread) CPUs have been out since 2008 or so.

Consoles are using 8 P-core (16-thread) CPUs, so consoles games are getting bigger and bigger (+200GB per game) that's less than 4 games per TB!

Yeah I thought it was slow for gaming.
Been looking at gaming PCs .
Will this be good enough?
➡️ Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8 Cores/16 Threads
➡️ Memory: Kingston RGB Fury Beast 32GB DDR4 3200mhz
➡️ Graphics Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X GDDR6
➡️ Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVME M.2 SSD
➡️ Motherboard: Asrock B550M Pro4 AM4
➡️ Case: Deepcool Matrexx 50 ATX aRGB Case – 4 RGB Fans
➡️ Power Supply: InWin P75F 750W Gold
➡️ Connectivity: WiFi AC and Bluetooth 4.2
➡️ Operating System: Windows 11 Professional

[MarkJohnson]

Origineel geplaatst door timaay.g:

Origineel geplaatst door MarkJohnson:

The integrated GPU is hurting you a lot. This game needs a dedicated video card. Nvidia, Radeon, ARC, GPUs. I would get no less than a 12GB video card. Just too many games are coming out that are using more than 8GB of Video RAM. Even at 1080p resolution.

But you have a bare minimum CPU, as 4 P-core (8-thread) CPUs have been out since 2008 or so.

Consoles are using 8 P-core (16-thread) CPUs, so consoles games are getting bigger and bigger (+200GB per game) that's less than 4 games per TB!

Yeah I thought it was slow for gaming.
Been looking at gaming PCs .
Will this be good enough?
➡️ Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8 Cores/16 Threads
➡️ Memory: Kingston RGB Fury Beast 32GB DDR4 3200mhz
➡️ Graphics Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X GDDR6
➡️ Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVME M.2 SSD
➡️ Motherboard: Asrock B550M Pro4 AM4
➡️ Case: Deepcool Matrexx 50 ATX aRGB Case – 4 RGB Fans
➡️ Power Supply: InWin P75F 750W Gold
➡️ Connectivity: WiFi AC and Bluetooth 4.2
➡️ Operating System: Windows 11 Professional

I would stay away from the 3060 ti, as it only has 8GB of vram. The regular 3060 has 12GB and should be minimum right now for the near future gaming.

Radeon 6700 XT has 12GB for the same price, or less. The Radeon 3800 or 3800 XT have 16GB Vram and slightly more expensive, but more vRAM.

EDIT:

Your Kingston RAM should be 32GB 3,600 CL16. It works great on 5000 series Ryzen CPUs. Plus they are only $10 more.
https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Renegade-32-Desktop-KF436C16RB1K2/dp/B097RJSVGX

If you can swing for a 5800 X3D CPU, it is king of the hill for 5000 series CPUs. It is roughly $100 more, but worth it. It's likely not needed, per se, so 5700x is more than powerful enough to run the GPU and won't bottleneck anything.

[timaay.g]

Thanks for your help Mark. Much appreciated

[Tsubame ⭐]

The new PC specs will run CS with mods just fine.

The new PC specs, including the 3060 ti, will run the vast majority of games available in the market just fine, except for a few select GPU hungry games.

3060 ti may have less vRAM, vs the regular 3060, but is significantly more powerful, and overall the better choice.

If you want more vRAM for future proofing I suggest waiting for the 4060 ti with 16 GB vRAM coming next month or so.

CS hardly uses more than 6 GB vRAM, even playing with 4k resolution, a tad more using graphic enhancing mods, so either way you will be fine. If you intend to buy CS2 you may want to get more though, just in case.

[buda atum]

Origineel geplaatst door Tsubame ⭐:

If you intend to buy CS2 you may want to get more though, just in case.

What specs would you recommend for CS2 with lots of mods and assets?

[Tsubame ⭐]

Origineel geplaatst door buda atum:

Origineel geplaatst door Tsubame ⭐:

If you intend to buy CS2 you may want to get more though, just in case.

What specs would you recommend for CS2 with lots of mods and assets?

Cannot give specifics since we do not have the game yet.

That being said, an educated guess based off the current game would be, the more the better, especially CPU and RAM. Just like the current game.

However, CS2 will certainly come with improved graphics, so unlike CS, where a GPU is secondary relative to CPU and RAM, CS2 will likely benefit much more from a better GPU.

[buda atum]

Origineel geplaatst door Tsubame ⭐:

Origineel geplaatst door buda atum:

What specs would you recommend for CS2 with lots of mods and assets?

Cannot give specifics since we do not have the game yet.

That being said, an educated guess based off the current game would be, the more the better, especially CPU and RAM. Just like the current game.

However, CS2 will certainly come with improved graphics, so unlike CS, where a GPU is secondary relative to CPU and RAM, CS2 will likely benefit much more from a better GPU.

I swear I'm breaking into NASA. They must have beasts that would run anything.