Buying a new computer

[Shrigma Male]

I was looking forward to buying a new computer to play the new Oblivion, i wanted feedback on how the game runs on different gpus and cpus. I want to play with max graphics at 1080p. was looking at either 5060ti 16GB pr the 7800xt. 9070 would definetely be a stretch.

[bluewaffles4ever]

I'm far from an expert, but max settings at 1080 shouldn't really need such a poweful card, unless you just have the money for it and want to play at higher resolutions down the line. I obviously can't say for everyone, but my 4090 runs games at 4k max settings pretty well. It's ultimately up to what kind of games you play and the monitors you use

Edit: If you want a new pc to play Oblivion, probably wait a while for patches because the game runs radically different for many users. You may get a perfectly running game, or a completely unstable mess, or something in between. Better off waiting for a more patched and stable version

[Awen]

From the store page:

RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10/11 (with updates)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel Core i5-10600K
Memory: 32 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800XT or NVIDIA RTX 2080
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 125 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Required; Performance scales with better hardware

I will say, my ~5 year old rig meets the MINIMUM requirements and I was getting lots of stuttering on max settings, especially outdoors and riding a horse. But dropping a few settings to medium and locking frames to 60 FPS makes it run smooth for me.

[Gibbo]

I wouldn't get a 5060. Even with Ti. **70 is the least you need for good gaming and you should be playing in 2k at least.

I think a 3080 beats a 5060 Ti? A 4080 would easily. What you are buying are budget cards. Mid to low. You buy that and you'll forever have problems. If gaming is one of your main hobbies then invest in it.

[desaix]

Originally posted by Gibbo:

I wouldn't get a 5060. Even with Ti. **70 is the least you need for good gaming and you should be playing in 2k at least.

I think a 3080 beats a 5060 Ti? A 4080 would easily. What you are buying are budget cards. Mid to low. You buy that and you'll forever have problems. If gaming is one of your main hobbies then invest in it.

Depending on where he is, the 5060Ti 16GB may be his best option. Remember that we're in a severe graphics card shortage (at least in the US), scalping has destroyed the market, and getting a graphics card that is available and in budget is better than wanting a card that isn't available or is severely outside of budget.

LTT recently started a new season of their secret shopper series, and one thing they discovered is that even the big-name, tier-1 sellers like Hewlett Packard and Dell aren't able to get 5070s, right now.

[Shrigma Male]

Originally posted by Gibbo:

I wouldn't get a 5060. Even with Ti. **70 is the least you need for good gaming and you should be playing in 2k at least.

I think a 3080 beats a 5060 Ti? A 4080 would easily. What you are buying are budget cards. Mid to low. You buy that and you'll forever have problems. If gaming is one of your main hobbies then invest in it.

both the 70s and 80s are severely more expensive than the 5060ti 16gb, and I am playing at 1080p not 2k

[[TG] zac]

Been running it on an I9 with a 4080 and 48 gigs of ram, still get stuttering due to unreal engine being unreal engine.

Originally posted by Awen:

From the store page:

RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10/11 (with updates)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel Core i5-10600K
Memory: 32 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800XT or NVIDIA RTX 2080
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 125 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Required; Performance scales with better hardware

I will say, my ~5 year old rig meets the MINIMUM requirements and I was getting lots of stuttering on max settings, especially outdoors and riding a horse. But dropping a few settings to medium and locking frames to 60 FPS makes it run smooth for me.

I definitely would not go under the suggested 32 gigs of ram.
But honestly ram is so cheap anymore it shouldn't be an issue to get more.

[catch22atplay]

Learned my lessons years ago. Never get below a xx70 nvidia gpu. It's obsolete before you even buy it. And i'd not buy a 50xx series gpu. Find a 4070ti super or 4080 super. Yes their spendy for sure. I'll never go back an ATI er AMD gpu again. As for cpu go intel or go AMD. Just pick your poison. I still prefer Intel even with the 13th/14th gen cpu issues.

ok you may be screwed. Pricing of 40xx are insane atm. But 50xx is kinda garbage. I've no idea what to do now. Glad i bought my rtx 4080 when it came out.

[Gibbo]

Originally posted by Shrigma Male:

Originally posted by Gibbo:

I wouldn't get a 5060. Even with Ti. **70 is the least you need for good gaming and you should be playing in 2k at least.

I think a 3080 beats a 5060 Ti? A 4080 would easily. What you are buying are budget cards. Mid to low. You buy that and you'll forever have problems. If gaming is one of your main hobbies then invest in it.

both the 70s and 80s are severely more expensive than the 5060ti 16gb, and I am playing at 1080p not 2k

But 2 and 4K is so much better. 4k is lush. I can do that with my 13th gen i7 and 4070 Ti, but I like 2K for stability and maximum enjoyment. I'd suggest you find a place that still sells the 4 series and get a high end 4 series with a powerful cpu and, this is important, very good ram. Ram makes such a difference. It's basically what every other component in your pc has to go through. You can have the latest i9 with a 5090, but if you have bad ram all of that power is bottlenecked.

I wouldn't settle for second best. If you're fine with that then good luck to you.

[Cheems]

If it helps at all I'm playing on a 5070.

Playing at 3440x1440 Ultrawide 2k with a resolution Scale set to 100%

CPU Ryzen 5600x with 32gb of ram as well.

Everything is set to High with Lumen Hardware RT set to High as well.

I'm using DLSS with DLAA with Frames Geneation enabled and Nvidia Reflex.

Inside interiors I get well over 100+ fps, outside varys from 65+ FPS depending on the location. I was going to get the 5060 ti for the 16gb of vram, but I notice games tend perform better on the 5070 even without the extra 4gb of vram.

I still have my old 3060 TI, but it struggles to run this game, could be bad optimization, but it was time to upgrade anyways.

[Sgt. Flaw]

5060 ti 16 gb is a great choice considering AMD is probably gunna screw up the low end market based on leaks..you'll hit 1080p max with Framgen.

I think the only good thing we'll see from them is the 9070xt and the street price for that thing makes the 5070 Ti look like a better option in the US....the 5070 is a great deal if you can afford it too....

[Sir Kepi]

I run the game with all settings on High (a couple of them like hair and clothes I think are Ultra), DLSS on Ultra Performance, Frame Generation off, and FPS capped to 60 in 1080p. I usually get around 40-50 FPS in the open world between cities, and a solid 60 in cities, indoors, and in dungeons with occasional dips here and there, especially in bad weather. About the only complaint I have performance-wise is that I tend to get pretty bad tearing (part of the reason I have FG off), but turning on VSync fixes that.

Ryzen 9 7940HS
RTX 4050
64 GB
SSD

Hope this helps give you a rough idea. ^_^