Do you need i7 for newest games and 16GB RAM?

[Bjørn]

I'm happy with 60fps.
So called experts say it's a waste of money, what's the truth?

[Razen]

Just use googel man. This question has been asked a lot and there are plenty of answers to be found online.

[Dweller Beyond the Threshold]

16gb of Ram absolutely. i7 not necessarily. A good i5 can get the job done.

Your so called experts are either poor or are advising poor people. It's never a waste of money if you can squeeze more performance out of it. The laws of diminishing returns is obviously there. You have to spend perhaps twice as much for only 15% increase in performance. But if you have the budget, it definitely is NOT a waste of money.

[Kael]

Originally posted by Bjørn:

I'm happy with 60fps.
So called experts say it's a waste of money, what's the truth?

Let's just say no, for example I'm on this rig:

AMD R9 280X Dual-X 3GB OC
Core i5 4570 @3.2GHz
8 RAM

I am upgrading my GPU only to this:

Gigabyte RX 480 G1 Gaming 8GB

There is basically no need to upgrade CPU, depends on what you have and RAM is also not so demending, depends on what game ofc.

I would not upgrade for an i7 only if you feel like you need to.

[deathmaster snikch]

back in 2014 i would of said no but with so many CPU bound titles coming out that Hyperthreading is starting to become very helpfull

[nekov4ego]

16GB RAM, yes. I have i5-4690 and no issues in Dishonored or other recent titles like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

HT still doesn't help you that much, but it's nice to have and will hopefully only be more useful in the future. I will sure pick up an i7 next time I choose a CPU, because it will help in Premiere xD

[paper_Cat]

Originally posted by Bjørn:

I'm happy with 60fps.
So called experts say it's a waste of money, what's the truth?

i5+8gbram is enough for 60fps ,but SOME games run smoother(less stutter ,higher min fps)on i7 + 16GB ram .

[robs2010mazda6s]

Originally posted by Kalas:

Originally posted by Bjørn:

I'm happy with 60fps.
So called experts say it's a waste of money, what's the truth?

Let's just say no, for example I'm on this rig:

AMD R9 280X Dual-X 3GB OC
Core i5 4570 @3.2GHz
8 RAM

I am upgrading my GPU only to this:

Gigabyte RX 480 G1 Gaming 8GB

There is basically no need to upgrade CPU, depends on what you have and RAM is also not so demending, depends on what game ofc.

I would not upgrade for an i7 only if you feel like you need to.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/403640/discussions/0/208684375420608864/

8gb system ram has been an issue with more than a few modern games lately. Ram is cheap, no excuse for less than 16gb.

[Bjørn]

If I wanted to buy 16GB of the same RAM I got now (8GB) it's $150 in my currency, not exactly cheap if you don't got any money

[robs2010mazda6s]

Originally posted by Bjørn:

If I wanted to buy 16GB of the same RAM I got now (8GB) it's $150 in my currency, not exactly cheap if you don't got any money

Sell your old kit.... Of course prices will be different where you live but I sold my old 8gb kit for $40 on ebay and upgraded to a faster 16gb kit for $62.00. Out of pocket cost after ebay selling and shipping fee's $32.00.

[Naked Snake]

Just get the most out of ur budget. Don't rely on 'advices' online. Fact is you will never 'waste' ur money because the better your components the more future proof you are. Heck, when I bought an i7 + 980TI people 'advices' said it was overkill for 1080p/60hz. Fact is this year there were alot of games that struggled on that hardware @ 1080p. Don't worry and go with the best you can afford is my advice. There is no such thing as 'overkill'.

[Forsaken1]

If you can afford the difference get an i7 6700K or something comparable. You can't beat having stock 4 Ghz plus the turbo boost. Invest mostly in your graphics card, if that drops you down to an i5 budget wise then so be it.

[Kael]

In short I don't think you should invest in such components, I would rather spend on Video Card mostly, for example I am getting this Video Card soon:

Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 G1 GAMING 8GB

This Card is a beast, I can say for sure with this Card I can hit with most games Stable 60FPS on Ultra Settings, Depends on how demending these games are for other parts like CPU/RAM.

[Forsaken1]

Originally posted by sAng-.-p:

Just get the most out of ur budget. Don't rely on 'advices' online. Fact is you will never 'waste' ur money because the better your components the more future proof you are. Heck, when I bought an i7 + 980TI people 'advices' said it was overkill for 1080p/60hz. Fact is this year there were alot of games that struggled on that hardware @ 1080p. Don't worry and go with the best you can afford is my advice. There is no such thing as 'overkill'.

Totally agree with this. No matter what your system specs, you can always tweak graphics settings/ini files, downsample, etc that will use "left over" graphics/computing power.

[deathmaster snikch]

Originally posted by jforsaken1:

Invest mostly in your graphics card, if that drops you down to an i5 budget wise then so be it.

actually i would the other way around since the 3820 in my system has last me longer than the GTX 680 that came with it

[Forsaken1]

Originally posted by Burst Fire:

Originally posted by jforsaken1:

Invest mostly in your graphics card, if that drops you down to an i5 budget wise then so be it.

actually i would the other way around since the 3820 in my system has last me longer than the GTX 680 that came with it

But if you had an i5 and a gtx 690 it would have kept up with gaming better. Your better cpu didn't give you the longevity you could have otherwise had with a better gpu. And I do recommend an i7 over i5 if budget allows as I said previously. I see your point; the mainboard + cpu/cpu cooling is kind of the main investment and gpu can be upgraded. I would pick whichever pc had the best gpu (if difference is great enough) over which had i7 over i5 to game on at this moment. Phew, sorry wasn't more concise.