Since the minimum and recommended specs for Starfield have come out, I’ve been budgeting to do a big upgrade on my PC with an AMD 6800 xt and a fancy new 1 TB SSD (which is the first game I’ve ever seen that requires an SSD) just so I can run the game in all it’s space epicness.
What was the game that you were so excited for that you made the jump to upgrade your PC to the next gen of hardware? New or old!
iRacing has driven (heh) the vast majority of my PC upgrades over the past few years. Changing from monitors to an Oculus had me upgrading GPUs back in 2017, I got a 3080 two years ago which let me upgrade to a Reverb G2, then realized I was getting CPU-bound fps drops so I ended up with a 5800X, all in the interest of higher settings and more cars on track at once. Unless someone comes out with a worthy upgrade to the Reverb, I think I’m set for a bit.
Just wanted to mention that I’ve had the 6800XT for a little while now, and I am very happy with it. Runs the majority of games great at 1440p/144FPS, and I’ve never had any issues with temperatures or drivers. I will mention, however, that the 6800Xt is a big, big SOB and barely fit in my case, so make sure you measure your case a bunch.
My old system was already 10 years old. When Hogwarts Legacy came out, I was able to set a goal for my future system. Being able to play the game on ultra settings on a 1440p Monitor with 144 FPS.
My old PC was able to reach about 33 FPS on the lowest Settings possible.
Next week I should have the last part for my new PC. 🤩
For me I originally built my PC 6-7 years ago because of Rainbow Six Siege and the leaning without ads and to be more competitive. Only upgrade I have done is the GPU and honestly should’ve waited but here we are.
My first PC ever was built because I really wanted to play modded Skyrim, Minecraft, and Metro 2033. i3 3225 and a 7750, later upgraded to a 2500k with a 7950. That machine was insanely badass. When the i5 and 7950 were overclocked, they outperformed my brother’s 4th gen i5 with a 970.
A few games have gotten me to do that over the years.
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition was what finally convinced me to fit a 1TB SSD, and Control was what convinced me it was finally time to get a ray-tracing card.
I had an i3 3240 paired with GT640 before since 2013 until 2020, it was good for 720p… hehe, yes that was enough for me.
But then Bannerlord came out and had me really excited, I loved Warband so I really wanted to play it, in my old PC Bannerlord barely ran at 20fps with heavy stutters and looooooooong loading times.
Then I did the unthinkable, heresy in the PC community… I bought an affordable pre-built and then I added more ram and an SSD.
Anyway, I still don’t play Bannerlord, I got sidetracked with other games lmao
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iRacing has driven (heh) the vast majority of my PC upgrades over the past few years. Changing from monitors to an Oculus had me upgrading GPUs back in 2017, I got a 3080 two years ago which let me upgrade to a Reverb G2, then realized I was getting CPU-bound fps drops so I ended up with a 5800X, all in the interest of higher settings and more cars on track at once. Unless someone comes out with a worthy upgrade to the Reverb, I think I’m set for a bit.
During covid I got bored and upgraded my system, not for any particular game but justified it by mining crypto when I wasnt using my PC
Just wanted to mention that I’ve had the 6800XT for a little while now, and I am very happy with it. Runs the majority of games great at 1440p/144FPS, and I’ve never had any issues with temperatures or drivers. I will mention, however, that the 6800Xt is a big, big SOB and barely fit in my case, so make sure you measure your case a bunch.
My old system was already 10 years old. When Hogwarts Legacy came out, I was able to set a goal for my future system. Being able to play the game on ultra settings on a 1440p Monitor with 144 FPS.
My old PC was able to reach about 33 FPS on the lowest Settings possible. Next week I should have the last part for my new PC. 🤩
For me, it was Cities:Skylines. My old PC couldnt play it (first game i wanted to play that it couldnt run), so i upgraded.
Now that Cities:Skylines2 is coming out in a few months, i anticipate needing to upgrade again lol.
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For me I originally built my PC 6-7 years ago because of Rainbow Six Siege and the leaning without ads and to be more competitive. Only upgrade I have done is the GPU and honestly should’ve waited but here we are.
I always build a new PC whnen there is a new Diablo game
My first PC ever was built because I really wanted to play modded Skyrim, Minecraft, and Metro 2033. i3 3225 and a 7750, later upgraded to a 2500k with a 7950. That machine was insanely badass. When the i5 and 7950 were overclocked, they outperformed my brother’s 4th gen i5 with a 970.
DCS World is the biggest reason that my most recent build had 64Gb of RAM.
A few games have gotten me to do that over the years.
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition was what finally convinced me to fit a 1TB SSD, and Control was what convinced me it was finally time to get a ray-tracing card.
Jedi Survivor, it was a buggy release.
I had an i3 3240 paired with GT640 before since 2013 until 2020, it was good for 720p… hehe, yes that was enough for me.
But then Bannerlord came out and had me really excited, I loved Warband so I really wanted to play it, in my old PC Bannerlord barely ran at 20fps with heavy stutters and looooooooong loading times.
Then I did the unthinkable, heresy in the PC community… I bought an affordable pre-built and then I added more ram and an SSD.
Anyway, I still don’t play Bannerlord, I got sidetracked with other games lmao