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GameDebate is not a reliable source of information; they basically operate on user opinion and guesses. No games actually require a CPU stronger than an i3 right now, not even the most CPU intensive ones like Far Cry 4 or GTAV. Even an older weaker i3 averages 76 fps in Far Cry 4 and a Haswell...

I agree with the PSU suggestion. EVGA and Antec both make some great low-cost PSUs. Using a PSU bundled with a case is rarely/never a good idea. If you really need to save money you could always cut down to a 4GB RAM stick for the time being. You won't need more than that for the games you...

The Borderlands 2 DLC is actually very good. However, the game is complete without it, so you don't need it to enjoy the full normal game.

Borderlands 2 Designed for cooperative play in every aspect. It's really big, really pretty, and has a surprisingly sufficient story. Widely recognized as the best cooperative shooter. My rating - 9/10 Zeno Clash 2 Cooperative, unique gameplay, good art direction, and an oddly mystical story...

Skyrim can only use 3GB of vram before the engine crashes. To even reach near that, you'd need a ton of VRAM devouring mods and a lot of 4k textures, with copious amounts of antialiasing. The mods you listed would be absolutely fine on a 2GB card at 1080p. Remember, 1GB was the standard when...

A Haswell i3 right now with an HD4400 or HD4600 chip set will run many games at medium settings, 720p. Whether you consider that acceptable is up for debate. Although an AMD APU would offer better graphics performance in the short term, in the long term you'll find that any AMD APU will...

It's almost certainly a CPU bottleneck. The FX-8150 is pretty weak for gaming, as are all AMD FX processors. You'd be better off with a newer i3, while i5s and i7s are so far ahead they don't even really compare. It's an architecture contest, it's not about the number of cores or what GHz they...

No, it'll be fine.

You might appreciate the better colors of an IPS panel more than the quicker refresh of a TN panel... Just a statement for consideration. Typically I end up spending as much on my screen as on the CPU and GPU combined, since the monitor is actually the most important component to graphics, not...

I've been looking for a 32" 1080p TV, and the most important thing I'm looking for is a great black level and color accuracy. I don't care about smart TV features, so whether it's a "smart tv" or a "dumb tv" doesn't matter. Similarly, it doesn't matter as much whether it's just 60hz or if it...

I'm planning on doing some camping and hiking in fairly demanding environments, and it would be useful to have access to some of my flora and tool reference apps during that time. I don't think my Shield Tablet would survive any rain or impacts, as regardless of its amazing processing power, it...

The framerates of PS4 and X1 games both vary. The developers try to minimize it, but it still happens. Usually it's not as severe as PCs though. Consoles usually don't use MSAA anyway; most use FXAA or MLAA, and the ones that use MSAA only usually use 2x. There are a couple that use 4xMSAA, but...

The problem with running high voltage RAM is not incompatibility. Rather, high voltage RAM will wear on the CPU's memory controller more, and if that burns out your CPU is useless. Like with all overclocked parts (which that RAM is, factory overclocked), you trade quicker immediate speed for...