Hello,
I own a PC which at the time it was bought (2016) was a decent machine. It's a GTX 1070 and i7 6700k (overclocked to 4.7) supported by 16 GB RAM 2666mhz CL15.
It enabled me to play loads of games like GTA 5, Battlefields, Dying Light etc. on high settings in 60fps+. Since 2019 I haven't been playing that much and now while in college I am playing only CS:GO in which it does pretty well, 200-300 fps which enables me to play on a 144hz monitor without complaining.
But, Hogwarts Legacy is releasing in February this year, and since I am a huge potterhead I would love to play it. I own PS4 but am not interested in playing in 25fps, so I thought maybe I'll upgrade.
Now, considering it will be the only game of this type (with high requirements) I will ever play, what should I upgrade? I was thinking about buying new CPU (most likely i9 12900k and support it with DDR5 32GB RAM 6400mhz), but the bottleneck would be enormous. It will provide great opportunity to upgrade a monitor to a 240hz and let me play cs:go in more comfortable conditions (this game is only CPU, gpu almost does not affect the gameplay). I acknowledge that for Hogwarts Legacy the case may be different but still, would it run with this HUUUGE bottleneck (i9 + GTX1070) on medium settings in 60 fps? Would good quality low latency 32GB ram slightly reduce this bottleneck?
What would you recommend if you were in my position? I am very hesitant in investing 1000$+ in a GPU because literally, this game and Counter Strike are the only games I will be playing.
Please share your thoughts, thanks!
I own a PC which at the time it was bought (2016) was a decent machine. It's a GTX 1070 and i7 6700k (overclocked to 4.7) supported by 16 GB RAM 2666mhz CL15.
It enabled me to play loads of games like GTA 5, Battlefields, Dying Light etc. on high settings in 60fps+. Since 2019 I haven't been playing that much and now while in college I am playing only CS:GO in which it does pretty well, 200-300 fps which enables me to play on a 144hz monitor without complaining.
But, Hogwarts Legacy is releasing in February this year, and since I am a huge potterhead I would love to play it. I own PS4 but am not interested in playing in 25fps, so I thought maybe I'll upgrade.
Now, considering it will be the only game of this type (with high requirements) I will ever play, what should I upgrade? I was thinking about buying new CPU (most likely i9 12900k and support it with DDR5 32GB RAM 6400mhz), but the bottleneck would be enormous. It will provide great opportunity to upgrade a monitor to a 240hz and let me play cs:go in more comfortable conditions (this game is only CPU, gpu almost does not affect the gameplay). I acknowledge that for Hogwarts Legacy the case may be different but still, would it run with this HUUUGE bottleneck (i9 + GTX1070) on medium settings in 60 fps? Would good quality low latency 32GB ram slightly reduce this bottleneck?
What would you recommend if you were in my position? I am very hesitant in investing 1000$+ in a GPU because literally, this game and Counter Strike are the only games I will be playing.
Please share your thoughts, thanks!