Age and PC specs
Hi Guys, I've been playing Apex Legends for a couple of months now, and first of all congrats for such a cool and addictive game! I will be the first to admit that I'm a lousy player. I'm 50 years ...
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I'm mostly into Apex at the moment. Other potential games would be similar stuff like Titanfall, Battlefield, Call of Duty, etc.
Plus, I'd like to try a few sniper games.
I did buy Forza Horizon 4 six or more months ago but got bored of it quite quickly.
My PSU is a Silverstone SST1000-P.
RAM is 32 Gigs (2 x 16) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200.
And my main drive is a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB.
I know I'm rather old, but if I was going to go for the 240hz, 2080ti route in the future I'd probably consider 4000mhz RAM.
I think the 1660ti is seen as the ideal bang for the buck for 1080p.
I also saw some second hand/pre-owned 1080ti (11GB) GPUs too for around 500 bucks. Thanks.
Without making it complicated, the only thing you have to consider now and in the future is if the hardware you are purchasing, you will be taking advantage of it, otherwise you are just throwing away money.
So to explain it another way, 2080TI, will any game you play take advantage of ray tracing and and of the changes to the card...
A lot of people think that getting the latest and fastest is the best, it's not, it's only the latest technology, which a lot of people will not be taking advantage of, and then when you look online and see the actual benchmarks on these specs, many times we are only talking small percentages in difference, which sometimes, don't amount to much.
All your hardware is already overkill for a game like Apex, also as I pointed out, you have to figure what you are playing, because if you also don't balance it correctly, then many games as example you can't play on Ultra settings, but of course wanting a 2080Ti would put you in high resolution ranges, if that is all you are thinking about with a card like this.
Some people might play Apex on 1440P, but to be really competive it's best to stick to 1080P.
The MSI monitor and the 1660ti will make a big difference, it's the next step you should take, and the reason why, it's a fairly big step up and you should see what this is like before going any further, otherwise you will not know what this step is like and you might find out for your needs it's enough without throwing away money.
PEACE
P.S. Go with one of the EVGA 1660ti; (Research the Dual Fan Models, over the single fan models)
Thanks for your advice. I'll keep an eye on the prices of everything here and see how it goes.
I'm looking forward to (and hoping) that the switch up from 60hz to 144hz is a very noticeable difference and advantage.
For those people who have enough money, a 240hz monitor can also be set to a lower hz I think, until they can get a faster GPU, etc.
I agree that for now it could be ideal to get a 144hz one.
I originally liked the idea of a 1660ti (for 1080p). I know that the MSI ones are nice and quiet, which is good for me here in my small (wooden) apartment in Japan.
Maybe the EVGAs are quiet too. It would be nice to enjoy a decent overclock, etc. and still have a nice quiet system for gaming through the night or whatever.
Cheers mate. Never too old to talk about computers !
Thanks. I'll keep an eye on the news..
Since everyone else has helped you on the computer front I will address the other question you posed about age and reaction and all of that. I am 45 and while I played video games casually off and on over the years not really into online or competition style play until a couple of years ago.
I could and did write a novel(just deleted all of it and started over).
To make this short I suffered a severe brain injury 4 years ago and have used video games as a source for recovery. The most important factor for me has been watching clips of my gameplay to see where I struggle and to see where I am improving. In Apex I would recommend watching battles you lose to see if you are clip strafing. Are you shooting to the right or left without realizing it? If so adjust the next game and see if it improves. There can be alot more to this game then just land die rinse repeat if you want it to.
BTW I play on PS4 not computer for specific reasons, I spec out and build/ maintain our network, engineering and programming computers so playing on a computer in my free time does nothing for me. I just want to hit power on and go play. You have gotten some good suggestions on video cards and monitors. My suggestion on top of all others would be to get the best monitor first that you can afford with the best refresh rate possible. Video card would be second on my list.Also since I don't remember seeing it listed RAM would also be on my list if you have availabilty I would look at configuring my RAM to optimize my computer. Depending on options of available slots and capacity of your desktop RAM cards are pretty cheap and will help most computers process better. (If you have 4 slots for RAM utilize them, you are better off with 4X 2 gigs vs. 2X 4 gig cards, it makes a world of difference in any graphics driven program)
Anyways I was responding primarily to let you know that you are not the only salt and pepper player out there. I play primarily with 20-22 year olds because there are not alot of us (Atari) generation players on Apex. On a side note I do remember standing in a line to buy my copy of Pac-Man for the 2600 so I will date myself.
Good luck and enjoy your trips to the battle ring.
