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Re: Advice wanted for pc specs for playing Apex

The game isn't really that hard to run really, you're also better off with i7, the i9 is just extra cooling trouble you don't want to deal with, or AMD would work, because AMD makes more sense for gaming in current CPU lineup.

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  • RaginSam's avatar
    RaginSam
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    @damsonwhufndthis wrote:

    The game isn't really that hard to run really, you're also better off with i7, the i9 is just extra cooling trouble you don't want to deal with, or AMD would work, because AMD makes more sense for gaming in current CPU lineup.


    Depends on the specific chip, not all i9 chips have issues? I’ll agree that it’s safer to go with the i7 however if you’re not going to do any research.

    There’s a couple of notorious i9 cpus that are very hard to cool, so you do need to watch out for that.

  • AymCTL's avatar
    AymCTL
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    Thank you, I wasn't aware of the cooling issues beyond what was said earlier about making sure it has a good cooling system like a liquid cooler.   I will ask about that.  I wasn't really sure what the difference was between i7 and i9, but if more cores means it's harder to cool then getting the i7 may be better.  If an i7 with the 4070 will run as good as the others then saving the money may be worth it.  

  • damsonwhufndthis's avatar
    damsonwhufndthis
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    @RaginSam all i9 chips you'd buy today are furnaces, you'd be better of getting AMD or i7 for gaming, i9 is mainly for enthusiasts and other specific groups

    @AymCTL save for whatever you'd like, Apex isn't that new so anything current will completely destroy it unless you want all graphics topped off and still have high fps, I'd also consider wondering other areas or games, because personally I wouldn't build a PC just around playing Apex