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Re: PC Recommendation to Play With Mods+CC (+16go File)

Hello puzzleaddict, thank you so much for this research!

Regarding what you said about the Samsung monitor I’m considering, what kind of compromises are you speaking about? Do you mean financial ones ? Meaning I’d need a more expensive computer to play the game at 4K?

You mentioned that I could be playing at 1920x1080 on the 4K and that it would scale well - does that mean that the game would still run smoothly enough and the graphics still good ? And does that mean that I would be playing not on the highest resolution available for this game but on a lower one, but still good enough? My apologies if that’s what it means but I’ve watched some videos explaining gaming computers but to be honest I’m still struggling with a lot of the “computer language”.

I am indeed looking to use the 4K monitor as a streaming device as I do not have a TV.

As I was looking around, I saw on this page https://www.prodimex.ch/samsung-smart-monitor-m8-ls32bm801uuxen-%28blanc%29-ls32bm801uuxen-133311.html?lang=EN that it says in the description under “performance” that there’s no NVIDIA G-SYNC. Does that mean it wouldn’t work with the NVIDIA RTX 4060 ti that you recommend ?

Would it be necessary to look at different computers if I want in the future to do some video editing or would the Joule Performance force RTX4070 that you recommended be alright ?

Another question in the same vein, if I were in the future to need different parts in the PC, more adapted to whatever I could be doing, could I open this one up to change some components or do I need to build one myself to do that ?

Thank you very much for making this PC gaming world more accessible for my level of understanding !

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puzzlezaddict
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2 years ago
@6lz1s3gr5qos The developers of Hogwarts Legacy recommend an AMD 7900 XT or faster to play in 4k. That card is about 50% faster than a 4060 ti and maybe 15-20% faster than a 4070. But that's not the whole picture. For many people, not all but a fair number, 80 or 90 fps looks a lot smoother than 60 and thus gives a much better playing experience. Then there are upscaling technologies, like Nvidia's DLSS that I mentioned earlier, that help increase framerates at the expense of some small details that you might not notice at 1440p but would at 4k. (AMD has one too, but apparently Hogwarts Legacy doesn't look great with it in use.)

The one thing I can tell you is that it would take more than 1500 CHF to get a computer that would run Hogwarts Legacy in 4k at even 60 fps. But the game looks great at 1080p and 1440p, probably better at 1440p on ultra than at 4k on medium. (This is somewhat subjective though.)

When you run a 1080p game or video on a 4k monitor, the scaling is straightforward because the screen has double the pixels in each direction. Each 1080p pixel corresponds to a 2x2 square on the 4k monitor, simple as that. The image won't look as crisp as if it were running in 4k, but then the graphics card can also run games at much higher fps at the lower resolution. That's not to say scaling doesn't work well in other configurations (e.g. gaming at 1440p on a 4k monitor), just that you're definitely not going to run into any weirdness around the graphics if you play in 1080p on a 4k screen.

The other factor to note is that both monitors you've linked run at 60 Hz. If you can tell the difference, I'd highly recommend something that goes up to at least 120—everything from gaming to just using the desktop feels much smoother at a higher refresh rate. Above 120, there are diminishing returns, plus the price goes up and the selection narrows, so 120-165 is the sweet spot.

Given how much of an investment this is, I'd suggest going to a physical store that has monitors set up and looking at screens running at different refresh rates. Even if you can't run games on them, you can open a File Explorer window and drag it around to see the difference. If everything looks the same to you, then getting a 60 Hz monitor is fine. If you notice the difference, consider going higher. I think once you figure this out, it'll be easier to make a decision about the monitor. It's kind of difficult to visualize these concepts without having any exposure yourself, but once you know what looks good to you, things start to fall into place.

The 4070 or even the 4060 ti is more than fast enough for standard video editing. If you were a professional looking to increase your productivity, the answer might be different, but for a hobby, both cards would do great.

The PCs I linked are assembled from standard components that you could buy yourself. It's basically a custom-built computer that someone else put together for you. You'd need to make sure that any new hardware you wanted to add was compatible, for example a newer processor probably wouldn't work with the motherboard, but that's a limit imposed by Intel and would also apply if you were building your own system.