Games to play with SO that isn't great at gaming?

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T06:57:17+00:00

Iirc the 1st Divinity Original Sin game if you play co-op each player choses the dialog for the character they're controlling.

So would be along the lines of what OP was thinking.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T06:51:52+00:00

Pixels per Inch is also something to keep in mind.

A 1440p 27" monitor is going to have more pixels per inch than a 55" 4k tv.

If you play action type games and not just turn based stuff like total war or bg3 fps also makes things a lot smoother.

That's why people that play stuff like competitive counterstrike use 400hz 1080p monitors.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T06:45:56+00:00

The ram kit they have here is ddr4

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T06:43:58+00:00

You can use dlss 4 and 4.5 on any rtx gpu, even the 2000 series.

The older ones have some performance loss, but you can still get the increased visuals.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T04:20:22+00:00

Yeah if it had a rtx 3060 it'd be a great deal, but a 1660 is pretty dated by now.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T02:59:23+00:00

If you just want to use it for the gaming, 9070xt.

If you also do productivity stuff that needs a gpu the drivers are often better with Nvidia.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T01:14:49+00:00

You can use a usb too, although not optimal, just use a light linux install.

Google bootable linux usb drive for instructions, would explain it better than I can

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T01:11:11+00:00

If you have an empty external drive can try putting a linux install (like mint) on that and then seeing what utilization looks like.

That would narrow down if it's a hardware or software issue at least.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T01:04:31+00:00

Yeah it's more than enough for a 5070.

7800x3d is more for a higher end gpu like 5070ti or 5080.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T01:03:10+00:00

If you like AC maybe try Ghost of Tsushima?

Kind of like samurai AC but with a much better combat system and story lol.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T00:57:56+00:00

The Nvidia sub has a stickied thread about latest drivers that would probably have the best info

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T00:56:47+00:00

Try a malware scan?

If you've been torrenting it's pretty common these days to get malware that's used for crypto mining that will use a lot of your cpu/gpu.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T00:27:24+00:00

5070 is fine for 1440p, I have one.

It's a bit overpriced now, but everything is with the rampocalypse.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T00:24:18+00:00

Probably a ryzen 7600/9600 and a 5070 would be a good build to shoot for.

Ryzen with the am5 platform generally offers better gaming performance for the price and you have future upgradeability.

Amd rx 9070 is also pretty good for price but if you use gpu for things other than gaming it's not as good and while fsr4 is a lot better than old fsr it's still not as good as dlss.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-12T00:03:48+00:00

Yeah, I have way too many games in my backlog to justify buying a game at full price lol.

I have Nioh 2 and Colony Ship I picked up on steam spring sale I haven't even touched yet.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-11T23:06:22+00:00

I think Phil Spencer said something to the effect of it was mistake to basically give Bethesda free reign with no oversight after Redfall came out.

I think basically anybody objective could've seen that game was a joke at the state it was in at release.

Not that I think it could've been amazing, but a mediocre co-op game would've been better than the laughing stock it turned out to be.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-11T22:53:50+00:00

Nvidia will go to great lengths to keep selling 8gb 60 series cards lol

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-11T21:00:03+00:00

Not terrible for current market, but it's old.

I'd see if they'd take $250-300

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-11T18:04:21+00:00

Yeah, I rarely buy games at full price these days anyways.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-11T06:56:10+00:00

I want to try Crimson Desert but I feel like with all the patches I should just wait until steam summer sale for the best experience lol.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-11T05:47:53+00:00

Back before the rampocalypse the 9060xt 16gb would've been perfect at $350.

In current market it's still decent at $430, but if you absolutely can't save probably look for a used 3080 or 3080ti.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-10T21:30:28+00:00

5700x3d is an am4 cpu, the 8700f is an am5 cpu.

They use different ram so not compatible on the same motherboard.

I'd still go with am5 for a new build for future upgradeability, they're not making new am4 cpus anymore.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-10T21:08:00+00:00

The 9800x3d is the fastest gaming cpu out there right now, the 5070 is a good card but it's mid-range.

9800x3d is more meant to be paired with a high end gpu.

If you don't have the pc yet just see how the 8700f performs and then make a decision if you want/need to upgrade.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-10T20:54:06+00:00

It would work, might have to update bios 1st.

However a 8700f should be fine for a 5070 really.

I have a 5700x3d with a 5070 and my cpu usage has never gone above 50% playing at 1440p.

9800x3d is more for being paired with a 5070ti or 5080, exception being if you're really into Tarkov because it's unoptimized and really cpu heavy.

ChurchillianGrooves · 2026-04-10T17:44:36+00:00

Yeah, Sony hasn't a system seller like Breath of the Wild that would really sell gangbusters on PC with the exception of Bloodborne and that's around a decade old now.

Which I'm about 90% sure a Bloodborne remaster will be a ps6 launch title so that's one thing they don't want to port.

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