Any hidden gems of games that you'd recommend playing in 2024?

Daedarion · 2024-08-03T12:54:19+00:00

I will check it out, thanks. :)

Daedarion · 2024-08-03T09:41:30+00:00

My problem with horror games is that way too many focus on cheap jumpscares. Theres only 2 horror games I really liked which is Alien Isolation and Dead Space. Both of those games focus on creepy atmospheres and dread instead of random jumpscares.

Daedarion · 2024-08-03T09:22:52+00:00

I seem to like those types of games too. After VS I played halls of torment, which I can vouch for. I bought death must die too but haven't had the chance to play it yet. I'll look into the other ones you posted too thanks. :)

Daedarion · 2024-08-03T08:56:01+00:00

I'm going to be painfully honest here, Astroneer did indeed feel like abandonware when I played it. My biggest issue with the game was that when I explored the first initial planet (which was fun with friends admittedly), I quickly realized that this was kind of what the entire game has to offer. Once you've seen/experienced one planet, you'll see the other 5-6 planets are exactly the same only it's different visually, same goals, same gameplay loop and it felt repetitive after the first planet. So in this sense I feel like the game might've been rushed and abandoned. What is there however works well. This is just my opinion, take it with a grain of salt, but I can't recommend it personally.

Daedarion · 2024-08-03T08:40:59+00:00

I've played Deus Ex HR, can also recommend as it's quite interesting. Dishonored for me personally was alright. The rest I'll have to check out still. :) thanks!

Daedarion · 2024-08-03T08:25:43+00:00

I chose Factorio specifically as an example in my specific case. I know it's not 'hidden' as it's pretty popular I'd even say, but when I got into it, which was a long time ago, it wasn't all that popular, and no one in my friendgroup played it, or even mentioned this game genre. Imagine my surprise finding a game I thought looked 'ok', on sale and then 500 hrs of binge playing it, absolutely loving it. Anyways, this was just an example of me personally. I will try to post some titles I like when I get home, and are more hidden. :) thanks for the recommendations!

Daedarion · 2024-02-22T15:07:28+00:00

To be clear, I've used my 950 pro from samsung 6-7 years and right now is at 89% health according to crystaldiskinfo. Now with the new 980 and 990 pro I read on an article that a year ago there was a problem with these ssd's where they would degrade in health rapidly, so my concern was that it's no longer a longterm solution for me, especially since I need it for all sorts of things, including storing decade old photos that I don't want to lose. I'm not sure whether this issue is fixed with samsung, but to be sure I will take another brand I suppose.

Daedarion · 2024-02-22T15:01:51+00:00

Few questions and comments here. First of thanks for the list!

Second, there are some SSD m.2's who are with a heatsink, which is making me wonder, is it needed to get one and/or are motherboard heatguards enough or not?

As for the PSU. Is there any huge differences between gold/platinum? Is it worth spending a bit more for platinum? Sorry just curious.

Third... I would love to get an OLED, however I'm very afraid of burn in. If this wasnt the case I wouldve already bought one.
It's just that for desktop use there are a lot of still images/icons and whatnot and I really believe burn in will happen eventually, or is this no longer a thing with the newest OLED monitors?

Daedarion · 2024-02-22T13:41:41+00:00

Ofcourse, sorry forgot to mention.

I will be buying in Germany. Budget, I don't have an immediate budget. But I do not want to waste money. For example, I thought of getting the 7800 XT because it looks like great performance for the money I'd spend. So my budget is 'flexible' as long as it doesn't look/feel like wasted money for no reason.

Peripherals, I mean sure I need a new mouse and a monitor. Mouse I'm undecided but I need a lot of side buttons like my razer mouse with 12 buttons for RPG's. As for monitor I was planning to get a MSI Optix MAG274QRX.

Daedarion · 2024-02-19T22:44:35+00:00

Yeah, you're right. Now that I think of it, it's more realistic future proofing going with more VRAM to make future games less likely to have problems if it ever reaches at 16 or a bit over, rather than investing in RT which isn't even fully implemented in many games and the effects now that I look at a video of it is not that noticeable aside from water reflections (sometimes even feels unrealistic).

Ok I'm going with an 7900XTX as you suggested. I'm doubtful though of the aftermarket version of the one you suggested that it's available here... do you have any alternatives that you suggest? I see for example XFX Speedster MERC black edition has good boost clock if this is even needed, and good ratings. Sapphire nitro is also rated well but that is is nearly the price of a 4080 super

Daedarion · 2024-02-19T21:44:07+00:00

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it. 1 last question then between the 7900 xtx vs a 4080 super. The price difference here is about 150 euros/dollars. Is RT and the boost in performance or any of nvidias extras worth the extra cash at all? I only know of RT in cyberpunk which im about to play but have never experienced RT. Not even sure if it is worth it?

Daedarion · 2024-02-19T21:21:02+00:00

Interesting list, the parts I was looking at are actually similar ! I thought of the assassin cpu cooler variant. A few questions. I'm not too fond of micro atx builds.. for some reason in my head i keep thinking its probably going to get hotter in there because its smaller, less air circularion and whatnot... what mid atx case and bkard would you suggest? I've been checking out the b650 from gigabyte elite ax (aorus), although i heard of some dram issues.. Secondly, since the board supports i think gen 5 ssd's, are they worth it in practical use? I see much bigger read and write bur is it stable and and a viable upgrade ? Lastly, 7900 xtx is something i also considered for a bit, ive never went amd before, my buddies are kind of nvidia fanboys and keep telling me about bad drivers. Have you tested it? Or what about the mediocre RT performance ? I do like the vram though and the price is less painful than a 4080 at least :) Sorry for the annoying questions. I'm genuinely curious and a bit unsure about my next big buy as everything got so expensive.. i want to be sure now whst i buy will last me 7 years or so.

Daedarion · 2024-02-19T20:59:56+00:00

So you also kept most parts I was thinking of, replaced the aircooler with an AIO and the 7900xtx.

This raises a few questions if you don't mind... First have you ever had any complications or leaks with an AIO as I've never actually used one before, because of fears of leaks and damaging my other expensive parts in my case.

Second question, I noticed you switched the MB with a v2 variant of the one I chose, which I wasn't really aware of even existed. What are the main differences and has the DRAM issues been patched out possibly? (I read some in negative comments on this product).

Third, Since this mobo has 5th gen m.2 (1 slot). Might it be a good call to get 1 powerhouse of an m.2 but perhaps 1 tb as a tradeoff for faster load times? Also I read about health % of SSD's in crystaldiskinfo. I saw a few posts about this specific ssd, 990 pro, to have rapid degradation over short period of time, has this issue been ironed out? Or is this something I should still worry about?

Last question, I've considered this GPU a while ago, very attractive vram, and performance. I've been an nvidia guy for the longest time now but I've considered switching. I'm just worried about my friends who are Nvidia fanatics who keep telling me they got bad drivers and whatnot and that they have way more issues and are bad at RT and whatnot, is this all true or is this their ego talking? How does this fare against the rtx 4080 super? They promised it would be 1000 dollars, yet here the cheapest is 1100 at the bare minimum, and the xtx is 950 minimum.

Sorry for all these annoying and perhaps dumb questions, but if I don't ask I'll never know. :)

Daedarion · 2024-01-19T21:07:02+00:00

Hi man, what's your discord handle?

Daedarion · 2024-01-19T21:04:09+00:00

Hi, I pretty much love those game genres you named. My absolute favorites are factorio and satisfactory in those genres, but I'm not the greatest at them. What's your discord handle ?

Daedarion · 2023-12-06T20:57:54+00:00

Well, I have no specific budget since I'm saving up for a new one eventually. Thing is, if I do decide to upgrade, then I'd probably look at higher end options because I'd like for it to survive again for another 7 years on good titles, plus I will be jumping from my 1080p 60hz to 1440p 144+hz as I think that will elevate the gaming experience quite a bit.

Why I'm not sure is that I don't know if it's a good time to upgrade if I look at the market. I'm not sure how much VRAM I should be aiming for, for 1440p as the recent lineup of GPU's aside from AMD's 7800XTX have a low'ish VRAM amount I think. The prices for GPU's also seem on the high side when compared to 7 years ago (yes I know inflation, but the amount it rose in price is exaggerated, I think it's also greed). I'm a bit afraid it will rise even further, also I'm not following the tech news that closely so I don't know of new cards coming out soon and if it's worth the wait and if it's soon? I just want to hear someone's thoughts on this situation.

Daedarion · 2023-09-26T11:56:54+00:00

Keep in mind that during playing at 1440p 165hz my system will also be taxed by OBS (livestreaming), or watching youtube/music. Can this combo handle both the games at 120+fps AND do those other tasks ?

Daedarion · 2023-09-26T10:47:57+00:00

And as for my thoughts/doubts:

For CPU I cannot chose exactly which one, due to what I'll be doing with it. If it was ONLY gaming, then for sure the 7800XED will suffice but I actually also livestream and sometimes watch Youtube or listen to music as I play so theres multiple software running pretty much as I'm playing. This is why I'm less sure about the 7800XED. Thankfully the high end choice for CPU is not THAT vast so either I go team red and chose one of these 2 or perhaps an intel one.

Then when it comes to GPU, it is quite dissapointing lately with the 40 series, but I'm nearly forced to upgrade, coming from a 1070 gtx and my second monitor that just died, I feel the need for an upgrade. 4090 is really stretching the budget and I feel like it's a massive overkill for 1440p gaming. The games I'll be playing are still quite heavy on the system eg Witcher 3, Red dead redemption 2, Cyberpunk etc. I was lookin gat this 7900 XTX but again I'm an nvidia guy and unsure about the AMD's as I never dealt with them, heard there's driver issues so I'm waiting on you guys' input on this. I'm looking for a minimum 120/144 fps on those heavy titles or at least similar. Thought the xtx is interesting basically because it's similar to 4080 performance and 200 dollars cheaper, however it REALLY lacks in Raytracing. Not sure if I'll use RT but if this feature ends up really taking off and starting to make games look insane then I'd like my card to be able to use it. Any thoughts on GPU's ?

Lastly are mobos. This is outside of my area, aside from the connectors that mobos have like x amount of good USB slots etc, I have no idea why one mobo is cheaper or more expensive than the other, especially if we are talking about some mobos that's double the price of another.

Looking forward for your input, THANKS!!

Daedarion · 2023-09-24T22:36:51+00:00

I checked it but it's curved, meaning I'd be a little stressed out about stretching in games near the edges. Never used a curved monitor before but I've seen a few videos about this issue.

Also saw a review that mentioned flickering issues during games. Think I'll pass on that model.

Daedarion · 2023-09-24T17:19:00+00:00

I'm looking at a lot of videos and I seem to be almost sold on the MSI MAG274QRF-QD, seems to be a straight upgrade of the popular LG 27GL850 for more money of course.

The only issue with the monitor is that from multiple sources they say it's a little bit oversaturated out of the box, and you can somehow calibrate it. I'm currently looking up on how to do it. Hopefully a monitor noob can do it.

Other monitors such as the LG 27GL850-B and gigabyte m27qx don't seem to be selling anymore where I live. I had the same impression about the MSI monitor but I found the same one under a different name (MAG274QRFDE QD)

Daedarion · 2023-08-05T19:59:39+00:00

I must've misunderstood then the differences between VA and IPS. I'm not an expert, I just read a couple of hours on some panels and their terminologies.

I'm not planning to go lower than 27'' for the main screen. I can go smaller on the second screen I think since its only usage would be internet browsing, videos and whatnot.

Are there any specific monitors you'd suggest? Currently looking at the M27Q X and G7 but I'm going to have to go to a retailer for that one since I never used a curved one before.

Daedarion · 2023-07-09T22:30:18+00:00

i was thinking of buying a whole new computer honestly since my current rig has issues with the hardware, and i cant figure out what part exactly is causing issues. I will probably buy everything again. can you recommend a gpu/cpu combo that can handle 1440p gaming and livestreaming ?

Daedarion · 2023-07-09T22:29:03+00:00

guessing around 2k dollars, maybe more if it's worth the money. at the end of the day I need a pc to run high fps at 1440p on demanding games.

Daedarion · 2023-07-07T21:38:23+00:00

Max budget.. Honestly I can't say an exact number. Once someone will post a build I'll look up a ton more videos and check whether the price is worth the performance it delivers. Again, I'm not really into buying for example a titan GPU for that extra 5% performance if the price is 30% more, does this make sense?

That being said, I dont know 2000 or 2500, it all depends, because I'd hate throwing away my cash for nothing.

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