Good thing my PC can’t talk. Because I think a lot can be said about my experience with PCs over the years.I made The Witcher 3 by force (opens in new tab) It looks great no matter how loud the fan is. I ripped out its guts and replaced them with all new hardware. Resolved devastating bugs and performance issues in Cyberpunk 2077. A lot has been done over the years and probably needs a break.
Probably next year. Because soon there will be an army of games that will probably bring it to its knees.
PC gaming may not have another crisis situation, but some of the games coming out this year have the potential to completely destroy your PC. All of these games seem computationally intensive, but some games are more intensive than others. 🔥 out of 5 to rank your ability to turn your PC into a puddle.
It also explains what to upgrade if you don’t have a fire extinguisher nearby. The recommended target is a mid-tier PC looking to achieve a solid 60fps at 1080p on medium to high graphics settings. Many of the games on this list have unverified system requirements, so the best I can do is take an educated guess.
Kerbal Space Program 2
Release date: February 24th (opens in new tab)(early access)
Recommended upgrade: CPU (opens in new tab) – Intel Core i5 12400
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Kerbal Space Program 2 might actually be one of the most intense games here. The spaceship builder and simulator launches in early access later this month, but it can be tough to get started. is. With all the planets and ship parts to simulate, his KSP2 has a lot to keep track of. Consider upgrading your CPU if you haven’t replaced it in a while.
system shock
Release date: March 2023 (opens in new tab)
Recommended upgrade: GPU (opens in new tab) – AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT / RAM (opens in new tab) – 16 GB
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The latest remake of System Shock already has a playable demo and its less demanding system requirements. But that doesn’t mean the game doesn’t get worse when it launches. With all the shadowy environments and effects, this game can be very draining on your PC if you’re not running modern hardware.
The Last of Us Part 1
Release date: March 28
Recommended upgrade: GPU (opens in new tab) -AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
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Sony’s PC version of God of War was great (opens in new tab)So could The Last of Us Part 1. A game with this level of fidelity, even if it’s a little dated, could blow PC fans away. This isn’t an open world game, nor do you hurl billions of enemies at once, but the scenes, which take place in crumbling, overgrown environments with tons of lighting and shadows, are where the highest demand is. Your graphics card should be able to handle it, but it can be difficult to run at 4k with ray tracing and high settings without a bit of DLSS.
diablo 4
Release date: June 2nd (opens in new tab)
Recommended upgrade: CPU (opens in new tab) – Intel Core i5 12400 / GPU (opens in new tab) -Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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Blizzard is known for making PC games that run pretty smoothly on most PCs, but Diablo 4 could be an outlier. Everything about it has increased, from the size of the world to the number of demons and spell effects on the screen. If you crank up the settings too high and try to withstand the whirlwind of particle he effects and gore, Diablo 4 can render your PC inoperable. It will also be the first Blizzard game with ray tracing.
home world 3
Release date: 2023 (opens in new tab)
Recommended upgrade: CPU (opens in new tab) – Intel Core i5 12400 / RAM (opens in new tab) – 16 GB
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You’ll probably need quite a few PCs to battle the Homeworld 3 fleet. RTS games already do a lot of processing on the PC, but Homeworld 3 seems particularly intense. The developer’s Blackbird Interactive has a space to fill with ships of all sizes, and the details are beautifully rendered. And all these ships are actively fighting each other with tons of simulation going on in the background. Your best bet to prepare your rig for this game is to consider upgrading your CPU if it is more than his 5 years old. I’m also seriously considering getting an SSD so load times aren’t a pain.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2
Release date: 2023 (opens in new tab)
Recommended upgrade: GPU (opens in new tab) – AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT / RAM (opens in new tab) – 16 GB
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 trailer shows a bucket of enemies on screen. It’s close to a Musou game. And if years of tech demos have taught us anything, hordes of enemies mean the PC has a lot of rendering work to do. The game looks great too. It runs on the same engine as World War Z. A solid graphics card from the last few years helps a lot with this, but RAM is also important.
star field
Release date: 2023 (opens in new tab)
Recommended upgrade: GPU (opens in new tab) – AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT / RAM (opens in new tab) – 16GB/SSD (opens in new tab) – WD Black SN770
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You never know in a Bethesda game. Starfield is the first game to use Creation Engine 2, the sequel to the engine behind Fallout 3 and 4. This could mean a level of ray tracing and graphical fidelity not possible in previous games. Starfield has a very good chance of being a PC-smashing game. And given that it’s a massive open-world game with huge planets to explore, you’ll need a modern GPU to survive. SSD is fine too.
Cyberpunk 2077 RTX Update
Release date: 2023 (opens in new tab)
Recommended upgrade: GPU (opens in new tab) -NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
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Cyberpunk 2077, like The Witcher 3 before it, grips and tightens your PC. CD Projekt Red games are designed to take full advantage of the power of your PC to deliver stunningly detailed worlds. Cyberpunk 2077’s open world is already impressive, but the upcoming Overdrive mode will make it a real threat to any gaming PC. This update adds ray tracing to streetlights, headlights, billboards, and more. Also, raytraced reflections are rendered at full resolution. Overdrive settings don’t mess around. DLSS 3 helps a bit, but even if you want this game to run at moderate framerates, you’ll have to spend a lot of money on his 40-series Nvidia graphics card.
