ESPORT, GAMING AND STREAMING: 3 CONFIGURATIONS TO PLAY WITHOUT COMPROMISE
Building a gaming PC that meets the needs of every gamer is no easy feat. In fact, it is not enough to select the best components available on the market, but it is necessary to combine each single hardware according to the needs and the intended use, bearing in mind the level of compatibility between the various pieces and leaving a door open to any possible upgrade.
Among the various protagonists of the gaming industry, Intel
offers a range of processors ready to respond to the most varied requests : the
tenth generation of chipsof the Californian giant, thanks to the consolidated
knowledge of the production process at 14 nm +++ and the high peak frequencies,
can become the basis for the construction of an excellent gaming PC. With a
different approach than usual, let's then analyze three different
configurations indicated for specific bands of use.
Frame rate first: eSports and medium details
To enter the world of PC gaming at full capacity, you don't
necessarily need to aim for the most expensive and performing components. In
fact, you can get a good average of fps without compromising too much the
overall graphics quality, creating a PC that can withstand competitive sessions
without problems and all games at medium details. A good starting point on
which to build our gaming machine is the 10th generation Intel Core i5-10400
processor , a CPU equipped with 6 cores and 12 threads and a base frequency of
2.90 GHz, which can nimbly reach 4.30 GHz, accompanied by the integrated Intel
UHD 630 GPU.
The Corsairs Hydro Series H100i PRO RGB liquid coolerit can
safely keep chip temperatures at bay while also giving a touch of style to the
case. An LGA1200 socket motherboard such as the Gigabyte B460M Gaming HD is the
ideal companion for this processor (one can however think of the Z490 chipset
in case of a future upgrade).
Waiting to know the new NVIDIA proposal for the mid-range
segment, our advice is to aim for a Gigabyte RTX 2060 Super Windforce OC
graphics card with 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, which allows you to support any title in
full HD without hitches of sorts.
With 16GB of 3200MHz HyperX Fury DDR4 RAM and a 512GB
Sabrent Rocket NVMe SSDthe CPU and GPU won't face problematic bottlenecks while
the Corsair TX-650M power supply and Corsair Carbride Series 275R case complete
the picture.
CPU : Intel Core i5-10400 + Corsair Hydro Series H100i PRO
RGB
MB : Gigabyte B460M Gaming HD
GPU : Gigabyte RTX 2060 Super Windforce OC
RAM : 16 GB HyperX Fury DDR4 3200 MHz
SSD : 512 GB NVMe Sabrent Rocket
Power supply : Corsair TX -650M
Case : Corsair Carbride Series 275R
All round without compromise: resolution, details and fps
Gamers who do not wants to compromise with details and who
intend to enjoy all the titles on the market at high resolutions can set their
configuration on the Intel Core i7-10700K processor . It is a CPU of the Come
Lake-S family that brings 8 cores and 16 threads with Hyper Threading, base
frequency of 3.80 GHz and a record boost of 5.10 GHz, for a chip that is
unlocked and always ready to overclock. With the MasterLiquid ML360 RGBby
Cooler Master keeping the little monster's ardor at bay will not be a problem.
Also in this case the motherboard to accompany the tenth generation Intel
processors must be based on LGA1200 socket but this time the Z490 chipset is
mandatory, in particular in the version proposed by MSI with the Meg Z490 Ace ,
a top-of-the-range mainboard capable to support all the latest features.
On the GPU front, the speech is complicated given the
particular transition period at NVIDIA: normally we would have focused on an
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Super Gaming X Trio but at the moment the wisest option is
to wait a few more weeks to find out about prices and performance. of the new
custom RTX 3070 and 3080 of the Ampere family.
Switching to RAM 16 GB of DDR4 G-Skill Trident Z RGB at 3200
MHz are more than enough for a playful use without compromise. Finally, the 1
TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD , a Cooler Master V850 Platinum power supply
and MasterBox Lite 5 ARGB mid tower case .
CPU : Intel Core i7-10700K + Cooler Master MasterLiquid
ML360 RGB
MB : MSI Meg Z490 Ace
GPU : MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Super Gaming X Trio
RAM : 16 GB DDR4 G-Skill Trident Z RGB at 3200 MHz
SSD : Samsung 970 Evo Plus da 1 TB
Power Supply : Cooler Master V850 Platinum
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 5 ARGB
Gaming and Streaming: the top of the range
The world of PC gaming can be declined in different ways and
among the various needs that must be taken into account there is also that of
those who use video games to create content , live streaming and work.
So you need a powerful machine, capable of pushing the fps
accelerator while supporting the weight of various applications in the
background. Furthermore, in this particular context Intel makes available a
specific technology called Quick Sync Video, able to exploit the computing
power of integrated graphics to quickly encode and decode video streams,
managing streaming and recording in parallel and freeing the GPU from the
workload, all in the face of a high overall quality. The cornerstone of this
system must therefore be a processor that leaves no room for compromise like
the 10th generation Intel Core i9-10900K , a monster with 10 cores and 20
threads capable of supporting peak frequencies up to 5.30 GHz thanks to Thermal
Velocity Boost, accompanied by a cooler capable of limiting heat like NZXT's
Kraken Z73.
Again we find the LGA1200 socket of the ASUS ROG Maximus XII
Hero motherboardwith Z490 chipset, with support for DDR4 RAM up to 4666 MHz.
For the video card, the focus is directly on NVIDIA's new Ampere architecture
with the GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (with the option of being able to
wait for custom versions such as the ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3080).
32GB Corsairs Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MHz DDR4 RAM supports
the system worry-free along with the 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD . The
NZXT C850 80+ Gold certified power supply and NZXT H710i case complete this
high-end PC that is unrivaled.
CPU : Intel Core i9-10900K + NZXT Kraken Z73
MB : ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
RAM : 32 GB DDR Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro at 3200 MHz
SSD : Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB
Power supply : NZXT C850
Case : NZXT H710i