One more question
what should a pc like this cost? (its 2yr old)
The requirements for this game are:
- CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or better
- RAM: 16 GB
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- VIDEO CARD: Radeon RX 590 or GeForce GTX 970
- PIXEL SHADER: 5.1
- VERTEX SHADER: 5.1
- FREE DISK SPACE: 150 GB
- DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 4096 MB
I am confused as to why you want an i7. If the game doesnt do HT then its just a more expensive CPU. Canyourunit says the game doesnt require it.
The 770 is way out you need at least a 970, which is a 1060, and if they ever make an 11xx series card you are looking at 1150.
You need a decent sized hdd/ssd, and someone selling second hand shouldnt sell you their storage, but if they do w.e. Either get storage for you windows and a secondary for games. You could get away with a 256gb ssd or m.2 here, but you may want some more space eventually.
If it is only for this game, I would buy an i5 with a 1060gtx graphics card, 16gb of ram should be fine.
If you want to future proof, wait a while, people on the net are telling people not to buy right now, people are switching to AMD pc's for gaming, and altho some sticking with the Nvidia graphics cards.
Watch videos on youtube, read about parts, compare parts prices. Look for best bang for your buck.
If you have the money to spend, buy yourself a nice new one, and build it yourself. If you are scared to put bits together, buy a custom build from anyone, if its preconfigured, ring to ask about a different part in the build, they usually compromise.
I would argue that it's not well below it and there's some evidence to support this:
In that video, one can see that it's roughly the same (and times, a little better) than the GTX 770. Yes, the performance won't be amazing, but at 1080p and low settings, it should be fine for around 30 fps - okay enough for a flight simulator.
Claiming that a $500 graphics card is required for 1080p at low settings is not good advice.
Why would anyone compare a 770 to a 1050ti.
770 - 860 - 950 - 1040...
Canyourunit - 1060 - 970 - 880 - 790... (pretty sure that didnt exist)